Object Plugin: ImageEx

[Ulrich]

Purpose

This object plugin allows to rotate, scale and transform images, change the hue, saturation and lightness, contrast and brightness, apply blur, or add a dynamic drop shadow.

The plugin is very useful if you need to display several similar images, that differ only in angle or size. Now you need to include the source image only once, and can apply the required transformation on the fly, using the properties screen or actions!

The plugin configuration dialog on Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 2008 Server

Examples

Here are a few samples showing what the plugin can do:

Dynamic drop shadow

Image rotation

Blur

Opacity

Scale

Hue

Lightness

Saturation

Contrast

License

This is a commercial plugin with a 15 day evaluation version.

Further information

Installer: You can find the download link in the AutoPlay Media Studio Addon and Plugin Directory.
Help file: You can download it as a zipped archive from here.
Product web site: MindQuake

[jassing]

Nice job -- just curious -- if I have two objects with the same name, is there a work around to be able to use both?

[Ulrich]

A search for ImageEx in the forum did not show any hits for a previous plugin with the same name. Is there another object with the same name? Where?

[jassing]

A search for ImageEx in the forum did not show any hits for a previous plugin with the same name. Is there another object with the same name? Where?

Nothing that's public -- someone wrote some code for a client (all lua) and it's using plugin-like operation (could have been compiled with the plugin compiler...) and it's name is ImageEx. Just got me thinking if two objects shared the same name, what then? it was more a question for thought vs. action.

[Ulrich]

In this case... I am not sure. When I made my Crypto action plugin, I kept the same name after I made sure that it wouldn't cause a conflict with the built-in Crypto actions. Maybe, as the actions are registered for each object, as long as there are no actions or properties with the same name shared by both objects, nothing bad is going to happen.

Ulrich

[Imagine Programming]

Also, if I'm correct, the AMS Plugin dialog will list both, although they have the same name. Right?

This plugin is looking very good Ulrich, awesome.

[RizlaUK]

ummm, be carefull Josh

iv a feeling your lua script will overwrite the function table exposed by the plugin, the plugins are loaded first, then any scripts, so if you declare the "ImageEx" table in your script after the plugin had been loaded you will lose its functions!

simply comment out the "ImageEx={}" line in your script and all should work seamlessly together , the script will just add to the function table already exposed by the plugin

[Imagine Programming]

ummm, be carefull Josh

iv a feeling your lua script will overwrite the function table exposed by the plugin, the plugins are loaded first, then any scripts, so if you declare the "ImageEx" table in your script after the plugin had been loaded you will lose its functions!

simply comment out the "ImageEx={}" line in your script and all should work seamlessly together , the script will just add to the function table already exposed by the plugin

And if you only want to use the script version, replace ImageEx={} for:

if(type(ImageEx)~="table")then
    ImageEx = {};
end

Then you can always use either one of them and both of them without issues.

[Cybergraph]

Doesn't it will be simpler call the new plugin "PictureEx" or "GraphicEX" or "ImageEffEX"?

[Imagine Programming]

Doesn't it will be simpler call the new plugin "PictureEx" or "GraphicEX" or "ImageEffEX"?

No, because the existing plugin isn't public. Using this way you don't have any trouble
You for example, can just download this one, and ignore all this info

[John_Klassek]

I'm interested in the rotate capability used with an "on Timer" event. Does anyone have some example code as such to use with this plugin? Thanks in advance. John

[Ulrich]

Here is an example, assuming that you have three ImageEx objects on your page, named "Seconds", "Minutes" and "Hour", each with its own clock hand. One Label object is used to display the hour as text.

On Show:

Page.StartTimer(1000,10);

On Timer:

segs = System.GetTime(TIME_FMT_SEC);
ImageEx.SetAngle("Seconds", 6*segs);
mins = System.GetTime(TIME_FMT_MIN);
ImageEx.SetAngle("Minutes", 6*mins);
hours = System.GetTime(TIME_FMT_HOUR);
Label.SetText("Clock", hours..":"..mins..":"..segs);
if (String.ToNumber(hours) >= 12) then
	hours = hours - 12;
end
ImageEx.SetAngle("Hour", 30*hours + 30*(mins/60));

Quick and dirty example:


Ulrich

[Dermot]

How do you use the trial? I installed it but it does not show up on the plugins menu. I have checked it is installed in the correct folder. I get the license warning when I start AMS and I click the OK button. Am I missing something?

[Ulrich]

This is strange. Please uninstall, get the latest version (1.0.0.2) and install it. There should be no license dialog on startup - it should be shown only when the evaluation period is over, or when you click the Unlock button in the Properties dialog.

Ulrich

[Dermot]

This is strange. Please uninstall, get the latest version (1.0.0.2) and install it. There should be no license dialog on startup - it should be shown only when the evaluation period is over, or when you click the Unlock button in the Properties dialog.

Ulrich

Thanks for the help Ulrich but still no go. I still get the license dialog. See attached. If I click OK, the plugin is not available.

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