[Mike]

Update: the animations are now here:
http://www.revkites....main/Animations
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Here's a little something I've been playing with.
The size is based on the dimensions of the screen on my Verizon PN-280 smartphone. Since these will play on my phone as well as the computer, I can show them to folks out on the field.

Check 'em out:

Blender

Burst and Twister

Compound Benefits

Pez

Side by Side Boxes

There are programs out there to convert flash movies to iPod videos. But the iPod videos wouldn't be interactive, they would just be movies. That is, you couldn't turn the arrows on/off or have it stop at the end of a step. I don't have a video iPod though, so someone else will have to chime in with a how-to.

This post has been edited by Mike: 20 April 2008 - 08:36 AM
Reason for edit: Admin - updated with more recent URL.

[Kitelife]

That is freaking awesome Mike, great work!

The animations make it so much easier to understand these moves.

More on the way?

I'd love to see the fly-through, and a 6-MAN blender.

[lummas]

Me too, this is great.

[Mike]

more one the way. I'm using a trial version of Flash from Adobe, so I only have a couple weeks left to do them. The full version costs a few hundred bucks, which is beyond my budget.

I forgot to mention the keyboard shortcuts. They are designed for playing on a phone, but usable on your PC too:
0 turn on/off step mode
1 - 6, turn the arrows on/off for kites 1 through 6
7 back one step
9 forwards one step
8 play/pause
Left Arrow: forward one frame of animation
Right Arrow: back one frame of animation
# full screen mode

[monkey]

WOW very cool indeed, really nice work!

[antman]

oh yea sweet man what a great way to learn these moves i hope the people that ive been flying with see this

[AdventureAng]

You should hook up with Gaiiden: he's trying to put something together like this.

[AdventureAng]

antman, on Jul 19 2007, 04:14 PM, said:

oh yea sweet man what a great way to learn these moves i hope the people that ive been flying with see this

Yeah Ant, I saw it: I'm sooooo ready to try some of these things out. When are you going to be in Wildwood again? Oh, and you should def check out the Jersey City Kite Fest the 28th and 29th. Drew and I will be there :-)

[AdventureAng]

AdventureAng, on Jul 19 2007, 04:19 PM, said:

Yeah Ant, I saw it: I'm sooooo ready to try some of these things out. When are you going to be in Wildwood again? Oh, and you should def check out the Jersey City Kite Fest the 28th and 29th. Drew and I will be there :-)

I caught myself in a "goof" I know you LIVE in Wildwood Ant, but what weekend are you going to be flying again? Hahaha.

[Gaiiden]

AdventureAng, on Jul 19 2007, 04:18 PM, said:

You should hook up with Gaiiden: he's trying to put something together like this.

Trying being the operative word here. I haven't had time to work on it in almost two weeks. Kinda depressing but, oh well. I'll try and have something to update you all with soon.

[Stephen Hoath]

Nice job, now if you can only teach my team the difference between left and right.........

[play365]

Stephen Hoath, on Jul 19 2007, 10:51 PM, said:

Nice job, now if you can only teach my team the difference between left and right.........

Depends who's left or who's right as Stephen is never wrong then he must be right

[Kitelife]

"Right or wrong, I'm still the captain!"

Works for me.

[RevWizard]

Stephen Hoath, on Jul 19 2007, 02:51 PM, said:

Nice job, now if you can only teach my team the difference between left and right.........

The other left! Right! Right!

[Stephen Hoath]

play365, on Jul 20 2007, 01:10 PM, said:

Depends who's left or who's right as Stephen is never wrong then he must be right

It's nice when people understand what I mean, not what I say

[Fraser]

Mike, on Jul 19 2007, 06:39 PM, said:

Here's a little something I've been playing with.
The size is based on the dimensions of the screen on my Verizon PN-280 smartphone. Since these will play on my phone as well as the computer, I can show them to folks out on the field.

Check 'em out:

Blender

Burst and Twister

Compound Benefits

Pez

Side by Side Boxes

There are programs out there to convert flash movies to iPod videos. But the iPod videos wouldn't be interactive, they would just be movies. That is, you couldn't turn the arrows on/off or have it stop at the end of a step. I don't have a video iPod though, so someone else will have to chime in with a how-to.

Aw wow! These are fantastic!!!

You're going to have to do every move ever done now though, you understand! LOL

[Kitelife]

Stephen Hoath, on Jul 20 2007, 09:46 AM, said:

It's nice when people understand what I mean, not what I say

Agreed. <grin>

[antman]

AdventureAng, on Jul 19 2007, 08:21 PM, said:

I caught myself in a "goof" I know you LIVE in Wildwood Ant, but what weekend are you going to be flying again? Hahaha.

well pretty much every weekend im there ill be there this sunday and next saturiday and i have a few others comeing down here on augest 11 and 18 so mark your callendar

[monkey]

Stephen Hoath, on Jul 19 2007, 09:51 PM, said:

Nice job, now if you can only teach my team the difference between left and right.........

It may help if they write it onto their shoes, but, then again, you kinda want them looking up...

[Kitelife]

If and when time presents itself Mike, I'd dearly love to see 6-man and 8-man Blender animations.

I know how the move goes, so do most of my teammates, but try explaining the 8-man Blender to fresh faces, out on the field!