Inspired by an earlier post, I put together a clip showing how to make a shiny button in Xtreme.
Easy to do, and it looks pretty good! If I do say so myself.
-Bob.
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Inspired by an earlier post, I put together a clip showing how to make a shiny button in Xtreme.
Easy to do, and it looks pretty good! If I do say so myself.
-Bob.
You're not wrong - it looks great, I love watching the way people go about things and picking up tips.
I might make a few myself in the future. What programs do you use to record?
Also, I made a backdrop for a digital media player a few years back using the way i do buttons like yours, but adapted to be more bubble like. The objects are in a certain place on the screen because that's where information or icons appeared when the media player was in use - it all kinda went together.
Anyway, take a look...
http://www.digitopia.it/scrapbook/backdrop.png
Thanks, Merlinski.Quote:
Originally Posted by Merlinski
I used Windows Media Encoder (it's free.) I recorded at 800x600. What I do though is I have an 800x600 shape as my desktop wallpaper and I resized Xara to cover that 800x600 block. That way, I don't need to change my screen resolution.
I use the Screen Capture wizard in Media Encoder to set things up, but before I start, I go to 'Properties' and to the 'Compression' tab and edit the Video Codec from Video 9 Screen to Video 9.
Then I upload the video as is to YouTube.
-Bob.
Bob, what an outstanding tutorial! I just did it step-by-step to your video. I learned a great deal of little things I never thought of. Thank you.
Bob great video. I had not thought of using clipview for the highlight as you have shown. Thanks.
Thanks bob, I do it totally different, but your way is great.
I learend a couple of things too I didn`t use or know yet.
Very clear video, thanks for it.
Thanks!
I know there are other ways of creating the same effect, but this works too and makes it a bit easier to make later edits.
If for example you want to thicken the edge that is highlighted around the button, you'll just need to make the inner circle smaller. Doing so, you'll also need to fix the colouring so the inner circle will blend in again (piece of cake)
It gives the illusion of a ring, without cutting out a shape and forming an actual ring which is harder to edit (well, extra work anyway)
Cutting out the highlight area instead of using ClipView works too, but to reposition it, it's not as easy.
I'm all for having something look good, plus somehow make it easier for edits.
-Bob.
Great Video Bob
I was wondering how you made it. You said you used windows Media Encoder. And this is free. Where can I get the Windows media encoder ? Is it part of windows? Or do you need to download it somewhere?
I learnt a few new things in this tutorial. I didn't use to know what Clipview was. Because of this tutorial, I looked it up in the Help System and now I know...
It is a download. I have Windows Media Encoder 9 Series it is the second one on the download page. I'm using Windows XP.Quote:
Originally Posted by a4hire
Windows Media Encoder
Bloby, good work on the button! :) You are welcome.
-Bob.
Bob
Thanks for the video:D
Its nice to be able to DRAW from others expertise!
Nice tutorial Bob. Thank you for sharing it. :cool:
Well done Bob. Enjoyed watching that. Now I am off to learn this screen recording you mentioned. :D
Ok I'm having way to much fun now. :D Which one are you going to push? ;)
Bob
Like Bruce and Merlinski I was also wondering how you made it. Thanks for a nice tutorial and the information around it.
Sven-Ingvar
Thanks Bob - an excellent and very helpful video
I am really enjoying this tutorial, mr. Hahn.
But I am stuck at timeline 4:04 of the video. Even after playing back this section several times, I can't seem to understand what you are saying after the word "and".
It is after the point when you turn the orange ellipse into white and applied a linear transparancy to it.
It has nothing to do with your pronounciation, but english not being my native language which is to blame, so please don't be offended.
thanks in advance
CL
Hi, CL.
No offence taken at all. Is it a step you're missing? After the linear transparancy is applied to the white ellipse - with that shape selected, holding the 'Shift' key, select the smaller blue circle just below it so both shapes are selected.
With both selected, apply 'ClipView' by pressing the Q key on your keyboard. That will clip the ellipse shape within the blue circle. (or do it by going to the 'Arrange' tab and selecting 'Apply ClipView.')
I hope I got that right.:)
-Bob.
Thanks for the explanation..that really helped..
Cheers,
CL
Good stuff.. Excellent clues/tips..
Now Bob - what about an 'Eyes - Nose - Lips' tutorial please ;)
(hardest things to get right for me so far!)