Transparent overlay

[mark]

Hi, i would like to add a transparent overlay-border as a sprite to my movie, but p2q always loads it untransparent. Im using transparent (interlaced and not interlaced) *.png-Files but that doesnt work.

Additional i dont understand the options "load before panorama" and the three overlay-options and the color-selecting thing beside...

btw, im german, - so if anybody could help me just post it here...

Mark

P.S.: This one is just like i want it to have... http://www.longfingers.com/experiments/ ... vision.php

[smooth]

This must be done with a mask. The one shown looks very much like it was created with Live Stage Pro from http://www.totallyhip.com

Regards, Smooth

[thomas]

This should work with Pano2QTVR + PNGs but only if the alpha channel is REALLY embedded. I never manged to do this with PS only with Gimp. You can do things like http://www.pano2qtvr.com/sample/park_alpha_semi.html . (The blend mode is "alpha"). As a start you should try it with TIFFs (don't forget to include the alpha channel!!!), if this works you can try it with PNGs (because of the smaller file size).

[mark]

Hi Thomas,

thanks for your help, - but i cant understand that. I created a tiff in PS, created also an alpha-channel and saved it under all available options but i cant get the mask working in my panorama.

And: Im using the german version of p2q and i dont understand the settings "Ãœberlagerung" combined with "Farbe". What does the color-thing mean? Isnt there some kind of manual (even in english) that describes that settings?

I uploaded my tif onto my server http://transfer.familie-simons.de/overlay.tif so maybe you could try your best and tell me the options that you used.

Then i tried using another tiff with hard edges and (no transparency gradient) and this http://transfer.familie-simons.de/maske.zip (1.6MB) works, but what i wanted was some kind of gradient from totally transparent to totally black).

thanks,

Mark

[thomas]

I opend the TIFF in PS, Clicked "Save as", unchecked alpha, unchecked layer. -> Ok -> Checked tranparency -> Ok.

Then I opened the file in Gimp (it looks the same as in PS), clicked "Save as" -> PNG. Resulting file size only 4kb!

Pano2QTVR -> Additional Sprites (Weitere Zusatzfunktionen) -> Add (Hinzufügen) -> Selected Filename, Check visible (sichtbar) -> Blend mode: alpha (Überlagerung: alpha) -> Create

The result: http://www.pano2qtvr.com/sample/park_alpha_border.html

I hope this helps.

[thomas]

Btw: here is the converted overlay http://www.pano2qtvr.com/sample/overlay.png

[mark]

Thank you so much Thomas,

i upgraded to 1.2.10 and now i got the additional blend-modes (wich dont exist in 1.2.7), - now it works fine. But i dont understand the color-mixing-thing. What could it be good for to completely make the movie like looking through pink (or whatever) glasses?

Mark

[thomas]

What could it be good for to completely make the movie like looking through pink (or whatever) glasses?

The best thing (as always ) is to play around I searched the web but I can't find a good explanation. The best I have found is the QT API documentation.
The numbers are the same as is the script file of Pano2QTVR: http://developer.apple.com/documentatio ... st/srcCopy
Maybe you have better luck.
Btw: The blend modes are also the same as in QuickTime Pro so maybe you find some good tutorial. If you have one, please let me know!

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[mark]

Hi thomas,

you have programmed p2q, - so i thought you would know what the colors are good for.

Mark

[360Texas]

Please be more specific "Colours" ??? which Tab do you see them?

Hope to help

[mark]

Additional Sprites -> Add -> Blend -> and now the Color-selecting-Thing on the right side. But my original question is answered now, - thank you.

I cant understand that the developer of an application wont know what some feature are good for but as i dont need them i'll buy another tool next time.

Sorry.

Mark