Electrifier is an Internet graphics and animation initiative based on Mac OS 8 technology. The Electrifier playback software makes it possible for users to view large-scale vector graphics and animation in as little as 1K, allowing rapid download over the Internet. These vector animations can be hundreds of times smaller in size than the equivalent bitmap animations used today.
Based on open standards, the Electrifier strategy creates an accessible platform for Internet vector graphics and animation, and has already been endorsed by a number of software developers.
About the Electrifier Plug-In 1.0
Blow people away with the Electrifier Plug-in for Netscape Navigator! With this plug-in, you can display and animate two-dimensional vector graphics at any size. Its features include:
Ñ Sophisticated graphics - use colors, gradients, translucency, high-quality typography and other terrific graphics features!
Ñ Small files - finally, graphic files that can be as small as text files. (The included examples download in seconds using a 14.4K modem.)
Ñ Millions of colors - use as many colors as your monitor can display; don't let the GIF format restrict you to 256 colors
Ñ Resize and rotate - display your pictures at any size and angle while maintaining quality
Ñ Animation - easy-to-use HTML allows you to make your picture spin, zoom, and fly across the screen without buying any extra software! Even create exciting perspective and Star Trek-like "warp speed" effects!
Ñ Smoothing - eliminates "jaggies" in your pictures
Ñ Efficient architecture - continuously monitors other applications' RAM and processor requirements and automatically selects the best possible animation strategy
The pictures can be created using LightningDraw Electric or any other application that saves in Electrifier format. Animations can be created with any HTML editor using the spin, stretch, move, loop, time, and trails attributes. Please see Authoring with Electrifier for more information.
