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kameronj wrote on 11/14/2003, 8:20 AM
this deserves to be on top for a while.
beerandchips wrote on 11/14/2003, 9:30 AM
Cool. Thanks BillyBoy.
BillyBoy wrote on 11/14/2003, 10:19 AM
Your welcome. As long as this thread got "bumped up" I'll mention that my personal tastes something like a page peel looks best when you can fit it into a situation that it really simulates a page turning or trying to create the effect you're "peeling" something back like when you grab the edge of the plastic wrap on a TV dinner.

When used as I demonstrated with button like objects on a menu page if you set the transition time neither too slow or too fast it creates that cool effect as if you really did grab a corner and pulled back to revel what's underneath which doesn't work as well just going from one scene in a video to the next because there sometimes isn't much a contrast change. I was going to use a mouse click sound and I couldn't find one and it was dinner time. ;-)
vitalforces wrote on 11/14/2003, 4:06 PM
Thanks again. (Bumping up.)
MNJ wrote on 11/15/2003, 11:01 PM
Billy - very creative idea. Is there any way you could put an example of what the peeling menu looks like on your web page? Would love to see it.
BillyBoy wrote on 11/16/2003, 12:13 AM
I did. In the upper right hand corner there's a link. On the page there is a brief RM format demo. Only runs a few seconds. Click on that little right point arrow that's within the embedded Real Media player.

http://www.wideopenwest.com/%7Ewvg/tutorial-menu.htm

MNJ wrote on 11/16/2003, 1:08 PM
I guess I didn't see it because I don't have Real installed (it shows up in my browser as a blank image). I don't have it installed on my home PC, because the my work PC has it and it frequently asks me to upgrade.

If it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you add a Windows Media Player version?
biggles wrote on 11/16/2003, 5:00 PM
Yes, I have exactly the same 'problem', so a WMP version would be really nice.

BTW really, really appreciate the time you have taken to put together these tutorials!!!
frogmugsy wrote on 11/16/2003, 6:42 PM
Excellent BillyBoy. It always makes more sense to me when I'm able to see exactly what you're talking about. Thanks for the video.
BillyBoy wrote on 11/16/2003, 7:06 PM
New and improved demo video and tutorial now up. See new thread.