Hi, This looks awesome ;) I'll take a deeper look into it and suggest that a few others I know do as well.
Thanks, Ken On May 24, 2009, at 11:26 AM, Donn wrote: > Hi, > I have recently released a little python API that can do 2D vector > animation. > > You don't have to think entirely in Python code because you can do > all your > artwork in Inkscape. Once that is done, you use Python to pull that > artwork > out and animate it by keyframes and tweening. > > Things offers another twist which may be handy to you: You can > export each > frame to either PNG or SVG files. This lets you create Ajax > throbbers, animated > images by taking those files into some other process like imagemagick. > You could also import the files into other software; like Blender > or video > apps. > > With Things you can: > 1. Contain Things in other Things. Example: a bird flying -- the > wings moving > on a tween would be inside the Bird Thing which would in-turn be > tweening > along a path across the screen. > 2. Follow paths. > 3. Clip Things to any path. > 4. Animate size, position, alpha, rotation and tint. > 5. Detect the mouse -- buttons, drag/drop etc. > 6. Display frames from 'loops' which you draw (each frame of) in > Inkscape. > 7. Draw any graphics that python-cairo is capable of. Including > pango text, > gradients, paths, images, etc. > > So, the idea is to use Inkscape for the visual design and Things > for the > animation thereof. Once this is done, you could distribute your > "thingum" > script, or use the export feature to take the animation to other > places. > > If you visit the links in my sig, you will find the code, help for > the API and > a PDF tutorial. > > It's been written on *buntu GNU/Linux and it's probably best to try > it on > same. There are a few dependencies, but nothing you can't apt-get. > The script > will (I hope) help you locate what you need -- just run one of the > demo > "thingums". > > It's early days, and there will be bugs, but it's quite nice to see it > actually working. > > Hope it helps, > \d > -- > home: http://otherwise.relics.co.za/wiki/Software/Things/ > https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/things/ > https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/fontypython/ > > > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list > ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
