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     FLICKS(9.1)                                           FLICKS(9.1)

     NAME
          flicks, fflicks, preflicks, 2mux - movie graphics for 5620

     SYNOPSIS
          flicks [ -fmte ] file ...

          preflicks [ -fmtvloics ] file ...

          fflicks [ flickfile ]

     DESCRIPTION
          Flicks interprets each of the files as a grey-scale frame in
          the form of picfile(5) (or a square raster of unsigned
          bytes), dithers them, and displays them on the terminal.
          Once the frames have been downloaded the frames can be
          played as a movie, controlled by a menu on button 3.  Most
          menu selections are self-explanatory.  Step shows individual
          frames, stepping forward with button 1, or backward with
          button 2.  Button 3 brings back the main menu.

          The size of a frame is an option:

          -f   full size: same size as the input (typically 512×512)

          -m   medium size: half the input size (typically 256×256)
               default

          -t   tiny size: quarter of the input size (typically
               128×128)

          If only one image is processed, full size is the default.
          For more than 11 pictures, tiny size is default. Anything in
          between is medium size by default.

          The frames are rendered with dithering by default, and with
          error propagation if -e is specified.

          Fflicks downloads frames that have been preprocessed by
          preflicks into a flickfile. Fflicks downloads much faster
          than flicks.

          The options for preflicks include -f, -m, and -t as for
          flicks, plus

          -l   Use logarithmic dither.

          -v   Chatter on standard error.

          -o   Write the flickfile onto standard output; by default
               output goes into file _movie.

     FLICKS(9.1)                                           FLICKS(9.1)

          -i   Print a summary of the contents of the flickfiles.

          -c   Catenate named flickfiles onto the standard output.

          -sX,Y
               the (one only) input file is assumed to be a sequence
               of X×Y-byte frames.  If X and Y may be omitted, 512×512
               is assumed.

          Fflicks display is controlled by a menu on button 3.  The
          selection `movie rate' tries to run the display at 24
          frames/sec.

          Frames prepared with preflicks are compacted.  Thus fflicks
          can play a longer sequence than flicks: up to roughly 120
          medium sized or 480 tiny frames (20 seconds of movie).
          Still longer sequences (about twice as long) can be down-
          loaded if fflicks is run within 2mux instead of mux. The
          price of compaction is speed.  Menu selections are available
          for uncompacting some (even- or odd-numbered) frames.

     FILES
          _movie
          /usr/jerq/lib/2term

     SEE ALSO
          pico(1), picfile(5), rebecca(9.1), flickfile(9.5),
          movie(9.1)