FlightGear - Flight Simulator

Hi all,


    Here it is again with my screen streamer patch.


    http://pigeond.net/~pigeon/fgfs.osg-plib.ss.20070820.patch


    It now supports two capture methods. The plain old GL capturer, and
the new OSG Render-to-texture capturer, which should be more efficient
for some people/cards/drivers.


    Please read the docs and examples in the screenstreamer.cxx for full
details.


    The patch works for both FG plib and osg branch, though for plib you
will need to change the #define HAVE_OSG to 0 (as there isn't an
existing #define or anything I could use for that yet).


    And to just for fun and to show what you can do with the streamer,
I've setup an experimental mpcam live camera hooked up with the FGMap.
So you can *actually* see them flying side by side to the map.


    Just goto:

    http://mpserver02.flightgear.org/?mpcam

    Then click on the video icon near the top right. You'll need flash
support in your web browser. The map will automatically follow whoever
the mpcam is targeting.


    It is basically a FG running with the screen streamer. The stream is
being transcoded on the fly into video (in this case, into flash video).
It currently uses Syd's MIBS, with thanks for him fixing a few issues in
the last few days. On the page you can select next and previous target
to watch, goto the target immediately (useful when the camera got lost,
lags or get stuck), as well as zooming in and out.


    There is only one instance of FG running and so everyone is watching
(and controlling) the same camera. Try not to fight too much :)
Bandwidth-wise I've set it to only allow roughly 20 people to watch at
the same time.


Pigeon.

Hi all,

I have finally finished work on Bluebird, and am releasing the first 
version.
I don't think there will be a bandwidth problem this time, as I have 
placed the zip file on a different server.

Please visit:
  http://www.geocities.com/sandreas41/flightgear_aircraft.html

I have left debugging info in the nasal script, but commented out, for 
those who wish to investigate some things I discovered, that are either 
"features" of the ufo model, or just bugs.

Since someone earlier suggested I transition to jsbsim or yasim, I ask 
the group: Has anyone came close to making such a model that mimics the 
flight characteristics of the ufo?

I welcome comments, and suggestions, after I wake up in a couple days ;)

Stewart


Stewart Andreason wrote:
> Melchior FRANZ wrote:
>   
>> be aware that the UFO is primarily a means to explore the scenery, to take
>> screenshots, for scenery object placement etc. An UFO cockpit and fancy
>> "realistic" flight behavior might not be compatible with this purpose.
>> We'd have to take a look at this first. In the end it might be desirable
>> to have two *-set.xml files: one boring development version, and one "real"
>> UFO.
>>     
>
>
> I understand. Leave the existing ufo alone, and I'll need to create a 
> different Unencumbered Flying Object that can be GPL'd.
>
> When I stop improving what I've already made, and start creating a new "real" 
> ufo, I'll get back to you (all). :)
>
>
>

Thanks Tim!

On Wed, 15 Aug 2007, Reagan Thomas wrote:

> It looks like this fix needs to be applied to the weather interpolation
> in the plib branch also.

Yes, it is needed also in the plib branch. I have tested the patch there 
too.

Cheers,

Anders
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On Monday 20 August 2007 15:55, Jon S Berndt wrote:
> FYI, I am at the AIAA conference in Hilton Head this week.

Keep us posted. Interesting stuff. And FYI soap, towels and bathrobes are n=
ot=20
open source.
Robert