Ripple effect in HTML5 canvas
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Ripple effect in HTML5 canvas
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Re: Ripple effect in HTML5 canvas
#2While I appreciate the skill in creating it, it does bring my macbook to its knees. Also a bit java applet circa 1999.
Re: Ripple effect in HTML5 canvas
#3There was a commercial on Hulu a few months ago that I accidentally clicked on, which took me to a page (that probably used Flash, not HTML 5 canvas) that had a better ripple effect than this (almeros.com) page has. It was really sexy, but I do not know how to find it again.
Re: Ripple effect in HTML5 canvas
#4Wow, it's 2011 and this effect is now poorly implemented in the browser. Way to go, HTML5, way to go.
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#5Wow, it's 2011 and this effect is now poorly implemented in the browser. Way to go, HTML5, way to go.
While I agree that this particular demo is poorly done and doesn't really showcase HTML5 very well (see mr doob), there's a lot to be said for why it's important that it's running in the browser.
Pretty much every single computer that has a screen is capable of running this demo. Somewhere near a million new smartphones are being sold every day, collectively between the different platforms. Some of those run Java, some run Objective C, some run C#....
But they all run JavaScript.
All desktop computers, all laptops, all tablets, all smartphones...they all can run this demo. HTML5/JavaScript is much better poised to be "write once run everywhere" than Java ever was.
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#6Another voice for a machine made to beg for mercy. Cool tech demo but my browser and system pretty much went to sleep running it. Nifty preview about 2-3 years too soon though this can be said for a lot of the HTML5 / Canvas demos coming out right now.
This will date me but it's a familiar cycle. Back in the 80's there were crews coming up with graphics demos and pushing the tech to its limits. Your 286/386 would melt down but it was cool to 'fly' through a pseudo 3D 256 colour tunnel. It's deja vu for me... different time, different tech, same desire to push it faster than it's developing. Not a bad thing though, just not practical... yet.
Re: Ripple effect in HTML5 canvas
#7Wow, it's 2011 and this effect is now poorly implemented in the browser. Way to go, HTML5, way to go.
Many people complained about flash poor performance and acclaimed HTML5 as a technology that will make the web better.
Well, in some ways it has, but unfortunately it will replace Flash for such effects and possibly make it worse. Everyone can write javascript as it's free. Writing Flash effects like that required and additional step: getting the software, which is expensive. This will allow for many more 'funky effects' that will may make the web an awful experience.
Note: The author created this as an experiment, which I strongly encourage. However the sentence "You could use it for nice cheesy banner effects or just to impress your site visitors" announces a misuse of the experiment.
EDIT: Any explanation why this comment was downvoted?
Re: Ripple effect in HTML5 canvas
#8Wow, it's 2011 and this effect is now poorly implemented in the browser. Way to go, HTML5, way to go.
While I agree that this particular demo is poorly done and doesn't really showcase HTML5 very well (see mr doob), there's a lot to be said for why it's important that it's running in the browser. Pretty much every single computer that has a screen is capable of running this demo. Somewhere near a million new smartphones are being sold every day, collectively between the different platforms. Some of those run Java, so…
My laptop is running the demo at 65% CPU. I'm pretty sure my iPad or phone wouldn't be able to run it for any meaningful definition of "run".
Re: Ripple effect in HTML5 canvas
#9Wow, it's 2011 and this effect is now poorly implemented in the browser. Way to go, HTML5, way to go.
Agreed I have had lots of performance problems with the canvas tag trying to simple things that ran blazingly fast in flash. HTML 5 (buzz) has a long way to go before it can really compete with flash. Similar demo running in flash.
http://www.flash-filter.net/rain-drop-water-effect.phtml
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#10works pretty well in chrome.