Johnny G Junior's NoteBook Treasures

Jquery | PHP Json Results

2012-02-21T10:23:00.000-08:00

Jquery -> PHP Echo Array -> Jquery (parse Json)

Jquery -> load XML file

2012-01-15T17:04:00.001-08:00

Loading XML File using Jquery -> then fill into list.

Once Jquery pulls the XML file, you create a loop to store the info, then it places the info into the page and continues the loop till there is no more information.

Redirect Header PHP

2012-01-14T22:13:00.000-08:00

How not to Refresh page - PHP + JQuery

2012-01-14T22:08:00.000-08:00

This script executes a SQL query using PHP. Once the php gets the info, you Echo it on the php page -> in turn, JQUERY pulls the echo information and SPLITS it at the character you want. The function does not only split the info, but it stores it in an array.

Hope this makes sense.

Understanding JQuery STuff

2011-12-31T10:33:00.000-08:00

Adventuring into JQuery.

1. Download Jquery...
2. Then to use it in your html. you need this in your <-head->

This will import it into your page.

3. you need to set up an area now to create a script. this will also go in your <-head->

4. Next this is a sample of a click caller. this goes in your <-script->


$(document).ready(function(){
 $(this).addClass("price").click(function(){
alert("Hello World! ");           });
});

this says... we register a "ready" event for the document.

use the class called "price" add a click to it and when clicked, pop up a message "Hello World!".

FIN!

Handy Click to call Html Tag

2011-10-28T06:15:00.000-07:00

0000000000

All you have to do is change the 0's to the actual number you want and BOOM. You's a callin people.

FIN!

Mobile Website not going fullscreen??

2011-10-24T07:32:00.000-07:00

The 2 codes below will make your Mobile html fullscreen.

Place this in this inbetween your "head" < head >< /head > tag

so what did we write?
The metatag "apple-mobile-web-app-capable" is a default behavior to use Safari to display web content. This will set the html to fullscreen.

So what is the metatag "Viewport"?
This tag is used to improve your presentation. Lets breakdown the parameters and see how its used.

content: set the content size.
Scale: by setting the scale to 1, the browser assumes the width and height is set by the device's height and width.

width: [NUMBER] default is 980. ("device-width" = Width of device. )
height: [NUMBER]("device-height"= Height of device)
minimum-scale: [NUMBER] default is .25. the min the site could be scaled.
maximum-scale: [NUMBER] default is 1.6. range 0-10.0. the max the site could be called up.
initial-scale: [NUMBER] the intial scale of the site.
user-scalable: [no/yes] default is yes. can the users scale the page.

where are you spaces? PHP / MYSQL

2011-08-10T09:39:00.000-07:00

so you have an entry in your MYSQL database that has a space.

for example in your field named ProjectName you have the entry "Fire Cards".
when it gets returned into PHP, you may experience this:

result: Fire

you see that the entry is in mysql but for some reason its stops at the space. WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH THAT.. don't worry, here is your fix.


rawurlencode(); 

//  keeps the spaces in and turns it to %20

urldecode(); 

//  converts %20 to an actual space.

you used this like this. rawurlencode(THIS ITEM);

Heres how it works. if i want to find the result of ProjectName it would look like this.




While($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){

$projectName = rawurlencode($row['ProjectName']);

}

echo $projectName;

the result:  Fire%20Cards

}

Now to get it to display the space as a "space" add urldecode after you get it out of MYSQL with the rawurlencode.


While($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){

$projectName = rawurlencode($row['ProjectName']);

$projectName = urldecode($projectName);

}

echo $projectName;



the result:  Fire Cards

}

hope this saved your world from blowing up. Im out.

After FX - Render Layers

2011-07-21T16:24:00.000-07:00

So you have a big clip that you need to break apart. heres a really big time saver.

Big up's to the script writer.. WHAT WHAT!

Shortcuts.

2011-06-11T22:13:00.000-07:00

CTRL-Backspace - delete line + Vertex

HD Formats - Center Cut Vs. Bars

2011-06-09T10:49:00.000-07:00

Below is a 2 methods of converting HD to SD (Standard Def). You choose which one is appropriate for your production.

MotionBuilder: LiveShadows

2010-04-23T05:24:00.000-07:00

Live Shadows in Motionbuilder.

MotionBuilder: Live Shadows from Johnny G Junior on Vimeo.

MotionBuilder: Camera Transitions in Story.

2010-04-06T09:56:00.001-07:00

Here is a Video Tutorial :) of how to transition one camera into another in Motionbuilder. How to preview it in Story and what issues you may run into.

MotionBuilder: Camera Transitions in Story. from Johnny G Junior on Vimeo.

There is no audio on this video so don't go punching your speakers to work. i wont be responsible.

phpMYSQL database Backup

2010-03-08T13:57:00.000-08:00

How to backup you phpmysql database

Select the table you want to backup

1. Click Export
2. Click all the tables you want to backup.
3. Make sure MYSQL is check
4. Check the Save file as Box
5. Hit GO

Loading XML and Making sense of it.

2010-02-15T13:56:00.000-08:00

Using the XML template above, i wrote a code to just TEST the results from the XML Document.


/////  FLASH CODE testing images.xml doc

var xmlData:XML = new XML(); ///// Create New Variable called xmlData
xmlData.load("images.xml"); //// load xml file
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true; /// ignore them white spaces

xmlData.onLoad = function(Success){ //// on load do this function
if (Success) {
xmlNode = this.firstChild;
Value1 = xmlNode.childNodes[0].attributes.value1; //// call the 1st Child's attribute called value 1
Value2 = xmlNode.childNodes[0].attributes.value2; //// call the 1st Child's attribute called value 2
Name = xmlNode.childNodes[0].firstChild; /// call child nodes first child.

trace (Name); /// show value of Name
trace (Value1); //// show value of Value1
trace (Value2); ///// show value of Value2

} else {
trace ("This file did not load");
} //// close if/else statement

} /// close function block

and if you are looking for some kind of image to load. you will need it to load in a movieClip. For example:


container.loadMovie(Value1,1); 

/// container being the movieclips instance name
///  loadMovie(Value1... Value1 being the variable carrying the location of the image from the xml document

///  loadMovie(Value1,1); 1 being the Level (NOT LAYER) it should be on.

Wireframe Rendering on material

2010-01-04T16:13:00.001-08:00

In this lesson, i have a teapot with a clay texture applied. I want to render out a wireframe ontop of my clay texture... and this is how to do it.

1. Open the materials editor and lets add a new texture. NOTE: My main clay texture is already created. Find an empty slot and click on standard to change textures

2. Choose "Composite". This material will let you composite more materials ontop of other materials.

3. Drag your main Material to the Base material Slot.

4. Choose instance so that any changes we make to the Main Material will reflect on the Base slot.

5. Select Mat. 1 and lets add a new material to that slot. This will be our wire frame.

6. Add a standard material.

7. Click Wire and under Extended Parameters, you can adjust the line thickness. You will also see a preview of the material with the wire on it.

8. Apply the new Composited Material on the object.

9. Render and Check it out.

Mental Ray Soft Shadow Test

2009-11-10T20:40:00.000-08:00

This entry is all about shadow settings. This is not a step by step tutorial as to how to make your scene lighting great and its not for exact shadow values. Instead this is a render study so that you can understand some of the settings. I hope this helps anyone out.

1. I setup a simple scene with a ball and a plane. This is being rendering in the Mental Ray Render and i have a MR Spot light with Mental Ray Shadows turn on.

2. Quick render and you will see that the shadow doesn't look so great.

3. LEts adjust the Map Size and and render again. Now you will notice that the shadow looks a bit better around the edge.

4. Lets bump it up again and you will see its even more clear.

5. Lets bump up the sample Range and see what happens.

6. NOTICE HOW GRAINY... lets bump up the Samples to fix this.

7. Finally the thickness of the shadow.

............ NUFF SAID.

Using Namespace in MotionBuilder to add or subtract Name

2009-10-24T14:21:00.000-07:00

1. Under Navigator: Right Click the element you want to add namespace infront of and go to ADD/REMOVE NAMESPACE....

If you want to do a group, right click and SELECT BRANCHES first, then go to the option you want.

2. Add or Remove Namespace

MAGIC

Example: Maya adds Namespace to files you are REFERENCING. This feature makes it possible to change your animation to a file that requires namespacing.

Import/export FBX MotionBuilder (Mobu) to Maya with FullBody Ik: FBKI

2009-10-24T13:43:00.001-07:00

There are a few steps in this that are crucial to make this work.

1. Maya 2009 Export Model with FBIK
IMPORTANT: Make sure Character Definitions are checked so we can transfer the Fullbody IK (FBIK) to Mobu. If you dont see this option, click the + sign next to the word ANIMATION.

2. Open up Mobu and go to File FBX IMPORT to bring in the model.

3. You will know if this is working correctly if under Character, you see the Rig.

4. Load animation. You can do this 2 ways. You can use Story to import your animation (add character animation track and use dropdown to point to rig), or go to Load Animation under your character controls.
IMPORTANT: whichever way you choose to load animation, you need to plot the animation onto the CONTROL RIG ONLY.

5. Save file (DO NOT PLOT TO SKELETON) and Re-import into Maya. Make sure Character Definitions are check and Bake animation to layers.

FIN

Working with multiple cameras in MotionBuilder (MoBu)

2009-10-24T13:12:00.000-07:00

Setting up camera's in motionbuilder is pretty straight forward, but how do you setup multiply Cameras and have them switch in realtime.

1. Add a camera by going to: Asset Elements and drag the Camera icon into the viewer window.

Place camera in your desired position

2. Again, bring in another camera by clicking and dragging into your viewer.

3. Open up your story tab on your navigator and ALT Drag a camera into the Shot Track

In the shot track, you can set the duration by grabbing the begining or end of the icon and trim it in.

4. Do the same thing with the second camera.

5. Once you have your duration for each camera, Just turn your view to the CAMERA SWITCH under VIEW on the viewer.. or press ctrl-I. this will use your Shot track to cut between camera.

This will work for animated camera. Thats just what it is there for. Simple Notes my friends.

Removing Black from Footage: Afterfx

2009-08-13T18:22:00.000-07:00

You may find that one day you will have to remove black from footage for one reason or another. The most common use for this is special effects. Most special effect are filmed on black and in order to use it, you must remove it. :)

Here is a quicktime video to show what some of the techniques look like when executed.

click here to watch the explosive techniques

Before i go forward with how these were removed, i must give a shout out to source of this explosion. This is from Videocopilot.net ACTION ESSENTIALS 2: 2K. What a great libaray of effect... the great thing is, it comes PRE-KEYED...

Anyhow, lets look at the footage with the matte ignored for the sake of this excersize.

These are not steps.. each number represents that one look. each is separate as a technique.

#1. This is the source file.

2. This footage has a few effects on it. Start with teh CHANNELS SHIFT. Take the Alpha Channel and point it to the RED channel. This will removed the black by using the red channel as a reference. You then add come color correction as desired. LEVELS CURVES HUE and SATURATION. This Method gives you the most SOLID LOOK. works great for fire. may not work well with other objects.

#3. This has a No of effects on it. First the footage was duplicated. With the bottom layer selected, Go to the (BLENDING MODES TAB) Track Matte and use LUMA KEY. this removed the black. Duplicate that layer, insuring the the duplicated footage is also LUMA KEYED to the footage above. This will help solidify footage. You can continue that duplication method if you want to solidify it more.

#4. Change BLENDING MODE ADD - removes black but leaves it semi-transparent

#5. Change BLENDING MODE ADD then duplicated footage, the bottom footage was turned to LIGHTEN. THis helps to solidify the explosion more. Reference #4

#6. Change BLENDING MODE SCREEN - removes black but leaves it semi-transparent

Not one technique works for all. Please experiment and have fun.

im out... BOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Maya Export Error...

2009-08-13T08:22:00.000-07:00

NOOooooooo........ Got this error when exporting mesh with rig in Maya...

[ERROR ] The Plug-in has detected mesh nodes with unsupported operators that affect the vertex count. The following nodes will not be processed: [mesh name]... malfunction... dying... dead. now what do I do?

PANIC.. j/k

Delete your history:
EDIT Delete All by Type and click on "Non-Deformer History"

This will freeze the effect on all the additional history nodes such as the triangulate but will NOT affect any of the DEFORMATION.

Now try to export again..... it should work fine

3Ds Max - Biped setup for MotionBuilder. Import + Export + Import

2009-08-13T07:25:00.000-07:00

Lets get started and give these bones some life.... WHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH...

1. Lets start up 3dsmax, and create a biped (street talk: bi-Piddle)

2. Important... this is very important .... for things to work correctly in Motionbuilder... YOU MUST start your biped in T-Stance before exporting. Rotate the shoulder pivot to get the bidped into the right pose.

3. now lets export once you are set. FILE EXPORT as an FBX. Once exported, save the 3dsmax file because we will need it later.

4. Lets fire up Motionbuilder. Also another important step. When importing this, we MUST use FBX plug-in Import. FILE FBX Plug-in Import.. if you use the regular import, it wont work.

5. Now we need to Characterize this biped. Because Biped 3dsmax has a naming convention for their bipeds, we dont have to worry about renaming the rig..... THANKS TO 3Ds MAX Biped Template. In the Asset Browser - go under TEMPLATES CHARACTERS 3DS MAX BIPED TEMPLATE. Drag this onto the HIPS of the biped.

6. Lets go STORY to import some animation. Right Clip and go to INSERT CHARACTER ANIMATION TRACK

7. Choose some animation and Set the CHARACTER dropdown to 3ds max biped template... or the name that it came in on. WAHLAH.... the biped should now have the animation attached to it. It should now be controlled by your story track.

8. Once you are set. PLOT THAT BAD BOY. first to the Control Rig... you can edit the motion, then PLOT to the SKELETON to finalize. Save this file and we are ready to reimport this back into max.

9. Lets go back to max and lets open the 3dsmax file of the biped you saved eariler. Go to FILE IMPORT and choose the FBX file you saved from motionbuilder. BOOM, DONE.

important notes to keep in mind.

1. in 3dsmax, export the biped in centimeters as a unit. this avoides errors.

2. when importing into 3dsmax, the rig should be the same. if the character you are importing and the biped in max have different naming conventions.... it just wont work.

3. you can use a bidped for a skeleton for your real models..... just use the biped as the rig...

im out.

Terms and Light Theory

2009-07-18T14:47:00.000-07:00

Notes of Light Theory from various sources.

Inverse Square Law:
Easily explained by an example of fire. If you walked slowly towards a fire, you would feel yourself getting gradually hotter. However the rate at which you would get hotter would NOT increase uniformlyas you approached; you would feel a slow increase early on, but as you got closer and closer to the fire, you'd feel a very rapid increase in heat. This is the inverse suqre law in action. The way in which light fades from its source also obeys this law.

Lights luminosity does not change; it alters in lights brightness as perceived by the viewer. As light travels further away from its source, it covers more area and this is what makes it lose its intensity, fading according to the reciprocal of squares of the distance. DAMN!

Laws of Reflection:
how light reflected from a surface. Tge abgke if reflection equals the angle of incidence, which is measured relative to surface normal at the point of incidence. The simulation of this law in cg takes place using a rendering process called RAYTRACING which simulates accurate reflections and refractions.

Refraction:
How light bends which concerns tranparent and semi-transparent objects. Think pencil in a cup in water... This number is calculated by taking the speed of light in a vacuum and dividing it by the speed of light in a material. Light never travels faster than in a vacuum, this value never goes below 1.0. As the value increases, the amount of distortion increases.

Index of Refraction (IOR)
Material
Air................................ 1.0003
Alcohol .......................... 1.329
Water..............................1.330
Ice....................................1.333
Glass................................1.500
Emerald..........................1.570
Ruby................................1.770
Sapphire..........................1.770
Crystal.............................2.000
Diamond..........................2.419

Color Temperature Chart

2009-07-15T21:08:00.000-07:00

COMMON COLOR TEMERATURES. For those looking at lighting in 3d.

: ) ENJOY.

Candle Flame ..............................................1900K
Sunlight:Sunset or SunRise..........................2000k
100-Watt household Bulb.............................2865k
Tungsten Lamp (500w-1k)............................3,200k
Flurescent Lights ............ ............................3,275 - 34,000k
Sunlight: Early Morning/Late afternoon.......4,300k
Sunlight:noon..............................................5,000k
Daylight.......................................................5,600k
Overcast Sky................................................6,000 - 7000k
Summer Sunlight plus blue sky....................6.500k
Skylight.......................................................12,000-20,000k

Photoshop (very useful Shortcuts)

2009-05-10T19:30:00.000-07:00

B - (Brush Tool)

[ - (Brush Tool - smaller brush)

] - (Brush Tool - bigger brush)

[ + shift (Brush Tool - softern brush edge)

] + shift (Brush Tool - Harden brush edge)

[ + alt - (select layer DOWN)

] + alt - (select layer UP)

G - (paint bucket - add shift to cycle to the gradient tool)

F - (cycles Screen Modes)

Tab - (Hides Toolbars to max. screen room)

Spacebar - (Hand Tool)

X - (Switch Colors between Forground/Background Colors)

D - (Default Colors) brings forground/background colors to White and Black. Great for editing masks

Ctrl + Shift + N - (New Layer [with dialogue])

Ctrl + [+ or -] - (Quick Zoom in Zoom out)

Ctrl + S - (Save)

Shift + Backspace - (Fill dialogue) Good when working with MASKS

Ctrl + T - (Free Transform)

Ctrl + E - (Merge Current Layer with layer beneath it)

Alt + Click Mask - (Toggle Mask Visibility)

Ctrl + J - (new layer using copy) copies selection or layer to a new layer

Q - (toggles Quickmask)

3DS Max Color Key: Materials ID colors

2009-04-29T16:54:00.001-07:00

when rendering out a scene in 3ds max... you might want to render off a pass using Materials ID as a matte. This is a color key for the # assignments.

Painting

2009-04-27T20:10:00.000-07:00

This is a painting i did while hanging out with my laptop one night. it was fun :)

Photoshop - Non Destructive Matting using Channels

2009-04-26T16:41:00.000-07:00

Here is an example of Non destructive masking using the channels panel to help. For this example, we will remove the sky background from this chicageee image ...

Step 1: Open your photo... :)

Step 2: Click on the channels tab and search through each channel to see which one gives you the best contrast difference between the objects you want to matte out. In this case, the BLUE CHANNEL works great for this particular image. (1) Drag the blue channel down to "Create New Channel" icon. (2) is created

Step 3: while the "blue copy" or the channel you copied is selected, go to IMAGE | ADJUSTMENTS | LEVELS

Step 4: Adjust the levels to blow out the lights or darks. You don't want to go to hard because you still want some of the fine details, for example the flag poles in this image. The idea here is to get a really good separation line between the 2 items.

Step 5: Now that we have a good amount of white, its time to blacken out the opposite area. We can do this very quickly by making a selection and filling in the dark area with black. lets start by selecting the magic wand and select the white area.

Step 6: Inverse the selection, press SHIFT + f5 to pull up the FILL command. YOu want to make sure that BLACK is the foreground color... then click OK.

**** NOTE, you can also use the PAINT BRUSH on this channel to add or remove some details.. use black and white and or feathered brushes.. *****

Step 7: This is the result after the fill.

Step 8: Turn the RED, BLUE and Green channels back on and turn off the BLUE COPY layer.

Step 9: Lets go back to the layers panel and now lets LOAD the selection we just created. From the file menu go to SELECT | LOAD SELECTION

Step 10: Choose the channel you want to select from.

STEP 11: Make sure your selection is right. You MAY need to inverse this selection. In this example we needed to. If you wanted to avoid this step, in step 10 there is an INVERSE check box... you could just select that and you'd skip this step all together.

STEP 12: while the selection is still active, click on the "ADD LAYER MASK" (1) and it will create a Matte on the layer (2). The

The rest of the image is not deleted, but rather is is masked away on this channel. You can still modify the matte by clicking on the image on the layer that represents the matte and paint using the paint brush, black or white. Black makes 100% transparent, white makes it 100% solid. Anywhere inbetween white and black adds opacity to the image.

AfterFX Expression: Rotation driven by position

2009-04-25T07:08:00.001-07:00

While surfing the web, i run into many great resources that help make life a whole lot easier to live. For example this expression for after fx from creativecow.net.

Use this expression to figure out the spin rotation rate of a wheel compared to the movement(translations) of the BODY its attached to. EXAMPLE (car, tracker, wheelborrow, BIKE).

Alt Click on ROTATION to set an expression and add this.


d=width;
pi=Math.PI;
circ=d*pi;
rot = 360/circ;

movex=thisComp.layer("body").transform.position[0];
scaler=thisComp.layer("body".transform.scale[0]/100;

rot*movex/scaler;

Math is great - especially High School Math. circumference of a circle is circ = pie x diameter.

[pie = 3.14 (Math.PI), diameter = width = pixels]. rotation is for every (CIRC) we want it revolve 1 REVOLUTION (or 360 DEGREES).. Rotation = 360/circ * pixels traveled on x

The scaler variable comes in just incase you want to change the scale of an object without throwing off the script.

it whole equation is Rotation = (360/circ) * pixels traveled / scale.

[d, pi, circ, rot, movex, scaler] are all variables. They are just storage names that are referenced throughout the script.

[rot*movex/scaler] is the equation.

Logout script php

2009-04-19T16:47:00.001-07:00

whats a login script good for unless you have a logout script to follow it.


session_start();  

session_unregister("valid"); 

session_unset(); 

session_destroy(); 

header ("Location: http://YOUR URL YOU WANT TO GO TO ONCE LOGGED OUT"); 

 ?>

Simple Username and Password Login PHP/MYSQL

2009-04-19T15:44:00.000-07:00

I place NOTES in the actual script.... notes start with /// which are disabled in the script


session_start();
header('Expires: Mon, 26 Jul 1997 05:00:00 GMT'); 
header('Cache-Control: no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate'); 
header('Cache-Control: post-check=0, pre-check=0', FALSE); 
header('Pragma: no-cache');

///  NOTE FOR YOU - write a connection to your mysql 

$user = $_POST["username"];
$pass = $_POST["password"];
$table = "WRITE TABLE HERE";
$field = "WRITE FIELD HERE";



if(isset($_POST['op'])) {   /// if the form is submitted

   ////  if Username is NOT Empty and Password is NOT EMPTY
   if (!empty($_POST['username']) && !empty($_POST['password'])){

///  create an SQL variable to check username and password
$sql = "SELECT $field FROM $table WHERE username='$user' AND password='$pass'";

$result = mysql_query($sql);    ///   QUERY
$num = mysql_num_rows($result); ////  evaluate the # of entries from $result


if ($num == 0 || $num > 1) {  ////  if $num = 0 or is greater than 1 

////  if posted username is NOT equal to username OR posted password is NOT equal..

if ($_POST['username'] != 'username' || $_POST['password'] !='password'){

$msg = "Bad Login - Try again"; /// create a variable called $msg to store message
$_SESSION['valid'] = 'invalid';  // SESSION = invalid
}
} else {  /// else if the post IS equal
$_SESSION['valid'] = 'yes';  // SESSION = yes
header('location:http://www.YOURLOCATION.com'); // change location
exit; // exit the rest of the script
}
} else {   //// if you didnt enter in anything in either the user or password field
$msg = "Please enter username AND password";
}
}
?>

Lets make a form now in the same PHP file.. QUICK NOTE.. this form is missing quotes because i could not get this to publish without some modification. Create a form and add the php script and hidden elements just like the form below.





Username:

 
Password:

Resolution Displays for HD: whats it all mean anyway?

2009-03-17T07:46:00.000-07:00

Ever wonder what resolutions are in HD, what sizes are they and where are they used... Wonder no more.

Resolution Pixels Aspect Ration Video Format Description

1024x768 786,432 16:9(non-sq) 720p/xga used for Plasma Display HDTV with non square Pixels (xga in simple is your computer display)

1280x720 921,600 16:9 720p/wxga used for Digital TV, DLP, LCD and LCOS production HDTV display (wxga - wide xga)

1366x768 1,049,088 16:9 720p/wxga - st HD used on LCD/PDP HDTV (HD ready, 7220p, 1080i) [1080i is hd video. 1080 is number of horizontal scan lines - 1080 lines of vertical resolution]

1024x1080 1,105,920 16:9 (non-square pixels) 1080p used on PDP HDTV display (full hd, hd ready 1080p) [1080p - p stands for progressive... NOT INTERLACED)

1280x1080 1,382,400 16:9 (non-square pixels) 1080p used on PDP HDTV displays(full hd, hd ready 1080p)

1920x1080 2,073,600 16:9 1080p-HDTV standard used for all types of HDTV technologies (Full HD, HD ready 1080p)

3840x2160 8,294,400 16:9 2160p DCI cinema 4k standard format Quad HDTV, there is no HD ready 2160p Quad HDTV format)

Simple CountDown Timer - Game Stuff

2008-10-05T11:41:00.001-07:00

Step 1: create 2 layers. one name Actions and the other layer create a dynamic Text box and name it "Timer" in the Var field.

Setp 2: Lets script it up on the blank frame on the Actions layer (i will try to break it down as easy as i can).


Timer = 120;

This will set the Timer start time and it will also (Because it is NAMED the SAME as the dynamic txt field) place 120 in the txt box you created.

Step 3: Create a function that will count the timer down. this function we will repeat over and over again until we tell it to stop.


CountDown function() { 
Timer--;
}

[YIPPY WE DID IT - how do we repeat it....]

Step 4: Create a repeater using setInterval. This will repeat a function over and over again in a set time.


CounterInt = setInterval(CountDown, 1000);

setInterval Usage = setInterval(function name,Interval Number)

great. now if you preview the movie (alt + enter) you should see a working count down. The PROBLEM is that we never set a stop for the countdown. Basically when it hits 0 it will keep counting down. so for this, we have to create a clear interval. Lets revisit step 3 and add an IF clause.

REVISITING STEP 3:


CountDown function() { 
Timer--;
if (Timer == 0) {
 clearInterval(CounterInt);
}
}

clearInterval will now stop the setInterval we created in step 4.

the final script should look like this.


Timer = 120;

CountDown= function(){
 
 if (Timer == 0){
  clearInterval(CountInt);
 } else {
Timer --;
}
}
CounterInt = setInterval(CountDown,1000);

Valah!

if you would like to go the opposite way... counting up. change Timer-- to Timer++;

be good.

[Paste in Place] FLASH

2008-10-05T10:00:00.000-07:00

Control Shift V = PASTE IN PLACE...... this keyboard shortcut is golden.

-JB-

Oh Magic Eye Dropper - Sample me everything...

2008-09-09T17:52:00.000-07:00

The Eye dropper is quite the little character in photoshop. If you click on the eye dropper, you can sample any color within photoshop... BUT what about colors outside the program.

Step 1.
Select the eye dropper.

Step 2.
CLICK in your document and HOLD the mouse button down

Step 3.
Drag eyedropper outside and PRESTO... its now sampling colors outside the program.

Release when you have the color you want.

If you play with the sample size option in the eye dropper, it might help you select colors accurately. Especially if its some what pixelated.

This is captain WOWZERS signing off..

*CLICK

Creating Radio Buttons in Flash

2008-08-14T23:59:00.000-07:00

Lets Play with RadioButtons today...

First go to window Menu and pull up Components. In the componests window, lets drag onto the stage a RadioButton.

Each one of these radiobuttons components are MOVIECLIPS with Pudding in the middle. (the pudding being the predefined fields if you know what i mean...

First, we give each radiobutton an INSTANCE NAME.

in this example, im going to name it mcQuestion1 <-- (mc - MovieClip)

Every other Radiobutton im going to name the instance name the same but i will just change the number. (Note - this is just a name... its not grouping these buttons together).

Now, lets add DATA, GROUPNAME and a LABEL. in a new layer called ACTIONS, lets put a framescript....


mcQuestion1.label = "Do you like Puppy's?"
mcQuestion1.data = "I like Puppy's";
mcQuestion1.groupName = "questions";

mcQuestion2.label = "Do you like Pizza?"
mcQuestion2.data = "I like Pizza";
mcQuestion2.groupName = "questions";

Label - changes the label of the radiobutton
Data - changes the value of the radiobutton
groupName - keep all the radio buttons together as a group.

to display the results of a selected button, you can store the selected data into a variable of your choice and call upon it when you want. Lets make a var. called "Answer". (var Answer;)


Answer  = questions.selectedData;

Format - GROUPNAME.selectedData (this will give you the result from the radio buttons)

you can now make a button and have it do something like this


on (release){
 selectedButton = GROUP.selectedData;  // selectedButton is a var.
 gotoAndPlay(2)
}

any questions, hit me up.

Rendering Effects in Flash

2008-07-18T06:09:00.000-07:00

Having a filter on a symbol is pretty simple in flash. They are all in the filters tab on the properties panel.

"but, i cant use filters on a graphic." well then DON'T! its as simple as that.

if you are doing a project that you are animating and need to use a filter in flash, make the symbol a BUTTON and animate using that sybmol. This will give you the ability to use filters AND the ability to render the clip out using seq images or an movie file.

*nooooooooooooooteeeee and thats a big (NOTE!)

If you put that button in a graphic, it may not render out. it may disappear.
if it does...
((((put the buttons on the main timeline to work.))))

ANNNNNDD CUT!

Trouble with Golive and Firefox. EXPLOSIONS !!!**@

2008-07-16T06:24:00.000-07:00

You just assembled your webpage in Golive using a grid as a base.. YOU LOVE IT. Completo...!!!

now its time to test it out online. Explorer works GREAT!!! now lets check fire fox.... NOOOOOOOOOOO

What is the deal?
Well for some reason FireFox is reading your grid as a table and your table is all jacked up. A way around this is simple.

in Golive CS2:
Right click your grid and CONVERT TO CSS BASED GRID.

Import Seq. images?

2008-07-05T12:57:00.001-07:00

I rendered out a seq images (image01.jpg, image02.jpg, image03.jpg. how do i import it so it goes on the timeline keyframe at a time.????

Magic could do it. but also this trick.

1. File
2. Import to STAGE.
3. click on the 1st file in the seq then import.
4. a prompt will come up saying it s seq. click ok.
5. SMile and take a swig of your drink.
6. nothing more... thats it. you're done.

Flash will not recognize a seq if you import it into the library first. Sorry.

BE OUT!

Definitions: Operators

2008-04-28T21:23:00.003-07:00

Heres your list of symbols and function.

Operators:


+      addition.   Adds or combines
+=     add expression1 + expression2
[]     intiates NEW ARRAY. 
=      assigns a value
||     OR
&&     And
!      not
/      divide
==     equal to or SAME AS
>      greater then
<      less then
//     start comment LINE
%      calulate the REMAINDER of expression 1 divide by expresion 2
*      multiply
()     Perfoms a group on one or more parameters
-      subtract
++     add 1 more
--     minus 1 more

examples:
(trace variable to see result)

nNum = "Number" RESULT Number

trace (1 + 1); RESULT 2

nNum1 = 3;
nNum1 += 1; RESULT 4

nNum[] = "book1, book2, book3"; RESULT from trace(nNum[0]) book1

nNum = 5
if (nNum > 5 || nNum == 5) { - if nNum is greater then 5 or nNum is same as 5

nNum = 5 * 5; RESULT 25

//nNum = 5; <-- line disabled. passed as a comment

trace (12%5); RESULT 2

i = 1;
i++; RESULT i = 2;

Dynamic Text

2008-04-28T20:33:00.000-07:00

very quick and easy.

Dynamic text lets you fill in a text fields using scripts... why would you want that. Percentages are a good example. If you want a percent number to display, use dynamic text.

Ok. lets set one up real quick so you could see how it works.

on the stage, draw out a new TEXT box.
open the properties panel and lets turn the text to DYNAMIC and lets make it a variable name so we could REFERECE it in the script. lets name it tText

lets make a frame script to test the communication between the dynamic text and the action script.


tText = "we filled this text field";

alt + enter to test... and you will see that text come up in that dynamic text field.

% Loaders: understanding lesson

2008-04-28T18:40:00.000-07:00

Math is very amazing... and the thing is we do it every day. Lets take the good old %. YOu go to a restaurant and its time to leave. you get your bill and its $25. How do you determine the 15% tip. FLASH BACK.. basic math.

EQUATION...


 15%      X        
---  =  ----       
100%     $25        

Percentage        Part
---------   =   ---------
 100%            Total

we figure it out by cross multiplying. (15 x 25) / 100 = X
the answer is $3.75.
This is NO DIFFERENT THEN FIGURING OUT a percentage for flash. you just need to know the variables.


PERCENTAGE              Bytes Loaded
------------     =      -------------
     100                Bytes Total

getBytesLoaded() - returns a numeral that have been downloaded of CURRENT MOVIE
getBytesTotal() - returns a numeral that of total bytes
_root - targets Main Timeline
_parent - targets Timeline ABOVE current movieclip timeline or object
_this - targets CURRENT timeline
1024 bytes are in a 1 Kbyte

Math equation example.


kbytesloaded = _root.getBytesLoaded()/1024;

kbytes is a variable and it ='s _root (main timeline) getBytesLoaded() (return number of loaded byte) divide by 1024. kbytesloaded will now = a number of bytes loaded in Kbytes.

Ok. anyyyway.

The equation for a percentage looks like this.


percentage = (Math.floor(_root.getBytesLoaded()/_root.getBytesTotal()*100));

percentage (variable) = Math.floor(round integer) of (bytesloaded/bytestotal * 100) same as finding a percentage of a TIP you leave at a restaurant. (look above to reference).

ok great. We now have a Number in the percentage variable, but thats all you will get. 1 number. you have to check that action script over and over again to have a new number... how do we do that. Well we make a loop. once it passes that frame in flash, in the next frame, just have it go back to the previous frame


gotoAndPlay(2); (if the script is on frame 2 - which it should be)

now it will constantly be in that loop.. no matter what... UNLESS you make some kind of CONDITION... if i go back to frame 2 and the bytesloaded and bytetotal are equal to eachother... then lets move to a total different frame (other then the next one because it will loop us again).


if (_root.getBytesLoaded() == _root.getBytesTotal()){
    gotoAndPlay(3);
}

== means THE SAME AS. this script will go UNDER the loading check script.

how do i make a bar grow.. well the idea is that you scale the bar according to how much of a percentage is loaded...

make a MovieClip that has a colored box in it. heres the script.


this._xscale=((_root.getBytesLoaded()/_root.getBytesTotal())*100);

look familar. this._xscale = effect this timeline's xscale. the rest is the same equation as before. We didnt use Math.floor because we dont want it to only scale by WHOLE NUMBERS.. part numbers are fine.

I will post a complete script of a loader for flash... but this will help you understand it completely.

be good.

Math.floor()??

2008-04-28T18:07:00.000-07:00

Math.floor() finds the integer number thats immediate below it. 85.44334 becomes 85. 55.5555 becomes 55.

used as Math.floor(number to evaluate)

Loading an XML document

2008-04-27T22:11:00.000-07:00

why o why does it have to be this damn confusing. cant it just be some button i can click and it just does it for me...

NO!

now on with the quick lesson.


xData = new XML();

xData.onLoad = function(success){
 if (success) {
  trace(this);
 }
}
xData.load("playlist.xml");

xData = a variable we named. The variable contains a NEW XML document XML();

xData.onLoad = function(success){ = this is the start of a new function. (read functions below to understand a bit.) We are setting up a program to check xData when something is loaded into it. This program (function) will only start if something gets loaded. xData.onLoad = function(success) - onLoad is a command and now we set it with an = sign. (success) will be a boolean. either TRUE of FALSE and success will now be a variable in this function. if (success) { = start if statement saying... if success = true then do whats in { }... trace(this) will display what was loaded.

Now that we wrote a function to look for the xData information, we now need to load something in.

xData.load("filename");

this will excute right away. once it loads, if its successful, then it will trace. if the load is not success (wrong file name) then nothing will happen.

.........

Function() master.

2008-04-18T22:13:00.001-07:00

Who doesnt love functions... really. they are mini programs YOU write up and excute them over and over and over and over again.... just to because you can.

Format.


function name(){
do this;
}

Usage:


name();  <- this will execute your mini program.   ok.

lets write one right now.


function EvilStatement(){
    trace("vampires are evil");
}

what did we just do. Well... we created a program. thats all. nothing at all will happen with you preview this (alt + enter). thats because you need to execute your program. to excute.. use the name you called it with the function symbol.


EvilStatement();

BOOoooM. when you preview this... it will say in the result box- vampires are evil.

what can you do with functions besides that? well... lots of things. i will briefly touch on a few more examples and you're on your own.


function EvilStatement(sentence:string){
        trace(sentence);
}

what did i do now? well. ( ) this is like a container that you can make temp. variables to be filled for later. i made a variable called "sentence" and defined ":string" as a string. now when i execute this script, i have to fill it with what information for the container... and i can fill it with many different things. sentence is a variable filled with whatever i tell it to have JUST FOR THAT FUNCTION. it never comes out of it.


EvilStatement("vampires are evil");
EvilStatement("bad breath is evil");

now both things will go into the function one at a time and it will be contained in the variable sentence. then it will produce a result for each.. separate.

More advance example. Lets say you have to write a script for a on release button multiple times. you could write a function with a container waiting for a movieclip to fill... or i will just show you.


function ButtonAction (item:MovieClip){ //<- block a start
    item.onRelease = function(){ //<- block b start
        getURL("www.google.com");
}   //< block b end
}   //< blcok a end

ButtonAction(website_btn);
ButtonAction(search_btn);
ButtonAction(more_btn);

now each execution will fill the item with that name and move throught that script.

Party!!!!

IF true then do this or ELSE do this.

2008-04-18T21:31:00.000-07:00

If else statements look a bit crazy but its more of a sentence then anything... you just need to know how to format it. I will try to explain it the simpliest way i can. it just may confuse the hell out of you, but thats the price you have to pay being a nerd.

so i go into a gas station and i want to buy a soda. im infront of the soda stand and see 2 drinks that i like. one of the drinks cost $5 dollars (the purple drink) and one is $10 dollars (sunny d). now its time for me to reach into my pocket and see what i have. when i reach into my pocket i could have possiblities. I could have a $5 or a $10 dollar bill in my pocket, (i know its more then a dollar and less then a 20). I pull out the bill and :::


IF (the bill is the same as a 5) 
{ then i will buy the purple drink; }
ELSE 
{ i can afford to buy the sunny d drink and i will; }

Well... thats the format in english but now i will break it down for real.


If (condition) {
do whatever's in these {blocks}
}  else {
if that condition is not true, do this block set
};

Condition - it is a senero like 5 > 1. this is a true condition so the next thing to be read is the command following the condition in the {} <<-- a start and close block. if the condition was like this. 5 < 1. Well thats a false statement and it will move to the command and block. since it is false and we have an else, it will do whatevers in that block.

You can not have an else without an if. but you can have an if without and else.


if (bill > 5){
purchase the sunny d;
}

bill = 1 dollar making condition FALSe

if i reached into my pocket and i had a dollar... then it would just move out of the block {} and do nothing.

if (TRUE) do { this } else { this set }

Now we could have if statements within an if statement. you just have to follow the format already provide. think about it as if one format ate another.


if (condition) {       <---  start block a(if)
    if (condition) {  <--  start block b(if)
    do this;
    } else {    <---  end block b(if) start block b (else)
     do this;
    }         <----  end block b (else)
} else {     <----  end block a(if)  start block a(else)
    do this.
}            <----  end block a(else).



if (bill == 5) {     ** == is same as
   if (bill == ripped){
   i cant buy the drink;
   } else {
   i can buy the drink;
} else {    <--  if bill is not the same as a 5 FALSE  do this one.
   its a 10 dollar bill and i can buy sunny d;
}

WOAH. so the senerio is the same as above. if i pull out 5 dollars out of my pocket, i will do whats in the block... but if my 5 dollars is ripped, then i cant use it... so i will do whats in the next if statement.

the key is ask yourself the logical question. If this is a true statement.. then what will i do... or ELSE i can do this...

testing directory for WRITE permission

2008-04-17T05:44:00.000-07:00

ok. this is just a directory test to see if you can execute a script to create a file on your server.

Create a new PHP file and name it what you want. heres your code.


////
$filename = "createdfile.txt";
$container = fopen($filename, 'w');
$content .= "this is content getting created in your text doc.  WOW!";
$rwstatus = fwrite($container, $content);
fclose($container);

if(!$rwstatus)
{
 echo "You do not have Read and Write permissions…creating files do not work.  change your settings to 777 on your folder directory";
}
else
{
 echo "you're the master.  file was saved!";
}
?>

Upload and test file. if it works then a file will be created on your server call createdfile.txt.

Have fun!

PHP scanning directory to XML document

2008-04-16T23:22:00.000-07:00

This script scans the directory the php files in, displays it on screen and creates an xml file on the server... ALREADY FORMATED!!!

you can change the directory if you need to in $dir and the xmlfile name in..$ourFileName

Im not going to explain this bad boy yet.. copy this script and paste it into a new PHP file of your choice. NAME IT WHATEVER YOU WANT DOT PHP.

///// <--- comments or notes for you <?php $dir = './'; $file_type = 'jpg'; $list = '<?xml version=\'1.0\' encoding=\'UTF-8\' standalone=\'yes\'?>'; $list .= "<list>"; // Open directory, read contents and add to file_list if correct file_type if (is_dir($dir)) { if ($dh = opendir($dir)) { //// WHILE LOOP CHECKING DIRECTORY //// while (($file = readdir($dh)) !== false) { // if file directory does not equal . or .. /// if ($file != '.' && $file != '..') { $name_array = explode('.', $file); if ($name_array[1] == $file_type) { $file = "/$file"; $list .= '<image>' . $file . '</image>'; } /// <-- end array } // <-- end if file directory } /// <-- end while loop } // close directory closedir($dh); $list .= '</list>'; /// print list on screen echo "$list"; /// lets write the file $ourFileName = "playlist.xml"; $ourFileHandle = fopen($ourFileName, 'w'); $fileContent .= "$list"; $rwstatus = fwrite($ourFileHandle, $fileContent); fclose($ourFileHandle); } ?>

Variables vs. Strings Vs. Numbers Vs. Quotes

2008-04-16T18:26:00.000-07:00

variables = items u make up. hahaha.
Strings (words, sentences, absolutely anything giberish).. haha (my definition).
Numbers (ah.. its only numbers).

Flash knows numbers but flash dont know strings. for example.

a = 1;
b = word;
c = "word";
d = "1";

lets trace all of these.

trace (a); RESULT is 1
trace (b); RESULT is undefined
trace (c); RESULT is word
trace (d); RESULT is 1

ok.

Variables dont need quotes. they are defined and flash will read the script to find that variable and what it equals.
Numbers dont need quotes. flash loves numbers so it doesnt need anything to figure them out.
Strings need quotes. Think of strings as absolute... junk. "1" does not equal the number 1. it equals the symbol 1. it doesnt have a value. 1 = 1.

now with that said. lets go over the Results.
a's results is 1 because its a defined number
b is undefined because because its not a variable in the script. it equals nothing.
c's result is the word WORD... because it was in quotes. it means nothing to flash.
d's result is 1... but not the value, the symbol.

with that said. im out.

The magic of "TRACE";

2008-04-16T18:12:00.000-07:00

trace - what can i say. its great. trace this... trace that... trace().

What does trace do for me?

trace(); is a command that reads your script and echo's a result. For example.

i = 1; // "i" is a variable i made up by using a = sign. i equals the number 1.

trace(i); if i trace the variable i... a result box will come up when you preview (alt + enter) the result will be 1.

name = "sam";
trace (name);

Result will be sam.

Get it?

Good. bye.

Random Swf Files - OH BOY

2008-04-16T11:57:00.000-07:00

Quick and simple... thats what we love. We need to make a flash banner that randomly loads different swf files. Here you go.


filename = ["filename","filename"];
path = "http://www.domain.com/swf/";
i = filename.length
k = Math.floor(Math.random()*i);
loadMovie(path+filename[k], MC_box);

what did i write.... i dont know. lets go through it.
this script should be in a MAIN swf that all the other swfs get loaded into.

filename = ["filename","filename"]; - "filename =" this is a variable that we came up with. ["filename","filename"] <-- [ ] this means that you just made an ARRAY and entered the stuff in the middle into that array. (hope that makes sense). ; closes off that script

path = "url"; - "path =" is a variable that we made up again. "url" should be the folder path.

i = filename.length; = i is a variable containing a number. the number is the length (how many items) in the filename array. since i wrote 2, then i = 2;

k = Math.floor(Math.random()*i); = k is a variable also containing a number, but this time its random. we are using Math.floor() and Math.random() to help us choose a number randomly (WITHIN THE ARRAY).

loadMovie(path+filename[k], MC_box); = loadMovie() is a command in flash to load movie file. path+filename[k] <-- this is our 2 variables put together forming a path [k] is the random number. this is choicing the filename in the array. for more information. look up arrays... MC_box is just a movie clip i named in this flash movie. its an empty container.

Damn those Gray Box | Active X flash thing.

2008-04-16T11:14:00.000-07:00

Making flash objects are cool and fun, but whats not fun is those damn gray boxes that come around that flash object in IE. I mean, why do we have to click on it to make it disappear, Then the flash becomes activated. why cant it just be activited already????

Well here you go. this script will help you out.

Make a Javascript file and name it
ieupdate.js.


objects = document.getElementsByTagName("object");
for (var i = 0; i < ojects.length; i++)
{ 
objects[i].outerHTML = objects[i].outerHTML;
}

in your HTML page, lets call out the script after the LAST OBJECT -
Start Javascript and include this in the start.

*** make sure that the src is pointing to the right directory. I would suggest that you keep the html's and the js file together in the same directory so this script works on its own.

Time Display for FLV [ :00/:30]

2008-04-16T10:23:00.000-07:00

So you have a FLV file embedded into your flash, but you have no idea how to get some kind of time code on it. Well look no more. Here is a code that can save your life. I will break it down as we go along.

1. Create a layer in your project called "Actions" (not required, but very useful)

2. In a blank frame, put this script in.

**** NOTE OF SOME BASIC COMMANDS *******
; <-- this means END LINE. without this it will combine command and give you an error

FLASH IS CASE SENSETIVE when it is dealing with scripting. "Name","name","NAME","naMe" are all different entities.

******************************************


onEnterFrame = function(){;

/////////// TOTAL TIME SCRIPT ////////////////
timecode = Math.round(YOUR_MOVIECLIP_Name.totalTime);
tmins = Math.floor(timecode/60);
tsecs = Math.floor(timecode%60);
tmins = (tmins <10) ? "0"+tmins : tmins;
tsecs = (tsecs<10) ? "0"+tsecs : tsecs;
vidTime = tmins+":"+tsecs;

/////////// CURRENT TIME SCRIPT //////////////////
htimecode = Math.round(YOUR_MOVIECLIP_Name.playheadTime);
hmins = Math.floor(htimecode/60);
hsecs = Math.floor(htimecode%60);
hmins = (hmins<10) ? "0"+hmins : hmins;
hsecs = (hsecs<10) ? "0"+hsecs : hsecs;
headTime=hmins+":"+hsecs;

////////// Lets show the results in this variable ///////////

displayTime=headTime+"/"+vidTime;

};

ok, let me break this down starting from the top.

1. onEnterFrame = function(){;
- Invoked repeatedly at the frame rate of the SWF file.
This command will repeat this function we created over and over again(only whats in the {};. Usage in this example onEnterFrame = function(){};

2. timecode = Math.round(Your_Movieclip_name.totalTime);
- timecode is a variable that we just made up. it could basically be anything you want but you will have to reference this name thoughout the script. Math.round() - this command produces a number. This number is Rounded up to the nearest integer(up or down). Usage Math.round( x ); In this script we are asking for Flash to give us a number of (our movie clips.totalTime). totalTime is a property of flash, which in this command, will return a value for your movieClip.

3. tmins = Math.floor(timecode/60);
- tmins is a variable that we made up. again, a variable could be anything you name, but it needs to follow thoughout your script. This command we are finding the number of minutes in the clip and assigning it to the variable tmins. Math.floor = this is the closet integer that is less than or equal to the specific number or expression. Usage Math.floor (x). if x = 12.5 then the return a number of 12. In this script we are getting the Math.floor of (timecode divided by 60);

4. tsecs = Math.floor(timecode%60);
- tsecs is a variable we made up. We are getting the Math.floor of (remainder of timecode divided by 60); % = calcuates remainder for example (12 % 5) = 2 the remaining amount is 2.

5. tmins = (tmins <10) ? "0"+mins : tmins;
- wow what does this mean. this is nutty. Well hold on. tmins is a predefined variable that we created before. to explain the rest of this, i must explain the ? mark. ? is used as the following.
expression1 ? expression2 : expression 3. expression1 is evaluted to a Boolean value (true of false). if value is found true, then it will do expression 2, otherwises it will do expression 3. lets say tmins = 5. lets plug it into the equation. tmins = (5 < 10)[true] ? "0"+tmins : tmins; the result would be 05. we are saying by "0"+tmin - if the value is less then 10, but a 0 infront of the number, otherwise, leave the number whole. tmins = 20 tmins. timins = (20 < 10)[false] ? "0"+mins : tmins; the result would be 20.

6. tsecs = (tsecs <10) ? "0"+tsecs : tsecs;
- ok, this should be easier to understand now. if tsecs < 10 is true then add a 0 infront of tsecs, if its false, then just display tsec.

7. vidTime = tmins+":"+tsecs;
- vidTime is a new variable that we just created. in the variable we now placed a the values tmins and this string : and tsecs;.

///// now we created the same process for the current time script. the only difference is the first part of the script.

8. htimecode = Math.round(YOUR_MOVICLIP_NAME).playheadTime);
- this does Math.round on your clip's current playheadTime. the rest of the script is the same as the above script.

9. headTime=hmins+":"+hsecs;
- this is a new variable named headTime that stores the new varibles we created. hmins and hsec. check #7 for more detal.

Now we display the results.

10. displayTime = headTime+"/"+vidTime;
- this variable should be attached to a dynamic text box you created named displayTime [in the Var box].

11. }; this closes off the function that we left open in #1.

I hope this helps everyone to understand what was written. Good luck and thats all for now.

This site is for...

2008-04-16T10:16:00.000-07:00

So i decided that this will be the place to store all my insane information...... JUST BECAUSE. Love it or leave it.