{"id":489,"date":"2013-01-10T16:37:57","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T16:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/?p=489"},"modified":"2013-01-10T16:37:57","modified_gmt":"2013-01-10T16:37:57","slug":"soaring-dragon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/?p=489","title":{"rendered":"Soaring Dragon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following article continues the sequence of lessons demonstrating the possibilities of boundary controls. Today we will make an animation that is neither static nor moving.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><object width=\"400\" height=\"300\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"border\" value=\"1\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/W2X5E0LgDrw?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"400\" height=\"300\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/W2X5E0LgDrw?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" border=\"1\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start with media we need for this scene &#8211; an animated dragon in gif format and suitable fantasy background.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/5085468.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-511\" alt=\"5085468\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/5085468.gif\" width=\"179\" height=\"172\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/96051.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-512\" alt=\"96051\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/96051-300x188.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/96051-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/96051-1024x643.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/96051.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As usual, load the background in your DesktopPaints&#8217; animation editor with the Change background button.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/background.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-454\" alt=\"background\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/background-300x49.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"49\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/background-300x49.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/background.png 729w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then click Add animation and double click Import image in the first column to load the animated dragon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/import.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-452\" alt=\"import\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/import-300x130.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/import-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/import.png 763w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Activate the Boundary properties tab and set Top=83, Bottom=369, Left=324, and Right=572.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/bound.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-517\" alt=\"bound\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/bound.png\" width=\"233\" height=\"255\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then click on any of the Option buttons and set the Interaction behavior to Reflect. Repeat it for all tabs of the Interactions Options dialog (Top, Bottom, Left and Right Edge tabs).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/inter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-518\" alt=\"inter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/inter.png\" width=\"301\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/inter.png 301w, https:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/inter-300x261.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then activate the Motion properties tab and set Direction to 65 and Flip horizontal to On.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/orient.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-519\" alt=\"orient\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/orient.png\" width=\"233\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally, on the Base properties tab, set Speed = 35.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/optons.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-520\" alt=\"optons\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/optons.png\" width=\"234\" height=\"177\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following article continues the sequence of lessons demonstrating the possibilities of boundary controls. 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