Feature request: DPX header "Input device serial number"

[aberkl]

Hi all,

I just noted that the "Input device serial number" in the DPX header is not read by ImageMagick 6.6.0-1 2010-03-03 Q16 (Windows).
See the SMPTE 268M-1994 "SMPTE Standard for File Format for Digital Moving-Picture Exchange (DPX)" (page 9) which can be found here: http://www.cinesite.com/static/scanning ... x_spec.pdf.

Also I noted that with the latest Windows binary ImageMagick-6.6.0-3-Q16-windows-dll.exe the version info states "ImageMagick 6.6.0-1 2010-03-03 Q16". So what is under the hood: 6.6.0-1 or 6.6.0-3?

Best, Andreas

[magick]

ImageMagick reads the input device serial number but only displays its value if its defined. If its not reported, the field is blank. If you have an image with a defined input device serial number that is not reported by ImageMagick, report it here and we will download it and try to reproduce the problem.

[aberkl]

Hi magick,

my mistake: dpx:orientation.serial is read correctly but the documentation in http://www.imagemagick.org/script/motio ... properties lacks the header entry. Maybe this should be updated.

But when i.e. using

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convert -resize 50% infile.dpx outfile.dpx

some of the header informations i.e dpx:television.time.code and dpx:television.user.bits are "eaten" by ImageMagick...
They are set to 00:00:00:00 instead of the original value.

I will try tomorrow to supply you with a sample image for your tests.

Best, Andreas

[magick]

We can reproduce the problem you posted and have a patch. Look for it in the next point release of ImageMagick. Thanks.