new site up....now I sleep...

[jkm]

This site is under construction. There is no content. This is a test....this is a test of the JMKM broadcasting system...
Here goes nothin'.....
http://www.jmkm.com

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[sigmastudio]

well it looks kinda phat, but I just cant give you much feedback without the content. Good luck

[jkm]

Thanks sig...:beam:

[.soulty]

Hey dude, looking slick, i like the damaged pipes on the side, much better than before !! :beam:

[jkm]

Thanks for the comments guys...Soulty, you are DEFINATELY gonna be in the "kudos" section of the site. Where's EG when you need him... I'm sure he will say something negative to light that fire under my ***** again...<ya gotta love him> I'll keep ya posted :beam:

[Alex]

i couldnt get the main page to load :(

[jkm]

I just looked at it dude....:q:
http://www.jmkm.com

http://www.jmkm.com/home2.htm

Try the direct link...Let me know




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[Jubba]

i keep getting "Can't display page"

[UNFLUX]

pretty good graphically. would like to see the content, but I'm
sure you're working on it. ;)

[Alex]

i finally got it to work. I like the background thing too. :)

[jkm]

Thanks Flux... Content is coming ASAP...
I got Jury Duty this week so spare time and my laptop are both handy----:x

Jubba.... I don't know dude... I hope you get it loaded.
Let me know... I just updated to make the interface a little smaller. I think I am going to add some wires that connect a navigator at the bottom :q:

Oh yea, anybody out there know where a good tutorial is for buiding a Flash MX threaded guestbook?
I have freaking dial-up....so surfing is a ho....
A link would help alot.

Thanks guyz and galz

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[.soulty]

Originally posted by jkm
Thanks for the comments guys...Soulty, you are DEFINATELY gonna be in the "kudos" section of the site.

Hehe np dude. :)

Just a few thing i noticed recently

You allow your flash site to scale when you maximise your browser, don't do that, you lose some quality in your bitmaps!!

:: How big is the swf file? ur sure you compressed it with some jpeg compression in flash?

that might be the reason why it taking a while for people to view the website.

[jkm]

ah ha ! That was a test .....and you passed !
Just kiddin'
No compression.. I was so eager to post, I forgot to tie up loose ends. Good compression number? Like 75?
Good catch :nerd:

[.soulty]

the smallest size in kb with no visual lose in the image,so play around with the percentages, press the test button to check the image file size and quality preview in the little window, i usually stick to 80 %. What size is the actual bitmap? in pixels?

[monark110]

wow!
the interface looks killer!!!
can't wait to see it when it's done!

[jkm]

After compressing to 80% The movie file is 78.2 KB
image itself is 1024 x 768--------96 dpi <square>
bit depth=32

[.soulty]

you know jkm, if you started working with 72 dpi and created the image at 1024 X 768 it would of been smaller in file size.

But 78.2 is ok, for a big image like that.

::: 72 dpi, is the resolution for on screen graphics.

[jkm]

Learning curves.... That's why I got you peeps. I'm a rookie my friend. Thanks for observing so closely. Okay, I reposted ...give it a test run...It should load pretty quick. Did I shrink the image itself too much? I plan to add to it, but it did look pretty sweet sitting alone filling the window...
http://www.jmkm.com

:hangover:

[.soulty]

yeah true, it did look nice, big and all, but you can add other elements under that now, and its sharper in quality

[jkm]

Good point... Did you see a big difference in load time?

[.soulty]

Ive got cable, but it was quicker.

[jkm]

small additions.....:)
delete? keep? add?
http://www.jmkm.com/home2.htm

[.soulty]

its shaping up. i think its looking good. :)

[jkm]

Thanks for all your help Soul...
I will leave it at that for now... It is 11:20 my way
Time for sleep.... I have Jury duty in the morning....:tie:
Untill next time :sleep:

[Daveman]

I'm on dial up and had no problems with the load time at all. I'm not a great fan of that style of interface though.. If EG were here he'd probly say it's too dark and the font your using isn't very clear...


Dave

[jkm]

That's cool to know that the load time wasn't bad. I will take what you said into consideration. It has ran through my mind to lighten the image up, or to use a white background. My plans are to lighten the site up with new elements and effects. I think it should level itself in the end. Thanks for the input. =)

[dreamer]

ahhh... looks pretty ok. Your 3D work has improved alot since i saw it last time... keep it up.

[jkm]

Thanks Dreamer ;)


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[jkm]

Okay, I tweaked on the interface. I am working on the content. I purchased some new software I am trying to learn. (Cinema 4D)
:crazy: :q:

http://www.jmkm.com


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[.soulty]

have you compressed the interface image?? it takes a while to load :-\

[jkm]

Okay, compressed now... I also got rid of the text...
:sigh: What do you all think?

http://www.jmkm.com

[saurabh]

i really liked your design. everything seems so realistic. can u tell me how you got such realistic image ? any help would be greatly appreciated !!

[.soulty]

dont know about those mouse overs, why dont you do some really nice rollover effects ! interface looks interesting :!: :beam:

[jkm]

<saur> Photoshop 7, with plug-ins (KPT, Flaming pear)
Thanks for the compliment:)

<soul> ok... rollovers can you please elaborate? And do you think the glowing metaballs look okay?

I JUST updated... rollovers still the same?

http://www.jmkm.com

[.soulty]

the buttons, they dont have to be just changing colour, you could have like a little movie on each one, something like a panel fading in behind the type to say it selected.

The glowing thing is alright , but if its going to be static (not be animated) then i think it has no need in your design.

[.soulty]

remember to design things for a reason not only because they look cool :)

[jkm]

Gotcha !
The metaballs will be changing colour...?
And I am trying to figure out where to insert a logo.
I also think the interface will "unfold" on open.
The navigator will "drop" and the metaballs will then "pop out" from the nav....?

[.soulty]

Draw the idea down with some variations , its the best way to go. i have so many drawing before i create my final animation.

[jkm]

saurabh----Just stick around the forum and you will get to where you want to be...Submit your stuff.. No question is stupid...And LISTEN TO SOULTY!!!! lol
:thumb:

[.soulty]

you talking about me or soul? :-\

[jkm]

you.....lol listen to Soulty....:alien:

[.soulty]

lol, You can call me Soulty or Paul , which ever you want. Paul is my real name , soulty has been my nickname for ever. Comes from soultis, which is my surname. :beam:

[jkm]

cool.... I'm Jonmichael.... They call me JM

[.soulty]

whos they? lol :alien:

[jkm]

These guys :cool: :evil: :asian: :hair: :sure: :chinaman: :tie:
LOL

[jkm]

Okay, simple but effective. (I think)
Ditch the blue color change?
I am not a Flash pro YET...
But I am reading:smirk:

http://www.jmkm.com

[.soulty]

here ya go, a little example of what i mean by roll over effect.

;)

[.soulty]

you know what would be really cool, that those glowing spheres would change tints depending on where your mouse is !!!!:!:

::like subtle not very saturated colours.

[jkm]

New rollovers.... I think they set the whole thing off....
Thanks for the file...
I will have to become a Flash Master to be able to to the color tint thing....
That is a great idea tho... I have already built green and red images for the different glows...The images look pretty good.. When I apply them, it glares the applied colour off the rest of the image. That looks pretty sweet...
http://www.jmkm.com/

[.soulty]

yeah i can go with that, those mouse overs are better :beam:
the color tint isent too hard, but yeah leave that for another project, get this one together and do some more fancy stuff for when you know flash a little better :)

[.soulty]

Button are much better !!! ;) looking good :smirk:

[Jubba]

i still am unable to load the site... using either link... doesn't come up for me..

[jkm]

Jubba, I dunno man.
:sigh:

That's tripped out ! You have NEVER gotten it up?

[jkm]

Thanks Soulty :P

[Jubba]

never once. it keeps saying "CAnnot display page"

[jkm]

So what about the glowing spheres?
I like them, but without me taking a crash course on Flash (like I did Photoshop) lol
They will just kinda sit there....:q:

[.soulty]

well , like i said if you havent got a need for them , get rid of them.

Jubba: what browser are you using?

[Jubba]

IE

[.soulty]

click on JM's website button under his post, maybe that will work :-\

[Jubba]

nope. I tried it in three different browsers. I think it might have something to do with the network here at school... I'm going to have to wait until i get home to view it.

[.soulty]

well JM , the mouse overs are nice, but not sure about the click state, why dont you keep it animated, instead of going static with the mouse down state. you can use the fla i provided and enter another frame label called "down" and put a animation on that, then on the mc



on(release)
gotoAndPlay("down");

[saurabh]

thanks for the suggestion. i would really take it in mind. besides, i think that hanging around would expand my horizons of thinking :)

[saurabh]

a quick question.... i have tried many times to design something on photoshop n import it onto flash.. the quallity just doesnt seem to be the same. it isnt as clear like urs is. why is that ? that is not gif is it ?

[jkm]

What I did was when my image was completed in photoshop, I hid my background layer and exported as png 24. (make sure the transparency box is checked if you have tranz layers) Then I imported in and compressed the image in Flash. My interface is only around 160k...
For more options and probably a better answer, post your question in the "Drawing and Design" kirupaForum.
-------Good Luck-----
:beam:

[jkm]

Hey Soulty, the down state is fixed.... Man, I stayed up reading Flash books all night. It will take some time to get the transitions I want.
I think the rollovers look sweet tho...http://www.jmkm.com

Hey Jubba, I forgot to tell you that http://www.jmkm.com
and http://www.jmkm.net are the same thing

Maybe you can access through:
http://www.jmkm.net

[.soulty]

did you leave the image uncompressed again after your update!!! :-\

[jkm]

It is compressed... 167k
long load time obviously....hmmm:sigh:

[.soulty]

ok saw it now, lol. Whats your frame rate, the mouse overs you had before were much faster and smoother, these seem to be a bit slow

[jkm]

Good catch.. yea, I dropped the frame rate down to 10 (for some reason) it is back to 20 (like it was) I also re-compressed...
www.jmkm.com


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[.soulty]

kool, nice down animation, little scale on the animated rectangles. Keep going !! lol ;)

[jkm]

Thanks
:)
It is transition/content time now, and I'm stuck....
I want to complete this, but I gotta study first...
It would be a shame to waste a good interface...
Any suggestions?

[.soulty]

read , read, read, search, read, tutorials, read, search, tutorials, draw, draw, read, ,draw :)

[jkm]

LOL
I keep wanting to use Swish V.2 for the transitions... I own Flash MX,Director 8.5, Swift 3d v.3, and Cinema 4D, but I know nothing about any of them. I want to use the "good stuff" (not Swish)
If I let myself use Swish, my transitions will be sloppy and very limited...BUT I would be done ! LOL
I think I will uninstall Swish and study.....:thumb: :sigh:

[.soulty]

what you mean by tranisitions?

[jkm]

How the content will appear when the links are clicked...:beam: