CompuServe Thread

ramp/tweening

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#97781From: Noah KennedyApr 19, 1994 11:03 AM
Sorry for the basic question, but I'm no Animator "Pro" and under deadline: How do you tween between 2 polygons, while ramping between two shades of gray? I need one simple polygon to tween into another, while changing from white to black and vice versa. –Noah
#97798From: Steven ElliottApr 19, 1994 2:05 PM
Noah, I'm assuming that you are familiar with the Tween Panel? Use that to set up your start polygon and end polygon. The key to making the tween change color is to define your ramp from white to black as the current cluster and then turn on Cycle Draw with Opaque Ink. It also sounds like you want to reverse the effect and that will require using PingPong on your cluster in the Palette Panel, this will produce a tween that changes color from white to black to white. For the most control the cluster should have 1/2 as many color slots as the number of frames in the tween (assuming that you PingPong the cluster). Hope that helps, Steven
#97801From: mark schneiderApr 19, 1994 2:18 PM
i find anipro needs to be able to TWEEN more objects, like say text or objects, not only poygons! ahh! Mark Schneider Montreal, Canada It is a very amazing feature, but it just doesn't go far enough!
#97923From: Nik Grant [adesk]Apr 20, 1994 8:35 AM
"TWEEN more objects, like say text" You have a good point, and one that has been noted before. Added to the wishlist… Thanks.
#97934From: mark schneiderApr 20, 1994 10:00 AM
YOur welcome Nik! bye for now Mark
#97977From: mark schneiderApr 20, 1994 1:30 PM
HI Steven, A very neat feature would be to be able to create an object or text, then "convert" it to a polygon, thus enabling it to become a tweenable object!, – all done from within anipro version 3.0 ! (I can read the future) ! Mark Schneider
#98008From: Noah KennedyApr 20, 1994 5:10 PM
Steve- Helps tremendously, Steve. Thanks. –Noah