Thanks!

I make png plots with gnuplot and then I run ffmpeg on them but I get an error about truncated files.

Here’s the format from gnuplot. I’ve tried variations here too with explicit sizes etc. None work. This is the simplest.
set terminal png

Here’s the command line and response. I’ve tried several other variations (-r and -b flags).
ffmpeg -i Plots/ALL_DATA_plot%06d.png ALL_DATAmovie.mp4
FFmpeg version 0.5, Copyright (c) 2000-2009 Fabrice Bellard, et al.
configuration: –prefix=/opt/local –disable-vhook –enable-gpl –enable-postproc –enable-swscale –enable-avfilter –enable-avfilter-lavf –enable-libmp3lame –enable-libvorbis –enable-libtheora –enable-libdirac –enable-libschroedinger –enable-libfaac –enable-libfaad –enable-libxvid –enable-libx264 –mandir=/opt/local/share/man –enable-shared –enable-pthreads –cc=gcc-4.0
libavutil 49.15. 0 / 49.15. 0
libavcodec 52.20. 0 / 52.20. 0
libavformat 52.31. 0 / 52.31. 0
libavdevice 52. 1. 0 / 52. 1. 0
libavfilter 1. 4. 0 / 1. 4. 0
libswscale 1. 7. 1 / 1. 7. 1
libpostproc 51. 2. 0 / 51. 2. 0
built on May 12 2009 13:15:32, gcc: 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5490)
Plots/ALL_DATA_plot%06d.png: I/O error occurred
Usually that means that input file is truncated and/or corrupted.

Is there some size limit or size ratio limit on ffmpeg. I have googled for this error and found nothing helpful. I’m hoping since you can get it to work, that you might see what Im doing wrong.

Thanks.

I have toyed with the idea of tagging bibdesk entries with a folder number or key of some sort to let me know where I stashed the printout (just to avoid using extra paper). The problem is that my physical printouts are usually “organized” by project (paper writing, grant application, or random idea) with no regard to a firm category that is reflected in bibdesk. I think the ultimate solution is to create a keyword for each of my projects and then tag the article with that keyword. I’m going to give that a shot this summer and see how it goes.

- you can used BibDesk to store your papers as well. Open the entry pane for the particular citation you are interested in storing and then just drag a pdf copy of that document to the right-hand side of the pane. The document will be moved to whatever the default directory BibDesk uses (you can change this in prefs) and you can read it anytime in the future by simply clicking on the image of the pdf.

Not to say that one shouldn’t have a healthy skepticism of big business.