Create Video

Creates a job to generate a sequence of raster images that visualize data over a specified time.

Input Parameter Description

Name Type Description
attribute string The animated attribute to map to the video's frames. Must be present in the LAYERS specified for the visualization. This is often a time-related field but may be any numeric type.
begin string The start point for the video. Accepts an expression evaluable over the input parameter attribute.
duration_seconds double Seconds of video to produce
end string The end point for the video. Accepts an expression evaluable over the input parameter attribute.
frames_per_second double The presentation frame rate of the encoded video in frames per second.
style string

The name of the visualize mode; should correspond to the schema used for the input parameter style_parameters field. The supported values are:

  • chart
  • raster
  • classbreak
  • contour
  • heatmap
  • labels
path string Fully-qualified KiFS path. Write access is required. A file must not exist at that path, unless replace_if_exists is true.
style_parameters string A string containing the JSON-encoded visualize request. Must correspond to the visualize mode specified in the input parameter style field.
options map of string to strings

Optional parameters. The default value is an empty map ( {} ).

Supported Parameters (keys) Parameter Description
ttl Sets the TTL of the video.
window Specified using the data-type corresponding to the input parameter attribute. For a window of size W, a video frame rendered for time t will visualize data in the interval [t-W,t]. The minimum window size is the interval between successive frames. The minimum value is the default. If a value less than the minimum value is specified, it is replaced with the minimum window size. Larger values will make changes throughout the video appear more smooth while smaller values will capture fast variations in the data.
no_error_if_exists

If true, does not return an error if the video already exists. Ignored if replace_if_exists is true. The default value is false. The supported values are:

  • false
  • true
replace_if_exists

If true, deletes any existing video with the same path before creating a new video. The default value is false. The supported values are:

  • false
  • true

Output Parameter Description

Name Type Description
job_id long An identifier for the created job.
path string Fully qualified KIFS path to the video file.
info map of string to strings Additional information.