Hi Charlie, just my two cents:
- have a look at the "Sample & Hold" patch, which can help you keeping the old string as long as you needed to fade it out, then switching to the new text from your string input patch. - you properly don't need to create your own mask with the gradient, try to apply the "Swipe" patch on your text image. - maybe it would be much simpler to implement a state machine in a JavaScript patch instead of doing all the transition controlling in pure QC. Best, Achim Breidenbach Boinx Software On 01.11.2010, at 17:49, Charlie Francis wrote: > Hi, > > I'm currently trying to create a composition that will animate a mask over an > image, change the text supplied to that image, and then animate the mask > back. All on a command input. > > I have created a composition that does this, but I don't feel that it is > Robust enough, and it flickers when the text changes. > The way I would like this to happen is that the first text string is stored > in a multiplexer as a default value, any time the update string is left > blank, the animation fades out and replaces it with default value. > If the string is updated with another value, then the current string should > fade out and then be replaced by the new string. > > I've attached a copy of the test composition I've been working on. I'm still > a big beginner in this Quartz Animation stuff, so would like to know some > guidelines on how I can improve my skills! And better ways of setting up this > type of 'command, fire animation, fire animation, end' stack > > Regards, > Charlie > <fade_animation.qtz> _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/quartzcomposer-dev/achim%40boinx.com > > This email sent to [email protected] _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/quartzcomposer-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
