Save screen image when using IMAQ WindDraw

[kbaker]

I am using IMAQ WindDraw to move an image across my computer screen in about 200 steps.  I would like to make a movie of this so I can insert it into another program (word, powerpoint, etc.).  I would rather not use the pring screen button, and was wondering if their was something in Labview or somewhere else that could generate the images, so later I can use IMAQ AVI VIs to create the movie.  Thanks in advance for any suggestions. 

[jLo]

Hi kbaker,

Because you are using WindDraw, you must have Vision Development Module.  With that, there are two ways to go about doing this.  The easier of the two would be to use a free third party program:

http://www.softcodez.com/softwares.html

From this thread:

http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=200&message.id=13789&requireLogin=False

a fellow AE uses this program for his projects.

The second way to do this would be to set up WindDraw to move one pixel at a time per forloop iteration.  Then use IMAQ Copy to create a copy of each step along the way and then write that to an AVI.

Let me know if this helps.

Justin