Visit the GIFmovie plugin page for several examples of GIFmovies, go to the GIFmovie: sample radR session subsection for a look a basic look at radR in action, or click on the .WMV file below for examples of radar data that you can view without installing radR. The .WMV movie requires a movie player, such as Windows Media Player.

Included in the movie are data that show normal migration, strong migration, insects, rain and birds, and flocks:

blips.wmv (15 Mbytes)

Instructions for viewing data in radR:

download the .ZIP file
unzip all three or four files from each .ZIP file into a folder
inside radR:
- load the blipmoviearch plugin (these movies use an old version of the blipmovie format)
- press the From: button in the player window
- choose Blipmovie archive reader -> Choose a file...
- browse to the location where you unzipped the .ZIP file
- hit the Play (right pointing triangle in the player window) to watch the movie, or drag the slider bar

The Movies (old blipmoviearch format)

Shag Harbour -- birds taking off at sunset on 10 Sept (short)
SHtakeoff.zip (2.5 Mbytes)
Shag Harbour -- night 10-11 September 2006 (good migration; large files zipped)
SH_060910_bmovie.zip (66 Mbytes)
Roof of building at Acadia University -- afternoon 06 March 2006 (30 minutes; various birds circling; includes sample scores)
roof20070306.zip (316 Kbytes)
Flocks of Robins and Waxwings flying away from the coast
FL_060920_flocks.zip (8.2 Mbytes)

Sample Data

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Instructions for viewing data in radR:

The Movies (old blipmoviearch format)

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