particle effect question

[craiganderson]

on this batman and robin theme i am using particle effect to show the bat signal in the sky

(see video below)

how do i manipulate the theme.xml to limit the themes to just the top of the screen ?

<Theme>
   <video  w="222"
          h="176"
          x="512"
          y="317"
          overlayoffsety="51"
          overlayoffsetx="2.7"
          r="0"
          below="no"
          forceaspect="both"
          time="1"
          delay="0.5"
          bsize="0"
          bsize2="0"
          bsize3="0"
          bcolor="0"
          bcolor2="0"
          bcolor3="0"
          bshape="round"
          type="ease"
          start="bottom"/>
   <artwork1 x="512" y="384" r="0" time="1" delay ="0.22" type="ease" start="bottom" rest="none"/>
   <artwork4 x="512" y="384" r="0" time="1.2" delay ="0.8" type="fade" start="none" rest="none"/>
   <artwork2 x="512" y="384" r="0" time="1.1" delay ="0.7" type="ease" start="bottom" rest="none"/>
     <artwork3 x="333" y="99" r="0" time="1" delay ="0.5" type="ease" start="top" rest="none"/>

 <particle onoff="on"
          depth="artwork1"
          ppm="70"
          x="0"
          y="0"
          width="1024"
          height="768"
          movement="false"
          speed="0,0"
          angle="0,0"
          randomFrame=""
          startScale="1,1.5"
          limit=""
          gravity=""
          accel=""
          fade="5000"
          bound=""
          pointSwarm=""
          xOscillate=""
          rotate=""
          scale=""
          lifespan="10000"
          particlesontop="true"
          blendmode=""
          rotateToAngle=""/>

</Theme>

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thank you very much

craig

[dougan78]

I dont recall but dont particle effects cause some sort of issue?

These look great btw.

[craiganderson]

i do not know

it works on my system fine ... whatever that is worth...

please let me know if i should stay away from particle effects? (anybody who knows)

thanks

craig

[zomboided]

Dunno about XML...but in HT, make the emitter as wide as the screen and half as high and align it x=0 and y=0 with 0-360 as min/max start angle. I guess from the video you've already worked out the speed, frequency and lifetime of the particle.

I've used particles in a bunch of themes and I've never had a problem.

[craiganderson]

Thanks. I'm new to them....don't really use HT...I just directly manipulate the theme file....

Gotta go learn HT....