FotoTunnel CS Quick Start

Author: Digicrafts Last Update: 09/04/2008


You can click and watch the video tutorial.
Video Link Here


1. Import a FotoTunnel CS component.

Open the "Components Panel", menu "Windows > Components".
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Drag the FotoTunnel CS on the stage from the Components Panel and resize it when needed.
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Select the FotoTunnel CS on the stage and name it with instance name, said "tunnel_mc".
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2. Fill in the necessary parameter.

Open the Component Inspector, menu "Windows > Component Inspector".
source
In the source page, fill in the source URL in the XML created.
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!!Important!! Due to crossdomain security issue in Flash Player 9+. You must fill in the proxy script here in order to make FotoTunnel CS function correctly for cross domain access. You can download the proxy script and get more information here, Server-side proxy method. If your PhotoFLIP and photo are under the same domain, it is no need to fill in the proxy field.


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Loading option
Use the thumnail in the xml - Use the thumbnail image to build the FotoTILE.
Auto start after loaded - start automatically after source changed.

Thumbnails Setting
You can define the style of the FotoTunnel here.
Item Width - Width of each thumbnail
Item Height - Height of each thumbnfail
Count in each level - Number of thumbnails in each circular level.
Level distance - Distances between each circular level.
Radius of the tunnel - The radius of orbit for the circular item.




3D Setting


Perspective- perspective of the camera
Camera X - camera position X (default =0, center of the component)
Camera Y - camera position Y (default =0, center of the component)
Item Face Rotation - Rotation of each item in vertical
Rotation Offset - Rotation offset between each level
Curvature - The degree occupy by the circular items.
Default Z rotation - Deafult Z rotation of the tunnel

 

 Set the interactive option for the tunnel.

 

Set the external control for the tunnel

 

3. Test the movie.

Press Ctrl+Enter or menu "Control > Test Movie" to start testing the menu.