First Flash website... feedback welcome!

[azukizero]

Thanks for checking it out and for your feedback!

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[james_chorley]

hey, like the overal look but could suggest a few changes. Firstly do you need to put viz pictues in the background of the header again, i say this as you already have it, maybe a nice pattern in the background would be more appropriate. I like the animated boxes on the bottom they work raelly nicely, they remind me of the ones Nike football used to have. Also I dont know if it is because im using safari but there is quite a gap between those buttons and the disclaimer copy at the bottom. But for a first effort thats really impressive!

[Lounge]

Very nice, like the overall feel of it. Transitions seem to lack a little at times, but nothing serious. The "Press content" is acting weird, but I guess its not finished yet.

Looks awesome!

[Yakuza]

Basically it looks pretty decent for the first try. Make sure you make a preloader as well to let the viewers know it is loading now. The design of your intro is pretty innovative, but just a bit long. Instead of making it short can you just make a skip button?

In addition, the bottom part of the page is slightly a bit empty. Make some watermarks...use some your graphic design skills to make it look better.

[SPAD3S]

dude its good.

[reVidia]

Good job for the first try, heres some other stuff you might wanna add on. Since this is a sales site, you might wanan spice up the bottom rollover effects more. The first animation of the logo is good but takes quite long and it will drive ppl away.

[sgomez84]

Good Work azukizero!! Its nice and clean design. I really like what you have done with the film roll. Have you keyframe animated it from a stock photo?
Great work.

[Vectortrance]

Nice work, but I'd increase the framerate slightly. and add easing!

[BlueEyedMonster]

Very nice for a first flash attempt.

I would also suggest adding easing, and I would also make it so that when a content section is clicked, the button is disabled so if it is clicked again, the section won't reload. Also, it would be nice if, when a content section is loaded, that button stays red.

[azukizero]

Thank you all for taking a look and for your feedback!

I think the site runs a bit slow due to the overall architecture. In the future, I'd like to learn to use AS much more to help with the file size/loading time. I made the site as modular as I thought would work best in order to keep the loading time fast. After several tests, the site is on the line between loading immediately and taking about a second to show up (which, in flash, can be an eternity!).

At first I had a simple loading bar to help with these blank moments but it was loading just fast enough to blink the loading bar on screen. This ended up looking a little odd to me so I took it out. Should I leave it in there? Can anyone suggest a good solution for this problem? The site will be viewed by an audience whose connection is at least at the cable level...

Also, the framerate is currently at 24fps. What do you think I can take it up to without risking a longer loading time?
For the easing, how do you suggest I work it into the site?

sgomez84: yes, istockphoto is an awesome resource. I purchased the film reel images from there and keyframed the animation.

Thanks again for your comments and suggestions!

[BoonDock]

If that's your first full flash site - that's a ton better than mine ever was so good job there. As far as all the details - there are too many to list - I'd just be sure to go over everything with a fine tooth comb and check all your animations and such. Make sure everything works in IE...FF...and Opera. Then you'd be good to go.