This program provides interactive computer controlled viewing of the library of movie sequences recorded on the ISAS SONY laser disks. The user must be logged on to the isass3 computer (remote logon from another ISAS workstation is fine) in order to use the SONY laser disk player.
To run the software the user must log on to isass3. The calling sequence is: IDL> video_menu The user is prompted to check for the proper settings on the SONY disk drive, and then a listing is displayed from which the user selects a movie sequence for display. Upon selection the sequence is played repeatedly. While the sequence is playing the user may adjust the speed by keyboard input. The user may interrupt the movie at any time and return to the menu. The library of available movie sequences is updated manually as movies are recorded on the SONY, so the listing could be out of date.
In addition to this basic mode, VIDEO_MENU may be called with a keyword vcr set which allows non-interactive playing of frame sequences specified in an input file. This mode of operation is convenient for demonstrations and for making video tape copies of selected sequences of movies.
The centerpiece of the laser disk movie catalogue is the full disk movie which covers the duration of the mission. However, there are over 100 entries in the menu, corresponding to a variety of interesting sequences showing flares, large scale coronal transients, and theoretical modeling.