Reflet Software (version 2.4) is available HERE
     (changes in version 2.4 are noted at the bottom)

This is a stand alone program that will take an JPG image and add a lake refletion to it.

Image

Generated Image

Unfortunately for we that only know and halfway understand English, the language is French.  So, acquiring help from others, this is a tutorial or translation of using it.
 
 

This is not a plugin-in, it's a stand-alone program.  Download the zip file;  make a folder for it and unzip the files to the folder.  You can right click on the 'Reflet.exe' file and create a shortcut then move the shortcut to the desktop or start menu.

Main Screen
     

File Menu
     

Main screen after loading an image  (version 2.3 has a different icon for animation but is located the same place)
     

Options menu

 

Export window  (save) . . . saving just the refletion part requires you to use the image above and the refletion directly below it; saving the entire image will make a one piece GIF.

 

Save choices    (version 2.3 has an added AVI selection)

 

Changes in Version 2.4
Main menu

Added option

 
 
 

Translation generated of License text file:

USAGE LICENSE ---------------------.

This software refletion is furnished in the state.  The user uses refletion to its risks and perils, without guaranteed of any sort from
the author.  The author has not any obligation to correct the bugs or other which deficiencies that they be software refletion.

The not responsible author of no damage underwent by the user being able to result from the usage or distribution of software
refletion.

Same manner, the author is not in any case responsible of an any income loss or of profit, or of data, or of all damages more direct or more
indirect, more likely to arise owing to the usage of software or for the reason that this one would be ineffective, when well even the author
would have been warned possibility of such damages.

The user has the right to use this software and of some to do as much copies that it wishes it.

The usage of software refletion is worth acceptance by the user of the terms of the license above.
 

Generated translation of 'lisez-moi.rtf' file

version 2.3

Introduction
refletion allows to generate quickly an organization simulating the refletion dune picture in l’eau.  It specially was conceived to animate your logos or to decorate your orderlies Web.

Insert the organization in a page HTML
The format GIF 256 aesthetically acceptable colors but the volume of the file obtained is rather important.

To try to bypass this problem to try to export in method 16, 32 or 64 colors with the option “ refletion
uniquely ”.

The organization will be a little less pretty but well less voluminous!

Next, in your orderly HTML, you will not have more than to insert the thus just obtained organization underneath your original picture (to see the page of test generated by software).  If you meet problems of clignotement of the colors at the level of l’animation result,
c’est doubtless that the number of colors was too weak.  Try d’exportez with a number of colors more important.

The parameter “ Pictures ”
It corresponds to the number of pictures component your organization.  More this number student more the organization will be fluid but more the obtained file will be voluminous.

If you modify this parameter, do not forget to modify organization speed if necessary:

The parameter “ Height (%) ”
It corresponds to the size of the refletion in comparison with the size of the original picture.

Counsels:
If your original picture has a united bottom (logo for example), you can increase this parameter to 100%.  For the photos and
the landscapes use a value of 90%.

Notice:
In now touches it “ Capital ” sunk, the value s'incrémente itself of a unity instead of five.

The parameter “ Occurrences ”
It is available for the export to the format AVI uniquely and represents the number of repetitions of the organization
to insert in the file AVI.
 
 

Best translation/tutorial I could come up with!  LOL

Special thanks goes to Antonio Da Cruz, the creator of the program for his permission and support in writing and offering this tutorial on his program.

Tutorial by CSGreen,  2-17-03
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