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It doesn't seem to be a big deal if it's helping improve the site.
But one thing is that it kind of pushed what I was watching to the far right of the screen to make room for the ad. So instead of being the centre of attention, it was kinda pushed to the side. So I can see the being some discrepancies about whether or not they should stay.

Have to admit, I still prefer to use the 'Pop-up' link rather than click the main one. Nostalgia or whatever, call me a philistine if you wish. I don't watch anywhere near as many submissions these days anyway

Tom, you got a PURTY smile.

I was wondering why I saw Pico, Tankman, and Chainsaw Dude

At 8/22/07 04:37 PM, TomFulp wrote: Here's a pic, btw.

Easy enough to get used to, Heavy did/does the same, even has some you can skip to view the content.
Seriously; with the benefits being more sponsorship, contests & original series on NG it's a no brainer.

those backgrounds ar fine since they're ads. i think there should be a black outline at the sides of the move also, to completely sepparate it from the outside ad. and can they be there only the first time you watc hthe submission and then be gone or something? or maybe having them a couple of minutes there, then disappear. they're distracting, but if they only appear on front page flashes then its fine for me : )

yeah i agree with the masses, it's no bother to me so thumbs up

I saw that earlier and was wondering about that.

Yays for more new features again.
Looking good!

they look pretty cool to me.. last night i was watching a movie and a rush hour 3 ad appeared around, i thought that was the movie and i was expecting a rush hour parody LOL... so i got distracted but only for a few seconds cause it was the first time... anyway, besides you can see some interesting information sometimes while your movie is loading... so is not a problem at all...

... and since the movie is still 800 x 600 and modern monitors are bigger than that, why not use the remaining widht space for ads blending them to the design?, i know theres some stains and part of the design....but is just an idea...

Hope that AOL issue gets fixed soon.

I couldn't see it, I checked both new submissions straight from the portal, and the front page ones, and both methods of viewing. I didn't see any advitisements except for the text link under the submission.

At 8/22/07 04:23 PM, TomFulp wrote: There is ONE downside that I see to these ads, and that is the visual distraction. With the launch of the redesign, we created what we considered to be the "optimal Flash viewing experience" - where the screen goes dark and the Flash is the focus. This is why we intend for each submission to have a short-term period where the ads are run, so this experience will still be retained.

This may be just one downside, but I personally think it's a REALLY big downside.
I would hate to have a big bright green image surrounding my TV screen, or a theater screen. =\

Is it possible that if you decide to keep it, there could be an on/on skin option in every User Account, or something? ...

I see only positive things, you can probably be more picky overall with what ads are put if it is economically a good thing, and pin-pointed ads can even be fun. i mean, its all about finding somewhere to meet with the advertiser, site owner and the fans. this i think its a good idea indeed, and it keeps the site layout intact too.

gogogo!

At 8/22/07 05:22 PM, EvilSeed wrote: ....but is just an idea...

Another idea...I still believe there should be some type of embed feature so users can put movies on blogs. The embedded video could just link right back to the original submissions page, also have a link to the artist's page and of course, a link right to newgrounds.
Also, its a great way to kill bandwidth.

Those ads don't bother me that much so im alright with them!

So the ads go away later? That's great. I approve of this new ad system.

At 8/22/07 05:22 PM, EvilSeed wrote:

... and since the "movie" is still 800 x 600 and ....

i ment the "site", what huge typo, damn....

At 8/22/07 05:29 PM, DABridges wrote: Another idea...I still believe there should be some type of embed feature so users can put movies on blogs. The embedded video could just link right back to the original submissions page, also have a link to the artist's page and of course, a link right to newgrounds.
Also, its a great way to kill bandwidth.

That would be really cool. The problem is, when people upload Flash, the NG system can't make any changes to it. With Youtube, it's built so that the player links back because the player plays the video. So NG wouldn't really be able to ensure the Flash links back to Newgrounds.

Here's what they should have done, and I've been really upset since the redesign that they didn't: When you view Flash on Newgrounds, it should have it's own designated view page. That way, you would be able to link directly to the view page, making it MUCH cleaner to link to content on NG. I find the lightbox pretty annoying, and extremely ineffective when it comes to large movies/games because they go off the screen. Viewing content here is the most important aspect of Newgrounds, you think they would give it it's own page and not just a mediocre lightbox :\

This isn't a crazy idea at all actually, GameFAQs.com frequently modifies the frontpage of their website and some sections to have advertisements as such, the actual background image changes and it's very effective.

Don't change anything beacuse now it's way cooler

tom im kinda new to being signed up to newgrounds[noob] but i have viewed stuff all the way back to the first madness, but i have a hardcore problem everytime i try to do anything on the site since the update, i cant view any flash movies, play any games, or do anything! can you help meh dude?

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Thats fine, whatevers best for Newgrounds really. As long as the ads aren't flashing pink and green that will distract the user and give someone an epileptic fit.

I find it distracting.
It would be hard concentrating on an animation thats alittle dark when you have kinda bright drawings in the background.
I think its too big.

I don't like it, sorry.

i have no problem with the ads if its tasteful like that example of the ng characters lol.

I dont want to like an ad for hentai-heaven.com or something.. i mean i know those bring in the clickthroughs through the roof but COME ON.

Also something i wanted to ask. Sorry double post...

Would the 'skins' show up no matter what the movie dimensions were? I mean what if my movie is a measily 300x300 would it be 'taken over' by a full screen ad regardless? Or could you have some sort of thresh hold to where the default 550x400 and above movie sizes are the ones that have the adserving on them?

I tend to agree with Lazymuffin if you have a small footprint movie and this gigantic skin eating it alive.