openFileFromComp.szl

//SIZZLET OpenFileFromComp
//
// Example script to open an image sequence
//


obj = Scene.activeObj
shot = obj.shot
prep = shot.live
argv = Scene.ARGV


for (i = 1; i <= #argv; i++)
    cmd = argv[i]

    if (cmd == "+file")
	shot.nm = argv[++i]
		// sets up shot.length and shot.stop automatically

	len = shot.actualLength		
	if (len > 300)
	    len = 300		
	end
	shot.queueLength = shot.actualLength
    elseif (cmd == "+aspect")
	shot.aspect = argv[++i]
    elseif (cmd == "+cubic")
	prep.cubic = argv[++i];
    elseif (cmd == "+distort")
	prep.distort = argv[++i]
    elseif (cmd == "+lens")
	prep.lensPresetName = argv[++i]
    elseif (cmd == "+plate")
	shot.rawBackPlateWidth = argv[++i]
    elseif (cmd == "+queue")
	shot.queueLength = argv[++i]
    elseif (cmd == "+rate")
	shot.rate = argv[++i]
    elseif (cmd == "+start")
	shot.start = argv[++i]
    elseif (cmd == "+stop")
	shot.stop = argv[++i]
	elseif (cmd == "+blur")
	prep.blur = argv[++i]
	hiPassImport = 1
	elseif (cmd == "+hipass")
	prep.hipass = argv[++i]
	elseif (cmd == "+low")
	prep.hue = argv[++i] 
	low = prep.hue            // syntheyes sees this as a string, and can't convert to number
	elseif (cmd == "+mid")	  // so i tricked it by passing the value to "hue", where it becomes a number and i pass it back
	prep.hue = argv[++i] 	  // super annoying
	mid = prep.hue 
	elseif (cmd == "+high")
	prep.hue = argv[++i] 
	high = prep.hue
	prep.levels = Vector(low, mid, high)
	shot.processFormat = 1
	shot.storeFormat = 0
	prep.hue = 0
    else
	Message("unknown argument " cmd)
    end
end

//obj.Save("test16.sni")


// Do this at the end, to cause a bunch of User-interface things
//	to reload/reset to match the new shot.

Scene.activeObj = obj
shot.Flush()