Allows the scene in a TGLSceneViewer to be recorded as an AVI file. Recording AVI can greatly reduce the frame rate therefore is not ideal for recording scenes real time. To record a scene in real time it is recommended you use Fraps.

Important TAVIRecorder properties and methods include:

glsceneviewer TGLSceneViewer

Specifies the TGLSceneViewer that is being recorded.

filename string

Filename of the avi file.

function createavifile

Creates the avi file specified in filename. If no filename is specified then an Savedialog is displayed and allows the filename to be selected.

procedure addaviframe

Adds a frame to the avi file with whatever is in the TGLSceneViewer

procedure closeavifile

Closes the avi file and recording is complete.

width integer

Width of the avi movie in pixels. This must be specified otherwise nothing will be recorded.

height integer

Height of the avi movie in pixels.

compressor TAVICompressor

How the AVI codec will be selected. acDefault picks the default codec while acShowDialog will display the list of codecs. When the AVI file is created the user picks the codec they want to use.

fps integer

The frames per second of the avi movie.

Demo: CVS/Demos/utilities/recorder

Unit: GLAVIRecorder

Descends from TComponent