Pando Raytracer

Leverage Pando to generate an animation using a raytracer algorithm.

Overwrite the same image as they are produced

$ ./generate-angles | pando raytracer.js --stdin | ./write-current-frame

Create an animated gif

$ ./generate-angles | pando raytracer.js --stdin | ./gif-encoder

Monitor the throughput in real-time

$ ./generate-angles | pando raytracer.js --stdin --start-idle | DEBUG='throughput*' ./monitor |  ./write-current-frame

Note

The gif-encoder has limitations that prevent sending images that are too big (> 65kB) on the standard input, when connected to Pando. It also does not handle flow control properly when reading the same input from a file. The image size is therefore artificially limited to 300x300 pixels to operate within those limitations.

Author

Mohammad Umair Erick Lavoie