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Tklok
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August 31, 2009
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Zoom functionality

  • August 31, 2009
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Hello,

There's an issue that I am having regarding the "Insert -> Standard Objects -> Zoom Area...". Or perhaps, rather a function that I'd like but probably overlooked. I'll elaborate:

I have a project, in that project I have a "Rollover Area", as soon as you hover your mouse over it, it displays a small image (Actually a large image cropped)

I'd like the "Zoom Area..." to actually show the part of the large image, instead of just stretching open the small image (Resulting in large pixels). I hope the image below will help clarifying what I am getting and what I want to achieve.


http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/1644/zoomdhj.jpg

As you can see, the original large image looks much sharper than the zoomed in version of the image that was cropped. How can I best achieve retaining the quality and yet keep the nifty zoom function?

I'm using Captivate 4 by the way

Thanks for the help!

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Correct answer Captiv8r

Hi there

Tklok wrote:

Double-clicking the zoom destination area and picking a picture, just seems the same as "Insert -> Image" to me. Am I missing something here?

While you are correct in that the project size will likely increase as a result of using a Zoom Area, using an image is definitely not the same. It may appear to you that it is, but trust me, it isn't.

When you insert an image, the image appears where you inserted it. But it remains in one position on the screen or stage. When you insert an image into a Zoom Destination, it will move from wherever the beginning of the Zoom area is to the location of the Zoom Destination area.

Cheers... Rick

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August 31, 2009

Hi there

Two things:

  1. Since Adobe has changed the forums software, You don't need to use an image hosting service for images. You may insert them inline here in the forums using the Camera Icon conveniently located in the area just above where you type.
  2. If you double-click the zoom destination area, you may choose an image to be used instead of relying on the zoom to magnify and pixellate the screen.

Cheers... Rick

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TklokAuthor
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August 31, 2009

Double-clicking the zoom destination area and picking a picture, just seems the same as "Insert -> Image" to me. Am I missing something here?

As with your option, I'd have to manually edit the picture. For example: open it, remove parts of the image and use what remains as the zoom destination area. The same would be achieved with inserting the new image. Am I correct in this?

As a side-effect, this would mean that the .swf file would increase because it's a "different" image than the one I was using.

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Legend
August 31, 2009

Hi there

Tklok wrote:

Double-clicking the zoom destination area and picking a picture, just seems the same as "Insert -> Image" to me. Am I missing something here?

While you are correct in that the project size will likely increase as a result of using a Zoom Area, using an image is definitely not the same. It may appear to you that it is, but trust me, it isn't.

When you insert an image, the image appears where you inserted it. But it remains in one position on the screen or stage. When you insert an image into a Zoom Destination, it will move from wherever the beginning of the Zoom area is to the location of the Zoom Destination area.

Cheers... Rick

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