So far I am using the following : ( find . -name \*.ppm | xargs cat ) | ppm2raw -a > reelB.dv and it works fine Thanks again to all for the advice you gave ... E
> You'd get better speed with something like: > find -name \*.ppm | xargs -n200 cat | ppmtoy4m > cat can't take 28800 files on the command line, but it can take more than > 1. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl _______________________________________________ Mjpeg-users mailing list Mjpeg-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mjpeg-users