Transitions

Is it possible to have more control over the transitions in MMF? I have selected the "Fade Out, 2 sec" on some of my frames, but I actually just want this to happen if the player completes the world. If he clicks the cross to close the application, I want it to be instant.

I also would love a transition that makes a circle and then goes smaller and smaller around a certain object, like the transition you often see in the end of cartoons. Is this possible somehow?

The transition SDK isn't out yet so there is no way for developers to make new extensions. The easy way to get around this is to just make objects on top of everything else and use them for transition effects. Pixel shaders my help in this instance too ;)

Ah, crap.. More manually work. I guess I can just make a black box with 10% Opacity and keep on creating for a fade out effect.. But this other transition is harder. I think Ill just forget it. Thanks for telling!

Or have a black box continually adding/subtracting its Semitransparency coefficient...

I made an example for you: :)
http://www.clickteam.com/epicenter/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=203588

Yeay, that should do just perfect! :D I just have some issues adding this into my own project.. I guess I can say that my main issue is that it does not keep the previous frame picture.. It just goes to the white background. Another minor issue is that the right and botton box arent always next to the circle, and sometimes makes a small line of white bellow and next (right side) of the circle.

The major change is that my application is 800x600 instead of 640x480. Got any solutions or tips?

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Originally Posted by FlinkGigitty

it does not keep the previous frame picture.. It just goes to the white background.

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You have to make sure the option is checked in the frame properties of the transition frames.

I do.. :(
http://img.xrmb2.net/images/748166.png

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Why me??

It looks like you are using TGF2. I don't think it supports alpha channels (which I use in the circle graphic). I don't know if TGF2 removed the alphachannel in the sprite when you loaded my example.

Try editing the sprite and make it opaque instead. (fully black but with a transparent hole in the middle without the blur effect)

Does that work?

nonono, Im using MMF2.. Open full view of the image, and check upper left corner. And YOUR example works perfectly. Its just if you mix it with mine, something stops.. This is nothing new, everything I touch in MMF stops working properly.

Ooh sorry, the fusion logo looked very light :) I didn't even read the window title lol

What build of MMF2 do you use? Check in Help -> About...

Version 2.0 (Build R249) (HWA).

But most likely, the issue is a small box that you have checked and I have unchecked.. Because your project works for me.

Did you try it in the non HWA version to see if thats the issue?

I have not touched the non HWA since I installed MMF on this computer, so I dont think HWA is the issue. Besides, I have had both your and my project up at a time to compare settings, in the same MMF.

I found it. Display Mode. You have Standard, and i have Direct3D9. Bah, I think I need the Direct3D9 for my game to run properly :S

Edit: My game lags if I choose Standard.. Got any other suggestions, or do I just have to pass the whole transition?

Oh bugger, I just tested it with HWA again but I remembered to change the graphics mode to DX9 - and it didn't work.

Doesn't look like the hardware accelerated version can carry over the previous frame's image.

Well, I could just merge the two frames, and keep the black stuff invisible for some time perhaps.. Ill manage something. Thanks a lot for trying :)

EDIT: Thats what I did! Just replace Display Previous Frame with some Group Activation/Deactivations and it works just fine :D