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Old Oct 13th, 2006, 07:21
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Not your average photo gallery transition

Please can someone give me aclue as to how to create the transitions between photographs as seen here.

http://www.ijusi.co.za/interview_pics.html

This is not your usual photo transition but i really like it and would like to find out how to do it.
I know some basic action scripting.

Thanks!
Gina
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Old Oct 13th, 2006, 18:10
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Re: Not your average photo gallery transition

Looks like just a fancy motion tween to me. If you want I could make a sample file for you to look at. If you want a sample file, please reply requesting for one.
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Old Oct 14th, 2006, 07:40
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Re: Not your average photo gallery transition

Hello Jacob!
Thank you so much for replying. A motion tween you say. I kind of thought that and tried something like it but with not much success. A sample file would be fantastic! Yes please!

Thanks again...
Gina
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Old Oct 16th, 2006, 02:32
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Re: Not your average photo gallery transition

I will post one up tomorrow, you are the next person on my, make a flash file list...lol
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Old Oct 16th, 2006, 06:15
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Re: Not your average photo gallery transition

Thanks Jacob, looking forward to it!
Gina
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Old Oct 18th, 2006, 04:48
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Re: Not your average photo gallery transition

I will have something up here very soon, I promise!! Sorry I have been really busy, but I have some time off from work, so I should be able to get something up here soon. If I don't have something up by Friday, or have not commented reply, that way the thread sends me an email, and puts it back at the top. That way I will remember, I will get to it soon!!
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Old Oct 18th, 2006, 08:24
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Re: Not your average photo gallery transition

okay thanks, Jacob
I will be patient. Until Friday!
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Old Oct 18th, 2006, 14:48
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Re: Not your average photo gallery transition

Ok Friday, coming soon...lol

I will post again Friday. Just keeping the tread at the top...lol
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Old Oct 23rd, 2006, 07:36
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Re: Not your average photo gallery transition

good morning, jacob
Hope you had a good weekend! You havent forgotten about me have you?

Gina
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Old Oct 23rd, 2006, 14:21
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Re: Not your average photo gallery transition

No, of course I haven’t forgotten about you...But umm I don't really remember what I was going to do for you, but I haven’t forgotten. The above link does not work anymore, so I don't remember the effect I was going to recreate.
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Old Oct 23rd, 2006, 14:53
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Re: Not your average photo gallery transition

Oh good!
This is the link agian




http://www.ijusi.co.za/interview_pics.html

Gina
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Old Oct 24th, 2006, 04:04
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Re: Not your average photo gallery transition

This is the best I can do for now. I did not do the third button, as I was in a hurry. But here you go, you get the picture. You can add on to, and edit this and improve upon it any way you like. Here is the URL to the file.

http://www.jacobhaug.com/webforumz/f...ps/gallary.zip
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Old Oct 24th, 2006, 06:34
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Re: Not your average photo gallery transition

Thanks very much, Jacob!
That gives me good start...
Have a great day...

Gina
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Old Oct 24th, 2006, 07:08
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Re: Not your average photo gallery transition

Your welcome. Glad I could help!!
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Old Oct 27th, 2006, 08:44
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Re: Not your average photo gallery transition

Good morning, Jacob
Thanks for your file. I used it to create a gallery with about 12 images and it works well.
But just one thing, if I am on Image #9 say and I click on # 3 button, how do I make it scroll through all the images from 9 back to 3? (Because at the moment it just clicks back, without 'scrolling' )
As seen here http://www.ijusi.co.za/interview_pics.html which really is the essence of the gallery. It must be an action script command but which one! Can you help?

Thanks! Have agreat weekend..
Gina
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Old Oct 28th, 2006, 06:08
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Re: Not your average photo gallery transition

Honestly, I did not even look at the gallery long enough to notice that effect. But if I had of noticed that effect, I would have set the Fla file up differently. This effect would be easiest achieved by....making an (if) statement that would say something like...

User clicks picture_3, and is currently on picture_5...

If the user is on picture_5, then reverse the playhead and continue to the specified picture (picture_3).
Then just repeat for the other pictures...

If the user is on picture_1, then continue to the specified picture (picture_3).
If the user is on picture_2, then continue to the specified picture (picture_3).
If the user is on picture_3, then do nothing (picture_3).
If the user is on picture_4, then reverse the playhead and continue to the specified picture (picture_3).
If the user is on picture_5, then reverse the playhead and continue to the specified picture (picture_3).

Sounds hard, and really it is. You would have about a two page (if) statement. But that is the easiest way it can be done, as far as I can think of at the moment. Also, I hate to say it, that photo gallery is a pretty hard one to make, as you can tell from my crappie sample file. I spent about ten minutes on it and that was the best I could come up with. If one of my clients asked for this type of effect, I would probably spend about a week perfecting everything on it.

Hope this helped, and Good Luck!!

Last edited by JacobHaug; Oct 28th, 2006 at 06:14.
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Old Oct 30th, 2006, 05:32
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Re: Not your average photo gallery transition

Thanks, Jacob

I know, its not as easy as it first appears. I will try the IF statement, thank you for all your help...
Have a great day!

Gina
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Old Oct 30th, 2006, 13:10
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Re: Not your average photo gallery transition

Glad I could help!!
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Old Oct 30th, 2006, 14:01
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Re: Not your average photo gallery transition

Hi jacob

Regarding the if statment..i understand what this does however how do I write the condition that tells it where the user is
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How do I tell it to reverse the playhead?

Say the user is on pic_5 and he clicks back to pic 1
if (user is on picture_5 ie frame 54) then reverse playhead to pic_1 ie frame 2 ??
I suppose i have to use identifers right?

This is hard! You're right.

Gina
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