From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 18368 invoked by alias); 20 Aug 2011 11:17:08 -0000 Received: (qmail 18335 invoked by uid 22791); 20 Aug 2011 11:16:46 -0000 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from aquarius.hirmke.de (HELO calimero.vinschen.de) (217.91.18.234) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.83/v0.83-20-g38e4449) with ESMTP; Sat, 20 Aug 2011 11:16:30 +0000 Received: by calimero.vinschen.de (Postfix, from userid 500) id DB9BC2C00F3; Sat, 20 Aug 2011 13:16:27 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 11:17:00 -0000 From: Corinna Vinschen To: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com Subject: Re: setup.exe opening page graphic Message-ID: <20110820111627.GK13266@calimero.vinschen.de> Reply-To: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com References: <20110812065957.GH16226@calimero.vinschen.de> <4E495CD1.3020908@etr-usa.com> <4E498B18.3030405@etr-usa.com> <20110816083536.GH25129@calimero.vinschen.de> <4E4AC4C2.5010307@etr-usa.com> <20110817154643.GE27614@calimero.vinschen.de> <4E4D7F19.9000707@etr-usa.com> <20110819153959.GA13266@calimero.vinschen.de> <4E4EE245.1080704@etr-usa.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4E4EE245.1080704@etr-usa.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Mailing-List: contact cygwin-apps-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk Sender: cygwin-apps-owner@cygwin.com List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Mail-Followup-To: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com X-SW-Source: 2011-08/txt/msg00214.txt.bz2 On Aug 19 16:23, Warren Young wrote: > On 8/19/2011 9:39 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > >>On Aug 18 15:07, Warren Young wrote: > >Cool! Here's how it looks like in the setup dialog: > > > > http://cygwin.de/cygwin-splash.png > > The faux motion blur should taper to match the logo's expansion. > Going straight down as it does now is optically incorrect. I will > fix this on future treated stills. > [...] > >I have not the faintest idea how to include an animation in a standard > >MFC dialog. Does MFC grok animated gif's in icon files? > > setup.exe doesn't use MFC. It's a straight-to-the-API program. MFC > is a Visual C++ Professional feature. Oh, right. > You don't want to use GIF. It would more than double the current > size of setup.exe, and it looks horrid besides: > > http://etr-usa.com/cygwin/logo/from-box/animation.gif Gosh, that looks terrible. Are GIFs always so low on colors? And are they always running in a (much too fast) loop? > [...more on animations...] I think this is getting too complicated. I'd rather opt for the still picture, that's something everyone can handle, even if barely. > >Apart from that, I really like the still and I would be content with > >it... except... the C jumping out of the box doesn't have this beveled > >look, like all other icons have now :} > > I can bevel it, but I hope you aren't expecting the exact same look. > The 3D render is made in a photo-realistic studio environment, which > is going to give a much different result than Photoshop's highly > idealized 2D bevel filter. > > Do you want me to try to match the look, or were you just hoping to > see highlights and bent studio light reflections so that the > animation suggests the logo has the same shape as in the 2D art? The latter. Please keep in mind that I can't imagine how much work that is, so if I'm asking too much, just say so. IMHO, a beveled C just so that it resembles the 2D art, and the surface a bit less polished, kind of semi-glossy, would be fine. Does that sound ok? Btw., I asked our legal dept about licensing implications due to using derived art from the DAZ models. I'll keep you informed when I get a reply, but that can take a while. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat