Latest Contributions by GraemeBrowning

Thanks for looking into this Jeff It is a requirement that comes out of a large automated mapping application that I wrote for a large government mapmaker. The application produces PDFs of standard maps at 3 scales and for ad hoc extents at 7 scales. It supports 4 projected coordinate systems and dynamic tables. To achieve this it has a map for each projected coordinate system, another for a geographic coordinate system, two more for overview and index maps, plus another used for the dynamic tables. Whenever the application is run, which happens via a Python script tool with many options, one option is to save a copy of the project in the state that it was immediately prior to the ExportToPDF on its Layout. The reason an operator may do this, which they frequently do, is to be able to open that copy of the project and then do some manual touch ups in ArcGIS Pro before re-exporting to PDF as a final map.  They are cartographers so it is impossible to write code for all their possible ad hoc requirements. This works reasonably well, but a cartographer may be thrown if the last time the master project was saved, the project was open to one of the maps when they normally work with the Layout. I'm really just wanting to be able to use ArcPy to set which view from Layout, Map1, Map2, Map3, etc the saved copy of the project will open to when they double-click the <copy>.aprx. ... View more

Thanks Mark I just submitted this to Australia's local support so hopefully it should show up on your list shortly. - Graeme ... View more

Thanks Cody If it is not a quick fix then next week may be OK but I'll take the advice on using local support on board. I could not find a way to attach a file here so I have just inserted the heading + 3 rows below. The video and CSV are from an undersea rather than aerial platform so I am wondering whether I need to try and match fields in Video_Multiplexer_MISB_Field_Mapping_Template.csv (which looks non-trivial). - Graeme Scan Number,Pressure (raw),Aux 1 (raw),Aux 2 (raw),12V Bus,24V Bus,Switch Status,FET Status,Leak 1,Leak 2,PC Date,PC Time,GPS Date,GPS Time,Vessel Latitude,Vessel Longitude,Vessel SOG,Vessel COG,UTM Zone,Vessel Heading,Camera Latitude,Camera Longitude,Pressure (m),SBE Temp,SBE Cond,SBE Pressure,SBE DO,SBE Salinity,Eco Fluoro (ug/l),Eco BB (B(0c)m-1sr-1),Eco CDOM (ppb),Eco Therm (raw),USBL Athwart,USBL Fore Aft,USBL Depth,Sounder Depth,PAR,Altimeter,Photo?,Surface PAR (umol/m2/sec),pitch,roll,yaw 54042,122,4095,11,2666,2943,108,0,0,0,,,26082017,062434,-21.800385,114.038603,2.75,331.5,50,329.4,-21.800522,114.038700,-0.3, 24.9220, -0.00000, 0.015,NaN,NaN,0.000000,0.000184,0.672700,527,NaN,NaN,NaN,23.70,5.523796,10.00,,2028.90,-13.562622,-9.497681,-30.305786 54043,118,4095,10,2668,2943,108,0,0,0,,,26082017,062434,-21.800380,114.038601,2.71,338.5,50,329.2,-21.800515,114.038697,-0.5, 24.9318, -0.00000, 0.015,NaN,NaN,0.000000,0.000184,0.672700,527,NaN,NaN,NaN,23.70,5.021632,10.00,,2029.50,-12.628784,-6.058960,-37.304077 54044,118,4088,11,2667,2943,108,0,0,0,,,26082017,062435,-21.800373,114.038599,2.96,352.5,50,329.1,-21.800508,114.038697,-0.5, 24.9318, -0.00000, 0.015,NaN,NaN,-0.021300,0.000445,0.672700,527,NaN,NaN,NaN,23.99,5.523796,9.98,,2030.17,-10.129395,-5.020752,-37.875366 ... View more

Thanks for looking at this Cody Unfortunately, that explanation of the error does not seem to apply. To test I did these steps (with no others in between): Restarted Windows Started ArcMap 10.6 Ran the Video Multiplexer tool from c:\program files (x86)\arcgis\desktop10.6\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Full Motion Video Tools.tbx using the same parameters as above I received exactly the same error: Executing: VideoMultiplexer "C:\Temp\test.MP4" "C:\Temp\test.csv" "C:\Temp\test_output.MP4" # # # # "Use input video bit rate" -1 Start Time: Thu Mar 1 10:09:26 2018 Full Motion Video GP Tools v1.3.2 for ArcGIS Desktop 10.5 Output video bit rate: 8 mbps Execute(): Object reference not set to an instance of an object. Failed to execute (VideoMultiplexer). Failed at Thu Mar 1 10:09:27 2018 (Elapsed Time: 1.16 seconds) Do you know of anything else that might cause it to bail out so quickly? - Graeme ... View more

Thanks Kory and Xander The key thing is that the main map on the layout is bordered by an irregular polygon.  It is defined as a rectangle in lat/long, but the map has to be presented in a projected coordinate system (usually one of three MGA Zones, sometimes Albers/Lamberts), and so the rectangle becomes a distorted "rectangle" with many thousands of vertices.  This distorted rectangle is available as a polygon feature in a feature class. What I am looking for is to be able to set a read-write property of a MapFrame object to set a graphic clip by the only polygon in a file geodatabase feature class, and to be able change that property to be another feature class when required. The grids and graticules, data and MapFrame border already seem to graphically clip to a free-hand polygon so the main block (besides ArcPy accessibility) seems to be that the clipping polygon cannot be specified as a polygon feature. ... View more

I might need to re-phrase my question. In the FMV_FAQ.pdf - Box it says: How much does FMV cost? The FMV add-in and GP tools are free if you’re current on maintenance for ArcGIS Desktop. Otherwise, there is a one-time licensing fee of $19.99. Once registered, you can use as many instances of the FMV add-in and GP tools as you want under the licensed account.  Your order can include more than one license for the same fee. and at ArcGIS Desktop licensing—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS Desktop it says: License duration Perpetual licenses and term licenses are the two available models for the duration of an ArcGIS Desktop license. A perpetual license doesn’t expire. This means that all the desktop applications included in the license can be used indefinitely. However, it is necessary to stay current with an Esri Maintenance Program to keep your ArcGIS Online organization active and to receive product updates and technical support. A term license must be renewed annually. It appears that the term maintenance may not apply to term licenses, so does that mean that a one-time licensing fee of $19.99 for FMV applies to a term license, or is paying a term license considered to be equivalent to maintenance when determining whether FMV is included? ... View more

I no longer get challenged for my login details by box.com and can download - thanks! - Graeme ... View more

Thanks Cody When following that FMV 1.4 link I am still challenged for a login to Box, and so am still unable to download. I'm new to FMV and similar technologies and formats, so trying to come up to speed quickly for a project.  The files that I have been supplied for testing are WMV. - Graeme ... View more