private void ExportAsAnimatedGif(string outputFilePath)
{
ctrlCellularAutomata.Stop();
int numFramesPreamble = 100;
int numFrames = 800;
var dlg = new ProgressBox();
dlg.LabelText = "Generating animated GIF...";
dlg.ProgressRange = numFramesPreamble + numFrames;
dlg.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterParent;
Thread thread = new Thread(
new ThreadStart(
() => {
ExportAsAnimatedGifWorker(outputFilePath, dlg,
numFramesPreamble, numFrames);
}
)
);
thread.Start();
DialogResult dr = dlg.ShowDialog(this);
ctrlCellularAutomata.Resume();
}
private void ExportAsAnimatedGifWorker(string outputFilePath, ProgressBox box,
int numFramesPreamble, int numFrames)
{
Cells cells = _genAlg.CaSettings.GetInitialCells(_genAlg.GaSettings.InitialStateDistribution);
CellularAutomataRules rules = ctrlCellularAutomata.Rules;
NeighborhoodFunction function = _genAlg.CaSettings.NeighborhoodFunction;
CellPainter painter = _genAlg.CaSettings.CellStructure.Painter;
for (int i = 0; i < numFramesPreamble; i++)
{
cells = cells.ApplyRules(rules, function);
box.Invoke(
new Action(
() => box.Increment()
)
);
}
using (FileStream fs = new FileStream(outputFilePath, FileMode.Create))
using (GifEncoder encoder = new GifEncoder(fs, cells.Columns * 2, cells.Rows * 2))
{
Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(cells.Columns * 2, cells.Rows * 2);
Point offset = new Point(0, 0);
for (int i = 0; i < numFrames; i++)
{
painter.PaintBitmap(bmp, cells, offset, ctrlCellularAutomata.Colors);
encoder.AddFrame(Image.FromHbitmap(bmp.GetHbitmap()), 0, 0, new TimeSpan(0));
cells = cells.ApplyRules(rules, function);
box.Increment();
}
}
box.Finish();
}
private void ExportAsAnimatedGifWorker(string outputFilePath, ProgressBox box,
int numFramesPreamble, int numFrames)
{
Cells cells = _genAlg.CaSettings.GetInitialCells(_genAlg.GaSettings.InitialStateDistribution);
CellularAutomataRules rules = ctrlCellularAutomata.Rules;
NeighborhoodFunction function = _genAlg.CaSettings.NeighborhoodFunction;
CellPainter painter = _genAlg.CaSettings.CellStructure.Painter;
for (int i = 0; i < numFramesPreamble; i++)
{
cells = cells.ApplyRules(rules, function);
box.Invoke(
new Action(
()=>box.Increment()
)
);
}
using (FileStream fs = new FileStream(outputFilePath, FileMode.Create))
using (GifEncoder encoder = new GifEncoder(fs, cells.Columns * 2, cells.Rows * 2))
{
Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(cells.Columns * 2, cells.Rows * 2);
Point offset = new Point(0, 0);
for (int i = 0; i < numFrames; i++)
{
painter.PaintBitmap(bmp, cells, offset, ctrlCellularAutomata.Colors);
encoder.AddFrame(Image.FromHbitmap(bmp.GetHbitmap()), 0, 0, new TimeSpan(0));
cells = cells.ApplyRules(rules, function);
box.Increment();
}
}
box.Finish();
}
private void ExportAsAnimatedGif(string outputFilePath)
{
ctrlCellularAutomata.Stop();
int numFramesPreamble = 100;
int numFrames = 800;
var dlg = new ProgressBox();
dlg.LabelText = "Generating animated GIF...";
dlg.ProgressRange = numFramesPreamble + numFrames;
dlg.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterParent;
Thread thread = new Thread(
new ThreadStart(
() => {
ExportAsAnimatedGifWorker(outputFilePath, dlg,
numFramesPreamble, numFrames);
}
)
);
thread.Start();
DialogResult dr = dlg.ShowDialog(this);
ctrlCellularAutomata.Resume();
}