This tutorial shows you how to make a smooth transition in Scrippy, without the jerkiness that we normally have.

 

The example I am showing here is quite a small graphic, and you will find that you cannot use anything too big, as you will run out of numbers for your space between.  As each container would increase the space between by the width of your graphic, and there are forty containers, you can soon work out if your graphic is too large.  Multiply  the width of

your graphic by 39, and if it comes to more than 9999, you know its too large!  I have done it with a larger graphic, but that is done by cutting out each part of a graphic(For my larger Scarecrow one I cut out the hat, eyes,nose,scarf).  Each part would then need to be in its own container, with another 40 containers inside!

You will need one colour image, and one greyscale of your image.  The greyscale is important, as it will not work properly without it.

 

But, for this one here, its quite simple.

Insert your container wherever you want it vertically and horizontally in your Master Scrippy, make your size vertical and horizontal same as largest contained image.  Into this container insert a positioned image, using your greyscale image, placed at center.  Leave all settings as default.

 

Into the same container, you need to insert 40 positioned containers, and scrolls as follows:-

Containers all placed, horizontal, left 0, vertical top 0 .

Size, same as largest contained image.

Insert positioned scroll into each container,scrolling, horizontal , left.  Pixels per second, and pixels per move will be the width of your graphic, smooth scroll, position center.

Space between is calculated on the width of your graphic x 40, minus one, in other words, multiply the width of your graphic by 39!

Each start position will go in increments of your graphic width, starting at 0,  i.e, if your graphic were 200, it would be 0, 200, 400, 600, 800 and so on.

Transparency:  This is  important:  Starting at your first positioned scroll, and starting at transparency 100, decrease the transparency by 5 each time, until you reach 0.  i.e.  100,95,90,85,80, and so on.  When you reach 0, which should be on your 21st container, increase the transparency by 5 each time from your 22nd container.  It should end with your last container having a transparency of 95.

 

 

 

As I had two images here, one either side, I just copied and pasted the whole thing, and placed it right instead of left!(using reverse graphics of course!)

 

If you decide to do as I did on my other Scarecrow, and cut out parts to use, each must have its on main container, and 40 positioned containers and scrolls, quite a lot of work and maths!

 

There you have it, a smooth transition.

Have Fun <g>