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Animation gradual speeding
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 11:44 am
by dasauto1
Hello, I have an animation that I define it like this:
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image animation:
"images/dir/im_1.jpg" with dissolve
0.04
"images/dir/im_2.jpg" with dissolve
0.04
....
repeat
and I call it in label using "scene animation with dissolve". This animation runs in the label while there's a dialogue that goes over it that is a bit lengthy.
My question is, how do I change the speed (in this case, 0.04) in the animation so it goes faster or slower gradually as the user walks through the dialogue? So like when the user begins the dialogue it's something like 0.04 and when they're done it's 0.02.
Thanks!
Re: Animation gradual speeding
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 2:36 am
by YossarianIII
Do you want it to slow based on time passed or based on the player's position in the dialogue?
If the dialogue is in multiple lines, you could just define multiple, increasingly fast versions of the animation (i.e., "animation normal", "animation fast", "animation faster", "animation fastest") and just Show each one at any place between lines where you want it to speed up. If the dialogue is all one big line,
you could still do the same thing, just using "extend" to break the dialogue up. It's not going to give you a completely linear transition, but it'll convey the basic effect.
If you do want a completely smooth ramping up of speed, I don't know exactly what the code would look like, but you might be able to do something with Screen Language and a timer. A lot of time-related things tend to be done with screens.
Re: Animation gradual speeding
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 2:56 pm
by dasauto1
YossarianIII wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 2:36 am
Do you want it to slow based on time passed or based on the player's position in the dialogue?
If the dialogue is in multiple lines, you could just define multiple, increasingly fast versions of the animation (i.e., "animation normal", "animation fast", "animation faster", "animation fastest") and just Show each one at any place between lines where you want it to speed up. If the dialogue is all one big line,
you could still do the same thing, just using "extend" to break the dialogue up. It's not going to give you a completely linear transition, but it'll convey the basic effect.
If you do want a completely smooth ramping up of speed, I don't know exactly what the code would look like, but you might be able to do something with Screen Language and a timer. A lot of time-related things tend to be done with screens.
Thanks for the reply, but yea, I kinda need it to to be smooth. I tried setting up different definitions but I don't like the looks of it. thanks foe the tip, I might look into it