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Custom image as slideshow frame?
Posted: 13 Feb 2009, 13:01
by gpmalone
Hi, is it possible to trick out IV to use a custom jpg image as the frame (and/or frame border) in the slideshow?
I'd like to make my own textured picture frame and have it surround the image. It would resize/stretch to fit the image, similar to how a fullscreen background resizes with 'exact fit' sizing...
I haven't found a way, but it would be quite cool....
Posted: 17 Feb 2009, 23:58
by mjau-mjau
Yes, I agree this would be cool ... You mean you would make some PNG/SWF variant that had some cluttered edges on the outside?
Posted: 18 Feb 2009, 11:54
by gpmalone
Hi Karl,
I'm afraid I don't know anything (yet) about PNG/SWF variants, but the concept is that I could take any rectangular image (jpg or otherwise), and have that be used as the 'frame' which is currently a flat color wash. This image would stretch & compress to fit the size & proportions of the enclosed image. The 'frame size' variable would determine how many pixels of the underlying frame image would be shown.
If you take a look at the custom background I made for my gallery, you'll see an example of the kind of frame I'd like to use. The difference would be that instead of being a static full frame image in the background, it would size down to fit the images...
http://gpmalone.com/galleries/
Is there currently a way I can hack this through a config file or something (providing a path to an image as opposed to a frame color)?
Thanks Karl!
Posted: 19 Feb 2009, 02:30
by mjau-mjau
Unfortunately, it is not as easy to integrate as you perhaps would have wanted. There are a few problems -
If you are going to scale an image as a frame, it will scale in all proportions loosing its aspect and i thnk it might look a little weird ...
Posted: 19 Feb 2009, 02:37
by mjau-mjau
Unfortunately, it is not as easy to integrate as you perhaps would have wanted. There are a few problems -
If you are going to scale an image as a frame, it will scale in all proportions loosing its aspect and i thnk it might look a little weird ...
Posted: 19 Feb 2009, 02:39
by gpmalone
Yeah, I thought about that, and I see where the problems could show up... But, I could conceivably make an amorphous enough texture that might not show the aspect stretching etc. too badly.
Oh well, it's not life-threatening!
Thanks