RE: Can Animated Gif's Be Used in Milonic Menu?

Kevin,

Thanks for getting back to me.  I have used PSP Animation Shop in past too
for animated gif's, I am a little rusty, but I think I will use that too as
I am not as familiar with Adobe Photoshop for created animated gif's.  I
will look into Microsoft's gif animator...thanks for the tip!

As far as the license issue, I recently downloaded another variation of the
milonic menu and I entered my info again for my hospital.  I hadn't heard
back at all in past about a license # so I will wait and see if I receive
any info this time.

Thanks again for your help and advice!  

Amelia Kwiatkowski
Sr. Systems Analyst
Holy Redeemer Health System
215-938-2093
[email protected]

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Kevin Clements [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent:	Monday, July 28, 2003 4:00 PM
To:	'Milonic DHTML Menu'
Subject:	RE: [Milonic] Can Animated Gif's Be Used in Milonic Menu?

Hi Amelia,

Sorry for the delayed reply... I was away most of last week.

I find that the premade animated gifs that you can find on the web,
although very cool in some cases, usually don't fit the bill for an
specific use that I might have.  Also, if you use animations from a
web-based library, you'll probably be using the same images that any
other sites use... decreasing the uniqueness of your own site.  So I
tend to avoid public domain animated gifs.  When I need an animated gif,
it's usually small and simple, so it's easy to make it myself.  I also
use Animation Shop that comes with PaintShop Pro.  With very small or
simple images, I sometimes find it easier just to make the multiple
frames myself and put them together manually with Microsoft's Gif
Animator (available free from MS).

Regarding the licensing, I'm probably not the guy to ask... the Milonic
folks (Andy.... et al.?)  As far as I understand the current licensing
requirements, non-profit organizations can still use the scripts free of
charge, but must obtain and display a license number just the same. You
might try applying for one again through the Milonic website.
Commercial, for profit organizations must pay for their licenses.  When
you mentioned that you were doing a site for a hospital, I assumed that
it was a "for profit" business, as many hospitals are.  If your hospital
is non-profit, I would guess that you qualify for a free license, but
you still have to get the license number.


Hope that helps,

Kevin

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Amelia
Kwiatkowski
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 7:13 AM
To: 'Milonic DHTML Menu'
Subject: RE: [Milonic] Can Animated Gif's Be Used in Milonic Menu?


Thanks, Kevin.  Do you create your own animated gif's or have you found
a lot available online? Thus far, I have only created animated gif's in
Paint Shop Pro, but I am now exploring Adobe Photoshop and have Flash on
hand as well to learn.  

As far as usage of the menu and a license, months back I entered my name
and info when downloading the menu, but I never heard back.  My employer
is Holy Redeemer Health System and our I.S. dept. is located at Holy
Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center, just outside Philadelphia.  What
constitutes a commercial enterprise vs. a non-profit organization which
I thought we were? If we need to purchase a license, please advise and I
will do so promptly.

Thanks again for your help.

Amelia


 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Kevin Clements [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent:	Tuesday, July 22, 2003 11:11 PM
To:	'Milonic DHTML Menu'
Subject:	RE: [Milonic] Can Animated Gif's Be Used in Milonic
Menu?

Hi Amelia,

While helping someone else out some time back, I used animated gifs in
the menu items.  It works just like using a static image.  You can also
use flash animations within the menu item.

Version 3 is probably the most widely used version still, but version 5
is nearing completion (third release candidate now I think, but it may
be even further along... haven't checked in about a week).  If you use
it on an intranet in a commercial enterprise, I believe you must still
purchase a license.

Hope that helps,

Kevin

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Amelia
Kwiatkowski
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 3:19 PM
To: Milonic Mailing List (E-mail)
Subject: [Milonic] Can Animated Gif's Be Used in Milonic Menu?


We are using the milonic menu on our Intranet since the spring.  It is a
hit, a nice improvement to our previous design.  I have been asked to
add a link for our Emergency Policies which flashes or has some special
effect. Is it possible to include an animated gif on one particular menu
item?  I looked at the image samples which I will proceed to
incorporate.  However, this particular link needs either a different
color or some animation for it to stand out.  If worse comes to worse, I
was thinking of adding a few icons, maybe animated (like on yahoo.com)
for special links.  I appreciate any ideas or thoughts anyone may have.

On another note, is 3.0 the current version to use; I noticed 4.0 (to be
called 5.0) is to be released soon.  Also, I didn't hear back in past
when I downloaded the menu so I assume it is okay that we are using the
menu since we are a hospital using the menu on our local Intranet.

Thanks for any help or advice about the animated gif.

Amelia Kwiatkowski
Sr. Systems Analyst
Holy Redeemer Health System
[email protected]


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