Flaggers file format

[jlv]

ddmx488 was asking me about the flaggers file format. I thought I'd post the info here so everyone could use it.

[1214.000000 0.000000 461.000000] <- This is where the 30 second board starts
[1214.000000 0.000000 561.000000] <- This is where the 30 second board stops
8.4 1 <- How tall the image should be drawn and the aspect ratio
12 <- How many seconds it takes to go from the start position to the end position
@30sec_30.png <- 30 seconds
@30sec_turn.seq <- Turn the board sideways (.3 seconds)
@30sec_5.png <- Sideways board
@30sec_run.seq <- Running animation
@30sec_done.png <- Done

[740 0.0 588] <- This is where the finish line flagger goes
8 1 <- Height and aspect ratio
@finish_green.png <- Default flag
@finish_crossed.png <- Halfway flag
@finish_white.png <- One lap
@checkerwave.seq <- Finished

[1192 0 967] <- First corner flagger position
9.6 1 <- Height and aspect ratio
7 -1 -1 -1 <- Which timing gates this flagger is watching. There must be exactly 4, use -1 for the ones you don't need.
@flagger_resting.png <- Safe
@flagger_waving.seq <- Caution

[ddmx]

Is there any chance you could upload those pictures?

[jlv]

Here's 30sec_30.png. The rest are pretty similar.

[Pumaxcs]

shuld i suspect a monster girl from u ddmx?

[Voutare]

Please. The guy right now looks funny.

[Mittocs]

Yeah, monster energy chick sounds good to me.

[DJ99X]

Except you won't be able to make the chick run, because you need to make .seq files, and that can only be done on linux

[Voutare]

Good point. :/


I'm trying to look for someway to make .seq work with windows, and I haven't.


Linux is a free OS though, right? So if someone feels like spending the time to put Linux on their CPU, then... we can have new flaggers, etc.

[rewrew421]

Couldnt you just replace the images it reads from?

[ddmx]

That's why I was hoping he would post all of the flagger positions pictures.

[jlv]

The images in the .seq are embedded in the file. You can't easily change them. I'll change it so it can read external pngs instead.

[Wilson]

Is there a way that there could be a different format?

[DJ99X]

His post above answers that

[aeffertz]

Is it possible to have two finish line flaggers?

[jlv]

No. Just one animated billboard.