wmkmovie,'/net/corona/export/raid2/mvi/c1/agu0.mvi' ; ----- the standard way w256 restore tvlct,r,g,b mvi2mpg,file='/net/corona/export/raid2/mvi/c1/agu0.mvi',/USE_CURR_COLORS ; --- my stuff w256 restore fnam = '/net/corona/export/raid2/mvi/c1/agu0.mvi' my_mvi2mpg,file=fnam,red=r,grn=g,blu=b cp /net/corona/export/raid2/mvi/c1/agu0.mpg agu0.mpg IDL>which,'mvi2mpg' /net/cronus/opt/local/idl_nrl_lib/lasco/movie/mvi2mpg.pro side to top idl mvi mpg fits gif idl * g g wf g mvi wr * m2m,wr wr wr mpg * fits rf wm wm * wm gif rg * g = generic_movie wf = writefits rf = readfits wr = wrunmovie wm = wmkmovie m2m= mvi2mpg rg = read_gif