Nutcracker: Enhancement, gif effect. New auto-scaling method

[smeighan]

Now that i am using gifs in my show, the effect i wanted did not scale correctly.

I have added a new prompt to the effect
Autoscale =1. This is the way the effect has worked for the last few months. It basically maintains the aspect ratio of your image and resizes your gif. This works okay as long as your target has something close to the aspect ratio.

I want the dancer gif on my tree. But since my tree is 20x120 my aspect ratio is very skewed.

Autoscale=2, autoscale x and y axis to fit your target, let the aspect ratio skew.

Example: All effects generated on my 20x120 half megatree

Take the flag gif.

autoscale=1, maintain aspect ratio



autoscale=2, scalye x and y. Notice, doesnt seem to make much difference



Example #2: dancer gif

Autoscale=1, maintain aspect ratio




Now Autoscale=2, scale x and y to fit your target, ignore aspect ratio



One last image that may have caused issues for people, the talking santa tree. This is with autoscale=2





Thanks

sean

[lonewolf41]

Sean,
I downloaded the latest from github, but the prompt for the autoscale is not on my local install.  I copied over the existing files, but did not do the install.php.  Do I have to do the install for this to show up?

OK, just did the install.php and it shows up now.  Works GREAT!!

Thanks,
-Keith