Lin Evans Posted January 4, 2007 Report Posted January 4, 2007 Hi Folks,We have an old saying "there's more than one way to skin a cat" whch means essentially that there are many ways to achieve the same end.This second installment of Flash Tutorials on Making Snow for P2E slideshows concerns using a different filter, the "texture" tool and the "grain" effect. Fast, easy and flexible, it's another way to create a PNG file with yet a different texture and feel for the snow.http://www.lin-evans.net/pte/snoweffectflash2.zipThis about 13 meg - requires Flash 8 or betterBest regards,Lni Quote
dagrace Posted January 4, 2007 Report Posted January 4, 2007 Hi Lin,I haven't actually tried this yet, but I saw your demo in another post. It was great! What I really expected to happen was as the snow increased, that the drifts on the ground and tractor and fence would actually get bigger. I'm sure it's possible with some before and after shots, or some creative PS-ing. Just throwing down the gauntlet for you creative types... anything is possible with PTE 5! Hey, should that be the new motto? Quote
ronwil Posted January 4, 2007 Report Posted January 4, 2007 Unfortunately I cannot view your tutorials. In Irfanview I get a black screen with voice over. I noted that it requires Flash 8 or better but at £200 (UK) plus that is prohibitive as far as I am concerned.RegardsRon [uK] Quote
stonemason Posted January 4, 2007 Report Posted January 4, 2007 Hi Ron you need to download and install the .swf plugin from Irfanview's web site the you can view the tutorials OKRegardsGeoff Quote
sospan Posted January 4, 2007 Report Posted January 4, 2007 Hi Ron,Initially I also got the black screen in Irfanview. Downloaded the iv formats.zip from http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm, this contained the required flash plug in. Followed the instructions and then watched Lin's excellent snow tutorial.Ray Quote
Ken Cox Posted January 4, 2007 Report Posted January 4, 2007 RON get yourself the free globfx pluginit has controls etcsee FREE Version 1.1 For Windows 98/ME - Windows NT4/2000/XPSwiff Player is a FREE stand-alone player that enables Flash users to quickly play their Flash movies. Swiff Player offers a variety of playback capabilities. http://www.globfx.com/products/#swfplayersit is my default swf player for off web swf's showsken Quote
Lin Evans Posted January 4, 2007 Author Report Posted January 4, 2007 Hi Lin,I haven't actually tried this yet, but I saw your demo in another post. It was great! What I really expected to happen was as the snow increased, that the drifts on the ground and tractor and fence would actually get bigger. I'm sure it's possible with some before and after shots, or some creative PS-ing. Just throwing down the gauntlet for you creative types... anything is possible with PTE 5! Hey, should that be the new motto? Hi Ron,As others have noted, you need the latest plugins from Irfanview. Actually I would suggest downloading the latest version of Irfanview (free) and also the plugins. You really only need the Flash 9 player which is free from Adobe (Macromedia) to view a Flash show. You can download and install it in just a few seconds. It wouldn't hurt to have both the Irfanview plugins set as well as the free Flash 9 player from Adobe.Best regards,Lin Quote
ronwil Posted January 4, 2007 Report Posted January 4, 2007 Thanks everyone That was quick. Everything now working satisfactorily.Ron [uK] Quote
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