Flip Images
The Three Most Important Keys to Make a Flip Image Work
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Three or four image flips just don’t perform as well and can lack the clarity of a two-image flip. You want to establish the flipping element well enough to make it “turn on” with clarity. The best way to establish the images is by limiting your flip to two images. |
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You want to give the flipping element the ability to “turn off.” When one of the flipping elements does not turn completely off, it appears as a latent image or what is called “ghosting.” There are several ways to help subdue most ghosting:
• With the selection of your background (see caution below)
• Using elements with similar size and shape
• Aligning the elements to replace each other (see special builders tip below)
• Using elements and backgrounds that don’t contrast too much
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For the best performance of your flip, use a horizontal lens orientation (see the lens direction guide). |
Caution:
Backgrounds! White backgrounds and light flat tints of color as backgrounds are the worst possible background to use in most cases. They do nothing to hide latent images and ghosting.
An extremely dark or black background can sometimes be a problem, too. If your flipping elements are very light on a dark background, it can make the light flipping elements look transparent or even dirty.
Backgrounds with medium tones and coarse detail or texture work well.
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Special Builders Tip:
Align similar areas that flip on and off. For example, if two faces flip from one to another, try to scale them to similar sizes and allow the eyes of one image to align to the eyes of the other image. This helps avoid the embarrassing latent eye in the middle of the forehead of the other image.
If the image you are building is subject to ghosting, we can create or suggest several backgrounds that will subdue ghosting. Giving you the finest lenticular image is always our goal.
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Flip images can be much like a very simple motion image with only two frames. The choice of background used in a flip image can make or break the performance and quality of the image.
When an image flips, changes shape, morphs, or has a lot of motion, it needs a background that is able to hide some of the ghosting (latent image). The absolute worst case is when you have black type on a white background.
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