Scrolling Credits

I would like to make a list of credits(text) on my last frame that scroll vertical on the screen. I would like for the text to appear in a specific location one line at a time, scroll vertically on the screen for a distance, and then disappear one line at a time.

I have been able to create this effect by creating two blank boxes, one on the top and the other on the bottom of the frame. Then I used a "string object" with a "vector" movement to scroll the text out from under one box and back under the other. This made the text appear as if it was located only in the center of the screen.

Is there a way to create a box of text that allows the text to scroll within the box? Are there any other self containing text options that will perform a function like this?

Thank you.

forget your method, use Text Blitter and check out the nice scrolling movements it can do :) with fades as standard

The way i did it, quickly and easily... and this is kinda cheating, but i put the text on and active object and then just scrolled the active.

Jason

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Originally Posted by neat_Kliker2

forget your method, use Text Blitter and check out the nice scrolling movements it can do :) with fades as standard

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The Text Blitter extension does seem to do the job you want nicely, but I can't seem to get the bloody dimensions correct for the image file so the letters show up correctly. :cry:

Thanks for the assistance. I am reading the Text Blitter info. now.

Jason, will you expand on your technique. Does your method allow the fading in and out of the text at specified locations? How are you attaching the text to the active object?

Thank you.

I will upload an example to the file forum so you can take a look.

Basically i created a graphic strip with the names on, then gave it a path movement., returned its to its original position and looped it.

I created some smaller actives for the top and bottom of the screen so it has the effect of looking like its appearing from the bottom and disappearing at the top. You will see what i mean when you see the file.

Jason

well check the file archive now, earlier on I made The Podunkian's example in MMF 1.5 for variable font widths, should work fine with 2.0 as well but no word wrapping :( It can be fixed but i am lazy :P

Thanks Jason, I have downloaded and viewed your file. This is basically what i had done without the use of the path movement. I will try your way.

By the way, yesterday I purchased two of your mmf2 books. I should recieve them in a week.

neat_Kliker2, I have read the data on "Text Blitter". I will give that a try next. Thanks.

Jason, I have completed your example. It worked fine. There was a reason why I was looking for a different way of creating scrolling text other than the way you suggested.

I had created scrolling text about the same way you did. When I execute the program, the box at the top of the frame that the text disappears under hides my "score object" that is above it. When I execute the program the "score object" is hidden by the box at the top (active object) no matter the display order or layering. I moved the "score object" to a layer above all of the "active objects" and it keeps disappearing.

Does the "score object" always reside on the background regardless of layering?

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Originally Posted by Amazingynot

Does the "score object" always reside on the background regardless of layering?

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Its position depends on the property "Display as background".

Also try the action: Order->Bring to front.

I made sure that I did not have the "Display as background" option clicked and I also added: Order->Bring to front, at the start of the frame.

It didn't work.

Thanks for the help.
I created a nice scrolling credit list with fades. I used the courier font and it seemed to space out nicer than other fonts.

Do you have a preferred list of fonts to use with Text Blitter?

Is there a setting in Text Blitter to stop the scrolling loop of the Marquee animation?

Where is the vertical scrolling text blitting mfa Jason did?

Here you go:

Marv

Thanks Marv!