Resize loaded jpg in movieclip 1

[D2C]

Hi there,

I am loading a jpg in my movie with the following actionscript:

_root.createEmptyMovieClip("jpg", 10);
jpg.loadMovie ("test.jpg"
jpg._x = 2
jpg._y = 50

I want my loaded jpg to resize automatically according to the size of my Movieclip (should I also set the size of my MC?). Is this possible and/or how can I do it?

This is urgent, so thank you very much for your quick response!!

 

[oldnewbie]

The MC will take the size of the loaded .jpg into it.

Regards,

 

[D2C]

That's the problem,
I want my mc to be a fixed size, and the image should resize according to the size of the mc.

Thanks!

 

[oldnewbie]

Not a very good idea to resize your .jpg within Flash. It should be imported or loaded at the size it will be used in Flash.

Regards,

 

[KiwiJor]

Use Xres3 to resize your pix's first.

If you can't find xres anymore, send me an email.

KiwiJor

 

[wikfx]

KiwiJor hi where can I get Xres3

W i K

 

[msteggo]

You can easily resize the clip the jpeg is loaded into. Keep in mind, you must wait until the jpeg is finished loading before adjusting. One way to do that is to use the MovieClipLoader class which is available with Flash 2004.

var mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
var listener:Object = new Object();
listener.onLoadInit = function(target_mc:MovieClip) {
    target_mc._width = 400;
    target_mc._height = 200;
}
mcl.addListener(listener);

mcl.loadClip(picUrl, myClip);

If you're using an earlier version of Flash, I'm not quite certain how you would determine when the image has finished loading other than perhaps using a setInterval method to frequently test for a non-zero width of the initially empty target clip.

Good luck.

Mike

 

[billwatson]

for mx you have to use an onload command to resize once the jpeg has fully loaded

i have a script if you need it

 

[wikfx]

thanks this is great I am using flash mx 2004 I will try the method that msteggo brought to my attention and I will get back to you guys on it.Once again many thanks



W i K

 

[wikfx]

hey thanks msteggo, one more thing though how can I make it keep its apect ratio just in case I have pics of differet sizes????

thanks again

W i K

 

[oldnewbie]

Note that it's a bad idea to scale .jpgs in Flash to start with...

My 2 cents!

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[msteggo]

I do certainly agree with you on the jpeg scaling for the most part.

That said, I also believe that too many situations exist where the conveniences far outweigh the quality-loss, to fully trash the idea.

As a matter of fact, I just finished a medium-scale project where scaling not only helped, but was actually required for some of more integral functionality.

Being somewhat of a theoretical purist in this area, I'll admit that I was quite reluctant at first. Only after seeing the results with the first-level testing was I convinced of it's application in this context.

Wikfx, to maintain the original aspect ratio is to calculate it just after loading and before you change the dimensions.

Then go ahead and change the limiting dimension, then making the same proportionate change to the other dimension.

For example, adjusting the code posted above,

listener.onLoadInit = function(target_mc:MovieClip):Void {
    var aspectRatio = target_mc._width / target_mc._height;
 // Say i need the width to be 75, and height to match ratio
    target_mc._width = 75;
    target_mc._height = target_mc._width / aspectRatio;
}