Background map??

[kred webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Can I put a jpg image(with lingo or exporting from Max) as a background or backdrop, --just the 3d object in front of the jpg---

and if show how?

Thanks
Ken

[Karl Sigiscar]

You can create a cylinder or sphere surrounding your world then map a
background texture onto it (a wrap). You can do this using 3DS Max or with
Lingo. On the other hand, a backdrop is merely a background (whereas an
overlay is displayed in the foreground) and won't move with your world,
because it is a 2D texture attached to the camera. So, I think the first is
best, expect if you want to create a Resident Evil kind of app.

Karl.

[Karl Sigiscar]

If you want to use a backdrop, try Backdrop Tweening in the Chrome Lib set
of behaviors:
[url]http://karlsigiscar.multimania.com/shockwave3d[/url]

You will be able to make your backdrop fade in, blend several backdrops
together, as well as adding some prerendered animation in the background.

Karl.

[kred webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

thanks all,

i had a brain fart, and forgot to research it better, it was a long day-- you know what I mean.

Thanks for the advice and ideas,

a new day a new solution

Thanks
Ken

[Fraggy]

I know what ya mean with the long day thing...
Chosing your method depends of course on why you need the background map:
here's another solution which is very simple but very limited:

Set your 3D Sprites background to "background transparent" (only works if
you disable the "direct to stage"). Now your 3D Sprite is transparant and u
can use any other sprite as background!!!!
This may have it's limitations, as said before, but if u don't need more
than that, then why torture your brains ;o)

Hope this tip is usefull...

Jean Marc.


"kred" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Can I put a jpg image(with lingo or exporting from Max) as a background or

backdrop, --just the 3d object in front of the jpg---

>
> and if show how?
>
> Thanks
> Ken
>
>

[Agustín María Rodríguez]

Fraggy wrote:

> Set your 3D Sprites background to "background transparent" (only works if
> you disable the "direct to stage"). Now your 3D Sprite is transparant and u
> can use any other sprite as background!!!!

Take a look at the source section of my site. You´ll find a movie that
grabs the image of whatever is behind the 3D sprite and makes a backdrop
of it in the 3D scene. It´s not optimized and it would have to be
re-coded if someone is planning to put an animated background.

HTH,
--
Agustín María Rodríguez | [email]agustin@OnWine.com.ar[/email] | [url]www.OnWine.com.ar[/url]