How do you get this effect?

[mahlon]

[amphibico.com...]

Hope this link is ok to post, I really would like to know how the water effect is done on the amphibico website.

TIA

[bunltd]

Google for a Java Water applet... There's several variations.

LisaB

[mivox]

I wouldn't recommend ever using a Java applet for a visual effect. That particular link froze my copy of Opera5/Mac for about two minutes, and then didn't work at all when the page finally finished loading... When I tried to view it in IE5/Mac, the page also took forever to load (though it didn't completely lock everything up), and still no special effects when it was done... So cross-browser compatibility is an issue, even if the load times are reasonable.

When I realize (on my home dial up connection) that a page is loading one of the apparently more reliable "rippling water" applets... I leave. That one takes longer to load than all but the most obnoxious Flash splash pages. The load time is something to seriously consider if more than 1-2% of your visitors are on dial up connections.

[bunltd]

I completely agree with mivox: it looks cool, but isn't very friendly, java applets do crash some browsers... Not something I'd use on a production site (unless the client absolutely couldn't live without it)

LisaB

[kingkelly]

That stuff gets annoying fast... But go download Anfy Java... They should have an applet like that.

[mahlon]

Thanks for the tips! Anfy Java had exactly what I was looking for but I think you have to pay to use it?

And yes, I should not use it on the site, no fun!

[SlowMove]

That takes forever to run, but it is free if linking to the developers site is considered free. This [durius.com] is what they are using.