Re: FLASH: New sites review

[Carlos Ayala]

LOL!

Drew you are a funny guy. I bet you are part of the flashpad too...and if

you are not i'd consider joining up...you'd fit right in.


>Lighten up Carlos!


No but i just lit up.


>


>The site is one of the best I've seen.


Then you probably havent seen many. You should stick around.


>The images are a key part of the aesthetic, and he should NOT  loose them.


Thanks for the aesthetic lesson.

But as far as the size of the .swf  file is concerned the bitmap usage or

mismanagement of them is what is hurting the site.


>They add depth and a photo realistic quality that is usually missing from

basic

>animations.


::standing ovation on this one:: Thanks for the "depth" lesson. But if you

knew anything about Flash 3 then you would know that animating bitmaps

should be #1 on the do not do list; that is until MM can figure out a way

to use them to their full capacity and actually animate them without the

whole trace thing. Futhermore the site in question Has No Animated

Bitmaps....its loaded with masks. I'm sure Simon could attest to this.

Believe me Drew i cracked the .swf wide open and studied the swf before

making my observations.


>

>You don't have to "stick around", but your gonna miss out.


For your info....noone will stick around if the bitmaps are not handled

correctly.

And if the preloader is not cut down at least threefold.


>Good advice, but try not to be so critical.


Thanks but as far as critical is concerned...you are the only one being

critical. I did not diss the site. I simply tried to give a lil advice on

how Simon could make it better thats it. No design tips were given. And as

far as the reference to "losing the bitmaps" is concerned. That simply

meant if they cannot be managed better then they should be taken away. If

the bitmaps are the ones bogging down the movie. I do agree that the photos

work well but not if they bog down the site itself and i know that 98% of

the list would agree..So to you Drew i say...slowdown Flash.



>And try to remember,

>

>"Practicality ... is a tool for unleashing the power of our dreams, not an

>excuse for limiting what we care to dream."

>


Thanx i just printed this qoute out and stuck it to my monitor.


I got one for you Drew:

"Accept reality for what it is and not for what you think it may be"



>Kudos Simon.



Nay! Kudos to you Drew.

And yes keep it up Simon. I am sure that the next time you post...all the

issues i addressed will have been dealt with. and if you would like to take

it off the list, Simon, i will be glad to assist you in any way i can.


>Keep it up!


Ahem...Keep it real.



Carlos


>

>Carlos Ayala wrote:

>

>> Hi Simon,

>> First off i'd like to say...." very, very, very heavy".  If i were to

>> stumble on to your site....i would not stick around...it took way to long

>> to load (preloading is 2700 frames/230+seconds..this is a poorly made

>> loader)and pls keep in mind that i am on a T1). And  560+kb is way to heavy

>> for the content that you now have it can easily be a third of this,

>> considering your content.

>> Secondly....and as Tyson mentioned...the "scan" lines....i also like that

>> effect, BUT...can anyone say New Beetle, VW? I am sorry but it reminded me

>> way too much of the volkswagen site (which had those cool "scan" effects

>> yet is one of the worst laid out flash sites i have ever seen.)

>> Now why is your flik so heavy? I will have to say the extensive use of very

>> big (size and weight) bitmaps, even though they are not big on the screen i

>> have a feeling that they were very large imported bitmaps.. Furthermore i

>> will guess that upon creation of the swf...the jpeg compression was left at

>> a very high level thus hardly any compression on the picture. Compress

>> those bitmaps or just looooze them, its killing your site. In this case i

>> think 25% is too much.

>> Now...if i am wrong about the bitmaps the only other thing i can think of

>> is your MC usage.

>> plz correct me if i am wrong on this.

>>

>> Carlos

>> CMA3

>>

>> At 11:29 AM 4/30/99 +0100, you wrote:

>> >

>> >I've been working on our own new site which is now live at

>> >http://www.emergingchannels.com. Any and all suggestions accepted.

>> >Particularly any ways to reduce the file size.

>>

>> >

>> >The way I have made the site is to have each of the sections in a movie

clip

>> >which are then commanded using Tell Target from the buttons. Should I be

>> >using Load Movie (even with the problems with IE and the Mac)? How come

the

>> >file is so large when only 25% of it is taken up with bitmaps?

>> >

>> >Look forward to your comments (I think) :)

>> >

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