Page Turn - Part 8

[Jayell]

Just want you to know, Chuck how anxious I am to see Page Turn part 8. I took the first 7 parts this afternoon .. and actually understand how to do it for the first time. I've tried before, but always ended up tied in knots. Thanks for all the time you've taken to put these together!!

[Chuck Engels]

That is really great to hear Jayell, I never know how useful the tutorials are for sure.
This is one of the most difficult tutorials I have put together, the page turn is not an easy task to begin with.

I am hoping to finish in part 8 but might need to add one more. Should have the remainder finished by Christmas

[Jayell]

I'd like to make one comment that might help someone else. I think I'm understanding this correctly.
And this only matters IF your Album cover has a specific pattern on it, as mine does. As you're opening the front album cover .. when you turn from the outside to the inside of the cover. The basic 3D 'swivel' should go from 90 to 180 .. (not -90 to 0, as the tutorial suggests). Otherwise the front and back of the Album cover don't match

[Chuck Engels]

The front and back of the album cover are two separate images aren't they?

[Jayell]

Yes, but in your demonstration (and probably typical), they're made from a single original .. so (probably) put into the project facing the same direction. I think I'm starting to confuse myself.

[Chuck Engels]

I think that part of the confusion is because my album has a square cover and matching square inside cover, but the album edge is a separate graphic. If the edge and cover were all one piece then it would be different as you are saying.

[Jayell]

No, it has nothing to do with the album edge. This isn't a big enough deal to talk it to death, Chuck (it's actually a very quick fix) but I need the practice uploading and embedding files into threads.

ASSUMING one has an album cover that has a pattern or some other distinquishing marks on it (notice mine does) .. and has used the same graphic to create the front back side of the Album Cover (as your tutorial suggests) .. AND is concerned with having their album cover anatomically correct as it opens (I am), here's the deal.
Using MY suggestions of a 3D Basic swivel of 90-180, it would look like this (watch carefully where the colored stripes end up)


Using YOUR directions of -90 to 0 swivel (so that the front and back don't match up) .. even though probably no one would notice.

[Chuck Engels]

Ahhh, thanks for the samples they are great

You are absolutely correct Jayell. I didn't even realize that it would be a problem.
As long as you use a solid color or you don't have a real pattern then it won't even be noticeable.
But as you show in your example, if there is a pattern it may be pretty obvious.

Still, if you hadn't pointed it out I probably wouldn't have noticed.
But I'm sure that other people, that pay more attention to detail than I do, would see it right away.

I may have to make mention of this in the next tutorial segment, thanks for bringing it to my attention.

[Jayell]

Glad it helped!

[momoffduty]

Never noticed that before, thanks jayell. Smooth book open too.

[Chuck Engels]

Smooth book open too.

Yes, very nice work

[Jayell]

Yes, very nice work

I had a good teacher

[MaryAnne]

Dear Chuck,

I'm new to Muvipix and has been studying your series on page turn. In the beginning segment you said there would be files provided so that we could work along with you. I've downloaded segment one (all of them actually) and I don't see extra files/templates. Where do I find them?
And when I searched Google there are lots of templates but you failed to say they were not free. I was surprised!

I'd appreciate your direction.
Thanks,
Mary Anne

[Steve Grisetti]

Hi, Mary Anne. Welcome to Muvipix.com!

Don't worry. Those files are free and available on our site.

I'm sure Chuck will be on soon to help direct us to them.

[Chuck Engels]

Hi Mary Anne,
We had a zip file that included all of the graphics but I'm not sure where it is anymore.
I have uploaded it to my gallery and you can download it there, should be all the files you need.
http://muvipix.com/cpg/albums/userpics/ ... cs%7E0.zip
If you have any questions at all just let us know