\frame { \frametitle{Visualization} Visualization is important, because \begin{itemize} \item can give essential insight into dynamics \item can detect errors much better than just looking at numbers \item necessary for publications \item can be good advertisement (cover pages ...) \end{itemize} Different visualization types: \begin{itemize} \item 1D/2D: most of published pictures \item 3D: usually done for movies \end{itemize} } \frame { \frametitle{Visualization Clients} \vspace{-1cm} \hspace{3.5cm}\includegraphics[height=1.5cm]{vis/gnuPlot1}\vspace{-1cm}\\ \hspace{6.5cm}\includegraphics[height=1.5cm]{vis/xGraph2}\vspace{-1cm}\\ \hspace{10cm}\includegraphics[height=2cm]{vis/yGraph}\vspace{-1.5cm}\\ \hspace{3.5cm}\includegraphics[height=1.5cm]{vis/visit_alp}\vspace{-0.5cm}\\ \hspace{5cm}\includegraphics[height=1.5cm]{vis/visit_wavetoy_volume}\vspace{-1cm}\\ \hspace{7cm}\includegraphics[height=2cm]{vis/openDX_wavetoy}\vspace{-1cm}\\ \hspace{9cm}\includegraphics[height=2cm]{vis/openDX_shift}\\ \vspace{-7cm} \begin{itemize} \item Output can be visualized by many clients, e.g.: \begin{itemize} \item 1D/2D \begin{itemize} \item gnuplot \item xgraph \item ygraph \end{itemize} \item 3D \begin{itemize} \item VisIt \item OpenDX \item Amira \item Vish \end{itemize} \end{itemize} \end{itemize} } \frame { \frametitle{Example Movie I} \begin{centering} \href{run:mplayer -noaspect -fs -zoom -vo xv movies/BHNS.avi} {\includegraphics[height=4.3cm]{movies/BHNS}}\\ Merger of neutron star and black hole\\ \end{centering} } \frame { \frametitle{Example Movie II} \begin{centering} \href{run:mplayer -noaspect -fs -zoom -vo xv movies/moving_punctures_AEI.mov} {\includegraphics[height=6.5cm]{movies/moving_punctures_AEI}}\\ Binary black hole inspiral, merger and ringdown\\ \end{centering} }