Anybody know how they did this?

Looking at this site, it has a really cool effect on the banner image... I looked at the source, and it looks to be javascript based, but cannot get to the script since it's in a folder.
Here is the site.
http://www.gentworld.com

It's done in flash, not javascript. All it takes is two versions of the same image, just one is a little larger. Then (this is the flash part) the image mask is animated (just rectangles moving side to side).

You could do the same effect in image ready. Just have the smaller image as the background, then the mask for the larger image gets shifted for each frame/layer.

[QUOTE=Rodder454]It's done in flash, not javascript. All it takes is two versions of the same image, just one is a little larger. Then (this is the flash part) the image mask is animated (just rectangles moving side to side).

You could do the same effect in image ready. Just have the smaller image as the background, then the mask for the larger image gets shifted for each frame/layer.[/QUOTE]

So using imageready, it would become an animated gif?

Also, the filesize would be pretty large if it's a gif, correct?

Yeah depending on the image, the file size may be fairly large. Not to mention gif isnt the best for photos. If you were to do this in image ready, a small banner w/ reduced colors (over a couple frames) could work just fine. Though flash is really the way to go. I only mention imageready as this is a photoshop forum.

[QUOTE=Rodder454]Yeah depending on the image, the file size may be fairly large. Not to mention gif isnt the best for photos. If you were to do this in image ready, a small banner w/ reduced colors (over a couple frames) could work just fine. Though flash is really the way to go. I only mention imageready as this is a photoshop forum.[/QUOTE]

Is there a cheap way to get flash?

Legally? maybe student discounts or something similar.

[QUOTE=Rodder454]Legally? maybe student discounts or something similar.[/QUOTE]

Hopefully it comes with the adobe bundle school sells for $100

well, it's a macromedia product so no you should be able to get a decent student price on it though.

http://www.macromedia.com/flash/

chris

[QUOTE=Fig]well, it's a macromedia product so no you should be able to get a decent student price on it though.

http://www.macromedia.com/flash/

chris[/QUOTE]

I looked on the school site and they sell us studio 8 for 99 bucks... is that a decent deal?

that's like silly cheap. buy it.

chris