Non blocking visual effect.

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Non blocking visual effect.

Post by zaxos » Sat Feb 14, 2015 2:46 pm

Any change i get a nonblock visual effect?
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Re: Non blocking visual effect.

Post by jacque » Sat Feb 14, 2015 10:15 pm

I can't think of a reason for it. What do you want to do?
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Re: Non blocking visual effect.

Post by zaxos » Sun Feb 15, 2015 6:33 pm

i'm having a background slideshow on substack and i cant affort it to lock my main stack
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Re: Non blocking visual effect.

Post by Simon » Mon Feb 16, 2015 2:52 am

Hi zaxos,
Would the "move" command do the same job for you?

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Re: Non blocking visual effect.

Post by dunbarx » Mon Feb 16, 2015 3:50 am

Hi.

So is it that you have this slideShow as a sideShow? That is, the slideshow is doing its thing, but the user is interacting with the program at the same time from the mainstack?

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Re: Non blocking visual effect.

Post by Klaus » Mon Feb 16, 2015 2:35 pm

HI zaxos,

short answer: No, "visual effects" are always blocking!

You may be able to fake it sonehow by using a complicated script
and the "send" command, but that will never be the same, I'm afraid.


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Re: Non blocking visual effect.

Post by zaxos » Tue Feb 17, 2015 8:09 pm

Thank you for your comment ppl, the effect i wanted was dissolve and i managed to recreate it by hand, its actualy working pretty well and most of all its nonblocking. If anyone is intrested i can share.
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Re: Non blocking visual effect.

Post by hrcap » Wed Jun 03, 2020 9:24 am

Hi Zaxos

I hope that you are well.

I know that this is an old thread but is there anyway that you could share your method for a non-blocking dissolve.

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Re: Non blocking visual effect.

Post by Klaus » Wed Jun 03, 2020 11:44 am

I guess he did it like I proposed: Setting "the blendlevel" over the time with a SEND command.

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Re: Non blocking visual effect.

Post by richmond62 » Wed Jun 03, 2020 12:51 pm

Just have a single card substack with layers for your slideshow and sequentially make each layer transparent (or slide off to
one side if that's what floats your boat).

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