Dynamic screensaver

[stephSumo]

Hi

I have a request for doing something similar as Pro Sutdio II from nike football. See: http://nikefootball.nike.com/nikefoo...f=www.nike.com, select a location, then Pro Studio II in the popup. You can design and export a screensaver from a flash movie. Is SWFKit Online the product I'm looking for ? Also is it difficult to get installed & working on a webserver ?
Thanks for your answer

[SWFKit]

It's very easy to install. The current version doesn't support to create screen savers dynamically, but we will add the feature in several days. When it's finished, we will make a sample and get back to you.

[stephSumo]

Hi thanks for your answer.

What do you mean by "several days" ? Will you releas a new version ? Meanwhile do you know how they did it at Nike ?

thx

[SWFKit]

Nike seem not to create screen savers dynamically. They just provide some screen savers for download. If you need the feature of creating screen savers dynamically, we can release a new version. Buf the screensavers can only run on Windows.

[stephSumo]

hi

thanks for your answer, but I think you should click on my link in my first post, get to Pro Studio II and try it. You can completely customize your screensaver, if this is not a dynamic screensaver, then I don't know what it is. You can create your own animation, write your own text, select your own music.

Could you please try it, and tell me if such a thing would be possible with your updated product ? Also I don't get what you say: you want to release a new version just for me ?

[AndyField]

I've just been exploring this - it looks like you only get the option to create a screensaver if you select North America as your location. Other locations (at least the Euro ones I've tried) don't seem to provide the screen saver maker.

It is an incredibly slick piece of work from Nike. I think you could do this with SWFKit + SWFGen as long as it was hosted on an asp.net server. This allows you to generate customised .swfs online for download - at least I think it will.

Nike are definitely using Flash to power this and it is impressive that they allow you to upload the images via a dialog box. This is exactly the sort of thing that SWFKIt allows you to extend Flash to do. However, it is primarily for use via an .exe - i.e. a Windows program.

I've been able to get something similar working offline as an installable program, and SWFKit are currently helping me create an online version - I hope!

[desdichado]

Originally Posted by SWFKIT

It's very easy to install. The current version doesn't support to create screen savers dynamically, but we will add the feature in several days. When it's finished, we will make a sample and get back to you.

Well several days have gone So do the new version support to do screensavers dynamically? And how is it done from ASP in that case? Is there any examples?
Should i do an application that include the screensaver installer and a "settings file" and use the replace dll file to replace the "settings file" or is there an easier way?

[SWFKit]

Yes, we wil send you a sample soon.

[SWFKit]

Please just build a screen saver and use it as a template for the replacer activex object to create dynamic screen savers. The following is a asp code sample:

<%@ LANGUAGE="JSCRIPT" %>
<%
var replacer = new ActiveXObject("Replacer.replace");
var path = Server.MapPath("/sonline") + "\\res\\";
replacer.addMovie(path + "showimages.swf");
replacer.ICON = "cars.ico";

//var template = path + "showImage.exe";
var template = path + "showImage.scr";

path += "images\\";


var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
var folder = fso.getFolder(path);
var fc = new Enumerator(folder.files);
for (; !fc.atEnd(); fc.moveNext())
{
replacer.addFile("images", fc.item());
}

var output = replacer.buildStream(template, 2);
Response.ContentType = "application/octet-stream";
Response.addHeader("content-disposition", "attachment; filename=output.scr"); 
Response.binaryWrite(output);
%>

[desdichado]

Thank you!
Can i replace directly in a screensaver installer in tha same way?