Hi there - I am trying to figure out how to use command lines to build my own script for converting a sequence to an SER. So far what I have been able to do is take the bkg_pp_light.seq and create a stretched version with seqmtf bkg_pp_light.seq .007852 .0074144 1.
That all works fine with the script or via command line in the Console tab.
What I am trying to do next is figure out the command line version of exporting the mtf_ sequence to a SER file. It works fine if I load the sequence in the GUI, give it a name, choose SER, then Export. From looking at the man pages and command glossary, it seems the convert command would be my best option but it seems to just want to use whatever .fit files are in the directory. It also complains about being unable to convert to 16 bit or such.
Hopefully this is making sense. Ultimately I’d like to use the script to quickly stretch then convert my files into an SER which I can then play back on the SER player as a sort of “blink” function. It all works fine manually, but am I missing something with the command? convert blink -ser . There doesn’t seem to be a way to specify the seq file I want to convert, though again it does work in the GUI. Thanks! Hopefully not too shameful of a first post!
The command you would be looking for is the equivalent of export feature in the GUI. Unfortunately, it does not exists (yet). We have a plan to implement it but not for the upcoming stable 1.2.
May I ask why you don’t blink directly in siril ?
Oh! Is that possible? I guess I was overthinking the problem and didn’t think to see if I could do it directly in Siril. I know I can load the SER and look at the frame list and run through the images with the arrow keys, but I don’t see a way to just automatically play the video or set the frame rate. Often times I catch more if I can sit back and just watch the images stream by vs clicking through them manually. (hence the SER player)
If there is a way I am missing, I would definitely appreciate the guidance! (and I look forward to when the command is implemented - glad to see i was not just missing it!).
Ah well - maybe it is a good idea for a future feature! For now, I just stretch the bkg_pp_lights, then create a SER from the mtf_bkg_pp_lights - then I discard that sequence once I have the SER since it is just taking up space. Thank you for the response and assistance!