diff --git a/demos/anim-all.script b/demos/anim-all.script
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+//
+// Animate all visible views and save the animation as a 320x240 mpeg
+// and a 320x240 animated gif
+//
+// Requirements: mpeg_encode, whirlgif and a UNIX shell
+//
+// Usage: gmsh file(s) anim-all.script
+//
+// Output: anim.mpg and anim.gif
+//
+
+General.GraphicsWidth = 320 ;
+General.GraphicsHeight = 240 ;
+PostProcessing.Link = 1;
+
+For i In {1:View[0].NbTimeStep}
+
+ Draw;
+ If (i < 10)
+ Print Sprintf("anim-00%g.jpg", i);
+ Print Sprintf("anim-00%g.gif", i);
+ EndIf
+ If (i >= 10 && i < 100)
+ Print Sprintf("anim-0%g.jpg", i);
+ Print Sprintf("anim-0%g.gif", i);
+ EndIf
+ If (i >= 100)
+ Print Sprintf("anim-%g.jpg", i);
+ Print Sprintf("anim-%g.gif", i);
+ EndIf
+ View[0].TimeStep++;
+
+EndFor
+
+// create the parameter file for mpeg_encode
+
+System 'echo "PATTERN I" > anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "BASE_FILE_FORMAT JPEG" >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "GOP_SIZE 30" >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "SLICES_PER_FRAME 1" >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "PIXEL HALF" >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "RANGE 10" >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "PSEARCH_ALG TWOLEVEL" >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "BSEARCH_ALG CROSS2" >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "IQSCALE 8" >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "PQSCALE 10" >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "BQSCALE 25" >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "REFERENCE_FRAME ORIGINAL" >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "OUTPUT anim.mpg" >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "INPUT_CONVERT *" >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "INPUT_DIR ." >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "INPUT" >> anim.par' ;
+If (View[0].NbTimeStep < 10)
+ System Sprintf('echo "anim-*.jpg [001-00%g]" >> anim.par', View[0].NbTimeStep) ;
+EndIf
+If (View[0].NbTimeStep >= 10 && View[0].NbTimeStep < 100)
+ System Sprintf('echo "anim-*.jpg [001-0%g]" >> anim.par', View[0].NbTimeStep) ;
+EndIf
+If (View[0].NbTimeStep >= 100)
+ System Sprintf('echo "anim-*.jpg [001-%g]" >> anim.par', View[0].NbTimeStep) ;
+EndIf
+System 'echo "END_INPUT" >> anim.par' ;
+
+// Call mpeg_encode
+
+System "mpeg_encode anim.par" ;
+
+// Call whirlgif
+
+System "whirlgif -loop -o anim.gif anim-*.gif" ;
+
+// Clean-up all temp files
+
+System "rm -f anim-*.gif" ;
+System "rm -f anim-*.jpg" ;
+System "rm -f anim.par" ;
+
+// One could also rename the output files with the view name
+
+// System StrCat( StrCat("mv anim.gif ", Sprintf(View[0].Name)), ".gif");
+// System StrCat( StrCat("mv anim.mpg ", Sprintf(View[0].Name)), ".mpg");
+
diff --git a/demos/anim-seq.script b/demos/anim-seq.script
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+//
+// Animate all loaded views sequentially and save the animation as
+// a 320x240 mpeg and a 320x240 animated gif
+//
+// Requirements: mpeg_encode, whirlgif and a UNIX shell
+//
+// Usage: gmsh file(s) anim-seq.script
+//
+// Output: anim.mpg and anim.gif
+//
+
+General.GraphicsWidth = 320 ;
+General.GraphicsHeight = 240 ;
+PostProcessing.Link = 0;
+
+// Hide all views
+
+For i In {1:PostProcessing.NbViews}
+ View[i-1].Visible = 0;
+EndFor
+
+// Loop on all views
+
+index = 0;
+
+For i In {1:PostProcessing.NbViews}
+
+ // Display view i-1
+
+ View[i-1].Visible = 1;
+
+ // Loop on all solutions in view i-1
+
+ For j In {1:View[i-1].NbTimeStep}
+
+ index++;
+ Draw;
+ If (index < 10)
+ Print Sprintf("anim-00%g.jpg", index);
+ Print Sprintf("anim-00%g.gif", index);
+ EndIf
+ If (index >= 10 && index < 100)
+ Print Sprintf("anim-0%g.jpg", index);
+ Print Sprintf("anim-0%g.gif", index);
+ EndIf
+ If (index >= 100)
+ Print Sprintf("anim-%g.jpg", index);
+ Print Sprintf("anim-%g.gif", index);
+ EndIf
+ View[i-1].TimeStep++;
+
+ EndFor
+
+ View[i-1].Visible = 0;
+
+EndFor
+
+// create the parameter file for mpeg_encode
+
+System 'echo "PATTERN I" > anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "BASE_FILE_FORMAT JPEG" >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "GOP_SIZE 30" >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "SLICES_PER_FRAME 1" >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "PIXEL HALF" >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "RANGE 10" >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "PSEARCH_ALG TWOLEVEL" >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "BSEARCH_ALG CROSS2" >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "IQSCALE 8" >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "PQSCALE 10" >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "BQSCALE 25" >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "REFERENCE_FRAME ORIGINAL" >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "OUTPUT anim.mpg" >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "INPUT_CONVERT *" >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "INPUT_DIR ." >> anim.par' ;
+System 'echo "INPUT" >> anim.par' ;
+If (index < 10)
+ System Sprintf('echo "anim-*.jpg [001-00%g]" >> anim.par', index) ;
+EndIf
+If (index >= 10 && index < 100)
+ System Sprintf('echo "anim-*.jpg [001-0%g]" >> anim.par', index) ;
+EndIf
+If (index >= 100)
+ System Sprintf('echo "anim-*.jpg [001-%g]" >> anim.par', index) ;
+EndIf
+System 'echo "END_INPUT" >> anim.par' ;
+
+// Call mpeg_encode
+
+System "mpeg_encode anim.par" ;
+
+// Call whirlgif
+
+System "whirlgif -loop -o anim.gif anim-*.gif" ;
+
+// Clean-up all temp files
+
+System "rm -f anim-*.gif" ;
+System "rm -f anim-*.jpg" ;
+System "rm -f anim.par" ;
+