this is a very generalized question… i want personal opinions…
what is the best method for creating a 100% flash site?.. just give me any opinions, personal expierences, or techniques you guys might have…
i know what flash can do… and i understand the basics of flash… i’ve used it for awhile… but i’ve never built a flash site… and one thing i know is theat there are some important factors when putting flash on the web…
i just want some advice on the techniques for building a flash site from the ground up… how do you guys set up sites?.. where do you start?..
i’ve got my background set up with a little animation… but i’m scared to move forward cuz i’m afraid i’ll mess it up… (-:
well… i’ll leave it at that… i don’t want to complicate matters with my ramblings…
Have everything organized and planned out on paper before you start working with Flash. It makes everything run smoother. Use many layers and label the layers acordingly. I’m not sure if Flash 5 has Layer Folders, but if it does then use them. A lot. They help.
I agree with Jubba, plan everything out on paper, draw out how your actual layout is going to look like, mark down all the buttons and label them so that you can plan on how many sections you’re going to have.
The purpose of all that is so that you’ll have an idea on how to break up your site into seperate movies or swfs. You’ll mostly use the loadMovie action to load these seperate external swfs into the main swf.
Think of it this way, the main swf is your actual layout and all the external swfs are just content.
This is pretty much the standard for flash sites now a days because it cuts down the initial loading time of your site.
