Fireplace

**Soquili** · 30 November 2006, 08:46 PM

This was an interesting experiment. I had to convert the Live Effects to Bitmap Copy with alpha before they were visible in the flash animation.

Having loads of fun playing with Xara Xtreme Pro

**Whizz Kid** · 30 November 2006, 08:57 PM

Nice one Bill

I will need to get my hands on Xara Pro.

**Egg Bramhill** · 30 November 2006, 09:26 PM

Get the toasting forks out ! Great Bill.

**Intbel** · 30 November 2006, 11:19 PM

Good idea for the reflections/shadows, another good 'un.

**Soquili** · 30 November 2006, 11:27 PM

Cheers Paul, Egg, and Raymond.

Thanks for your kind comments. Who is bringing the marshmellows?

**WolfMoonHP** · 01 December 2006, 01:21 AM

This is really cool (or should I say warm?)...I like the way that the shadows match the flames.
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Will

**Soquili** · 01 December 2006, 01:43 AM

Thanks Will. The shadows are a fractal plasma fill. The movement was done by changing the location of the center fill handle on each frame.

**WolfMoonHP** · 02 December 2006, 01:27 PM

I love the look of a fireplace. I just had one installed in our home here in Miami...but the fire is electric and generates no heat! That way it doesn't have to compete with the air conditioning.

Now I can see that fractal fills are something else I'm going to have to start studying. I've used them in a couple of tutorials, but am not good at visualizing what I can do with them yet.
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Will