[Bret Williams]

Exactly. I already said “composite modes.” You’d think someone who is versed in after effects (it works almost exctly the same way) would put out a manual or search the help.

Anyway glad you got it going, Jake. You did, right?

[Bret Williams]

I figured it out, but was second guessing myself because I had linked to the wrong js file! Doh.

[Bret Williams]

Thanks as always! Finally got it. I was trying to figure out syntax inbetween your emails. You were missing a double quote. But I also had added the script bit into the wrong .js file. So even when I got the syntax right it was just dead. User error of course.

So I’ve got a test running hownet.lunarpages.net/store/wirelesswaysretail.php

If you click on the “read” link on the right, it opens a window to read the book. Then if you click on the “wireless ways” title link, it should close and go back. Even if you’ve surfed around in the main window. That’s exactly what I was trying to do.

We were going to opt for a flashpaper version of this book, but we opted for this more laborious version. 🙂 It’s still a work in progress. I’m just working on the navigation and cutting and pasting from his old, 6 year old site, and using pointless photos as placeholders and stuff.

There’s a lot of crazy includes, iframes, and now little bits of javascript going on.

[Bret Williams]

Can I assume you messed up the quotes in the previous post? That’s what’s got me stumped here now…

[Bret Williams]

If something is the name of the target window, and link is the link text, where does the actual file path go?

[Bret Williams]

Also just simply try choosing a preset window workspace like standard. Tiger might have messed with your screen sizes/arrangement and the window could simply be off screen.

[Bret Williams]

By luma channel I figure he means luma matte. Which is essentially the alpha matte info alone. When you render a graphic with alpha channel, you’re rendering with a built-in luma matte.

I’m not sure exactly what he’s getting at, or if it will save any time. I agree the fastest thing would be to render it as an animation file with built in alpha matte in After Effects. It will have to render in FCP again to composite with the other elements and turn it into whatever native codec he’s using, but it’ll be a fast render.

In AE you could also render out a separate matte, but I don’t see where that’s going. FCP can utilize luma mattes via composite modes and via the luma matte effect.

[Bret Williams]

No, I can rename the source (opener) windows the first time someone visits the site. So I guess that would mean putting some code on every page.

I want to be able to open a window, and the links in that window open back in the previous window. Sounds like what you have is the best thing, since I only have 2 sections that do this.

Where would that code go, in the tag?

[Bret Williams]

A faster shutter speed next time you shoot. 🙂

That same blur makes it look smooth when it’s at regular speed. A faster shutter will look nice at slow speeds but kinda strobey at regular speed.

[Bret Williams]

No. A dreamweaver template file is nothing more than a regular old html file, with some specific note tags that only mean anything to dreamweaver.

Example, before the head…

Templates have edtable regions. Defined by note tags that just say begin editable, end editable. Example…

So, if I change the dreamweaver .dwt file, DW asks if I’d like to update the 50 or so pages that are based on that template. It changes the files in a matter of seconds and I then upload updated files.

So, by making some of the links point to a file that doesn’t actually exist in the template folder, DW doesn’t automatically update the link (the menuimage.jpg link) automatically, and I can mange scripted like funcitons without any scripting. The template calls for menu.jpg no matter what directory the page based on the template resides in. One template, and a different look and title, which is an include function drawing the title from a simple .txt file in the same way. All pages in that directory have a certain main title, and a certain background image. If I move the page to another directory all the links update automatically, and the title and background image automatically change.

Anyway, it appears that Safari 1.3 is a dog. Fixes lots of bugs, but introduces huge new ones. I’ve also found issues with toggling an id class visibility on and off. Firefox is the only way to go for now, and it’s CSS support has always stunk imho.