flash animated text

[MarkR]

Hi,

When I try to add a back ground image, using the CSS - property sheet
background-image field, to a flash animated text field I created the
image flashes when the page opens but then is gone. Has anyone been able
to get this to work or change the back ground of a flash animated text
field to transparent?

Thank you

Mark

[Technology Ideas]

Yes you can.

Attached is a screen shot of the Flash Properties and the place where you
choose Transparent.

It does of course depend somewhat on how you've created your flash file, but
if you've created Flash text with a background that can be transparent, this
is how you do it.

If you haven't look at Z-Index of your Flash file.

--
Andrew Baker
Technology Ideas
http://www.technologyideas.com.au
Australia

"MarkR" <mark@wacusettanimalhospital.com> wrote in message
news:hn1mot$6ue$1@DailyPlanet.news.netobjects.com. ..
> Hi,
>
> When I try to add a back ground image, using the CSS - property sheet
> background-image field, to a flash animated text field I created the
> image flashes when the page opens but then is gone. Has anyone been able
> to get this to work or change the back ground of a flash animated text
> field to transparent?
>
> Thank you
>
> Mark

[Technology Ideas]

Mark

I have just looked at your website and I realise it's not finished yet, but
can I respectfully suggest you reduce the file size of your pictures as the
site is slow to load.

For instance, the logo is a 123Kb jpg and actually 500 x 270 even though you
are only displaying it at 324x175 and can easily be made into a GIF file
which is more appropriate for logos and sized to 324x175.

I have been nice and attached the logo to this message for you to show the
difference.

I would also suggest you do the slideshow you have on the home page as a
flash slideshow with XML and have the images separate so that the entire
thing doesn't have to load before showing the photos.

Good luck with it all.
--
Andrew Baker
Technology Ideas
http://www.technologyideas.com.au
Australia

"MarkR" <mark@wacusettanimalhospital.com> wrote in message
news:hn1mot$6ue$1@DailyPlanet.news.netobjects.com. ..
> Hi,
>
> When I try to add a back ground image, using the CSS - property sheet
> background-image field, to a flash animated text field I created the
> image flashes when the page opens but then is gone. Has anyone been able
> to get this to work or change the back ground of a flash animated text
> field to transparent?
>
> Thank you
>
> Mark

[Technology Ideas]

You slideshow is done with Javascript and is loading pictures separately, so
no need to create a flash slideshow as I said before, but definitely reduce
the file sizes down drastically.
--
Andrew Baker
Technology Ideas
http://www.technologyideas.com.au
Australia

"Technology Ideas" <info@(remove)technologyideas.com.au> wrote in message
news:hn1q2t$89e$1@DailyPlanet.news.netobjects.com. ..
> Mark
>
> I have just looked at your website and I realise it's not finished yet,
> but can I respectfully suggest you reduce the file size of your pictures
> as the site is slow to load.
>
> For instance, the logo is a 123Kb jpg and actually 500 x 270 even though
> you are only displaying it at 324x175 and can easily be made into a GIF
> file which is more appropriate for logos and sized to 324x175.
>
> I have been nice and attached the logo to this message for you to show the
> difference.
>
> I would also suggest you do the slideshow you have on the home page as a
> flash slideshow with XML and have the images separate so that the entire
> thing doesn't have to load before showing the photos.
>
> Good luck with it all.
> --
> Andrew Baker
> Technology Ideas
> http://www.technologyideas.com.au
> Australia
>
> "MarkR" <mark@wacusettanimalhospital.com> wrote in message
> news:hn1mot$6ue$1@DailyPlanet.news.netobjects.com. ..
>> Hi,
>>
>> When I try to add a back ground image, using the CSS - property sheet
>> background-image field, to a flash animated text field I created the
>> image flashes when the page opens but then is gone. Has anyone been able
>> to get this to work or change the back ground of a flash animated text
>> field to transparent?
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> Mark
>
>
>

[MarkR]

Thank you for the information; I really appreciate it!

I will make the changes!

Technology Ideas wrote:
> You slideshow is done with Javascript and is loading pictures separately, so
> no need to create a flash slideshow as I said before, but definitely reduce
> the file sizes down drastically.

[MarkR]

Andrew,

I didn't create the flash file I used the NOF Animated Text flash
component; any idea if this can be modified to use a transparent
background? I have a new back ground image for my banner that I would
like to have the animated text on.

Thanks again

Mark

Technology Ideas wrote:
> Yes you can.
>
> Attached is a screen shot of the Flash Properties and the place where you
> choose Transparent.
>
> It does of course depend somewhat on how you've created your flash file, but
> if you've created Flash text with a background that can be transparent, this
> is how you do it.
>
> If you haven't look at Z-Index of your Flash file.
>
>

[Technology Ideas]

Mark

Just set the opacity to 99 in the component properties.

Just another reminder too....reduce the size of your JPG's. The photo at
the top between "A Mountain of Services" and "Under One Roof"! is nearly
4.5Mb!

--
Andrew Baker
Technology Ideas
http://www.technologyideas.com.au
Australia

"MarkR" <mark@wacusettanimalhospital.com> wrote in message
news:hn40uu$92f$1@DailyPlanet.news.netobjects.com. ..
> Andrew,
>
> I didn't create the flash file I used the NOF Animated Text flash
> component; any idea if this can be modified to use a transparent
> background? I have a new back ground image for my banner that I would like
> to have the animated text on.
>
> Thanks again
>
> Mark
>
> Technology Ideas wrote:
>> Yes you can.
>>
>> Attached is a screen shot of the Flash Properties and the place where you
>> choose Transparent.
>>
>> It does of course depend somewhat on how you've created your flash file,
>> but if you've created Flash text with a background that can be
>> transparent, this is how you do it.
>>
>> If you haven't look at Z-Index of your Flash file.
>>
>>
>

[MarkR]

So when you resize and image with NOF it doesn't actually resize the image?

Thanks again, I've made the changes - I really appreciate the feedback
and help!

Take care

Mark

Technology Ideas wrote:
> Mark
>
> Just set the opacity to 99 in the component properties.
>
> Just another reminder too....reduce the size of your JPG's. The photo at
> the top between "A Mountain of Services" and "Under One Roof"! is nearly
> 4.5Mb!
>

[Derek]

On 09/03/2010 11:17, MarkR wrote:
> So when you resize and image with NOF it doesn't actually resize the image?
>

Generally regarded as a smart move to prepare your graphics outside of
NOF. NOF doesn't try to be a graphics editor (thankfully). The HTML IMG
tag allows for an image to be resized on the fly by the browser, but the
source file stays the same size...

[Technology Ideas]

If you don't have graphics software that can resize images, try an online
version, there are several but http://www.imageoptimizer.net works well, or
if you want a full graphics manipulation program that's very much like
Photoshop but free try GIMP www.gimp.org

--
Andrew Baker
Technology Ideas
http://www.technologyideas.com.au
Australia

"Derek" <no.reply@who.cares> wrote in message
news:hn662a$91a$1@DailyPlanet.news.netobjects.com. ..
> On 09/03/2010 11:17, MarkR wrote:
>> So when you resize and image with NOF it doesn't actually resize the
>> image?
>>
>
> Generally regarded as a smart move to prepare your graphics outside of
> NOF. NOF doesn't try to be a graphics editor (thankfully). The HTML IMG
> tag allows for an image to be resized on the fly by the browser, but the
> source file stays the same size...