Re: FLASH: text effects tool needed

[ifx]

Sounds great... but what about porting for the Mac? Or are we going to get

left out of this application too?


Alan


on 8/8/00 10:18 AM, R Blank at

rwildform [dot] com

 wrote:


> Tom, Darren, Paul:

> 

> Thanks for all your posts on SWfX.

> 

> We at Wildform are glad to see the positive response to SWfX (pronounced

> swiffix), our new SWF text animation tool released during FF2K (I actually

> posted about it yesterday in response to someone's question about Flash

> standalone applications -- does anyone know if SWfX is the first standalone

> with a complete Flash interface?).

> 

> So far, everything that's been said is correct. SWfX comes with 44 Flash 3

> and 56 Flash 4 effects. You can use these output animations alone, or in a

> larger site with the LoadMovie actionscript command, or by importing the SWF

> directly into Flash (this works with Flash 3 effects only, because Flash can

> not import Flash 4 files). You can use any TrueType or ATM-handled font on

> your system. And it's really incredibly easy to use. There are a bunch of

> other features that you can read about on http://www.wildswfx.com. Best of

> all, it's only $20.

> 

> We are especially excited about our custom effect specification, WildFX. We

> figured what's the point of an effect animation tool, if you can't create

> your own effects. So, we made it really, really easy to do that. You can

> download the instructions (to see how easy they are) without purchasing the

> app. At http://www.wildswfx.com, go to "Plugins" -> "Learn to create" and

> grab the .zip. If you develop your own WildFX, and want to share, trade or

> sell them, we will link to you from our site (so that SWfX users can easily

> find all the available WildFX). We're incredibly eager to see what can be

> done with this spec.

> 

> Thanks for your support,

> 

> r

> 

> R Blank

>

rwildform [dot] com

> www.wildform.com

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>> -----Original Message-----

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> From: ownerchinwag [dot] com [ownerchinwag [dot] com]On">mailto:ownerchinwag [dot] com]On Behalf Of Tom

>> Delancy

>> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 7:38 AM

>

> To: flasherchinwag [dot] com; FLASHmacromediaegroups [dot] com

>> Subject: Re: FLASH: text effects tool needed

>> 

>> 

>> Darren:

>> 

>> SWfX is way beyond the capabilities of SWiSH. As you can see from their

>> website (http://www.wildswfx.com), it comes with 100 effects

>> (about half are

>> Flash 4 and half are Flash 3). From the looks of it, they use a bunch of

>> different techniques in their effects, masks included.

>> 

>> But, it also comes with a tutorial on how to create your own "WildFX".

>> That's the name they gave to their effect specification. They

>> also give you

>> some sample .FLAs to work with. Based on that, all you have to do

>> is create

>> any animation you want in Flash for just one letter, export the

>> SWF, and use

>> it in SWfX.

>> 

>> So, it way cooler than SWiSH because you can use it to speed up your own

>> effects creation. It doesn't try to compete with Flash like SWiSH

>> does (with

>> layers, actions and timelines), but it gives you complete control

>> over your

>> animation.

>> 

>> As I said yesterday, not only have I tried SWiSH, but I also tried

>> FlashKit's FlashTyper. But, that doesn't let you use your own fonts (with

>> SWfX, you can use any TrueType or ATM-handled font), and FlashTyper also

>> generates larger files than SWfX. Plus, FlashTyper runs waaaay

>> slower than

>> SWfX. For $20, to me the advantages are clear.

>> 

>> I have to say, hands down, SWfX is the best alternative out

>> there. (Anyone

>> out there from Wildform listening/taking note of my props?).

>> 

>> Tom Delancy

>

> tom_delancy_9hotmail [dot] com

>> 

>>> I purchased SWfX. It's pretty rad. Great effects.

>>> 

>>> But, the really cool thing is you can create your own effects in

>> Flash and

>>> run it through SWfX. It's like macros. I had no idea this kind

>> of thing was

>>> possible. I just saved about 2 days worth of work, for $20.

>> 

>> Please tell us more about this product. I currently have Swish

>> and have used

>> it

>> on several occasions, but have been bothered by some of it's quirks.

>> (sometimes

>> it's hard to center an imported SWF as you don't know where the

>> center is,

>> etc)

>> 

>> Also have you imported one of their effects, and some of the effects like

>> #41 on

>> the demo where they have stars or a blurry ball changing into text or

>> changing

>> the color of the text like a rainbow, are these masks??

>> 

>> Is this product more worthwile than swish?

>> 

>> Darren.

>> 

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