Download demo "countdown_clock.swf" sample and create your own embedded object Flash panorama in Pano2VR
Finished panorama link http://360texas.com/services/swishmax2flash9/index.htm
Feel free to click "save picture as"
I am doing this to demonstratate because if you can not afford Adobe Flash CS4 then there is an alternative software to create FLASH animated files. I can not afford Flash CS4.
In SwishMax 2 create an animated flash object. I chose the sample called Count down clock. This counts down the number of days, minutes and seconds until year 2010.
1. Create 1 animated Flash object
2. Save the animated Flash object using SWF [FLASH 9] see top center
3. No picture Open Pano2VR and start a new project or modify an existing project to include a animated flash .swf
4. Hotspot Create a Point Hotspot by mouse clicking on the picture about where you want the .swf to be located
5. Click the skin editor [edit] button
6. Click the cross hair TARGET icon to place a cross hair target on the grid. Move it to mid screen. Notice it places a cross hair target in the right side TREE
7. Modify the cross hair target box to include ID " clockhs " found bottom left
8. Create a [T] text box .
Add ID clockhs
Position move the red box around to fit
Size should be about the same pixel dimension size as the the SwishMax2 Count down box
Scaling not scaling smaller or larger so values are 1. and 1.
Angle no change
Visible: yes we want the clock to be visible with 1 for Alpha - no tranparency
[edit 17Feb09 ]Text: Since this is a Text box.. you DO NOT need to have text followed by the call to display the countdown_clock.swf and horizontal and vertical spacing values
write ->>>>->>>>
<img src="countdown_clock.swf" hspace="0" vspace="0">
Erik and others observed this condition:
No text in the string = use line wrap [x] And be sure to size width height the block to use same as your .swf object [clock]
Background: I wanted it transparent so I deselected
Border: I needed to see the position in the panorama incase the clock was not being displayed properly
Hotspot Proxy ID I used clockhs because was not sure I needed it for a point hotspot.. besides I am being consistant
[no Actions/Modifiers needed for this demo]
9. Save OK and Create your panorama. It should look something like this. Notice the clock is static and does not float. Boxes to not align properly. Needs alignment fine tuning.
It does show that the count down seconds are counting down properly... meaning some type of embedded flash .swf activity.
