Syntax

*SetAVIFormat(RGB24/RGB8/GREY, 10/25/100)

Arguments

Palette

RGB24 (24-bit color)

RGB8 (8-bit color)

GREY (8-bit greyscale)

Size

10 (10% of normal)

25 (25% of normal)

100 (100% of  normal;

Example

*BeginDefaults()

   ....

  *SetAVIFormat(RGB8, 25) // 8-bit color and 25% of normal

   ....

*EndDefaults()

Application

HyperView.

Context

*BeginDefaults()

Comments

You can control the quality of images saved to an AVI animation file by changing the number of colors used and by changing the graphic size.  You can select 24-bit color, 8-bit color, or 8-bit greyscale, and an image size of 10%, 25%, or 100%.

Using 8-bit color or greyscale decreases the file size by two thirds with some loss of detail.  The file size for greyscale and 8-bit color is the same but greyscale provides more smoothly shaded images than 8-bit color.

Reducing the size of the image results in a reduction in file size with some loss of detail.

See also

List of Preference Statements