Jeff,
Thanks for the suggestion.
See the video below for what I hope to introduce within the next 24-48 hours (dependent upon bugs introduced by the changes.) We'll also be setting up a new server to process the Maps models which will result in runs being released much quicker. This increased server capacity will also pave the way for a couple more Maps improvements, such as Skew-T/Hodographs and customized WRFs.
(Video displayed uses a 2 second delay. This setting will be customizable from the Maps configuration page.)
These changes are now in production. Refresh / clear your cache to use the new animation code. Let's consider this code in BETA for at least the next 72 hours. Please post any bugs that you run into here so that I can promptly take care of them. You'll notice smoother transitions and many bug fixes to the animation interactions.
This update was released out of haste. I noticed how buggy the previous animation code was and really wanted everyone to have a better experience. I believe that new code introduced into an "upstream" API I use may be to blame. Regardless, you shouldn't have had to deal with that experience. We promise to do better in the future.
Note: When hitting play, "frames" aren't cached before the animation begins. Caching / lookahead will be added to an update to the animation code which I expect prior to ChaserCon / February 13th - 16th. When hitting play, the code will begin caching the next frame or two and will modify the UI to represent this caching procedure. Once caching has completed and the animation has begun, an "animation delay" configuration option (customizable) will define the wait period between frames.
This is a must for 2.0 maps.
tweatherman
