Re: [Flashcoders] Skewing text
Hi Returning to this now as it seems simple distortion is not satisfactory and I do need to have real perspective. I have played a bit with Papervision and it's not too hard to render text with perspective. However the designs that I am working to require quite precise placement and orientation of the text. Using the distort class I could simply specify the 4 points of the plane in 2D space on the stage and render the text like that, but this is not the way Papervision works. My question is, is it possible to render a plane in true perspective just by specifying the 4 points in 2D on the stage? In Zeh's diagram (http://hosted.zeh.com.br/misc/perspective.png) he shows that you can't split the line 50-50 to get the 3D halfway point, is there a way of working out what the proportion would be? If so I want to ammend the distortImage class to take this into account. jake On 03/07/07, Jake Prime [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi JC Yes as Zeh has illustrated the Sandy distortImage class distorts, and does not create perspective. For my purposes this is fine as the perspective is not too pronounced (certainly not disappearing off into the horizon). Jake. On 03/07/07, Zeh Fernando [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the replies, I found the Sandy distortImage class to be the easiest to implement. http://sandy.media-box.net/blog/distortimage-20-the-fastest-way-to-freely-distort-image-with-flash-in-actionscript.html Yes, but again - be careful. Skewing/distortion is not perspective. If you do that with text you won't get the same result as a star-wars-like text, as the glyphs that are farther from the viewer won't be vertically scaled as they should. To explain it visually, http://hosted.zeh.com.br/misc/perspective.png Zeh ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Skewing text
OK I have worked out how to divide up the space into triangles to create perspective: http://www.rjprime.co.uk/perspective.html However now I cannot for the life of me get the right matrix to use in the beginBitmapFill function to correctly map a texture. Can anyone help me with being able to map a specific triangle from a bitmap to a specific triangle area on screen. I have calculated the points for both. Thanks Jake On 20/07/07, Jake Prime [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Returning to this now as it seems simple distortion is not satisfactory and I do need to have real perspective. I have played a bit with Papervision and it's not too hard to render text with perspective. However the designs that I am working to require quite precise placement and orientation of the text. Using the distort class I could simply specify the 4 points of the plane in 2D space on the stage and render the text like that, but this is not the way Papervision works. My question is, is it possible to render a plane in true perspective just by specifying the 4 points in 2D on the stage? In Zeh's diagram (http://hosted.zeh.com.br/misc/perspective.png) he shows that you can't split the line 50-50 to get the 3D halfway point, is there a way of working out what the proportion would be? If so I want to ammend the distortImage class to take this into account. jake On 03/07/07, Jake Prime [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi JC Yes as Zeh has illustrated the Sandy distortImage class distorts, and does not create perspective. For my purposes this is fine as the perspective is not too pronounced (certainly not disappearing off into the horizon). Jake. On 03/07/07, Zeh Fernando [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the replies, I found the Sandy distortImage class to be the easiest to implement. http://sandy.media-box.net/blog/distortimage-20-the-fastest-way-to-freely-distort-image-with-flash-in-actionscript.html Yes, but again - be careful. Skewing/distortion is not perspective. If you do that with text you won't get the same result as a star-wars-like text, as the glyphs that are farther from the viewer won't be vertically scaled as they should. To explain it visually, http://hosted.zeh.com.br/misc/perspective.png Zeh ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Skewing text
Thanks for the replies, I found the Sandy distortImage class to be the easiest to implement. http://sandy.media-box.net/blog/distortimage-20-the-fastest-way-to-freely-distort-image-with-flash-in-actionscript.html Jake On 02/07/07, Hans Wichman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I put together a very simple example for fun, maybe it's of use, nothing fancy though and pretty unoptimized. http://objectpainters.com/blog/?p=38 greetz JC On 7/2/07, Duncan Reid [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: chiming in a little late on this one... i need to preface the fact that i have not tried using these classes YET but this cat: http://lab.mathieu-badimon.com/ seems to have packaged up some nice stuff here: http://five3d.mathieu-badimon.com/ along with some documentation and a getting started guide. again, i haven't tried it yet but on the surface it looks like something you might be able to toy with... good luck, Dunc On 7/2/07, Hans Wichman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: whether you screw or skew the movieclip that still wont be a perspective distortion:) On 7/2/07, David Ngo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Couldn't you just stick a TextField inside of a MovieClip then use a transformation matrix to screw the MovieClip? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zeh Fernando Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 2:17 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Skewing text I need to skew some text to give the impression it is going off into the distance (think opening text on Star Wars, though without movement). I know this effect can be done using the triangular method as used in Papervision. However I'm not creating a 3D scene here, I just want the skewing. Can this be easily done with Papervision, or can anyone recommend any other resource (AS2 only)? I understand the principles behind the technique, I just don't want to re-invent the wheel by implementing from scratch. The effect is not just skewing. It *is* 3d, in the meaning that the perspective is distorted because the middle points are moved away depending on the angle. So yes, your faster/best bet would be to use any 3d class such as Papervision3D. It should be fairly simple as you'll just need a rotated plane with the content of a movieclip projected on it. Zeh ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Skewing text
Hey Jake, just wondering, is the text only skewed then or perspective mapped as well? If it's the latter I have to check it out:) greetz JC On 7/3/07, Jake Prime [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the replies, I found the Sandy distortImage class to be the easiest to implement. http://sandy.media-box.net/blog/distortimage-20-the-fastest-way-to-freely-distort-image-with-flash-in-actionscript.html Jake On 02/07/07, Hans Wichman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I put together a very simple example for fun, maybe it's of use, nothing fancy though and pretty unoptimized. http://objectpainters.com/blog/?p=38 greetz JC On 7/2/07, Duncan Reid [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: chiming in a little late on this one... i need to preface the fact that i have not tried using these classes YET but this cat: http://lab.mathieu-badimon.com/ seems to have packaged up some nice stuff here: http://five3d.mathieu-badimon.com/ along with some documentation and a getting started guide. again, i haven't tried it yet but on the surface it looks like something you might be able to toy with... good luck, Dunc On 7/2/07, Hans Wichman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: whether you screw or skew the movieclip that still wont be a perspective distortion:) On 7/2/07, David Ngo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Couldn't you just stick a TextField inside of a MovieClip then use a transformation matrix to screw the MovieClip? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zeh Fernando Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 2:17 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Skewing text I need to skew some text to give the impression it is going off into the distance (think opening text on Star Wars, though without movement). I know this effect can be done using the triangular method as used in Papervision. However I'm not creating a 3D scene here, I just want the skewing. Can this be easily done with Papervision, or can anyone recommend any other resource (AS2 only)? I understand the principles behind the technique, I just don't want to re-invent the wheel by implementing from scratch. The effect is not just skewing. It *is* 3d, in the meaning that the perspective is distorted because the middle points are moved away depending on the angle. So yes, your faster/best bet would be to use any 3d class such as Papervision3D. It should be fairly simple as you'll just need a rotated plane with the content of a movieclip projected on it. Zeh ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http
Re: [Flashcoders] Skewing text
Thanks for the replies, I found the Sandy distortImage class to be the easiest to implement. http://sandy.media-box.net/blog/distortimage-20-the-fastest-way-to-freely-distort-image-with-flash-in-actionscript.html Yes, but again - be careful. Skewing/distortion is not perspective. If you do that with text you won't get the same result as a star-wars-like text, as the glyphs that are farther from the viewer won't be vertically scaled as they should. To explain it visually, http://hosted.zeh.com.br/misc/perspective.png Zeh ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Skewing text
Hi JC Yes as Zeh has illustrated the Sandy distortImage class distorts, and does not create perspective. For my purposes this is fine as the perspective is not too pronounced (certainly not disappearing off into the horizon). Jake. On 03/07/07, Zeh Fernando [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the replies, I found the Sandy distortImage class to be the easiest to implement. http://sandy.media-box.net/blog/distortimage-20-the-fastest-way-to-freely-distort-image-with-flash-in-actionscript.html Yes, but again - be careful. Skewing/distortion is not perspective. If you do that with text you won't get the same result as a star-wars-like text, as the glyphs that are farther from the viewer won't be vertically scaled as they should. To explain it visually, http://hosted.zeh.com.br/misc/perspective.png Zeh ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Skewing text
Hi, Don't know if this helps. http://sandy.media-box.net/blog/distortimage-20-the-fastest-way-to-freely-distort-image-with-flash-in-actionscript.html Google http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=enq=actionscript+2+perspective+skew+movieclipbtnG=Searchmeta= http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=enq=actionscript+2+perspective+skew+movieclipbtnG=Searchmeta= :) Glen Jake Prime wrote: Hi List I need to skew some text to give the impression it is going off into the distance (think opening text on Star Wars, though without movement). I know this effect can be done using the triangular method as used in Papervision. However I'm not creating a 3D scene here, I just want the skewing. Can this be easily done with Papervision, or can anyone recommend any other resource (AS2 only)? I understand the principles behind the technique, I just don't want to re-invent the wheel by implementing from scratch. Any help appreciated Jake ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Skewing text
I need to skew some text to give the impression it is going off into the distance (think opening text on Star Wars, though without movement). I know this effect can be done using the triangular method as used in Papervision. However I'm not creating a 3D scene here, I just want the skewing. Can this be easily done with Papervision, or can anyone recommend any other resource (AS2 only)? I understand the principles behind the technique, I just don't want to re-invent the wheel by implementing from scratch. The effect is not just skewing. It *is* 3d, in the meaning that the perspective is distorted because the middle points are moved away depending on the angle. So yes, your faster/best bet would be to use any 3d class such as Papervision3D. It should be fairly simple as you'll just need a rotated plane with the content of a movieclip projected on it. Zeh ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Skewing text
I'm actually working on something similar for AS3 at the moment since using papervision / having a Z axis would only complicate things for nothing in my situation. I've found a very nice snippet of AS1/2 code from senocular on the topic: http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?t=128444page=2 Hope this helps! On 7/2/07, Zeh Fernando [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need to skew some text to give the impression it is going off into the distance (think opening text on Star Wars, though without movement). I know this effect can be done using the triangular method as used in Papervision. However I'm not creating a 3D scene here, I just want the skewing. Can this be easily done with Papervision, or can anyone recommend any other resource (AS2 only)? I understand the principles behind the technique, I just don't want to re-invent the wheel by implementing from scratch. The effect is not just skewing. It *is* 3d, in the meaning that the perspective is distorted because the middle points are moved away depending on the angle. So yes, your faster/best bet would be to use any 3d class such as Papervision3D. It should be fairly simple as you'll just need a rotated plane with the content of a movieclip projected on it. Zeh ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- Francis Turmel Personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Business: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] Skewing text
Couldn't you just stick a TextField inside of a MovieClip then use a transformation matrix to screw the MovieClip? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zeh Fernando Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 2:17 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Skewing text I need to skew some text to give the impression it is going off into the distance (think opening text on Star Wars, though without movement). I know this effect can be done using the triangular method as used in Papervision. However I'm not creating a 3D scene here, I just want the skewing. Can this be easily done with Papervision, or can anyone recommend any other resource (AS2 only)? I understand the principles behind the technique, I just don't want to re-invent the wheel by implementing from scratch. The effect is not just skewing. It *is* 3d, in the meaning that the perspective is distorted because the middle points are moved away depending on the angle. So yes, your faster/best bet would be to use any 3d class such as Papervision3D. It should be fairly simple as you'll just need a rotated plane with the content of a movieclip projected on it. Zeh ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Skewing text
whether you screw or skew the movieclip that still wont be a perspective distortion:) On 7/2/07, David Ngo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Couldn't you just stick a TextField inside of a MovieClip then use a transformation matrix to screw the MovieClip? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zeh Fernando Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 2:17 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Skewing text I need to skew some text to give the impression it is going off into the distance (think opening text on Star Wars, though without movement). I know this effect can be done using the triangular method as used in Papervision. However I'm not creating a 3D scene here, I just want the skewing. Can this be easily done with Papervision, or can anyone recommend any other resource (AS2 only)? I understand the principles behind the technique, I just don't want to re-invent the wheel by implementing from scratch. The effect is not just skewing. It *is* 3d, in the meaning that the perspective is distorted because the middle points are moved away depending on the angle. So yes, your faster/best bet would be to use any 3d class such as Papervision3D. It should be fairly simple as you'll just need a rotated plane with the content of a movieclip projected on it. Zeh ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Skewing text
can you take what David said, only actually skew the text/object with the free transform to give the illusion of 3D depth...ie: make the top of the text thinner and the bottom wider. this will give the perception of the top of the text going back into space and the bottom being out towards the viewer. I did it in Illustrator...so I figure you can do it in Flash. now, animating it that way might be trickier... On Jul 2, 2007, at 2:41 PM, Hans Wichman wrote: whether you screw or skew the movieclip that still wont be a perspective distortion:) On 7/2/07, David Ngo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Couldn't you just stick a TextField inside of a MovieClip then use a transformation matrix to screw the MovieClip? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zeh Fernando Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 2:17 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Skewing text I need to skew some text to give the impression it is going off into the distance (think opening text on Star Wars, though without movement). I know this effect can be done using the triangular method as used in Papervision. However I'm not creating a 3D scene here, I just want the skewing. Can this be easily done with Papervision, or can anyone recommend any other resource (AS2 only)? I understand the principles behind the technique, I just don't want to re-invent the wheel by implementing from scratch. The effect is not just skewing. It *is* 3d, in the meaning that the perspective is distorted because the middle points are moved away depending on the angle. So yes, your faster/best bet would be to use any 3d class such as Papervision3D. It should be fairly simple as you'll just need a rotated plane with the content of a movieclip projected on it. Zeh ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ...+. Jay Carlson Senior Web Designer Dillinger Kovach 817-719-3109 866-824-9790 Toll Free www.dillingerkovach.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ...+. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Skewing text
chiming in a little late on this one... i need to preface the fact that i have not tried using these classes YET but this cat: http://lab.mathieu-badimon.com/ seems to have packaged up some nice stuff here: http://five3d.mathieu-badimon.com/ along with some documentation and a getting started guide. again, i haven't tried it yet but on the surface it looks like something you might be able to toy with... good luck, Dunc On 7/2/07, Hans Wichman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: whether you screw or skew the movieclip that still wont be a perspective distortion:) On 7/2/07, David Ngo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Couldn't you just stick a TextField inside of a MovieClip then use a transformation matrix to screw the MovieClip? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zeh Fernando Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 2:17 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Skewing text I need to skew some text to give the impression it is going off into the distance (think opening text on Star Wars, though without movement). I know this effect can be done using the triangular method as used in Papervision. However I'm not creating a 3D scene here, I just want the skewing. Can this be easily done with Papervision, or can anyone recommend any other resource (AS2 only)? I understand the principles behind the technique, I just don't want to re-invent the wheel by implementing from scratch. The effect is not just skewing. It *is* 3d, in the meaning that the perspective is distorted because the middle points are moved away depending on the angle. So yes, your faster/best bet would be to use any 3d class such as Papervision3D. It should be fairly simple as you'll just need a rotated plane with the content of a movieclip projected on it. Zeh ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Skewing text
Hi, I put together a very simple example for fun, maybe it's of use, nothing fancy though and pretty unoptimized. http://objectpainters.com/blog/?p=38 greetz JC On 7/2/07, Duncan Reid [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: chiming in a little late on this one... i need to preface the fact that i have not tried using these classes YET but this cat: http://lab.mathieu-badimon.com/ seems to have packaged up some nice stuff here: http://five3d.mathieu-badimon.com/ along with some documentation and a getting started guide. again, i haven't tried it yet but on the surface it looks like something you might be able to toy with... good luck, Dunc On 7/2/07, Hans Wichman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: whether you screw or skew the movieclip that still wont be a perspective distortion:) On 7/2/07, David Ngo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Couldn't you just stick a TextField inside of a MovieClip then use a transformation matrix to screw the MovieClip? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zeh Fernando Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 2:17 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Skewing text I need to skew some text to give the impression it is going off into the distance (think opening text on Star Wars, though without movement). I know this effect can be done using the triangular method as used in Papervision. However I'm not creating a 3D scene here, I just want the skewing. Can this be easily done with Papervision, or can anyone recommend any other resource (AS2 only)? I understand the principles behind the technique, I just don't want to re-invent the wheel by implementing from scratch. The effect is not just skewing. It *is* 3d, in the meaning that the perspective is distorted because the middle points are moved away depending on the angle. So yes, your faster/best bet would be to use any 3d class such as Papervision3D. It should be fairly simple as you'll just need a rotated plane with the content of a movieclip projected on it. Zeh ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
