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# 1  
Old 07-21-2009
Bash Calculator issue
Hello, I'm relatively new to using bc so I could use some help. In this script im working on I want to have the bc function to calculate float numbers for imagemagicks convert charcoal. Below is what I'm talking about. There are no syntax errors but when it outputs the users frames for example 0-10 the filter remains at an integer value. I want the filter to integrate with bc. I appreciate all help I can get. Thank you.

Code:
    count=$START
    SETSTEPS=$ (echo "scale=1; 1/25" | bc)

    SETTING=$SETSTEPS
    echo $SETSTEPS

        while [ $count -le $END ]; 
        do
        #echo $count

    #set for padding of 4 from 0-999.

        if [ $count -lt 10 ]; then 
        convert ${IMGDIR}${IMG} -charcoal $count ${OUTDIR}${OUT}.000$count.jpg
        fi

        if [ $count -ge 10 ] && [ $count -le 99 ]; then
        convert ${IMGDIR}${IMG} -charcoal $count ${OUTDIR}${OUT}.00$count.jpg
        fi
        
        if [ $count -ge 100 ] ; then
        convert ${IMGDIR}${IMG} -charcoal $count ${OUTDIR}${OUT}.0$count.jpg
        fi


        SETTING=$(echo "scale=4; $SETTING+$SETSTEPS" | bc)
        echo "processing frame: $count"

        let count=count+1

        # to view in maya's fcheck plugin
        #fcheck -n $START $END 1 ${OUTDIR}${OUT}.@@.jpg
        done

# 2  
Old 07-21-2009
Looks like you need to specify 2 decimal places:
Code:
$ echo "scale=1;1/25" | bc
0
$ echo "scale=2;1/25" | bc
.04
$

# 3  
Old 07-21-2009
Still not integrated
Hey I changed a few things around and the setting for which the values to change are working as they should now. I still don't understand where I'm going wrong to make the filter integrate with those values. Without the bc the filter on the image sequence is the same as it is with the bc command.

Code:
count=$START
    SETSTEPS=$(echo "scale=2; 1/2" | bc)
    SETTING=$SETSTEPS
        while [ $count -le $END ]; 
        do
        echo $count

        #set for padding of 4 from 0-999.

        if [ $count -lt 10 ]; then 
        convert ${IMGDIR}${IMG} -charcoal $count ${OUTDIR}${OUT}.000$count.jpg
        fi


        if [ $count -ge 10 ] && [ $count -le 99 ]; then
        convert ${IMGDIR}${IMG} -charcoal $count ${OUTDIR}${OUT}.00$count.jpg
        fi

        if [ $count -ge 100 ] ; then
        convert ${IMGDIR}${IMG} -charcoal $count ${OUTDIR}${OUT}.0$count.jpg
        fi

        SETTING=$(echo "scale=2; $SETTING+$SETSTEPS" | bc)
        echo "processing frame: "$count " setting is: " $SETTING "setsteps is " $SETSTEPS""

        let count=count+1

This is from the terminal. I want this math to integrate with the filter output of the image. Basically the image goes lighter to darker over time, I want it to get darker at a slower rate. I know 1/2 wont do that but this is just an example.


Code:
processing frame: 0  setting is:  1.00 setsteps is  .50
1
processing frame: 1  setting is:  1.50 setsteps is  .50
2
processing frame: 2  setting is:  2.00 setsteps is  .50
3
processing frame: 3  setting is:  2.50 setsteps is  .50
4
processing frame: 4  setting is:  3.00 setsteps is  .50
5
processing frame: 5  setting is:  3.50 setsteps is  .50
6
processing frame: 6  setting is:  4.00 setsteps is  .50
7
processing frame: 7  setting is:  4.50 setsteps is  .50
8
processing frame: 8  setting is:  5.00 setsteps is  .50
9
processing frame: 9  setting is:  5.50 setsteps is  .50
10
processing frame: 10  setting is:  6.00 setsteps is  .50

Last edited by jsells20; 07-21-2009 at 07:18 PM..
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