Java Boutique : Applet Categories : Visual Effects :

Sequential Animators

ANButton
ANButton.class loads up to 10 images in a sequence, using image1 as a background and animating the others in the foreground.

Animator
Displays a sequence of images with sound effects.

DS Cross Fade
This applet can show a crossfade effect between any images.

Galaxy
"Galaxy" displays a rotating, three-dimensional galaxy. It comes with plenty of parameters for changing the appearance competely. Cool!

GIFCanvas
GIFCanvas is a small Javatm package to display Animated GIF89a images. The applet on this page illustrates how the package may be used.

JackhammerDuke
A vibrating image with sound effects (can be used to denote "Under Construction"). The included source code is a good introduction to programing animation in Java.

JBLights
This very slick applet uses 12 images to product the effect of a light passing over an image. You can use the class file to do something similar using your own images!

jbwind
The free jbwind applet uses 10 small images to simulate the wind blowing our Java Boutique logo away, and then back again.

JPGanimator
This applet allows you to animate jpeg images.

JVMU
The Java Virtual Memory Unit is an applet that can display animations created for the Sega Dreamcast.

MMFireImage
Burn up your pictures with this freeware applet. A fire effect will be applied to one image as a new one appears.

RiadaBillboard
This applet features fades, swipes, background colors, and a slick GUI interface for setting the parameters!

Rotator
An extremely quick animator.

Souvenir
Souvenir reads a list of images from a text file and displays the images by fading them in and out. Free.

SpinTop
An animation applet that can be reversed by a mouse click.

Sprites
This cool little applet animates multiple sprites in a scene.

TumbleItem
Scrolling animated images.

Zmei Light Message
Light up those text banners with this panning spotlight! Background, text and light colors all configurable.

Transition Effects

BannerMan
Transition effects between successive images. This evaluation has just a few effects, but the $10 version includes: Pixelate, Digital Draw, De-Focus, Cross-Fade, Impressionist Painting, and Slider!

Morph
This applet morphs between 2 similarly-sized images. Source is included!

PolyBand
Easy rotating banners that slide, drop or pop in... or they might just appear, grow from the center, or materialize in sections!

RiadaBillboard
This applet features fades, swipes, background colors, and a slick GUI interface for setting the parameters!

shifter
Slick image effect applet; slices up images and scrolls the segments in from both sides of the screen. Configure with as many images and slices as you wish.

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