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Your opinions on Flash websites?

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Strobe
Posts: 279 - Karma: 8
I know, I know, flash blows dick and is dying out. I'm working on a site right now in flash (first time I've ever used it) and you can do some cool animations for sites that I haven't figured out how to do in HTML/CSS, use different texts besides a select few that you use in HTML land, etc. Do you think it is worth continuing or should I just stick to the good ol (somewhat boring) HTML.

Also, is there such a program to animate using HTML5 that would be equivalent to something like flash pro?
Nov 15 2011 10:27PM
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eheath
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You should probably just learn how to use html instead of making a flash only website
Nov 15 2011 10:28PM
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Strobe
Posts: 279 - Karma: 8
I know quite a bit of HTML, but I feel limited. maybe I don't know enough of it?
Nov 15 2011 10:31PM
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Mkvackay
Posts: 1903 - Karma: 5,465
flash is on its way out

i am a cinema major and i am in a required web design/flash class that they are going to re construct from the ground up in the next year or two.

i hate flash. my final is to construct a full working website with over 30 animated features using variables/conditional statements and so forth.

anyone use hype? my professor is trying to work that into class in conjunction with flash
Nov 15 2011 11:35PM
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I.B
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The only time i use flash is for rollover/quick animations needed for basic site function.

but even those can be outdated by divs and tables

But other then that i try to stay to html/css/java .


Nov 16 2011 12:25AM
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TWoods
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http://www.i-programmer.info/news/87-web-development/3336-mobile-flash-is-dead-and-flex-is-all-but-abandoned.html


Flash for mobile is dead. There's really, really no point in bothering anymore.

Start getting on that HTML5 grind
Nov 16 2011 3:30AM
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TWoods
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Also, with @font-face in CSS3, you can host a typeface on your FTP and use it in your website, I think all major browsers support it.
Nov 16 2011 3:32AM
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Strobe
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I read that yesterday actually.

How do I go about animating with HTML5 then?
Nov 16 2011 8:58AM
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TWoods
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No idea. CSS is where I draw the line for my web knowledge haha.
Nov 16 2011 1:35PM
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Strobe
Posts: 279 - Karma: 8
haha, I found Adobe Edge (it's in beta right now) and its pretty simple, but I guess it is what i'm looking for.
Nov 16 2011 1:36PM
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chris.G
Posts: 301 - Karma: 73
I would definitely stay away from flash for the very reason that it is dying, if not dead, and you'll be stuck very far behind on the trends if you do use it..i would get into the html5, css and then get into java and jquery. Good luck man
Nov 16 2011 6:04PM
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zahava
Posts: 7791 - Karma: 12,039
IDK what 500px runs on, I think its flash. I like it. I don't have time or knowledge to build a site, i just wanted something clean and easy that I could upload my photo's too in full quality. The link is in my sig if you want to check it out, zbphoto.ca.
Nov 17 2011 12:07AM
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chris.G
Posts: 301 - Karma: 73
dude those pics are sick!

your site is solid too, the only thing i would say is that it takes a little while to load the pages but then again my internet sucks.


Nov 18 2011 3:20AM
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zahava
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Thanks! Its a template so I can't fix it, and I upload my pics at full size / full quality to get the best colours.
Nov 18 2011 8:31AM
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chris.G
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true true, if you get the chance, you could upload thumbnails that link to the full size image so the pages load quicker but I can understand that it would be good to have the full size/quality pictures load right away

back to flash: here's an article my teacher sent me about it, <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/09/us-adobe-apple-idUSTRE7A84NO20111109"> http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/09/us-adobe-apple-idUSTRE7A84NO20111109</a>
Nov 21 2011 10:34AM
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chris.G
Posts: 301 - Karma: 73
that didn't work very well lol, here's the link: http://http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/09/us-adobe-apple-idUSTRE7A84NO20111109
Nov 21 2011 10:35AM
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chris.G
Posts: 301 - Karma: 73
i'm an idiot, http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/09/us-adobe-apple-idUSTRE7A84NO20111109
Nov 21 2011 10:36AM
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