Re: FLASH: gee whiz

[Marc Hoffman (Dart Frog Media)]

At 12:00 PM 9/28/99 , you wrote:

>Hi flashers,

>

>would someone be so kind as to have a look at this url (it is too cool) and

>tell me how the graphics were done...and make any other comments that strike

>you......are they traced bitmaps?




>thanks in advance.

>

>http://gsanz.com/fcm/


Hi Bob,


Use right-click>zoom and you will see the pixels that tell you it is a 

bitmap. There are some vector elements added (such as the clock 

hands).  Note the fixed size, which is a consequence of needing to keep the 

bitmap at its original size (otherwise pixelization occurs). Easiest way to 

make things appear in the monitor is to have a mask above them, limiting 

their visible area to the shape of the monitor screen. Awhile back, I 

created an all-vector, scalable Flash page on the same theme (virtual 

desk), on display at http://www.dartfrogmedia.com/sampler/ik-dumb.htm. I 

must admit, however, I do like the softness of the bitmap used on the site 

you referenced.


Marc






Marc Hoffman

marcdartfrogmedia [dot] com (mailto:marcdartfrogmedia [dot] com)

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My Flash Portfolio: <http://www.dartfrogmedia.com/sampler>

(featured in Flash 3 Web Animation, by Ken Milburn)


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