How To Automatically Generate Images?

Hi I was wondering if any of the following are possible:

To automatically generate a reflection of an image underneath the image, for example you see it on many video sites nowadays with there thumbnails, they have a small reflection underneath them

Secondly can you automatically generate moving gifs of a video just a 5second clip. I can do it already using photoshop but it's rather a long process which i'd like to automate if possible !!

 

For the reflections, there might be a complex way of doing it with javascript but my money is on that the sites you saw used flash for the reflections.

For the gifs, try this http://www.sharewareconnection.com/fast-avi-to-gif-converter.htm

Hope it helps

 

best thing to do man is just google search the hell outa some keywords to find that..if you find anything let me know please, I am also intersted in this!

 

PHP with GD makes this possible. It likes to do .png images more than anything else as it supports best for alpha and transparency.

 

This is a good script, simple also. Thanks for sharing!

 

Yep, there are a number of ways to do it with JavaScript. Here's a simple way:
http://cow.neondragon.net/stuff/reflection/

Just about every main JS library can swing this (jQuery, Prototype, MooTools). Let 'er rip.

 

There is a freeware program that does what I believe you are talking about. It's called "REFLET". Here is the download page for it: http://www.photofiltre-studio.com/freeware/reflet-en.htm

 

I don't sure, but you can review VideoCharge soft for create thumb with batch mode.

 

Wow Thanks for the replies, REP + will be offered.

So many different programs to choose from for the Reflections. The question now is PHP or JS. I think i may go with the JS option, as the PHP one seems to require another image, and image tag, while the JS simply uses a image class.

Oh well trial and error it's a good problem to have 2 to choose from i guess!!