Another tool for 3dmm (for webmasters mainly)

Travis Wells · 02-21-2004, 10:15 PM

I finally wrote the tool that 3dmmAP2 was supposed to be (sorta)

It's called Spider, and it takes a screenshot of the 3dmm window and saves the screenshot to a file.

It saves as jpeg, and can also resize the image before saving (for making thumbnails)

You use it by making a shortcut to the EXE, and specifying the filename on the command line like this:
spider movie1.jpg 75 144 0

That saves the current 3dmm window (minus all the tools and such) to a file called movie1.jpg, at 75% quality, at 144x81 pixels (The 81 part is calculated from the width)

You can also just do:
spider movie1.jpg

To save a full sized image to movie1.jpg

Here's the downloads:
tremble.3dmm.org (306k)
3dmm2.com (306k) (slow)

(I'm going to add a feature that lets you save several images in a row, and have them named filename_01.jpg, filename_02.jpg,filename_03.jpg and so on. I just haven't done it yet.)

Some hints about using the program:

You can actually save as file types other than JPEG,but I don't support it AT ALL. So if you try to save as a PNG/BMP/GIF/TGA/TIFF and it doesn't work, I'm not going to help you. Sorry.
3dmm must be visible when you run the program. It's a limitation of Windows.
You can set a hot-key on the shortcut, and it'll work while 3dmm is running. (just like AP2)
If you run the program without any parameters, it'll pop up a dialog describing them. Handy if you can't remember what options exist.
If you have -b as the last parameter, it'll use higher quality scaling when it resizes. (If you use -b, you must also do quality and width & height, or it won't work)

HMC · 02-21-2004, 10:16 PM

Interesting.

Kim Turley · 02-21-2004, 11:24 PM

thanks travis

Bown · 02-22-2004, 08:14 AM

They both come up with empty ZIPs for me.

Ryan Omega · 02-22-2004, 05:11 PM

Tom, I can't see why; they work perfectly for me.

Anyway, this is really cool. Webmasters no longer have to do all of the editing, and we can make posters easily now!

Jim Ballard · 02-22-2004, 05:18 PM

In many ways I miss hosting a 3dmm site :\

Ryan Omega · 02-22-2004, 05:23 PM

Aw, cheer up pal.

Jim Ballard · 02-22-2004, 05:48 PM

* re-re-re-re-launches Movie Maker 4000 *

James Burgon · 02-22-2004, 05:54 PM

Or just help make my site with me, Jim

.

Phil Williamson · 02-22-2004, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Travis Wells
I finally wrote the tool that 3dmmAP2 was supposed to be

I'm glad you failed the first time then...

Ryan Omega · 02-22-2004, 06:25 PM

Dash · 02-25-2004, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Thomas Bown
They both come up with empty ZIPs for me.

Me 2

Dash · 02-25-2004, 08:34 PM

Wait no now it works,lol

HMC · 02-25-2004, 08:34 PM

No text sigs, dude. It has to be a 325x60 image. Use [img] tags.

Bown · 02-25-2004, 08:39 PM

.....I can't work it.

Steve Adair · 02-26-2004, 05:50 AM

hahahha 3dmm is for faggots

Jesterfoot · 03-04-2004, 04:25 AM

ok, I don't know how to use this.

I click it, a window pops up with some info, I click ok, and nothing happens.

What am I doing wrong?

Travis Wells · 03-04-2004, 04:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Travis Wells
You use it by making a shortcut to the EXE, and specifying the filename on the command line like this:
spider movie1.jpg 75 144 0

Jesterfoot · 03-04-2004, 05:05 AM

Yeah, I read that part, but I'm still lost. I made a shortcut, then I don't know what to do. Wtf is a command line? And how do I get to it?

Kim Turley · 03-04-2004, 09:59 AM

right-click and do create shortcut to the exe

then do properties of the .exe and change the command line to what travis just said ^

Aaron Haynes · 09-06-2004, 03:43 AM

Big weird thank-you bump. Lock 'n Toad updates would take ages without this.

Andres · 09-06-2004, 03:50 AM

what's the latest 3dmmAP? because 2.6 fails to work for me, in any resolution.

Gorosaurus · 09-06-2004, 04:06 AM

You have to have XP set to windows classic for it to work.

2.7 is a totally different... system or something, so all of the add-ons have to be re-written. Needless to say, I'll just stick with 2.6 until I see reason enough to change

Frankie Weindel · 09-06-2004, 04:09 AM

2.7: http://www.3dmm.com/bboard/showthrea...threadid=53261

Not really a totally different system, everything looks the same and works the same way. But the coodinates of mouseclicks start at the corner of the actual 3dmm window space instead of the top corner of the border. It also supports any version of 3DMM and works with XP.

Leadmeister · 06-03-2006, 11:45 AM

The links to Travis's "Spider" are dead. Can anyone direct me to an active download link?

Thanks

--Lead

02-21-2004, 10:15 PM	#1
Travis Wells Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 11,147	Another tool for 3dmm (for webmasters mainly) I finally wrote the tool that 3dmmAP2 was supposed to be (sorta) It's called Spider, and it takes a screenshot of the 3dmm window and saves the screenshot to a file. It saves as jpeg, and can also resize the image before saving (for making thumbnails) You use it by making a shortcut to the EXE, and specifying the filename on the command line like this: spider movie1.jpg 75 144 0 That saves the current 3dmm window (minus all the tools and such) to a file called movie1.jpg, at 75% quality, at 144x81 pixels (The 81 part is calculated from the width) You can also just do: spider movie1.jpg To save a full sized image to movie1.jpg Here's the downloads: tremble.3dmm.org (306k) 3dmm2.com (306k) (slow) (I'm going to add a feature that lets you save several images in a row, and have them named filename_01.jpg, filename_02.jpg,filename_03.jpg and so on. I just haven't done it yet.) Some hints about using the program: You can actually save as file types other than JPEG,but I don't support it AT ALL. So if you try to save as a PNG/BMP/GIF/TGA/TIFF and it doesn't work, I'm not going to help you. Sorry. 3dmm must be visible when you run the program. It's a limitation of Windows. You can set a hot-key on the shortcut, and it'll work while 3dmm is running. (just like AP2) If you run the program without any parameters, it'll pop up a dialog describing them. Handy if you can't remember what options exist. If you have -b as the last parameter, it'll use higher quality scaling when it resizes. (If you use -b, you must also do quality and width & height, or it won't work)

02-21-2004, 10:16 PM	#2
HMC Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,715	Interesting.
HMC Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,715

02-22-2004, 08:14 AM	#4
Bown Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 18,740	They both come up with empty ZIPs for me.
Bown Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 18,740

02-25-2004, 08:34 PM	#13
Dash Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,358	Wait no now it works,lol
Dash Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,358

02-25-2004, 08:34 PM	#14
HMC Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,715	No text sigs, dude. It has to be a 325x60 image. Use [img] tags.
HMC Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,715

02-21-2004, 11:24 PM	#3
Kim Turley Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,497	thanks travis

02-22-2004, 05:11 PM	#5
Ryan Omega Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,808	Tom, I can't see why; they work perfectly for me. Anyway, this is really cool. Webmasters no longer have to do all of the editing, and we can make posters easily now!

02-22-2004, 05:18 PM	#6
Jim Ballard Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,417	In many ways I miss hosting a 3dmm site :\

02-22-2004, 05:23 PM	#7
Ryan Omega Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,808	Aw, cheer up pal.

02-22-2004, 05:48 PM	#8
Jim Ballard Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,417	* re-re-re-re-launches Movie Maker 4000 *

02-22-2004, 05:54 PM	#9
James Burgon Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 8,689	Or just help make my site with me, Jim .

02-22-2004, 06:25 PM	#11
Ryan Omega Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,808	haha

02-25-2004, 08:39 PM	#15
Bown Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 18,740	.....I can't work it.
Bown Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 18,740

02-26-2004, 05:50 AM	#16
Steve Adair Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 5,165	hahahha 3dmm is for faggots

03-04-2004, 04:25 AM	#17
Jesterfoot Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 7,470	ok, I don't know how to use this. I click it, a window pops up with some info, I click ok, and nothing happens. What am I doing wrong?

03-04-2004, 05:05 AM	#19
Jesterfoot Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 7,470	Yeah, I read that part, but I'm still lost. I made a shortcut, then I don't know what to do. Wtf is a command line? And how do I get to it?

03-04-2004, 09:59 AM	#20
Kim Turley Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,497	right-click and do create shortcut to the exe then do properties of the .exe and change the command line to what travis just said ^

09-06-2004, 03:43 AM	#21
Aaron Haynes Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 15,125	Big weird thank-you bump. Lock 'n Toad updates would take ages without this.

09-06-2004, 03:50 AM	#22
Andres Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 17,797	what's the latest 3dmmAP? because 2.6 fails to work for me, in any resolution.
Andres Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 17,797

09-06-2004, 04:06 AM	#23
Gorosaurus Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 16,146	You have to have XP set to windows classic for it to work. 2.7 is a totally different... system or something, so all of the add-ons have to be re-written. Needless to say, I'll just stick with 2.6 until I see reason enough to change

09-06-2004, 04:09 AM	#24
Frankie Weindel Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,064	2.7: http://www.3dmm.com/bboard/showthrea...threadid=53261 Not really a totally different system, everything looks the same and works the same way. But the coodinates of mouseclicks start at the corner of the actual 3dmm window space instead of the top corner of the border. It also supports any version of 3DMM and works with XP.

06-03-2006, 11:45 AM	#25
Leadmeister Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6	Spider ... where is it? The links to Travis's "Spider" are dead. Can anyone direct me to an active download link? Thanks --Lead
Leadmeister Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6