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Synopsis

writeTake -d/device device [flags]

This action writes a take from a device with recorded data to a take (.mov) file. The writeTake action can also write the virtual definition of a device. See also: recordDevice, readTake, defineVirtualDevice

Return value

none

Related commands

applyTake, filter, recordDevice, defineDataServer, movIn, defineVirtualDevice, movOut, enableDevice, readTake

Flags

angle, device, linear, noTime, precision, take, virtualDevice

Long name (short name)[argument types]Properties
-device (-d) stringcreate
Specifies the device that contains the take. This is a required argument. If the device does not contain a take, the action will fail.
-take (-t) stringcreate
Write out the take to a file with the specified name.
-precision (-pre) intcreate
Sets the number of digits to the right of the decimal place in the take file.
C: The default is 6.
-virtualDevice (-vd) stringcreate
Writes out the virtual device definition to a mel script with the specified file name.
-noTime (-nt) create
The take (.mov) file will not contain time stamps.
C: The default is to put time stamps in the take file.
-angle (-a) stringcreate
Sets the angular unit used in the take. Valid strings are [deg|degree|rad|radian].
C: The default is the current user angular unit.
-linear (-l) stringcreate
Sets the linear unit used in the take. Valid strings are [mm|millimeter|cm|centimeter|m|meter|km|kilometer|in|inch|ft|foot|yd|yard|mi|mile]
C: The default is the current user linear unit.
Flag can appear in Create mode of command Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
Flag can appear in Query mode of command Flag can be used more than once in a command

Examples

	//	Record data from the clock device and write out the virtual
	//	device definition and take file.
	recordDevice -device clock;
	recordDevice -device clock -stop;
	writeTake -device clock -take clock.mov -virtualDevice virtualClock.mel;

	//	Read the virtualClock and virtualClock take data.
	virtualClock.mel;
	readTake -device virtualClock -take clock.mov;