Flash Site Design - Rotating images on a 3d plane

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Rotating images on a 3d plane

mwjobs

2004-03-10, 6:32 pm

Hi there...this is my first time here.

I've looked throughout the boards and through flashkit, and I may be missing
it, but I can't seem to find out how to create a specific animation that I've
seen. Please look at the logos at the top of this page:

[L=http://www.123securityproducts.com/contactus.html]http://www.123securityprodu
cts.com/contactus.html[/L]

This specific example is actually interactive, which is really cool but not
necessary for me at the moment. I'm curious as to how they created the smooth
animation of the logos spinning on a circular 3 dimensional plane. I originally
thought that it was created by each individual position being a separate image
but it seems much too smooth for that. Has this been created with action
scripting? Or other outsourced extensions?

I've been using Flash for a bit now but not indepth action script...just the
general basics. However, any suggestions, specific scripts or sources that
would point me in the right direction would be extremely helpful.

I would really appreciate any clues or responses you may have.

Thanks in advance,
Melissa

Doctor Wink

2004-03-10, 8:29 pm

I'd say it was created by just skewing them in circles each key frame and
making a loop, then the more left you go the farther it goes through frames,
and the more right vice versa. I don't know if thats right, but thats my guess.

tralfaz

2004-03-10, 8:29 pm

"Doctor Wink" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:c2o9o6$r0g$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> I'd say it was created by just skewing them in circles each key frame and
> making a loop, then the more left you go the farther it goes through
frames,
> and the more right vice versa. I don't know if thats right, but thats my
guess.

Although you could possibly work out a non-actionscript method for doing
something like that, it would be a big file and the motion would likely be
very eratic and would require a lot of CPU power. That one is
actionscripted using some circle related math.
tralfaz

tralfaz

2004-03-10, 8:29 pm

"mwjobs" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:c2o2hc$i3g$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> Hi there...this is my first time here.
<snip>
> .... Has this been created with action scripting?

Yes, it is advanced actionscript using a lot of math like sine, cosine,
theta calculation, scaling etc.
You can study the code with a decompiler if you are ready for that.

Good luck,
tralfaz

mwjobs

2004-03-10, 9:29 pm

Thank you very much for that info. I thought it might be a bit more complicated
than I'm able to create myself. However, I do have someone working with me on a
project that might be able to decipher this type of scripting. Do you have or
know of any resources that would guide us through this type of process that I
could pass on to her?

Again, thank you both for replying.

Melissa

Doctor Wink

2004-03-10, 10:28 pm

[q][i]Originally posted by: [b][b]Newsgroup User[/b][/b][/i]
"Doctor Wink" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:c2o9o6$r0g$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> I'd say it was created by just skewing them in circles each key frame and
> making a loop, then the more left you go the farther it goes through
frames,
> and the more right vice versa. I don't know if thats right, but thats my
guess.

Although you could possibly work out a non-actionscript method for doing
something like that, it would be a big file and the motion would likely be
very eratic and would require a lot of CPU power. That one is
actionscripted using some circle related math.
tralfaz[/q]

Oh okay, sorry, I just always try to find away around scripts (I'm not very
good at em)

tralfaz

2004-03-11, 12:29 am

"mwjobs" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:c2oeml$37i$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> Thank you very much for that info. I thought it might be a bit more
complicated
> than I'm able to create myself. However, I do have someone working with me
on a
> project that might be able to decipher this type of scripting. Do you have
or
> know of any resources that would guide us through this type of process
that I
> could pass on to her?
>
> Again, thank you both for replying.
>
> Melissa

You can use a decompiler like "sothink Decompiler" to study code. "sothink
Quicker" is also good to see the overall structure but decompiler lets you
see all the code in one place. http://www.sothink.com There are other
programs out there too, but these two are the best ones in my opinion.

So that you don't have copyright problems later, I recommend that you not
copy and paste the AS from other people's code into your own projects.
Study it and learn how it works and then write your own version.

good luck,
tralfaz

anishu

2004-03-11, 3:28 am

tht is great example of AS.
post this in AS forum... u will get a better reply...

tralfaz

2004-03-11, 4:28 am

"anishu" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:c2p2ho$md9$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> tht is great example of AS.
> post this in AS forum... u will get a better reply...

We do not post the entire code from people's copyrighted websites on the AS
forum.
tralfaz

stwingy

2004-03-11, 5:28 am

"post this in AS forum... u will get a better reply... "
I agree that this is not the correct forum but i doubt he would have recieved
a better answer on the AS forum.

"So that you don't have copyright problems later, I recommend that you not
copy and paste the AS from other people's code into your own projects.
Study it and learn how it works and then write your own version."

I think you actually need quite a lot of actionscript knowledge to recreate
any complex file using decompilers and may take you less time to recreate an
effect from scratch rather than try to copy someone elses work.

mwjobs

2004-03-11, 1:32 pm

Thank you for the info tralfaz.

And don't worry about me copying code guys...never was planning that, just
want to use it as inspiration and a starting point...and wanted to figure out
if something in this direction was in my scope of abilities.

BTW...found another example of it:
[L=http://stuckonearth.com/]http://stuckonearth.com/[/L]

Thanks again everyone for helping.
Melissa

tralfaz

2004-03-11, 3:33 pm

"mwjobs" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:c2q7ma$lif$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> Thank you for the info tralfaz.
>
> And don't worry about me copying code guys...never was planning that,
just
> want to use it as inspiration and a starting point...and wanted to figure
out
> if something in this direction was in my scope of abilities.
>
> BTW...found another example of it:
> [L=http://stuckonearth.com/]http://stuckonearth.com/[/L]
>
> Thanks again everyone for helping.
> Melissa

Sorry Melissa if it sounds like my last response was directed at you. There
was absolutely nothing wrong with your question. I was just trying to be
clear to that other person that I don't advocate taking code from someone's
website for any purpose other than to learn from it.

Your new website reference uses the "exact" same code for the rotating
functionality. Not even the variable names were changed. A perfect example
of someone just grabbing code that they don't understand and using it
without permission. It could be the original and not the copy but I doubt
it.
They didn't bother to learn from it or understand it so they could write
their own version. They just took it and used it letter for letter. Not
very nice.
Well, there are more important things to be concerned about, eh?
regards,
tralfaz

mwjobs

2004-03-11, 4:34 pm

Thanks for clarifying but I do understand everyone's concern. It can be
frustrating when you spend so much time on something that someone else takes a
uses with a small percentage of effort you put into it. In fact I think the
original link I sent might have been the copycat. I had seen this site a very
long time ago but couldn't remember what it was after I found the 123security
site until this morning. Maybe I stumbled upon 2 sites this person created. Who
really knows.

Although I did notice that the in the events section of stuckonearth he uses
scripting from Joshua Davis...but J Davis puts his work out there for the
taking. Maybe we should take that as example and think of it all as shared
knowledge which evolves further with each person that uses it.

Ah...but that's a debate for another time.

Melissa

anishu

2004-03-12, 3:28 am

[q][i]Originally posted by: [b][b]Newsgroup User[/b][/b][/i]
"anishu" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:c2p2ho$md9$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> tht is great example of AS.
> post this in AS forum... u will get a better reply...

We do not post the entire code from people's copyrighted websites on the AS
forum.
tralfaz[/q]

i just give him an info.. ' its better to post this on AS forum. '
And it doesen't means that copy paste all ur efforts to forum.
if he post this query on AS forum, he will get better replies from 'gurus'.
thanks

anish

mwjobs

2004-03-12, 4:30 pm

you mean "she".

;)

stwingy

2004-03-12, 4:30 pm

Sorry Melissa, I made the same mistake as well.