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here's what i got so far. sorry if i'm posting my progress way too often. hope you guys like it.
any ideas for how i could incorporate more water into my move?

http://img163.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img163&image=fivesobcollab3rq.swf

At 3/8/05 09:44 PM, eh-productions wrote: here's what i got so far. sorry if i'm posting my progress way too often. hope you guys like it.
any ideas for how i could incorporate more water into my move?

Well... this is probably just me-- but when I saw it the first loop, I thought he was driving around the pond/watery area, on the grass... not flying.

*embarrassed*... so I just thought I'd post that. Funny character though.

ya i just noticed that too. i'll go fix that right now. before i do that are there any more errors you guys wanna help me spot?

wow djamin, I thought you might be a nice guy. instead, when i try to give some constructive criticism, you go ahead and insult my work. You wanted what needed be better, I tried to help. I made ONE flash that was a "virtual tour" as you call it, and you go ahead and just judge everything I do.

What is wrong with people like you?

You don't know me. You don't know my flash. You're a n00b to these animations, and you go ahead and make a largely false generalization that stretches over every flash I've ever made.

What makes you think you are king of the world and everyone views you as the shit?

Don't judge me. I'm atheist, but I know that most Americans are christians and it says in the bible not to judge people. so don't.

Next time you want to talk, I suggest you think over what you are about to say for one hour. THEN, if you still think it is a smart thing to say: by all means, say it.

Don't turn into an asshole. I was just telling you what (if you don't change it) people are going to say in reviews if you submit it later. Don't start a war.

hey eh productions:

I like your flash, it has a smooth look to it.

It looks very exact and precise, right up to the point where the pond is. Then it is as if you got lazy and just decided to whip out the sloppy paintbrush tool instead of making things with the original tool.

it's fine, it just seemed like a sudden change of style that startled me. you might want to change that.

o so your saying i should maybe make the background look a lil' smoother and maybe spend a bit more time on the thing that says "Splash" ?
i'll keep that in mind.
do you like how it says spach or should i just scrap that whole part?

o so your saying i should maybe make the background look a lil' smoother and maybe spend a bit more time on the thing that says "Splash" ?
i'll keep that in mind.
do you like how it says spach or should i just scrap that whole part?

o man, sorry bout the double (well triple) post. that was a complete mistake cause of an error on my part.

At 3/8/05 10:00 PM, eh-productions wrote: o so your saying i should maybe make the background look a lil' smoother and maybe spend a bit more time on the thing that says "Splash" ?
i'll keep that in mind.
do you like how it says spach or should i just scrap that whole part?

I like that whole part with the SPLASH. But i agree with Twinsen when he said you should clean the background a little more. And maybe try using a Motion Guided tween for the car when if flies into the water so you get a smooth effect. Just a suggestion. Looking very nice otherwise thoguh.

At 3/8/05 10:35 PM, mynamewontfitin wrote:

I like that whole part with the SPLASH. But i agree with Twinsen when he said you should clean the background a little more. And maybe try using a Motion Guided tween for the car when if flies into the water so you get a smooth effect. Just a suggestion. Looking very nice otherwise thoguh.

thats a good idea about the motion guide rather than a tween but does anyone know where i can find a tutorial on that or something? i never really bothered with motion guides cause i didn't use them before. any help with motion guides would be apreciated. kthx

motion guides are easy...:

-create a layer, draw a square (or whatever)
-right click the layer, select add motion guide
-click on frame 30 or so and press f6 on Layer 1 (the one with the square)
-on the motion guide layer (above layer 1), draw a curved line, keep it smooth(no sharp corners)
-frame 30, f6 on the motion guide layer, then lock this layer; you're done with it now
-layer 1 frame 1, make sure the square is at the start of the line
-layer 1 frame 10, move the square to a point on the line
-layer 1 frame 20, move it again, closer to the end of the line
-frame 30, move it to the end of the line
-create motion tweens on each of the keyframes (all of layer 1 should be purple)

yay, win. note that the line you used in the motion guide will not show up in the final movie, so it doesnt matter what color it is. btw your movie looks pretty good eh...

At 3/9/05 12:05 AM, ReNaeNae wrote: I don't think you need the frame 10 & 20 stuff... just a start and an end pint... the tween does the rest... but I could be completely wrong! :P

yea, Im pretty sure you only need start and end. Or at least with my expirence with it. Ive never had the 10 and 20 thing, but I dont do motion guides that often so i might be wrong too.

At 3/9/05 12:33 AM, Greedom wrote:

At 3/9/05 12:05 AM, ReNaeNae wrote: I don't think you need the frame 10 & 20 stuff... just a start and an end pint... the tween does the rest... but I could be completely wrong! :P

yea, Im pretty sure you only need start and end. Or at least with my expirence with it. Ive never had the 10 and 20 thing, but I dont do motion guides that often so i might be wrong too.

ReNaeNae and Greedom, you two are right, the only time you need extra keyframes between the starting and end points keyframes is if you want the tweened object to slow down or speed up by adjusting the ease slider. an example would be if you wanted the object to speed up then slow down, you would place a keyframe where you'd want it to speed up, then you adjust the ease and so on.

Animating water fbf is really frustrating me :(

Any tips, or should I try and tween it... somehow....

At 2/27/05 12:50 PM, mynamewontfitin wrote: OMG NOT AGAIN!!!! Yes.....again!

Rules:
-550x400 canvas size (flash default)
-24 FPS
-BG Color (canvas color): #CEE4FF
-Only Colors allowed to be used are:
#00132B #01428F #016AEB #67ABFE #CEE4FF
-Break all fonts (select a font and press Ctrl+B a few times)
-stream all sounds
-Put everything into a movieclip before sending and center it on the stage.
-name your symbols uniquely. Ex: sinking_mynamewontfitin

ok...im a freakin idiot when it comes how to make flash work wiht all the technical stuff so...how do i put it in a videoclip and send it to you?

Yay, mynamewontfitin lives in NJ! thats where i live! I am definetly going to be in the next 5 shades!! River Vale...sounds familier.....I live in East Brunswick......lol, sign me up for the next shades!! after blue!

At 3/8/05 09:44 PM, eh-productions wrote: here's what i got so far. sorry if i'm posting my progress way too often. hope you guys like it.
any ideas for how i could incorporate more water into my move?

http://img163.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img163=fivesobcollab3rq.swf

first off, does it really have anything to do with ghostbusters? second, you should probably make him fly out of the car and make the hill bigger he goes off of. a car weighs alot and i dont think it would do a flip off some little thing like that. you should put a storyline in your flash, dont just make him do random stuff, unless your doing a random movie. im just giving you constructive criticism

woah thats amazing looking, im not gonna make it in the collab at this rate =(

mynamewontfitin, sorry, my internet is being evil and it loves to dc me when im sneding u the .fla ¬¬, anyone knows a host r sumthin for a 16 mb .fla file?

At 3/9/05 11:19 AM, SantoNinoDeCebu wrote: Incase you didnt notice Twinsen, djamin didn't write any of that, he just quoted wrong. Read the posts properly before you jump down someones throat.

Thought I might aswell post a pic of what I'm making seeing as everyone else is. I'm just gonna make a short though. a very short short.

Yikes, mine has to do with a pool too, but I better up the quality after seeing that pic! Nice work! Hope it animates as great as it looks.

At 3/8/05 09:50 PM, TwinsenDude wrote: wow djamin, I thought you might be a nice guy. instead, when i try to give some constructive criticism, you go ahead and insult my work. You wanted what needed be better, I tried to help. I made ONE flash that was a "virtual tour" as you call it, and you go ahead and just judge everything I do.

What is wrong with people like you?

You don't know me. You don't know my flash. You're a n00b to these animations, and you go ahead and make a largely false generalization that stretches over every flash I've ever made.

What makes you think you are king of the world and everyone views you as the shit?

Don't judge me. I'm atheist, but I know that most Americans are christians and it says in the bible not to judge people. so don't.

Next time you want to talk, I suggest you think over what you are about to say for one hour. THEN, if you still think it is a smart thing to say: by all means, say it.

Don't turn into an asshole. I was just telling you what (if you don't change it) people are going to say in reviews if you submit it later. Don't start a war.

Hey dude Im sorry if you got the wrong idea. I wasnt saying anything bad about you at all. I just quoted something someone else said look at my post on the top of the page. I hope we didnt get off on the wrong foot dude, I love your entries in the other shades collabs and I would never critise your work!

Thanks,
Amin

http://img148.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img148&image=shadesobship22eq.swf

I really don't have much at all.
But still, i would apriciate comments and crititisim.

At 3/9/05 03:39 PM, elkrobber wrote: http://img148.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img148=shadesobship22eq.swf

I really don't have much at all.
But still, i would apriciate comments and crititisim.

Well it's a good start! I like the water and the ship is very well done. Add some sound/music and story (plus more animation) and you'll be on your way! Nice job on all the art. Just focus on improving everything overall and keep up the good work.

At 3/9/05 03:39 PM, elkrobber wrote: http://img148.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img148=shadesobship22eq.swf

I really don't have much at all.
But still, i would apriciate comments and crititisim.

I like the hand-drawn feel to it. Sound, plot, characters, and a faster moving camera, if added, would win yourself a 5/5 rating by me.

Mine really sucks :(

And I only got 10 seconds done so far :(

I R teh loose

Thats a rather good cartoon, up there he just posted the link to.

But its only like 3 seconds long.

What is up wit dat, doooooooooood???

I think some of you misunderstood.
That is what i had so far, I'm gonna change it alot, speed it up if nessacary, I'm gonna do lots to it.

ITS NOT FINISHED
I can go anywhere from here.

(thnx for comments ect)

At 3/9/05 04:08 PM, -JParodox- wrote: Mine really sucks :(

And I only got 10 seconds done so far :(

I R teh loose

Join the club =)

At 3/9/05 05:08 PM, elkrobber wrote:

At 3/9/05 04:08 PM, -JParodox- wrote: Mine really sucks :(

And I only got 10 seconds done so far :(

I R teh loose

Join the club =)

Can I join too, or is full?