panavision function [ASSUMED SOLVED]

Reminder · Fri 24/06/2005 17:23:47

Hi! How can i make a function to simulate panavision's black lines on the top and bottom of the screen? I want to move it slow, like when Mario 64 opens a door.
Thanks

Scummbuddy · Fri 24/06/2005 22:33:59

I suppose you are saying to switch, say right after a cutscene that uses the black top and bottom, to straight into game with the black lines slowly moving out of screen?

well, if you want it to stretch the room image in any way, i do believe that is impossible, (within AGS), but you could easily just add two black bars as GUIs and move them off screen slowly to simulate the effect.

Reminder · Mon 27/06/2005 10:54:48

Ok. I made a script like this

while ( y2 < hframe) //hframe is the height of the frame
{
RawDrawRectangle(0,0 ,320,y2) //draws the upper panavision frame.
RawDrawRectangle(0,240,320,240 - y2)
wait(...)
}

This script draws multiple rectangles and you can control the speed.
But the problem is when I want to release them.
I need to redraw the background, draw a smaller rectangle, redraw background, draw anhoter smaller rectangle... ? Double buffering XD?

Well, i think the idea of the guis could solve my problem.

Gilbert · Mon 27/06/2005 11:28:17

Overlays will work too (but I think GUIs are currently drawn over overlays, so you can use whichever method to your advantages).

Another problem with rawdraw is that it operates on the background, so if say, half of a character, or an object is above the lower black bar and the other half below the bar, it will still be drawn in front of the bar (or worse, when there're walkbehinds).