Video Keeps Shrinking Weird...
The videos on this site under "Motion Graphics" look fine the first time around, but after a couple of repeat selections on the menu, the video shrinks! It keeps on shrinking, as you go around clicking the different thumbnails.
Can anyone tell me why it might be doing this?
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Posted on: 08-03-2006, 01:44 AM
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.....................
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"+arr.join("
") );
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"+shrin kList.join("
"));
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drawXY(arr,shrinkList);
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/////////////////////////////////////
//SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
function create_testList (xxx:String) {
var upDown = 1;
if (xxx=="up") {upDown=-1;};
testList = new Array();
for (var i=0; i<9; i++) {
this["temp" + i] = new Array();
this["temp" + i][0] = 0;
this["temp" + i][1] = (10 * i) * upDown;
testList[i] = this["temp" + i];
}
//trace(testList.join("
"));
}
function hypot (x,y,xx,yy) {
var n = Math.pow( (diff(x,xx)),2 ) + Math.pow( (diff(y,yy)),2 );
n = Math.round(Math.sqrt(n));
return n;
}
function findDegree (list,n) {
var xxx,yyy,deltaX,deltaY,rad,ang,degree,a;
var x = list[n-1][0];
var y = list[n-1][1];
var xx = list[n][0];
var yy = list[n][1];
if (n==0) {
x = list[0][0];
y = list[0][1];
}
deltaX = xx-x;
deltaY = yy-y;
rad = Math.atan2(deltaY,deltaX);
ang = (rad/Math.PI)*180;
if (yy<y) {
degree = (Math.abs(ang) - 90);
} else {
degree = (Math.abs(ang) - 90) * -1;
}
return roundToDecimal(degree,2);
}
function degToRad (d) {
return (d/180)*Math.PI;
}
function roundToDecimal (theNumber, decPlaces) {
if (decPlaces >= 0) {
var temp = Math.pow(10, decPlaces);
return Math.round(theNumber * temp)/temp;
}
}
function diff (r,s) {
return Math.abs(r-s);
}
function drawXY (listA,listB) {
//listA
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("path0",0);
_root.path0.lineStyle(10,0x000000,100);
_root.path0.moveTo(listA[0][0],listA[0][1]);
for (var j=1; j<listA.length; j++) {
_root.path0.lineTo(listA[j][0],listA[j][1]);
}
//listB
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("path1",1);
_root.path1.lineStyle(2,0xFF0000,100);
_root.path1.moveTo(listB[0][0],listB[0][1]);
for (var j=1; j<listB.length; j++) {
_root.path1.lineTo(listB[j][0],listB[j][1]);
}
}
//////////////////////////////////////////
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hey...
i am trying to create code that will shrink the distance between x,y coordinates by 50%
it works but only when x,y coordinates move from north to south, for example...
0,0
0,10
0,20
0,30
0,40
0,50
becomes (which is right)
0,0
0,5
0,10
0,15
0,20
0,25
however when the x,y coordinates move south to north...
0,0
0,-10
0,-20
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0,-50
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0,0
0,5
0,10
0,15
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0,25
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0,-5
0,-10
0,-15
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0,-25
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i'm nearly there, i'm just doing something fundamentally wrong with the math calculating the x,y coordinates
if anybody has any ideas, i could really use the help, i got to be missing something pretty simple...
the code is in the function testShrink, below it are the support functions
if you want to test it in flash, i've created a function that creates a test list of x,y coordinates, there is also a function that will automatically give you a graphical representation of the points; white line (original), red line (new, shrunk)
thanks
.....................
//creates a test list of x,y coordinates 0,0 0,10 0,20 0,30 0,40 0,50 0,60 0,70 0,80
//"down" creates a list from 0,0 to 0,80
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//the function i've created consists of three components...
//a) determine distance between points
//b) determine angle between points
//c) use distance and angle to create new series of points
function testShrink (arr):Void {
var distList:Array = new Array();
var angList:Array = new Array();
var shrinkList:Array = new Array();
//puts orgin x,y coordinates in shrinkList array
this["temp" + 0] = new Array();
this["temp" + 0][0] = arr[0][0];
this["temp" + 0][1] = arr[0][1];
shrinkList[0] = this["temp" + 0];
//determines distance between points and puts in distList array
for (var i=0; i<arr.length; i++) {
var n = hypot(arr[i][0],arr[i][1],arr[i+1][0],arr[i+1][1]);
n = Math.round(n/2);
distList.push(n);
trace("distance..."+i+"
"+n);
}
//determines angle between points and puts in angList array
for (var k=2; k<arr.length; k++) {
var n = findDegree(arr,k);
angList.push(n);
trace("degree..."+k+"
"+n);
}
//creates new x,y coordinates and puts in shrinkList array
for (var i=0; i<arr.length-2; i++) {
var a,xxx,yyy;
var ang = angList[i];
var radius = distList[i];
var xx = shrinkList[i][0];
var yy = shrinkList[i][1];
ang = (ang - 90);
a = degToRad(ang);
xxx = xx + Math.cos(a) * radius;
yyy = yy - Math.sin(a) * radius;
this["temp" + i] = new Array();
this["temp" + i][0] = Math.round(xxx);
this["temp" + i][1] = Math.round(yyy);
shrinkList[i+1] = this["temp" + i];
}
trace("original..."+arr.length+"
"+arr.join("
") );
trace("shrinkList..."+shrinkList.length+"
"+shrin kList.join("
"));
//create graphical representation of old and new points
drawXY(arr,shrinkList);
}
/////////////////////////////////////
//SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
function create_testList (xxx:String) {
var upDown = 1;
if (xxx=="up") {upDown=-1;};
testList = new Array();
for (var i=0; i<9; i++) {
this["temp" + i] = new Array();
this["temp" + i][0] = 0;
this["temp" + i][1] = (10 * i) * upDown;
testList[i] = this["temp" + i];
}
//trace(testList.join("
"));
}
function hypot (x,y,xx,yy) {
var n = Math.pow( (diff(x,xx)),2 ) + Math.pow( (diff(y,yy)),2 );
n = Math.round(Math.sqrt(n));
return n;
}
function findDegree (list,n) {
var xxx,yyy,deltaX,deltaY,rad,ang,degree,a;
var x = list[n-1][0];
var y = list[n-1][1];
var xx = list[n][0];
var yy = list[n][1];
if (n==0) {
x = list[0][0];
y = list[0][1];
}
deltaX = xx-x;
deltaY = yy-y;
rad = Math.atan2(deltaY,deltaX);
ang = (rad/Math.PI)*180;
if (yy<y) {
degree = (Math.abs(ang) - 90);
} else {
degree = (Math.abs(ang) - 90) * -1;
}
return roundToDecimal(degree,2);
}
function degToRad (d) {
return (d/180)*Math.PI;
}
function roundToDecimal (theNumber, decPlaces) {
if (decPlaces >= 0) {
var temp = Math.pow(10, decPlaces);
return Math.round(theNumber * temp)/temp;
}
}
function diff (r,s) {
return Math.abs(r-s);
}
function drawXY (listA,listB) {
//listA
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("path0",0);
_root.path0.lineStyle(10,0x000000,100);
_root.path0.moveTo(listA[0][0],listA[0][1]);
for (var j=1; j<listA.length; j++) {
_root.path0.lineTo(listA[j][0],listA[j][1]);
}
//listB
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("path1",1);
_root.path1.lineStyle(2,0xFF0000,100);
_root.path1.moveTo(listB[0][0],listB[0][1]);
for (var j=1; j<listB.length; j++) {
_root.path1.lineTo(listB[j][0],listB[j][1]);
}
}
//////////////////////////////////////////
Super Expanding/shrinking Swf
If you go to www.tdcollins.com, you'll notice that the background is a swf that expands and shrinks with the browser. but inside is anotehr movie, the home-page, and what-not. No matter how you change the browsers size, only the background changes, not the inner movie. How can i do that?
Shrinking File Size
As those who checked out my site know, my website takes forever to load, and all it is is a basic layout. How do i shrink file size without change the interface looks, etc. By the way, idomain, I did as you said, but it didn't really work. Thanks anyway.
Help -- Shrinking Distance Between X,y Coordinates
hey...
i am trying to create code that will shrink the distance between x,y coordinates by 50%
it works but only when x,y coordinates move from north to south, for example...
0,0
0,10
0,20
0,30
0,40
0,50
becomes (which is right)
0,0
0,5
0,10
0,15
0,20
0,25
however when the x,y coordinates move south to north...
0,0
0,-10
0,-20
0,-30
0,-40
0,-50
it remains (and is wrong)
0,0
0,5
0,10
0,15
0,20
0,25
instead of (which would be right)
0,-0
0,-5
0,-10
0,-15
0,-20
0,-25
the problem i believe lies with this part of the function...
ang = (ang - 90);
a = degToRad(ang);
xxx = xx + Math.cos(a) * radius;
yyy = yy - Math.sin(a) * radius;
i'm nearly there, i'm just doing something fundamentally wrong with the math calculating the x,y coordinates
if anybody has any ideas, i could really use the help, i got to be missing something pretty simple...
the code is in the function testShrink, below it are the support functions
if you want to test it in flash, i've created a function that creates a test list of x,y coordinates, there is also a function that will automatically give you a graphical representation of the points; white line (original), red line (new, shrunk)
thanks
.....................
//creates a test list of x,y coordinates 0,0 0,10 0,20 0,30 0,40 0,50 0,60 0,70 0,80
//"down" creates a list from 0,0 to 0,80
//"up" creates a list from 0,0 to 0,-80
create_testList("down");
//fires function using testList as x,y coordinates to shrink
testShrink(testList);
//the function i've created consists of three components...
//a) determine distance between points
//b) determine angle between points
//c) use distance and angle to create new series of points
function testShrink (arr):Void {
var distList:Array = new Array();
var angList:Array = new Array();
var shrinkList:Array = new Array();
//puts orgin x,y coordinates in shrinkList array
this["temp" + 0] = new Array();
this["temp" + 0][0] = arr[0][0];
this["temp" + 0][1] = arr[0][1];
shrinkList[0] = this["temp" + 0];
//determines distance between points and puts in distList array
for (var i=0; i<arr.length; i++) {
var n = hypot(arr[i][0],arr[i][1],arr[i+1][0],arr[i+1][1]);
n = Math.round(n/2);
distList.push(n);
trace("distance..."+i+"
"+n);
}
//determines angle between points and puts in angList array
for (var k=2; k<arr.length; k++) {
var n = findDegree(arr,k);
angList.push(n);
trace("degree..."+k+"
"+n);
}
//creates new x,y coordinates and puts in shrinkList array
for (var i=0; i<arr.length-2; i++) {
var a,xxx,yyy;
var ang = angList[i];
var radius = distList[i];
var xx = shrinkList[i][0];
var yy = shrinkList[i][1];
ang = (ang - 90);
a = degToRad(ang);
xxx = xx + Math.cos(a) * radius;
yyy = yy - Math.sin(a) * radius;
this["temp" + i] = new Array();
this["temp" + i][0] = Math.round(xxx);
this["temp" + i][1] = Math.round(yyy);
shrinkList[i+1] = this["temp" + i];
}
trace("original..."+arr.length+"
"+arr.join("
"));
trace("shrinkList..."+shrinkList.length+"
"+shrinkList.join("
"));
//create graphical representation of old and new points
drawXY(arr,shrinkList);
}
/////////////////////////////////////
//SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
function create_testList (xxx:String) {
var upDown = 1;
if (xxx=="up") {upDown=-1;};
testList = new Array();
for (var i=0; i<9; i++) {
this["temp" + i] = new Array();
this["temp" + i][0] = 0;
this["temp" + i][1] = (10 * i) * upDown;
testList[i] = this["temp" + i];
}
//trace(testList.join("
"));
}
function hypot (x,y,xx,yy) {
var n = Math.pow( (diff(x,xx)),2 ) + Math.pow( (diff(y,yy)),2 );
n = Math.round(Math.sqrt(n));
return n;
}
function findDegree (list,n) {
var xxx,yyy,deltaX,deltaY,rad,ang,degree,a;
var x = list[n-1][0];
var y = list[n-1][1];
var xx = list[n][0];
var yy = list[n][1];
if (n==0) {
x = list[0][0];
y = list[0][1];
}
deltaX = xx-x;
deltaY = yy-y;
rad = Math.atan2(deltaY,deltaX);
ang = (rad/Math.PI)*180;
if (yy<y) {
degree = (Math.abs(ang) - 90);
} else {
degree = (Math.abs(ang) - 90) * -1;
}
return roundToDecimal(degree,2);
}
function degToRad (d) {
return (d/180)*Math.PI;
}
function roundToDecimal (theNumber, decPlaces) {
if (decPlaces >= 0) {
var temp = Math.pow(10, decPlaces);
return Math.round(theNumber * temp)/temp;
}
}
function diff (r,s) {
return Math.abs(r-s);
}
function drawXY (listA,listB) {
//listA
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("path0",0);
_root.path0.lineStyle(10,0x000000,100);
_root.path0.moveTo(listA[0][0],listA[0][1]);
for (var j=1; j<listA.length; j++) {
_root.path0.lineTo(listA[j][0],listA[j][1]);
}
//listB
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("path1",1);
_root.path1.lineStyle(2,0xFF0000,100);
_root.path1.moveTo(listB[0][0],listB[0][1]);
for (var j=1; j<listB.length; j++) {
_root.path1.lineTo(listB[j][0],listB[j][1]);
}
}
//////////////////////////////////////////
Expanding Shrinking In Flash
Okay I have Flash MX and make flash things for my sites. I have always wondered, and wanted to know, how some ads I have seen do some things.
How does one make say a banner that can expand over its size or shrink. Or it starts huge, one clicks something, and it shrinks. I can't figure out how to do it. I was thinking for the smaller one just make the extra space see through, IDK, PLEASE HELP!!!
OOh I though of a better example. Some sites have flash movies that you can click to go to full screen more. (movies.aol.com uses this) I think this is a better explanation. Thank You
[F8] *** Enlarging And Shrinking Images In MC's And Buttons ***
Hey guys - When in doubt ask they say - well, I would appreciate if you have an answer to the festering problem I have right now!!
My question concerns the rolling (off) of a button. I have a movie clip in a button that makes an image grow larger when you roll over it. When you roll to the OVER position of the Button -
The Movie Clip in the button plays the movie of the image growing larger. My problem is that I do not know how to set it up so the image SHRINKS back to its normal state when you roll OFF of it. roll over... the image gets bigger - roll off... the image returns to its normal size.
Right now it just snaps back to its normal size without smoothly reducing itself to its up state within the button. Can you please show how to achieve this? I have had this posted now for about a week in one of the other forums and have no answer yet. My life will be so much better when I know how to do this.
As I am new to action script - does anyone have something already scripted that does this I can review to make my buttons work this way? I have about 30 different things to do this with in general andI need to get the principle down to achieve this. Many thanks in advance. RH
Shrinking Images Size With Illustrator...
Hi,
I got a flash movie which seems to be a little on the large size so i've started to have a look round and try and shrink some of the graphics.
The movie has several images in it which were created in photoshop and exported as a png8 file, which then is imported into the movie. the file size of the png8 is 99.4kb.
i've got illustrator cs2 but never really used it - cant i convert the image into a vector graphic to make the size smaller? problem is i dont know how - i've played around with the live trace option, but this created something 292kb in size.
anyone got some tips i could try?
[CS3/AS2] Shrinking/expanding Small AS Issue
I have a small but frustrating issue with my portfolio.
If you go to this link > www.onemorechris.co.uk < and click on the photo section, then click one of the items on the menu, it preloads an external SWF and expands on screen nicely, click again and the SWF unloads and shrinks back into place.
The issue is that if you try and click on the same item again, it doesnt perform the rollover,rollout or release functions. Only when you select another item does the first item "reset" itself and become clickable again.
Heres the offending blocks of code (please forgive my slopyness, i am a designer, not a developer):
PHP Code:
//this code is in the main swf#include "mc_tween2.as"import mx.transitions.Tween;import mx.transitions.easing.*;var mcs:Array = new Array (mc01,mc02,mc03,mc04, mc05, mc06, mc07, mc08, mc09, mc10);var titles:Array = new Array ("MC Skibadee at Digital, Brighton", "Crowds at Devotion, Brighton", "MC Bruno at Concorde 2, Brighton","Dubpressure, Concorde2, Brighton", "Slash and Velvet Revolver","Brandenburg Gate, Berlin 2008","Flower City LTD, 'Abandoned' series","Crypt doors, 'Abandoned' series");var ext:Array = new Array ("pic1.swf","pic2.swf","pic3.swf","pic4.swf", "pic5.swf", "pic6.swf", "pic7.swf", "pic8.swf", "pic9.swf", "pic10.swf");var mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();var listener:Object = new Object();//listener.onLoadStart= function (alvo:Object) {//alvo._parent.pct_txt.alphaTo(100,0.5)//};listener.onLoadProgress = function (preLoader:Object, bLoad:Number, bTotal:Number) {lProgress = Math.round (bLoad / bTotal * 100);_root.preLoader.gotoAndStop(2);_root.preLoader.preloaderText.text = lProgress;alignFunction();};listener.onLoadComplete = function (alvo:Object) {leftPanelTween = new Tween (_root.leftPanel, "_x", Regular.easeOut, _root.leftPanel._x, 48, 15, false);rightPanelTween = new Tween (_root.rightPanel, "_x", Regular.easeOut, _root.rightPanel._x, 264, 15, false);rightPanelTween2 = new Tween (_root.rightPanel, "_y", Regular.easeOut, _root.rightPanel._y, aligner, 15, false);mcs[itemSelecionado].fd_mc.tween(["_width","_height"],[748,497],0.5,"easeOutExpo")//pushes items down_root.preLoader.gotoAndStop(1);}; listener.onLoadError = function () {trace ("load error");};mcl.addListener (listener);//_global.fechaMenu = function() {for (var a=0; a<mcs.length; a++) {if (a != itemSelecionado) {// Selecionado = selected itemmcs[a].bt_mc.enabled = true;mcs[a].bt_mc.useHandCursor = true;mcs[a].titleMC._y = (mcs[a].fd_mc._height);mcs[a].fd_mc.tween(["_width","_height"],[120,80],1,"easeOutExpo")mcl.unloadClip(mcs[a].alvo_mc)}}}for (var a:Number = 0; a < mcs.length; a++) {mcs[a].a = a;mcs[a].titleMC.titleText.autoSize = "left";mcs[a].titleMC.titleText.text = titles[a];//mcs[a].bt_mc.onRollOver = function(){this._parent.fd_mc.tween(["_width","_height"],[150,100],0.3,"easeOutBack")_global.itemSelecionado = this._parent.a;}mcs[a].bt_mc.onRollOut = function(){this._parent.fd_mc.tween(["_width","_height"],[120,80],0.5,"easeOutBack")}mcs[a].bt_mc.onRelease = function(){ delete _root.the_arrow.onEnterFrame; //stops scrollingthis.enabled = this.useHandCursor = false//no ideamcl.loadClip(ext[this._parent.a],this._parent.alvo_mc)//loads swf from array into alvo_mcfechaMenu();_global.itemSelecionado = this._parent.a;}}
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PHP Code:
//this code is on a button in the external SWF that is loaded EG: pic1.swfon (release) {arrowScroller();reCenterPanels2();this._parent.fd_mc.tween(["_width","_height"],[120,80],0.5,"easeOutExpo")var mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();mcl.unloadClip(_parent.alvo_mc)//unloads alvo_mc _global.itemSelecionado = this._parent._parent.a}
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Im pretty sure its a very small thing I've missed and I would really like some help.
Dynamically Growing/shrinking Grid?
I'd like to have a 3X3 grid that when a user clicks on a particular square on the grid, that square enlarges while the others shrink. Here's a brief illustration:
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/8071/grid01ke9.gif
then clicked:
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/632/grid02zy2.gif
I've seen this effect before, but I can't recall where. Is there a sample somewhere I could take a peek at?
Growing And Shrinking Buttons In Menu. How DO They Do It
A while back now I came across a website menu interface for a movie called talking with angels.
In brief, the menu was basically made up of 9 rectangular buttons arranged in a grid with small square dots lying at the corners of each of the 9 rectangles. When the mouse was over one of these buttons, the button would grow and the adjacent buttons would shrink proportionally.
The actual flash site can be viewed here
I took a stab in the dark, to the best of my knowledge, at trying and reproduce something similar but I have NO idea where to go.
Could someone please shed some light on how this was produced and possibly run me through making it. I'd be so grateful.
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