test2.html

<style>
    /* styles */
    body {
        font-family: Helvetica;
    } 
</style>

<div style="">

    <div style="position:relative; margin: 20px; padding: 20px; width: 240px;">
        <div style="margin: 20px 0px;">
            Shimmer in Canvas
        </div>
        <div style="position: absolute; padding: 40px 30px 10px 30px; border: 1px solid #ccc; background-image:url('shimmer.jpg'); ">
            <canvas id="shimmer" height="120" width="250"></canvas>
        </div>
    </div>
    <div style="position:relative; margin: 20px; margin-top:150px; padding: 20px; width: 240px;">
        <div style="margin: 20px 0px;">
            Shimmer in Canvas 2
        </div>
        <div style="position: absolute; padding: 40px 30px 10px 30px; border: 1px solid #ccc; background-image:url('shimmer.jpg'); ">
            <canvas id="shimmer2" height="120" width="250"></canvas>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>


<script src="shimmer.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

<script>
    // Crockfords create shim:
    if (typeof Object.create !== 'function') {
        Object.create = function (o) {
            function F() {}
            F.prototype = o;
            return new F();
        };
    }
    // requestAnim shim layer by Paul Irish
    window.requestAnimFrame = (function(){
      return  window.requestAnimationFrame       || 
              window.webkitRequestAnimationFrame || 
              window.mozRequestAnimationFrame    || 
              window.oRequestAnimationFrame      || 
              window.msRequestAnimationFrame     || 
              function(/* function */ callback, /* DOMElement */ element){
                window.setTimeout(callback, 1000 / 60);
              };
    })();
    Shimmer2 = Object.create(Shimmer);
    Shimmer.settings({
        'canvas': 'shimmer',
        'text' : 'Shimmer',
        'font': '36pt Helvetica',
        'animations': ['slide','slide','slide','glow']
    });
    function animate() {
        requestAnimFrame( animate );
        Shimmer.on();
    };
    animate();

    Shimmer2.settings({
        'canvas': 'shimmer2',
        'text' : 'Shimmerasdfdsaf',
        'font': '36pt Helvetica',
        'animations': ['glow','slide','glow']
    });
    (function animate2(){
        requestAnimFrame( animate2 );
        Shimmer2.on();

    }());
</script>