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this was done by myself and another graphics artist at Sigbake...we did it for a gaming clan's site per request. TRhis is the final version and wanted to share it....
http://i33.tinypic.com/2pqot93.jpg
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Sun Aug 24, 2008 1:19 pm Post subject:
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Whoa. You realize that file is 7 megs right?
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Sun Aug 24, 2008 2:37 pm Post subject:
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yeah....lol
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Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:27 pm Post subject:
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| sCaryDeth wrote: | | Whoa. You realize that file is 7 megs right? |
That is what I was thinking. Very nice, but a 7mb header? That is a long time to wait for a header.
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Sun Aug 24, 2008 5:13 pm Post subject:
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once it loads for the first time...it goes quick....
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Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:39 pm Post subject:
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That's why animated .gifs have for the most part lost favor on websites. You can do exactly the same image in Flash, but instead of the server sending (in this case) 165,000 "pixels" PER FRAME to the client, it sends a few dozen "instructions" which are executed by the local Flash plugin on the client PC. It reduces the amount which must be transmitted by many orders of magnitude.
Flash can still be "overdone" on a website, and the best ones use it judiciously, but as long as flash is used as an integral part of the users experience of the website (animated menu systems, dynamic elements like charts or maps) and not just "gee whiz" which the user has to "put up with" to get to the content, animation can be a good thing.
I'm afraid animated .gifs are a thing of the 1990's though... (I'm trying to ignore the stupid baby eagle leaping in the air over and over and over as I type this.  )
Just my two cents. I like your banner very much, but you might look at flash as a way to expand your technical prowess.
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Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:12 pm Post subject:
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thanks for the advice!!
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| {uZa}Lonesome Eagle wrote: | (I'm trying to ignore the stupid baby eagle leaping in the air over and over and over as I type this. )
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I always thought that was an owl. 
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| {uZa}Studdog +SC+ wrote: | | {uZa}Lonesome Eagle wrote: | (I'm trying to ignore the stupid baby eagle leaping in the air over and over and over as I type this. )
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I always thought that was an owl. |
It's my avatar, so I say it's an eagle...
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Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:33 pm Post subject:
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Here is a site with a nice example of using Flash as a header (complete with sound) that loads in a hot hearbeat. Simple but effective.
http://swamptales.us/
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Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:45 pm Post subject:
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that is pretty kewl!
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Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:23 am Post subject:
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see bullet flash is good
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