how was this amazing effect created?

[jamezdin]

I'm learning flash and there is one thing (so far) that I just don't understand.

Can anybody tell me how how is this image transition (http://saguarostrutters.com/1928111/) created?

I would like to do this with one of my own images.


Thanks in advance!
Yours,
nada-flash newbie.

[Errornix]

I doubt that was an image that was loaded with that effect created dynamically with AS (could be wrong). I'd say it's probably just a frame by frame animation where the image in each frame was created by someone with some Photoshop (or other image program) skills.

[Noct]

I don't think it is frame animation.

I think someone used the bitmapData class to grab portions of the image and then used some kind of transform matrix to skew them.

[Ruben]

As a matter of fact at the time that these effects were hot, the BitmapData class didn't even excist (I think). A little masking and doing some reading up (http://ericlin2.tripod.com/skew/skewt.html) goes a long way..

However I do think that BitmapData is the preferred method these days..

- Ruben

[Noct]

Well, I couldn't debate on when that effect was "hot", but...

That site was updated in the summer of 06, and bitmap Class was introduced in Flash 8 I believe, which was released in 2005. So, it could theoretically have used it, although there is definately some masking in there, so I'm not saying your wrong.
Either way, it is small sections of the image being skewed by AS.

We could argue all day on the exact methods used, my point was just that it was in fact done dynamically.

[Ruben]

Well in that case I agree ;)

- Ruben