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javascript and html canvas animation image emitter

Hello I have been watching some tutorials on HTML canvas and animations and I wanted to create my own. I am having trouble though. :/
I am trying to create some clouds that start on the left side of the screen and move to the right side of the screen, and will eventually disappear when they get to a certain point. I don't have that code yet. I don't know how to handle transparency. But, that is not where my troubles lie.
Currently, my clouds do not move. I can generate 20 different clouds in different locations but they are failing to move. I have checked my code with other tutorials and I can not seem to find why it's not working. Maybe because I am using an image?? If I could find some help I would really appreciate it. Thank you.
$(function(){
var leftcloudsrc = "ls/pics/cloud1.png";
var rightcloudsrc = "ls/pics/cloud2.png";
var canvas = document.getElementById('cloud');
var cw = canvas.width;
var ch = canvas.height;
var cloudsArray = [];
createclouds();
function createclouds(){
for (var i=0; i < 20; i++){
var x = Math.random() * 150;
var y = Math.random() * 300;
var v = Math.random() * 4;
cloudsArray.push(new Cloud(x, y, v));
}
animate();
console.log(cloudsArray);
}
function animate(){
requestAnimationFrame(animate);
for (var i = 0; i<cloudsArray.length; i++){
cloudsArray[i].move();
//new Cloud(x, y, v).create();
}
}
function Cloud(x, y, v){
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
this.v = v;
this.create = function(){
img = new Image,
ctx = document.getElementById('cloud').getContext('2d');
img.src = leftcloudsrc;
var iw = img.naturalWidth;
var ih = img.naturalHeight;
ctx.drawImage(img, x, y);
}
this.move = function(){
this.x += this.v;
this.create();
}
}
// var cloud = new Cloud(0,0,0);
// cloud.create();
});
i have tried writing to the console to make sure the information is saving and sticking, and yes, it is. i have even tried writing the .move() function to console to make sure the data changes, and it does. but it does not reflect visually???

ctx.drawImage(img, x, y); // wrong
ctx.drawImage(img, this.x, this.y); // right
You arent updating x and y. You are updating this.x and this.y
full code
// test
var leftcloudsrc = "http://www.freepngimg.com/download/cloud/10-cloud-png-image.png";
var rightcloudsrc = "ls/pics/cloud2.png";
var canvas = document.getElementById('cloud');
// you dont have to define ctx again and again
var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
var cw = canvas.width;
var ch = canvas.height;
var cloudsArray = [];
createclouds();
function createclouds() {
for (var i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
var x = Math.random() * 150;
var y = Math.random() * 300;
var v = Math.random() * 4;
cloudsArray.push(new Cloud(x, y, v));
}
animate();
console.log(cloudsArray);
}
function animate() {
requestAnimationFrame(animate);
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, cw, ch)
for (var i = 0; i < cloudsArray.length; i++) {
var c = cloudsArray[i]
c.move();
// remove when crosses the canvas width
if(c.x >= 500) {
cloudsArray.splice(i, 1);
}
//new Cloud(x, y, v).create();
}
}
function Cloud(x, y, v) {
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
this.v = v;
this.create = function() {
// invoke the constructor
var img = new Image;
img.src = leftcloudsrc;
var iw = img.naturalWidth;
var ih = img.naturalHeight;
ctx.drawImage(img, this.x, this.y);
}
this.move = function() {
this.x += this.v;
this.create();
}
}
<canvas id="cloud" width="500" height="400"></canvas>

Draw text pixel by pixel on canvas

I have a canvas where I use "fillText" with a string, saying for example "stackoverflow". Then I read the imagedata of the canvas in order to pick out each pixel of that text.
I want to pick the following from the pixel: x position, y position and its color. Then I would like to loop over that array with those pixels so I can draw back the text pixel by pixel so I have full control of each pixel, and can for example animate them.
However, I dont get it as smooth as I want. Look at my attach image, and you see the difference between the top text and then the text I've plotted out using fillRect for each pixel. Any help on how to make the new text look like the "fillText" text does?
Thanks
UPDATE: Added my code
var _particles = [];
var _canvas, _ctx, _width, _height;
(function(){
init();
})();
function init(){
setupParticles(getTextCanvasData());
}
function getTextCanvasData(){
// var w = 300, h = 150, ratio = 2;
_canvas = document.getElementById("textCanvas");
// _canvas.width = w * ratio;
// _canvas.height = h * ratio;
// _canvas.style.width = w + "px";
// _canvas.style.height = h + "px";
_ctx = _canvas.getContext("2d");
_ctx.fillStyle = "rgb(0, 154, 253)";
// _ctx.setTransform(ratio, 0, 0, ratio, 0, 0);
var str = "stackoverflow";
_ctx.font = "32px EB Garamond";
_ctx.fillText(str,0,23);
_width = _canvas.width;
_height = _canvas.height;
var data32 = new Uint32Array(_ctx.getImageData(0, 0, _width, _height).data.buffer);
var positions = [];
for(i = 0; i < data32.length; i++) {
if (data32[i] & 0xffff0000) {
positions.push({
x: (i % _width),
y: ((i / _width)|0),
});
}
}
return positions;
}
function setupParticles(positions){
var i = positions.length;
var particles = [];
while(i--){
var p = new Particle();
p.init(positions[i]);
_particles.push(p);
drawParticle(p);
}
}
function drawParticle(particle){
var x = particle.x;
var y = particle.y;
_ctx.beginPath();
_ctx.fillRect(x, y, 1, 1);
_ctx.fillStyle = 'green';
}
function Particle(){
this.init = function(pos){
this.x = pos.x;
this.y = pos.y + 30;
this.x0 = this.x;
this.y0 = this.y;
this.xDelta = 0;
this.yDelta = 0;
}
}

Here is an update to your code that reuses the alpha component of each pixel. There will still be some detail lost because we do not keep the antialiasing of the pixels (which in effect alters the actual color printed), but for this example the alpha is enough.
var _particles = [];
var _canvas, _ctx, _width, _height;
(function(){
init();
})();
function init(){
setupParticles(getTextCanvasData());
}
function getTextCanvasData(){
// var w = 300, h = 150, ratio = 2;
_canvas = document.getElementById("textCanvas");
// _canvas.width = w * ratio;
// _canvas.height = h * ratio;
// _canvas.style.width = w + "px";
// _canvas.style.height = h + "px";
_ctx = _canvas.getContext("2d");
_ctx.imageSmoothingEnabled= false;
_ctx.fillStyle = "rgb(0, 154, 253)";
// _ctx.setTransform(ratio, 0, 0, ratio, 0, 0);
var str = "stackoverflow";
_ctx.font = "32px EB Garamond";
_ctx.fillText(str,0,23);
_width = _canvas.width;
_height = _canvas.height;
var pixels = _ctx.getImageData(0, 0, _width, _height).data;
var data32 = new Uint32Array(pixels.buffer);
var positions = [];
for(i = 0; i < data32.length; i++) {
if (data32[i] & 0xffff0000) {
positions.push({
x: (i % _width),
y: ((i / _width)|0),
a: pixels[i*4 + 3] / 255
});
}
}
return positions;
}
function setupParticles(positions){
var i = positions.length;
var particles = [];
while(i--){
var p = new Particle();
p.init(positions[i]);
_particles.push(p);
drawParticle(p);
}
}
function drawParticle(particle){
var x = particle.x;
var y = particle.y;
_ctx.beginPath();
_ctx.fillStyle = `rgba(0,128,0,${particle.alpha})`;
_ctx.fillRect(x, y, 1, 1);
}
function Particle(){
this.init = function(pos){
this.x = pos.x;
this.y = pos.y + 30;
this.x0 = this.x;
this.y0 = this.y;
this.xDelta = 0;
this.yDelta = 0;
this.alpha = pos.a;
}
}
<canvas id="textCanvas"></canvas>

how can i make two objects belonging to the same array move independently of each other using javascript and the canvas tag?

I am trying to create a blackhole simulation, where all the balls that are outside of it go away from it at a given speed and those that fall on it are dragged towards the circle until they reach the center of it, where they would stop and disappear, here is my code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<title>blackhole simulation escape velocity</title>
<script>
var canvas, ctx;
var blackhole;
var circle;
var circles = new Array();
var G = 6.67e-11, //gravitational constant
pixel_G = G / 1e-11,
c = 3e8, //speed of light (m/s)
M = 12e31, // masseof the blackhole in kg (60 solar masses)
pixel_M = M / 1e32
Rs = (2 * G * M) / 9e16, //Schwarzchild radius
pixel_Rs = Rs / 1e3, // scaled radius
ccolor = 128;
function update() {
var pos, i, distance, somethingMoved = false;
for (i = 0; i < circles.length; i++) {
pos = circles[i].position;
distance = Math.sqrt(((pos.x - 700) * (pos.x - 700)) + ((pos.y - 400) * (pos.y - 400)));
if (distance > pixel_Rs-5 ) {
var delta = new Vector2D(0, 0);
var forceDirection = Math.atan2(pos.y - 400, pos.x - 700);
var evelocity = Math.sqrt((2 * pixel_G * pixel_M) / (distance * 1e-2));
delta.x += Math.cos(forceDirection) * evelocity;
delta.y += Math.sin(forceDirection) * evelocity;
pos.x += delta.x;
pos.y += delta.y;
somethingMoved = true;
} else {
var delta2 = new Vector2D (0,0);
var forceDirection2 = Math.atan2(pos.y - 400, pos.x - 700);
var g = (pixel_G*pixel_M)/(distance*distance*1e2);
delta2.x += Math.cos(forceDirection2)*g;
delta2.y += Math.sin(forceDirection2)*g;
pos.x -= delta2.x;
pos.y -= delta2.y;
somethingMoved = true;
circles[i].color -= 1;
if (pos.x == 700 && pos.y == 400){
somethingMoved = false;
};
}
}
if (somethingMoved) {
drawEverything();
requestAnimationFrame(update);
};
}
function drawEverything() {
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
blackhole.draw(ctx);
for (var i = 0; i < circles.length; i++) {
circles[i].draw(ctx);
}
}
function init(event) {
canvas = document.getElementById("space");
ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
blackhole = new Ball(pixel_Rs, { x: 700,
y: 400 }, 0);
for (var i = 0; i < 200; i++) {
var vec2D = new Vector2D(Math.floor(Math.random() * 1400), Math.floor(Math.random() * 800));
circle = new Ball(5, vec2D, ccolor);
circles.push(circle);
}
drawEverything();
requestAnimationFrame(update);
}
function Ball(radius, position, color) {
this.radius = radius;
this.position = position;
this.color = color;
}
Ball.prototype.draw = function(ctx) {
var c=parseInt(this.color);
ctx.fillStyle = 'rgba(' + c + ',' + c + ',' + c + ',1)';
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.arc(this.position.x, this.position.y, this.radius, 0, 2 * Math.PI);
ctx.closePath();
ctx.fill();
};
function Vector2D(x, y) {
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
}
function onClick (){
canvas = document.getElementById ('space');
ctx = canvas.getContext ('2d')
canvas.addEventListener ("mousedown", init, false)
blackhole = new Ball (5, {x: 700,
y: 400 }, 0);
blackhole.draw (ctx) ;
}
window.onload = onClick;
</script>
<style>
body {
background-color:#021c36 ;
margin: 0px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<canvas id = "space", width = "1400", height = "800">
</canvas>
</body>
</html>
Now as you can see, I created a second variable called delta2, but the problem is that it can't update the position of the circles, which in term makes it impossible to move the circle, can someone tell me what is wrong. Also, how can I make the big black circle after a certain amount of time, i know i probably should create a timer, but i don't know how they work

The gravity is too weak. I put a pseudo gravity to demonstrate.
var canvas, ctx;
var blackhole;
var circle;
var circles = new Array();
var bh = {
w:500,
h:300
};
bh.cx = Math.floor(bh.w/2);
bh.cy = Math.floor(bh.h/2)
var G = 6.67e-11, //gravitational constant
pixel_G = G / 1e-11,
c = 3e8, //speed of light (m/s)
M = 12e31, // masseof the blackhole in kg (60 solar masses)
pixel_M = M / 1e32
Rs = (2 * G * M) / 9e16, //Schwarzchild radius
pixel_Rs = Rs / 1e3, // scaled radius
ccolor = 128;
function update() {
var pos, i, distance, somethingMoved = false;
for (i = 0; i < circles.length; i++) {
pos = circles[i].position;
distance = Math.sqrt(((pos.x - bh.cx) * (pos.x - bh.cx)) + ((pos.y - bh.cy) * (pos.y - bh.cy)));
if (distance > pixel_Rs - 5) {
var delta = new Vector2D(0, 0);
var forceDirection = Math.atan2(pos.y - bh.cy, pos.x - bh.cx);
var evelocity = Math.sqrt((2 * pixel_G * pixel_M) / (distance * 1e-2));
delta.x += Math.cos(forceDirection) * evelocity;
delta.y += Math.sin(forceDirection) * evelocity;
pos.x += delta.x;
pos.y += delta.y;
somethingMoved = true;
} else {
var delta2 = new Vector2D(0, 0);
var forceDirection2 = Math.atan2(pos.y - bh.cy, pos.x - bh.cx);
// FIX THIS!!!
var g = 1;//(pixel_G * pixel_M) / (distance * distance * 1e2);
delta2.x += Math.cos(forceDirection2) * g;
delta2.y += Math.sin(forceDirection2) * g;
pos.x -= delta2.x;
pos.y -= delta2.y;
somethingMoved = true;
circles[i].color -= 1;
if (pos.x == bh.cx && pos.y == bh.cy) {
somethingMoved = false;
};
}
}
if (somethingMoved) {
drawEverything();
requestAnimationFrame(update);
};
}
function drawEverything() {
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
blackhole.draw(ctx);
for (var i = 0; i < circles.length; i++) {
circles[i].draw(ctx);
}
}
function init(event) {
canvas = document.getElementById("space");
canvas.width = bh.w;
canvas.height = bh.h;
ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
blackhole = new Ball(5, { //pixel_Rs, {
x: bh.cx,
y: bh.cy
}, 0);
for (var i = 0; i < 200; i++) {
var vec2D = new Vector2D(Math.floor(Math.random() * bh.w), Math.floor(Math.random() * bh.h));
circle = new Ball(5, vec2D, ccolor);
circles.push(circle);
}
drawEverything();
requestAnimationFrame(update);
}
function Ball(radius, position, color) {
this.radius = radius;
this.position = position;
this.color = color;
}
Ball.prototype.draw = function(ctx) {
var c = parseInt(this.color);
ctx.fillStyle = 'rgba(' + c + ',' + c + ',' + c + ',1)';
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.arc(this.position.x, this.position.y, this.radius, 0, 2 * Math.PI);
ctx.closePath();
ctx.fill();
};
function Vector2D(x, y) {
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
}
function onClick() {
canvas = document.getElementById('space');
ctx = canvas.getContext('2d')
canvas.addEventListener("mousedown", init, false)
blackhole = new Ball(5, {
x: bh.cx,
y: bh.cy
}, 0);
blackhole.draw(ctx);
}
window.onload = onClick;
body {
background-color: #021c36;
margin: 0px;
}
<canvas id="space" , width="700" , height="400"></canvas>

Rotate and image canvas by user defined angle

I want to rotate an image by user defined angle which will be determined by a input slider which ranges from -90deg to 90deg. Basically the requirement is to straighten an image on canvas.
This is what i have tried using angularjs
my input slider and html :
Straighten: <input type="range" id="rotateImage" value="0" min="-90" max="90" step="1" ng-model="rotateAngle"/>
<div id="imageCanvas">
<canvas id="canvas"></canvas>
</div>
my controller:
$scope.$watch('rotateAngle', function(newVal, oldVal) {
if (newVal) {
rotate(newVal)
}
})
function rotate(rotAngle) {
console.log('rotate angle>> ', rotAngle);
var imageCanvas = document.getElementById("canvas"),
context = canvas.getContext("2d");
var gridWidth = imageCanvas.width,
gridHeight = imageCanvas.height;
var deg = Math.PI / 180;
context.translate(gridWidth / 2, gridHeight / 2);
context.rotate(rotAngle * deg);
}
Also i am drawing a grid on top of the canvas for reference
$scope.Straighten = function() {
var imageCanvas = document.getElementById("canvas"),
gridWidth = imageCanvas.width,
canvasWidth = gridWidth,
gridHeight = imageCanvas.height,
canvasHeight = gridHeight,
gridPadding = 1;
var gridCanvas = $('<canvas id=gridLayer></canvas>').attr({
width: canvasWidth,
height: canvasHeight
}).appendTo('#imageCanvas');
var context = gridCanvas.get(0).getContext("2d");
drawGridBoard(gridWidth, gridHeight, gridPadding, context);
}
function drawGridBoard(gridWidth, gridHeight, gridPadding, context) {
for (var x = 0; x <= gridWidth; x += 40) {
context.moveTo(0.5 + x + gridPadding, gridPadding);
context.lineTo(0.5 + x + gridPadding, gridHeight + gridPadding);
}
for (var x = 0; x <= gridHeight; x += 40) {
context.moveTo(gridPadding, 0.5 + x + gridPadding);
context.lineTo(gridWidth + gridPadding, 0.5 + x + gridPadding);
}
context.strokeStyle = "blue";
context.setLineDash([15, 5]);
context.stroke();
}
I am able to get the angle by which the image has to be rotated but the image is not getting roatated.
Please help

I've been working on canvas since couple of weeks. I'm updating your rotate function. Maybe you should have to wait until the image is loaded before you draw it. Please post below code
function rotate(rotAngle) {
console.log('rotate angle>> ', rotAngle);
var canvas= document.getElementById("canvas"),
context = canvas.getContext("2d");
context.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height); //Clear the canvas first
var logoImg = new Image(); // Create instance of the Image class
logoImg.src = item.image; // Tell the Image's relative url
var gridWidth = canvas.width,
var gridHeight = canvas.height;
var deg = Math.PI / 180;
logoImg.onload = function () {
context.save();
context.translate(gridWidth / 2, gridHeight / 2);
context.rotate(rotAngle * Math.PI / 180);
context.drawImage(logoImg, -(gridWidth / 2), -(gridHeight / 2));
context.restore();
};
}
Above code worked for me.

Animating sine wave in js

I'm trying to animate a sine wave in JS but it's not acting as expected. I'm using a <canvas> element along with window.requestAnimationFrame() method but it's a CPU hog and as i change frequency with the slider it just break and show random waveforms. I also don't know if drawing adjacent lines is the best way to represent a sine wave. Please note that i'll use vanilla JS and that the sine's frequency and amplitude are variables set by sliders. Thanks in advance.
This is what i got so far: http://cssdeck.com/labs/8cq5vclp
UPDATE: i worked on it and this is the new version: http://cssdeck.com/labs/sbfynjkr
var canvas = document.querySelector("canvas"),
ctx = canvas.getContext("2d"),
cHeight = canvas.height,
cWidth = canvas.width,
frequency = document.querySelector("#f").value,
amplitude = 80,
x = 0,
y = cHeight / 2,
point_y = 0;
window.onload = init;
function init() {
document.querySelector("#f").addEventListener("input", function() {
frequency = this.value;
document.querySelector("#output_f").value = frequency;
}, false);
drawSine();
}
function drawSine() {
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, cWidth, cHeight);
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.moveTo(0, y);
ctx.strokeStyle = "red";
ctx.lineTo(cWidth, y);
ctx.stroke();
ctx.closePath();
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.strokeStyle = "black";
for (x = 0; x < 600; x++) {
point_y = amplitude * -Math.sin((frequency / 95.33) * x) + y;
ctx.lineTo(x, point_y);
}
ctx.stroke();
ctx.closePath();
requestAnimationFrame(drawSine);
}
canvas {
border: 1px solid red;
margin: 10px;
}
<input id="f" type="range" min="0" max="20000" value="20" step="1">
<output for="f" id="output_f">20</output>
<canvas width="600px" height="200px"></canvas>

I've messed around with sine waves quite a bit, because I'm working on a little project that involves animated sine waves. I've got some code you might be interested in taking a look at. Like mentioned earlier, you need to make sure you are using the right increment in your loop so the lines do not look jagged.
https://jsfiddle.net/uawLvymc/
window.requestAnimationFrame = window.requestAnimationFrame ||
window.mozRequestAnimationFrame ||
window.webkitRequestAnimationFrame ||
window.msRequestAnimationFrame ||
function(f) {
return setTimeout(f, 1000 / 60)
};
var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
var startTime = new Date().getTime();
function getPath(height) {
var width = canvas.width;
var spacing = 0.08;
var loopNum = 0;
var pointList = [];
var i = 0;
for (i = 0; i < width / 2; i++) {
pointList[loopNum] = [loopNum, Math.sin(loopNum * spacing) * (i * height) + 100];
loopNum++;
}
for (i = width / 2; i > 0; i--) {
pointList[loopNum] = [loopNum, Math.sin(loopNum * spacing) * (i * height) + 100];
loopNum++;
}
return pointList;
}
function draw() {
var currentTime = new Date().getTime();
var runTime = currentTime - startTime;
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.lineWidth = 2;
ctx.strokeStyle = "rgb(80, 100, 230)";
var height = Math.sin(runTime * 0.008) * 0.2;
var pointList = getPath(height);
for (var i = 0; i < 500; i++) {
if (i === 0) {
ctx.moveTo(pointList[0][0], pointList[0][1]);
} else {
ctx.lineTo(pointList[i][0], pointList[i][1]);
}
}
ctx.stroke();
window.requestAnimationFrame(draw);
}
window.requestAnimationFrame(draw);
Sorry I didn't really edit down the code, it's just a direct copy from what I was working on. Hope it helps though.

See if this example could help you a little
Sine Wave Example canvas
function init()
{
setInterval(OnDraw, 200);
}
var time = 0;
var color = "#ff0000";
function OnDraw()
{
time = time + 0.2;
var canvas = document.getElementById("mycanvas");
var dataLine = canvas.getContext("2d");
var value = document.getElementById("lineWidth");
dataLine.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
dataLine.beginPath();
for(cnt = -1; cnt <= canvas.width; cnt++)
{
dataLine.lineTo(cnt, canvas.height * 0.5 - (Math.random() * 2 + Math.cos(time + cnt * 0.05) * 20 ));
}
dataLine.lineWidth = value.value * 0.1;
dataLine.strokeStyle = color;
dataLine.stroke();
}