MagicMirror Forum
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Unsolved
    • Solved
    • MagicMirror² Repository
    • Documentation
    • 3rd-Party-Modules
    • Donate
    • Discord
    • Register
    • Login
    A New Chapter for MagicMirror: The Community Takes the Lead
    Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.

    Custom .gif animation upon Magic Mirror Startup. Is this possible?

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Unsolved Custom CSS
    4 Posts 2 Posters 2.8k Views 2 Watching
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • W Offline
      Winter
      last edited by

      I didn’t see any posts on the forum about this topic already, so I was wondering if the concept of having a custom animation launch (that is played only once) upon the MagicMirrors startup is possible. I know there is already a module that allows the user to input custom animations inside their magicMirror “MMM-EyeCandy” as a module exists, but has anyone come across the possibility of using this module or another method to have a custom .gif animation appear -> play -> and then disappear before allowing any other modules in the mirror to load in?

      All help on the topic is appreciated!

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • M Offline
        maxbachmann
        last edited by

        You mean when you start the raspberry PI or that a gif gets played right before the others appear?

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • W Offline
          Winter
          last edited by

          @maxbachmann Preferably having a gif play before the other modules appear. In my setup, I’ll either use a motion sensor or commands to keep the mirror in the off-state until I want to use the mirror so when the mirror is activated I want the custom animation to play before the other modules come into focus.

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • M Offline
            maxbachmann
            last edited by

            Well you could just add some code to your other modules to hide them when they are set up and let your gif module send a message to the other modules to show after the gif finished. (How sending these messages and reacting to them to show/hide modules works you can see quite well in Mykles Hello Lucy module, where he uses them to hide/show modules according to voice commands)

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1

            Hello! It looks like you're interested in this conversation, but you don't have an account yet.

            Getting fed up of having to scroll through the same posts each visit? When you register for an account, you'll always come back to exactly where you were before, and choose to be notified of new replies (either via email, or push notification). You'll also be able to save bookmarks and upvote posts to show your appreciation to other community members.

            With your input, this post could be even better 💗

            Register Login
            • 1 / 1
            • First post
              Last post
            Enjoying MagicMirror? Please consider a donation!
            MagicMirror created by Michael Teeuw.
            Forum managed by Sam, technical setup by Karsten.
            This forum is using NodeBB as its core | Contributors
            Contact | Privacy Policy