Help with creating flash banners

[marine1]

Hi guys as always I am sure the experts here can help.
I want to create flash banners for my website - trying so hard.
Can anyone help me please?
what program could I use that is either cheap or free?
What is the simplest way to do it?

Thanks

 

[marine1]

No one? Come on guys

 

[JasonH]

Have you tried - http://www.swishzone.com ?

 

[erplav]

You can try using swish or the best program is flash hope that helps

 

[marine1]

I am trying Swish now, seems difficult

 

[JasonH]

I am trying Swish now, seems difficult

It's probably the easiest program out there though, I remember it being very WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get)

 

[RazedInBlack]

I'm sure you can find a tutorial on the web somewhere.

 

[MielieSpoor]

Use silverlight... its way easier...

 

[DJ...]

Flashing banners!? You should be taken out back and shot...

 

[Picard]

Flashing banners!? You should be taken out back and shot...

It's not flashing banners but just Flash banners.

Regardless, i hate banners.

 

[DJ...]

Ah right - I squizzed over the thread title. Ok marine1 - you're off the hook...

 

[FarligOpptreden]

Flashing banner or Flash banners - all are pretty crap, imho. I hate any website requiring third-party add-ins to be installed to display content. Yes, even Silverlight. I like nice, simple JPEG or GIF (if it absolutely HAS to be animated) banners. Nothing more.

 

[monkeeh]

.. I hate any website requiring third-party add-ins to be installed to display content. Yes, even Silverlight. I like nice, simple JPEG or GIF (if it absolutely HAS to be animated) banners. Nothing more.

completely agree with you there. No client side installs!!

 

[SYNERGY]

Thou most people already have flash installed these days.

 

[Fudzy]

Thou most people already have flash installed these days.

And the smarter ones have flashblockers installed too

 

[speedz]

hi guys i need some advice. Im trying to create a gif image for a friends website. What software could i possibly use for this. I dont want to go the flash route or spend too much money

 

[speedz]

okay so i've managed to create the gif using Ulead GIF animator. The thing is that its now 4000kb + and 27 frames long.
The original image resolution is 2000 x 1760 at 170kb. Im not sure whether to reduce the original image and then start again or can i convert the current 4000kb file?

 

[Raithlin]

okay so i've managed to create the gif using Ulead GIF animator. The thing is that its now 4000kb + and 27 frames long.
The original image resolution is 2000 x 1760 at 170kb. Im not sure whether to reduce the original image and then start again or can i convert the current 4000kb file?

Reduce and start again.

What purpose does the animation serve, if I may ask?

 

[speedz]

its supposed to serve as a loading screen image. I've explained to my friend that this image might just slow the website download times but they really want to add it in so...
I'd appreciate anyone's input on this


So i've reduced the image size to 600x520 and now the gif is 579kb

 

[dequadin]

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