ThirdParty-6/ParaView-5.0.1/Qt/Components/pqAnimationManager.cxx

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#include "pqAnimationManager.h"
#include "ui_pqAbortAnimation.h"
#include "ui_pqAnimationSettings.h"

#include "vtkMath.h"
#include "vtkNew.h"
#include "vtkProcessModule.h"
#include "vtkPVServerInformation.h"
#include "vtkPVXMLElement.h"
#include "vtkRenderWindow.h"
#include "vtkSMAnimationSceneGeometryWriter.h"
#include "vtkSmartPointer.h"
#include "vtkSMParaViewPipelineController.h"
#include "vtkSMPropertyHelper.h"
#include "vtkSMProxy.h"
#include "vtkSMProxyIterator.h"
#include "vtkSMProxyManager.h"
#include "vtkSMProxyProperty.h"
#include "vtkSMSession.h"
#include "vtkSMSessionProxyManager.h"
#include "vtkSMStringVectorProperty.h"
#include "vtkSMTrace.h"
#include "vtkSMViewProxy.h"
#include "vtkWeakPointer.h"

#include <QIntValidator>
#include <QFileInfo>
#include <QMap>
#include <QMessageBox>
#include <QPointer>
#include <QSize>
#include <QtDebug>

#include "pqAnimationCue.h"
#include "pqAnimationScene.h"
#include "pqAnimationSceneImageWriter.h"
#include "pqApplicationCore.h"
#include "pqCoreUtilities.h"
#include "pqEventDispatcher.h"
#include "pqFileDialog.h"
#include "pqObjectBuilder.h"
#include "pqProgressManager.h"
#include "pqProxy.h"
#include "pqRenderViewBase.h"
#include "pqSMAdaptor.h"
#include "pqServer.h"
#include "pqServerManagerModel.h"
#include "pqSettings.h"
#include "pqTabbedMultiViewWidget.h"

#include <sstream>

#define SEQUENCE 0
#define REALTIME 1
#define SNAP_TO_TIMESTEPS 2

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
class pqAnimationManager::pqInternals
{
public:
  QPointer<pqServer> ActiveServer;
  typedef QMap<pqServer*, QPointer<pqAnimationScene> > SceneMap;
  SceneMap Scenes;
  Ui::pqAnimationSettingsDialog* AnimationSettingsDialog;

  QSize OldMaxSize;
  QSize OldSize;

  double AspectRatio;
};

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
pqAnimationManager::pqAnimationManager(QObject* _parent/*=0*/) 
:QObject(_parent)
{
  this->Internals = new pqAnimationManager::pqInternals();
  pqServerManagerModel* smmodel = 
    pqApplicationCore::instance()->getServerManagerModel();
  QObject::connect(smmodel, SIGNAL(proxyAdded(pqProxy*)),
    this, SLOT(onProxyAdded(pqProxy*)));
  QObject::connect(smmodel, SIGNAL(proxyRemoved(pqProxy*)),
    this, SLOT(onProxyRemoved(pqProxy*)));

  QObject::connect(smmodel, SIGNAL(viewAdded(pqView*)),
    this, SLOT(updateViewModules()));
  QObject::connect(smmodel, SIGNAL(viewRemoved(pqView*)),
    this, SLOT(updateViewModules()));
  
  this->restoreSettings();
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
pqAnimationManager::~pqAnimationManager()
{
  this->saveSettings();
  delete this->Internals;
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
void pqAnimationManager::updateViewModules()
{
  pqAnimationScene* scene = this->getActiveScene();
  if (!scene)
    {
    return;
    }

  QList<pqView*> viewModules = 
    pqApplicationCore::instance()->getServerManagerModel()->
    findItems<pqView*>(this->Internals->ActiveServer);
  
  QList<pqSMProxy> viewList;
  foreach(pqView* view, viewModules)
    {
    viewList.push_back(pqSMProxy(view->getProxy()));
    } 

  emit this->beginNonUndoableChanges();

  vtkSMProxy* sceneProxy = scene->getProxy();
  pqSMAdaptor::setProxyListProperty(sceneProxy->GetProperty("ViewModules"),
    viewList);
  sceneProxy->UpdateProperty("ViewModules");

  emit this->endNonUndoableChanges();
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
void pqAnimationManager::onProxyAdded(pqProxy* proxy)
{
  pqAnimationScene* scene = qobject_cast<pqAnimationScene*>(proxy);
  if (scene && !this->Internals->Scenes.contains(scene->getServer()))
    {
    this->Internals->Scenes[scene->getServer()] = scene;
    if (this->Internals->ActiveServer == scene->getServer())
      {
      emit this->activeSceneChanged(this->getActiveScene());
      }
    }
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
void pqAnimationManager::onProxyRemoved(pqProxy* proxy)
{
  pqAnimationScene* scene = qobject_cast<pqAnimationScene*>(proxy);
  if (scene) 
    {
    this->Internals->Scenes.remove(scene->getServer());
    if (this->Internals->ActiveServer == scene->getServer())
      {
      emit this->activeSceneChanged(this->getActiveScene());
      }
    }
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
void pqAnimationManager::onActiveServerChanged(pqServer* server)
{
  // In case of multi-server that method can be called when we disconnect
  // from one or our connected server.
  // Check if the server is going to be deleted and if so just skip creation
  if(!server || !server->session() || server->session()->GetReferenceCount() == 1)
    {
    return;
    }

  this->Internals->ActiveServer = server;
  emit this->activeServerChanged(server);
  emit this->activeSceneChanged(this->getActiveScene());
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
pqAnimationScene* pqAnimationManager::getActiveScene() const
{
  return this->getScene(this->Internals->ActiveServer);
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
pqAnimationScene* pqAnimationManager::getScene(pqServer* server) const
{
  if (server && this->Internals->Scenes.contains(server))
    {
    return this->Internals->Scenes.value(server);
    }
  return 0;
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
pqAnimationCue* pqAnimationManager::getCue(
  pqAnimationScene* scene, vtkSMProxy* proxy, const char* propertyname, 
  int index) const
{
  return (scene? scene->getCue(proxy, propertyname, index) : 0);
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Called when user changes some property on the save animation dialog.
void pqAnimationManager::updateGUI()
{
  double framerate =
    this->Internals->AnimationSettingsDialog->frameRate->value();
  int num_frames = 
    this->Internals->AnimationSettingsDialog->spinBoxNumberOfFrames->value();
  double duration =  
    this->Internals->AnimationSettingsDialog->animationDuration->value();
  int frames_per_timestep =
    this->Internals->AnimationSettingsDialog->spinBoxFramesPerTimestep->value();

  vtkSMProxy* sceneProxy = this->getActiveScene()->getProxy();
  int playMode = pqSMAdaptor::getElementProperty(
    sceneProxy->GetProperty("PlayMode")).toInt();

  switch (playMode)
    {
  case SNAP_TO_TIMESTEPS:
    // get original number of frames.
    num_frames = pqSMAdaptor::getMultipleElementProperty(
      sceneProxy->GetProperty("TimeSteps")).size();
    num_frames = frames_per_timestep*num_frames;
    this->Internals->AnimationSettingsDialog->spinBoxNumberOfFrames->
      blockSignals(true);
    this->Internals->AnimationSettingsDialog->spinBoxNumberOfFrames->
      setValue(num_frames);
    this->Internals->AnimationSettingsDialog->spinBoxNumberOfFrames->
      blockSignals(false);
    // don't break, let it fall through to SEQUENCE.

  case SEQUENCE:
    this->Internals->AnimationSettingsDialog->animationDuration->
      blockSignals(true);
    this->Internals->AnimationSettingsDialog->animationDuration->setValue(
      num_frames/framerate);
    this->Internals->AnimationSettingsDialog->animationDuration->
      blockSignals(false);
    break;

  case REALTIME:
    this->Internals->AnimationSettingsDialog->spinBoxNumberOfFrames->
      blockSignals(true);
    this->Internals->AnimationSettingsDialog->spinBoxNumberOfFrames->setValue(
      static_cast<int>(duration*framerate));
    this->Internals->AnimationSettingsDialog->spinBoxNumberOfFrames->
      blockSignals(false);
    break;
    }
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
void pqAnimationManager::onWidthEdited()
{
  Ui::pqAnimationSettingsDialog *dialog
    = this->Internals->AnimationSettingsDialog;
  if (dialog->lockAspect->isChecked())
    {
    int width = dialog->width->text().toInt();
    int height = static_cast<int>(width/this->Internals->AspectRatio);
    dialog->height->setText(QString::number(height));
    }
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
void pqAnimationManager::onHeightEdited()
{
  Ui::pqAnimationSettingsDialog *dialog
    = this->Internals->AnimationSettingsDialog;
  if (dialog->lockAspect->isChecked())
    {
    int height = dialog->height->text().toInt();
    int width = static_cast<int>(height*this->Internals->AspectRatio);
    dialog->width->setText(QString::number(width));
    }
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
void pqAnimationManager::onLockAspectRatio(bool lock)
{
  if (lock)
    {
    Ui::pqAnimationSettingsDialog *dialog
      = this->Internals->AnimationSettingsDialog;
    int width = dialog->width->text().toInt();
    int height = dialog->height->text().toInt();
    this->Internals->AspectRatio
      = static_cast<double>(width)/static_cast<double>(height);
    }
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
#define PADDING_COMPENSATION QSize(16, 16);
inline void enforceMultiple4(QSize& newSize)
{
  QSize requested_newSize = newSize;
  int &width = newSize.rwidth();
  int &height = newSize.rheight();
  if ((width % 4) > 0)
    {
    width -= width % 4;
    }
  if ((height % 4) > 0)
    {
    height -= height % 4;
    }

  if (requested_newSize != newSize)
    {
    QMessageBox::warning(NULL, "Resolution Changed",
      QString("The requested resolution has been changed from (%1, %2)\n").arg(
        requested_newSize.width()).arg(requested_newSize.height()) + 
      QString("to (%1, %2) to match format specifications.").arg(
        newSize.width()).arg(newSize.height()));
    }
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
bool pqAnimationManager::saveAnimation()
{
  pqAnimationScene* scene = this->getActiveScene();
  if (!scene)
    {
    return false;
    }
  // Ensure that GUI is up-to-date so that we get correct sizes.
  pqEventDispatcher::processEventsAndWait(1);
  vtkSMProxy* sceneProxy = scene->getProxy();

  QDialog dialog;
  Ui::pqAnimationSettingsDialog dialogUI;
  this->Internals->AnimationSettingsDialog = &dialogUI;
  dialogUI.setupUi(&dialog);

  QIntValidator *intValidator = new QIntValidator(this);
  intValidator->setBottom(50);
  dialogUI.width->setValidator(intValidator);
  intValidator = new QIntValidator(this);
  intValidator->setBottom(50);
  dialogUI.height->setValidator(intValidator);

  dialogUI.startTime->setValidator(new QIntValidator(this));
  dialogUI.endTime->setValidator(new QIntValidator(this));

  // Cannot disconnect and save animation unless connected to a remote server.
  dialogUI.checkBoxDisconnect->setEnabled(
        this->Internals->ActiveServer->isRemote() &&
        !this->Internals->ActiveServer->session()->IsMultiClients());

  // Use viewManager is available.
  pqTabbedMultiViewWidget* viewManager = qobject_cast<pqTabbedMultiViewWidget*>(
    pqApplicationCore::instance()->manager("MULTIVIEW_WIDGET"));
  
  // Set current size of the window.
  QSize viewSize = viewManager? viewManager->clientSize() : QSize(800, 600);
  // to avoid some unpredicable padding issues, I am reducing the size by a few
  // pixels.
  QSize padding = PADDING_COMPENSATION;
  if (viewSize.width() > viewSize.height())
    {
    padding.setWidth((padding.width()*viewSize.width())/viewSize.height());
    }
  else
    {
    padding.setHeight((padding.height()*viewSize.height())/viewSize.width());
    }
  viewSize -= padding;
  dialogUI.height->setText(QString::number(viewSize.height()));
  dialogUI.width->setText(QString::number(viewSize.width()));

  // Frames per timestep is only shown
  // when saving in SNAP_TO_TIMESTEPS mode.
  dialogUI.spinBoxFramesPerTimestep->hide();
  dialogUI.labelFramesPerTimestep->hide();
  dialogUI.labelTimeRange->setText("Frame range");

  int playMode = pqSMAdaptor::getElementProperty(
    sceneProxy->GetProperty("PlayMode")).toInt();

  // Set current duration/frame rate/no. of. frames.
  double frame_rate = dialogUI.frameRate->value();
  // Save the current player property values.
  int num_frames = pqSMAdaptor::getElementProperty(
    sceneProxy->GetProperty("NumberOfFrames")).toInt();
  int duration = pqSMAdaptor::getElementProperty(
    sceneProxy->GetProperty("Duration")).toInt();
  int num_steps = pqSMAdaptor::getMultipleElementProperty(
    sceneProxy->GetProperty("TimeSteps")).size();
  int frames_per_timestep = pqSMAdaptor::getElementProperty(
    sceneProxy->GetProperty("FramesPerTimestep")).toInt();

  int startFrameCount = 0;

  switch (playMode)
    {
  case SEQUENCE:
    dialogUI.spinBoxNumberOfFrames->setValue(num_frames);
    dialogUI.animationDuration->setEnabled(false);
    dialogUI.animationDuration->setValue(num_frames/frame_rate);
    dialogUI.startTime->setText("0");
    dialogUI.endTime->setText(QString::number(num_frames-1));
    break;

  case REALTIME:
    dialogUI.animationDuration->setValue(duration);
    dialogUI.spinBoxNumberOfFrames->setValue(
      static_cast<int>(duration*frame_rate));
    dialogUI.spinBoxNumberOfFrames->setEnabled(false);
    break;

  case SNAP_TO_TIMESTEPS:
    dialogUI.spinBoxNumberOfFrames->setValue(num_steps);
    dialogUI.animationDuration->setValue(num_steps*frame_rate);
    dialogUI.spinBoxNumberOfFrames->setEnabled(false);
    dialogUI.animationDuration->setEnabled(false);
    dialogUI.spinBoxFramesPerTimestep->show();
    dialogUI.spinBoxFramesPerTimestep->setValue(frames_per_timestep);
    dialogUI.labelFramesPerTimestep->show();
    dialogUI.labelTimeRange->setText("Timestep range");
    int nbTimeSteps = scene->getTimeSteps().size() - 1;
    dialogUI.startTime->setText("0");
    dialogUI.endTime->setText(QString::number(nbTimeSteps));
    break;
    }

  QObject::connect(
    dialogUI.animationDuration, SIGNAL(valueChanged(double)),
    this, SLOT(updateGUI()));
  QObject::connect(
    dialogUI.frameRate, SIGNAL(valueChanged(double)),
    this, SLOT(updateGUI()));
  QObject::connect(
    dialogUI.spinBoxNumberOfFrames, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)),
    this, SLOT(updateGUI()));
  QObject::connect(
    dialogUI.spinBoxFramesPerTimestep, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)),
    this, SLOT(updateGUI()));

  QObject::connect(dialogUI.width, SIGNAL(editingFinished()),
                   this, SLOT(onWidthEdited()));
  QObject::connect(dialogUI.height, SIGNAL(editingFinished()),
                   this, SLOT(onHeightEdited()));
  QObject::connect(dialogUI.lockAspect, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)),
                   this, SLOT(onLockAspectRatio(bool)));

  if (!dialog.exec())
    {
    this->Internals->AnimationSettingsDialog = 0;
    return false;
    }
  this->Internals->AnimationSettingsDialog = 0;

  bool disconnect_and_save = 
    (dialogUI.checkBoxDisconnect->checkState() == Qt::Checked);
  int stereo = dialogUI.stereoMode->currentIndex();
  if (stereo)
    {
    QString stereoMode = dialogUI.stereoMode->currentText();
    if (stereoMode == "Red-Blue")
      {
      stereo = VTK_STEREO_RED_BLUE;
      }
    else if (stereoMode == "Interlaced")
      {
      stereo = VTK_STEREO_INTERLACED;
      }
    else if (stereoMode == "Checkerboard")
      {
      stereo = VTK_STEREO_CHECKERBOARD;
      }
    else if (stereoMode == "Side By Side Horizontal")
      {
      stereo = VTK_STEREO_SPLITVIEWPORT_HORIZONTAL;
      }
    else if (stereoMode == "Left Eye Only")
      {
      stereo = VTK_STEREO_LEFT;
      }
    else if (stereoMode == "Right Eye Only")
      {
      stereo = VTK_STEREO_RIGHT;
      }
    else
      {
      stereo = 0;
      }
    }
  bool compression = (dialogUI.compression->checkState() == Qt::Checked);

  // Now obtain filename for the animation.
  vtkSmartPointer<vtkPVServerInformation> serverInfo;
  if (disconnect_and_save)
    {
    serverInfo = sceneProxy->GetSession()->GetServerInformation();
    if (!serverInfo)
      {
      qWarning() << "Failed to locate server information about AVI support.";
      disconnect_and_save = false;
      }
    }
  else
    {
    // vtkPVServerInformation initialize AVI support in constructor for the
    // local process.
    serverInfo = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPVServerInformation>::New();
    }

  QString filters = "";
  if (serverInfo && serverInfo->GetOGVSupport())
    {
    filters += "Ogg/Theora files (*.ogv);;";
    }
  if (serverInfo && serverInfo->GetAVISupport())
    {
    filters += "AVI files (*.avi);;";
    }
  filters +="JPEG images (*.jpg);;TIFF images (*.tif);;PNG images (*.png);;";
  filters +="All files(*)";

  QWidget* parent_window = pqCoreUtilities::mainWidget();

  // Create a server dialog is disconnect-and-save is true, else create a client
  // dialog.
  pqFileDialog *file_dialog = new pqFileDialog(
    disconnect_and_save?  scene->getServer() : 0,
    parent_window,
    tr("Save Animation"), QString(), filters);
  file_dialog->setRecentlyUsedExtension(this->AnimationExtension);
  file_dialog->setObjectName("FileSaveAnimationDialog");
  file_dialog->setFileMode(pqFileDialog::AnyFile);
  if (file_dialog->exec() != QDialog::Accepted)
    {
    delete file_dialog;
    return false;
    }

  QStringList files  = file_dialog->getSelectedFiles();
  QFileInfo fileInfo = QFileInfo( files[0] );
  this->AnimationExtension = QString("*.") + fileInfo.suffix();
  
  // essential to destroy file dialog, before we disconnect from the server, if
  // at all.
  delete file_dialog;

  if (files.size() == 0)
    {
    return false;
    }

  QString filename = files[0];

  // Update Scene properties based on user options. 
  emit this->beginNonUndoableChanges();

  if (stereo)
    {
    pqRenderViewBase::setStereo(stereo);
    }

  double playbackTimeWindow[2] = {1,-1};
  double start, end;
  int nbFrames = dialogUI.spinBoxNumberOfFrames->value();
  switch (playMode)
    {
  case REALTIME:
    // Since even in real-time mode, while saving animation, it is played back
    // in sequence mode, we change the NumberOfFrames instead of changing the
    // Duration. The spinBoxNumberOfFrames is updated to satisfy
    // duration * frame rate = number of frames.
    pqSMAdaptor::setElementProperty(sceneProxy->GetProperty("PlayMode"), SEQUENCE);
    pqSMAdaptor::setElementProperty(sceneProxy->GetProperty("NumberOfFrames"),nbFrames);
    break; // Break or not break, this is the question...

  case SEQUENCE:
    pqSMAdaptor::setElementProperty(sceneProxy->GetProperty("NumberOfFrames"), nbFrames);
    start = pqSMAdaptor::getElementProperty(sceneProxy->GetProperty("StartTime")).toDouble();
    end = pqSMAdaptor::getElementProperty(sceneProxy->GetProperty("EndTime")).toDouble();
    startFrameCount = dialogUI.startTime->text().toInt();
    playbackTimeWindow[0] = start + (end-start) * ((double)dialogUI.startTime->text().toInt()) / ((double)(nbFrames-1));
    playbackTimeWindow[1] = start + (end-start) * ((double)dialogUI.endTime->text().toInt()) / ((double)(nbFrames-1));
    break;

  case SNAP_TO_TIMESTEPS:
    pqSMAdaptor::setElementProperty(sceneProxy->GetProperty("FramesPerTimestep"),
      dialogUI.spinBoxFramesPerTimestep->value());
    startFrameCount = dialogUI.spinBoxFramesPerTimestep->text().toInt() * dialogUI.startTime->text().toInt();
    playbackTimeWindow[0] = scene->getTimeSteps().at(dialogUI.startTime->text().toInt());
    playbackTimeWindow[1] = scene->getTimeSteps().at(dialogUI.endTime->text().toInt());
    break;
    }

  sceneProxy->UpdateVTKObjects();

  QSize newSize(dialogUI.width->text().toInt(),
                dialogUI.height->text().toInt());

  // Enforce any view size conditions (such a multiple of 4). 
  ::enforceMultiple4(newSize); 
  int magnification = viewManager?
    viewManager->prepareForCapture(newSize.width(), newSize.height()): 1;
 
  if (disconnect_and_save)
    {
    pqServer* server = this->Internals->ActiveServer;
    vtkSMSessionProxyManager* pxm = server->proxyManager();

    vtkSMProxy* writer = pxm->NewProxy("writers", "AnimationSceneImageWriter");
    pxm->RegisterProxy("animation", "writer", writer);
    vtkSMPropertyHelper(writer, "FileName").Set(filename.toLatin1().data());
    vtkSMPropertyHelper(writer, "Magnification").Set(magnification);
    vtkSMPropertyHelper(writer, "FrameRate").Set(dialogUI.frameRate->value());
    vtkSMPropertyHelper(writer, "Compression").Set(compression);
    vtkSMPropertyHelper(writer, "PlaybackTimeWindow").Set(playbackTimeWindow, 2);
    vtkSMPropertyHelper(writer, "StartFileCount").Set(startFrameCount);
    writer->UpdateVTKObjects();
    writer->Delete();

     // Get ProxyManager XML state
    std::ostringstream xmlStringStream;
    vtkSmartPointer<vtkPVXMLElement> state;
    state.TakeReference(pxm->SaveXMLState());
    state->PrintXML(xmlStringStream, vtkIndent(0));

    // We create a server side proxy that will save the animation at disconnection.
    vtkSMProxy* cleaner = pxm->NewProxy("remote_player", "AnimationPlayer");
    vtkSMPropertyHelper(cleaner, "Writer").Set(writer);
    vtkSMPropertyHelper(cleaner, "XMLState").Set(xmlStringStream.str().c_str());
    cleaner->UpdateVTKObjects();
    pxm->RegisterProxy("animation","cleaner",cleaner);
    cleaner->Delete();

    // Make sure we delete all the view before disconnecting
    vtkNew<vtkSMProxyIterator> proxyIter;
    proxyIter->SetSession(server->session());
    typedef std::vector<vtkWeakPointer<vtkSMViewProxy> > VectorOfViews;
    VectorOfViews viewToDelete;
    for (proxyIter->Begin(); !proxyIter->IsAtEnd(); proxyIter->Next())
      {
      vtkSMViewProxy* view = vtkSMViewProxy::SafeDownCast(proxyIter->GetProxy());
      // We need to ensure that we skip prototypes.
      if (view)
        {
        viewToDelete.push_back(view);
        }
      }

    vtkNew<vtkSMParaViewPipelineController> controller;
    foreach (vtkSMViewProxy* view, viewToDelete)
      {
      controller->UnRegisterViewProxy(view, /*unregister_representations*/ false);
      }

    // Disconnect from the server
    pqApplicationCore* core = pqApplicationCore::instance();
    if (server)
      {
      server->session()->PreDisconnection();
      core->getObjectBuilder()->removeServer(server);
      }

    return false;
    }

  // let the world know we are writing an animation.
  emit this->writeAnimation(filename, magnification, dialogUI.frameRate->value());

  vtkSMAnimationSceneImageWriter* writer = pqAnimationSceneImageWriter::New();
  writer->SetFileName(filename.toLatin1().data());
  writer->SetMagnification(magnification);
  writer->SetAnimationScene(sceneProxy);
  writer->SetFrameRate(dialogUI.frameRate->value());
  writer->SetCompression(compression);
  writer->SetPlaybackTimeWindow(playbackTimeWindow);
  writer->SetStartFileCount(startFrameCount);

  SM_SCOPED_TRACE(SaveCameras).arg("proxy", sceneProxy);
  SM_SCOPED_TRACE(CallFunction)
    .arg("WriteAnimation")
    .arg(filename.toLatin1().data())
    .arg("Magnification", magnification)
    .arg("Compression", writer->GetCompression())
    .arg("FrameRate", writer->GetFrameRate())
    .arg("comment", "save animation images/movie");

  pqProgressManager* progress_manager = 
    pqApplicationCore::instance()->getProgressManager();

  progress_manager->setEnableAbort(true);
  progress_manager->setEnableProgress(true);
  QObject::connect(progress_manager, SIGNAL(abort()), scene, SLOT(pause()));
  QObject::connect(scene, SIGNAL(tick(int)), this, SLOT(onTick(int)));
  QObject::connect(this, SIGNAL(saveProgress(const QString&, int)),
    progress_manager, SLOT(setProgress(const QString&, int)));
  progress_manager->lockProgress(this);
  bool status = writer->Save();
  progress_manager->unlockProgress(this);
  QObject::disconnect(progress_manager, 0, scene, 0);
  QObject::disconnect(scene, 0, this, 0);
  QObject::disconnect(this, 0, progress_manager, 0);
  progress_manager->setEnableProgress(false);
  progress_manager->setEnableAbort(false);
  writer->Delete();

  // Restore, duration and number of frames.
  switch (playMode)
    {
  case SEQUENCE:
    pqSMAdaptor::setElementProperty(sceneProxy->GetProperty("NumberOfFrames"), 
      num_frames);
    break;

  case REALTIME:
    pqSMAdaptor::setElementProperty(sceneProxy->GetProperty("NumberOfFrames"),
      num_frames);
    pqSMAdaptor::setElementProperty(sceneProxy->GetProperty("PlayMode"),
      REALTIME);
    break;

  case SNAP_TO_TIMESTEPS:
    pqSMAdaptor::setElementProperty(sceneProxy->GetProperty("FramesPerTimestep"),
      frames_per_timestep);
    break;
    }
  sceneProxy->UpdateVTKObjects();
  if (viewManager)
    {
    viewManager->cleanupAfterCapture();
    }

  if (stereo)
    {
    pqRenderViewBase::setStereo(0);
    }
  emit this->endNonUndoableChanges();
  return status;
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
bool pqAnimationManager::saveGeometry(const QString& filename, 
  pqView* view)
{
  if (!view)
    {
    return false;
    }

  pqAnimationScene* scene = this->getActiveScene();
  if (!scene)
    {
    return false;
    }

  SM_SCOPED_TRACE(CallFunction)
    .arg("WriteAnimationGeometry")
    .arg(filename.toLatin1().data())
    .arg("view", view->getProxy())
    .arg("comment", "save animation geometry from a view");

  vtkSMProxy* sceneProxy = scene->getProxy();
  vtkSMAnimationSceneGeometryWriter* writer = vtkSMAnimationSceneGeometryWriter::New();
  writer->SetFileName(filename.toLatin1().data());
  writer->SetAnimationScene(sceneProxy);
  writer->SetViewModule(view->getProxy());
  bool status = writer->Save();
  writer->Delete();
  return status;
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
void pqAnimationManager::restoreSettings()
{
  // Load the most recently used file extension from QSettings, if available.
  pqSettings* settings = pqApplicationCore::instance()->settings();

  if ( settings->contains("extensions/AnimationExtension") )
    {
    this->AnimationExtension = settings->value("extensions/AnimationExtension").toString();
    }
  else
    {
    this->AnimationExtension = QString();
    }
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
void pqAnimationManager::saveSettings()
{ 
  // Save the most recently used file extension to QSettings.
  pqSettings* settings = pqApplicationCore::instance()->settings();
  settings->setValue("extensions/AnimationExtension", this->AnimationExtension);
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
void pqAnimationManager::onTick(int progress)
{
  emit this->saveProgress("Saving Animation", progress);
}