proj-imim:
Fwd: wait-animation & bipolar...
Helmut Dersch 2000-May-24 23:56:57
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> Subject: wait-animation & bipolar...
> From: "Jochum Berg" <#removed#>
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> Hi all!
> This is my two kronor:
> >> Free the wait gif (animated) from having to be the same size as the window.
> >> Free the still wait.gif/jpg from scaling to viewer size.
>
> -This I could do myself just adding a white frame around, white=no size,
> however this could make it easier of course, but not very importent.
>
> >> Permit the wait to play to completion (if not looped) Or add a minimum wait
> >> parameter.
> >
> > There is no difference between animated and static gifs. Java
> > displays them both using the drawImage() method, and I have no control
> > over how this method handles animations, eg speed, looping, stopping etc.
> > I could add an option to scale or not to scale, if that is desired,
> > and I could add a minimum wait time.
>
> -Does any have a link to a gif-animation that works OK? Mine don't. Permit
> the wait to play to completion if not looped is very good!
>
> > If animations are needed, I could add this via multiple frames
> > (wait0, wait1, wait2,...). In that case, I can control speed,
> > make sure it is displayed completely before the panorama is shown,
> > or even synchronize the animation with the download progress.
> > However, I'm afraid downloading several gifs/jpegs for this
> > kind of wait image takes longer than what we are waiting for.
> > Your thoughts?
>
> -Absolute wonderful, then I can add several better compressed jpeg's and
> control the speed better, then my attempt at
> "www.illustrata.com/gullan30.html" would work just as I desired, this is a
> must! I cant wait! Pleazzze...
>
> >> I wonder how things would look if PTViewer would apply a light unsharp mask
> >> while doing the bipolar interpolation.
> >
> > Please, leave image optimisation to the "image makers". Even with a soft
> > image, strait lines have often bad rendering, even in the very good PTViewer,
> > having some uncontroled USM will not help us at all !
>
> -Yes I also thinks there are to much bipolar interpolation that makes the
> smaller panos little too soft, couldnt it be some way to reduce the effect,
> or is it only a full throttle or none? BTW could we turn it off already if
> we want? This I guess is pretty much depending on how sharp I make the
> source-jpeg.
>
> Keep on Helmut, you make a hell of a good job!
> --
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> Regards/ #removed#
>
> PS. Is it still greeks above my letters? How do I get rid of that? Sorry for
> that!