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    Default Re: A community project

    Very Nice Larry -Looks Like a Real one to me (can it be slowed down?) -Tom aka Hwy101
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    Yes Tom, but it looks better this way. I may try it again soon (like tomorrow) using more frames and not moving each image quite so far each time. That should do it I think.This is still not what I am after but it is better, and so far the only almost working method I have come up with. Briefly what I did was make a mask and used the same one to slice the image 4 times, then copied the mask to the clipboard and copied the frame and move each image the required direction, then when that was done I pasted the mask back into place and cut off the parts that overlapped, for each image in that frame. Then copied again and repeated the process for each frame. When I knew the finished size I made a large square larger then frame 1 and one smaller then frame ? and cut it out of the larger square, allowing the viewer to only see the cleaned up version which in this case was the size of the final frame.
    Larry a.k.a wizard509

    Never give up. You will never fail, but you may find a lot of ways that don't work.

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    Hello Larry,

    Still working on the idea. Now, am trying something with Opacity Masks...

    In the meantime, (hopefully) for inspiration:

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    Blender

    Peace

    James

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    That's great James. What ever you did it seems to work really well.
    Works much better than mine for sure.
    Could you provide a brief tutorial on what you did for the benefit of all interested, (that includes me)?
    So far you are the Master!

    EDIT:Would it be possible to do that same thing with the photo provided or ShapeShifters kaleidoscope pattern made from the photo?

    edit again: OK, James re-looking at your animation I see that it was done in Blender, so I guess you can't provide a tutorial on how you did it in Xara, not yet anyway.
    Last edited by wizard509; 11 August 2011 at 06:58 PM. Reason: edit again
    Larry a.k.a wizard509

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    James, I was thinking that it might be better to do some abstract designs like you are doing rather than using a photo. That way you have more control over starting and stopping points to make it look ever changing. It is difficult to do the animation like I was doing and finding an ending place that doesn't make such an abrupt change as it starts over. I was working on mine trying to slow it down and found out that if I deleted certain frames the whole thing seems to be better in that way. I'm just about ready to start another one to see what I can do to use more frames and not move each piece so far in one go. I'm hoping that will smooth things out a little and slow it down at the same time. I'm getting more maybe not so bright ideas I'll just have to see what comes of that. I'm still sticking with 4 pieces for the moment. but it’s still going to be a multi frame animation.
    Larry a.k.a wizard509

    Never give up. You will never fail, but you may find a lot of ways that don't work.

 

 

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