Video Integration of PAM-VIEW Visualization Results

Abstract

A very efficient way to analyze computer simulations is to integrate the visualization of the results into video sequences. However, most postprocessors available today in the area of car crash simulations do not support the direct assembly of images into video. We have developed a software tool that allows for the annotation of images with text and graphics in connection with the PAM-VIEW 1 postprocessing system. It also supports the manipulation of the images and the archiving of image sequences as video clips. This is achieved using digital image capture, image compression and image manipulation facilities. The design and implementation of this software environment is described in this paper. 1 Introduction At BMW, the PAM-VIEW postprocessing system is used to analyze the results of car crash simulations. PAM-VIEW is capable to display animations of the visualization of these simulations. The integration of the images together with synchronized time varying text had been achieve..