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WARNING:
This is an old project that is no longer developed.

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I wrote a small animation framework today (56kb signed). It uses Robert Penner's easing equations for the tweens.



Project Home
http://code.google.com/p/slickfx/

SVN
http://slickfx.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/slickfx/src/

JavaDoc
http://slickfx.googlecode.com/svn/trunk ... index.html

Download
Contains source, slickfx.jar, slickfx-test.jar and javadoc.
http://code.google.com/p/slickfx/downloads/list

How do I use it?

1. Define your "entity" (such as a button widget) by implementing the desired FxEntity interfaces, or all of them for full compatibility.
2. Set up a timeline (or multiple timelines) for your entity and add some "Fx" for animation. So far you can use: SizeFx, LocationFx, AlphaFx, EmptyFx (delay) and CompoundFx -- or you can make your own Fx. Don't forget to update the timeline!
3. Start the timeline with setActive(true). Sit back and watch as it animates gracefully through the set of Fx's you've added!

See documentation and tests for details.

Webstart: Test Smooth UI
A main menu mockup with some neato animations. Design influenced by Turborilla.


Webstart: Test Fx
Tests the "Fx" helpers (for fading, resizing, moving, etc).


Webstart: Test Easing
Tests the raw easing equations independent of the Fx/Timeline classes.


Webstart: Test CompoundFx
Tests a CompoundFx, which allows you to merge two (or more) Fx into a single animation.


Stripping it Down
SlickFx is pretty small right now, but it can get a bit smaller. You can remove the "mdes.slick.animation.entity.renderable" package if you don't need that functionality (used for fading Slick Images/Animations). You can also pick and choose which entity/Fx helpers you need for your project.

The bulk of the code is contained in the Easing class. Most applications only need a few specific Easings that are repeated throughout. Once you find the Easings that suit your needs, you can strip out the rest.

Planned Fx:
ColorFx (one color to another)
GrowFx (like Rectangle.grow)

Issues:
- Current version uses "ticks" instead of an accurate timer.
- Timeline.fastForward is bugged and has been left out of the current version.
- Needs some more documentation and guides for using the Fx classes.

How can I search animation in 3DS max that, animation that a object change as another object smoothly? I'm a beginner of 3Ds max. I want to do a animation that a object change as another object smoothly. Like, earth change as moon, or dog change as cat. How can I search in web/ How can I do it?

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hi,
i think you are searching for "vertex animation" or "morphing objects". SlickFX is a simple easing framework to calculate smooth movement, scaling (only value based, no vertex transformation) and so on.

edit:
for "3ds file format" just try to google it, there are some sites which explains the file format

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Embero Games | Astroiz | ConK | From Outa Space

can't run the webstart examples ...

Ditto. I'd like to see this too.

have you tried http://code.google.com/p/slickfx/? There is a folder for jnlp (webstart) in the source browser. Just download those files and double click them, this should work.

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Embero Games | Astroiz | ConK | From Outa Space

it's http://myjavaserver.com/ .. it's down!

javadoc is not usable.. if you use:

http://slickfx.googlecode.com/svn/trunk ... index.html

as url, google code point you to html page source!