Animated start menu / coding command list

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Hi,

 

do anyone know who to animate the startmenu iitself. like a moving strobe light when its open,, 

or do somewon know of a skin using a animated menu i can look at . 

and is there a manual on how to do the coding part in skin studio, like a list of codes we are abel to use

 

//atlem 

 

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I've animated a few start menus.  My current entry for the Christmas contest has an animated start menu - https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/windowblinds/7570/ 

You need the Pro version of Skin Studio.  First, like most animations in Skin Studio, you make a series of images, stack them, turn them into a .tga file and save them in the Windowblind folder (you can do this using the subframe builder in Skin Studio).  Then choose "Start Menu Animation Builder" from the tools menu, in Skin Studio, and use the drop down menu to import the .tga file onto the top of your menu image, fill in the number of frames, and play around with the speeds and margins until you like what you see, and save it.

A few of my other skins that have animated start menus are Theater Of The Mind, Zombie Outbreak (animated maggots), Hibiscus and Anoles, and Steampunk.

My gallery is here, so you can find them easily:  http://k10w3.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx

If my day job's work load starts evening out, I will try to post a little mini tutorial on this, since it seems there isn't one that is easily accessible. 

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting k10w3, reply 3
A few of my other skins that have animated start menus are Theater Of The Mind
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Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting AceMatrix, reply 4
One of my all-time favorites by the way !!
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Not as good as our collaborative effort that I'm working on right now.  :smitten: You inspire me. 

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You rock K10 !! \o/                                            -- Ace --

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting k10w3, reply 3
I've animated a few start menus.  My current entry for the Christmas contest has an animated start menu - https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/windowblinds/7570/ 

You need the Pro version of Skin Studio.  First, like most animations in Skin Studio, you make a series of images, stack them, turn them into a .tga file and save them in the Windowblind folder (you can do this using the subframe builder in Skin Studio).  Then choose "Start Menu Animation Builder" from the tools menu, in Skin Studio, and use the drop down menu to import the .tga file onto the top of your menu image, fill in the number of frames, and play around with the speeds and margins until you like what you see, and save it.

A few of my other skins that have animated start menus are Theater Of The Mind, Zombie Outbreak (animated maggots), Hibiscus and Anoles, and Steampunk.

My gallery is here, so you can find them easily:  http://k10w3.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx

If my day job's work load starts evening out, I will try to post a little mini tutorial on this, since it seems there isn't one that is easily accessible. 
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i dident know of the tools at all until yesterday:p manage to make a anime on the meny already but i cant say its easy seting the time correct to look good, shud have some more frames that whod be awsome

 

blue orbs in top menu is moving left  shud only be one but the loop craches