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[RikkoSuperb]

Hi, I would like to make an image of a speaker appear as if it has sound coming out of it. I dont wont any sound to actually be heard but just to visually give an impression of sound being emitted from the speaker. I know that Flash could do this but something makes me think of using Javascript (if possible). Many thanks for any suggestions

[Xav]

The variety for this is enormous. It depends on how you want the speaker to look, and how you are going to portray the sound using graphics.

[RikkoSuperb]

Thanks Xav, Im thinkin of either a very simple gif image with basic colours, dimensions etc. If im feeling adventurous I would try to make the image look a little more realistic and life like. Any suggestions or pointers in the right direction would be much appreciated.

[RikkoSuperb]

ps, the sound would either appear in lines coming from the speaker or else appear as a haze 'booming' from the speaker.

[Xav]

How about a GIF animation?

[RikkoSuperb]

Thanks Xav,

How would one go about creating such a 'GIF animation'? If I created a 'before' image of just a speaker and an 'after' image of the speaker with the sound, then how could I join the two into a moving image? I could do it with flash but im not too sure if this would look good.

[Xav]

You need to use a GIF animation program. Try a Google search. You can add the images, set timings etc. Good luck!

[RikkoSuperb]

Thanks for that Xav, I tried it but it looks a bit basic and juvenile. I think I can now rule out GIFs because they look pretty simple so now I would like to try something that looks more realistic. Have you any suggestions on which route I could take now?

[Brandon W]

If I was you.

I would do some work in Adobe Photoshop to start off with a beginning picture. Then create a few different pictures that look similar to the first one. So basically just edit the first one a little bit each time. Then use your gif animator and create a frame per picture.

Save it and then add it to your site. Here is an idea of what a speaker could look like.
Wadio

[RikkoSuperb]

Thanks Brandon, I shall give it a go and report back how it looks.

[Brandon W]

Your welcome mate. I am just glad to help you out :) Oh please do. I want to see your masterpiece!