Thread: masking effect

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at the bottom right there is a flash effect using masking technique, to create that masking effect would normally be a little tedious, my question is are there any softwares that can be purchased or websites that offer such masking effects which can be easily customized to change the images or dimensions.

please advice.

thanks

If you buy Flash, it should be pretty easy.

You can do a limited amount of this stuff using javascript. I think it would be tough to get that kind of screen-wipe effect, but you can certainly do a simple cross-fade. With a javascript library such as jQuery, it's a snap.

If you do want to use flash but don't have the skills to work with action script then you can use a tool such as firestarter to help.

I would personally set out on doing this in code so it can be applies to any image, any width, any height.
I think splitting the image up into an array of seperate parts of the image and then setting up a loop to display more of each square systematically to do that wipe.

But as software goes, if you right-click that document it says that the software used to create that document is called JW Image Rotator 3.16

I would personally set out on doing this in code so it can be applies to any image, any width, any height.

Originally Posted by MinatureCookie

...which the Flash method can also do. Flash is code too (that image rotator is built in Flash).

You're not going to get the same complexity of screen-wipe effect if you use javascript, and the javascript will also be pretty tedious to create.

Of course Flash is code too - and I wasn't ruling it out as an option by all means. I would just have used JS in place of AS here because it would still allow right clicking etc. within the browser. And I think that's an important property of images in websites - but that's just my opinion.

I would just have used JS in place of AS here because it would still allow right clicking etc. within the browser. And I think that's an important property of images in websites - but that's just my opinion.

Originally Posted by MinatureCookie

I see your point.

Personally, I think that the basic javascript image swapping (maybe with a simple fade effect) is just fine. There's no need for anything more fancy.

I just think this particular effect would be difficult to replicate in JS.

Okay, I gave the JS a go (it's a bit buggy at the moment, but there you go)

Not sure if it's useful, just thought I'd drop it in here.
http://webprocafe.com/javascript/150...on-script.html