![]() ![]() OrcaFlex can import Microsoft’s “.x” file format and also Wavefront “.obj” format files (introduced in OrcaFlex 10.0) which describe a surface mesh and sometimes material properties for such a model, for more information on OrcaFlex support for “.obj” files see below. However you may wish to use a detailed model of a project specific vessel, buoy, template etc. We have supplied with OrcaFlex a very basic selection of generic models which you are free to use. For examples of this see the OrcaFlex screenshots page. OrcaFlex has the capability of drawing objects using detailed 3D models. The computer running the presentation must also have the XVID codec installed. The Video Clip Object links to the AVI file (it is not embedded within PowerPoint) so the file location needs to be accessible when running the presentation. To set options such as auto repeat, right-click on the image in the slide, then select Video Clip Object | Open, this displays the video player window and menus. Select ‘Create from file’ and Browse to your file (do not select the ‘Link’ option). This can be done in two ways:ĭrag and Drop the AVI file onto the PowerPoint slide, orįrom the PowerPoint menu, choose Insert | Object. To avoid these problems, an XVID AVI file needs to be inserted as a Video Clip Object. Showing exported video in Microsoft PowerPointĪn XVID encoded AVI file (and possibly other codecs) added to Microsoft PowerPoint slides as a Movie Object may not play correctly (displaying a blank screen on replay, or the video only appearing in full screen mode). Should you wish to use a different codec you can select this from the OrcaFlex Preferences form. The XVID encoder settings can be found in Start Menu | Programs | XviD | Configure Encoder. In Other Options on the Encoder page uncheck the Display encoding status setting. ![]() Once installed we recommend that you make the following minor configuration changes to the XVID encoder: In our experience the freely available XVID codec performs very well. We would recommend using an MPEG-4 codec of which many are available. This codec is not suitable for shaded replays and in fact there is no suitable built-in codec in Windows. The software that performs this compression is called a codec.įor wire frame replays OrcaFlex uses a built-in codec called run-length encoding. When producing videos it is very important to use compression, otherwise the video file size becomes unreasonably large. OrcaFlex can export video files of replays in both wire frame and shaded views. The Move Selected Objects facility can help you do this. This problem can also manifest itself by failure to draw the sky which appears plain white.įor best results you should centre your model close to the global origin. For example, low quality, blocky images usually indicate a graphics card with insufficient memory. ![]() If your machine’s graphics capabilities are insufficient then the shaded graphics mode may fail to function properly or indeed fail to function at all. It is also important to make sure that your computer’s graphics settings specify a colour mode of 16 bits (65536 colours) or better. We would recommend using a card with 256MB or more. In our experience the most important factor to consider when choosing a card to work with the shaded graphics is the amount of memory. In addition you will require a DirectX 9 compatible graphics card. Most modern machines will meet this requirement otherwise the instructions on getting the latest version of Direct X can be found on the Microsoft website. To use the shaded graphics mode you must have DirectX 9 or later installed. There are further examples of both types of presentation on the OrcaFlex image gallery page. ![]()
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