Challenge - Images in Flash

[rippazinc]

This is a very open and different type challenge.

The Challenge:
Create a "wallpaper" or other type image, from scratch, in Flash. The goal is to demonstrate Flash's drawing tools in action.
You may NOT:
-use ANY program except Macro Flash
-use ANY images whatsoever...they all must be hand drawn in flash
-use system fonts...all letters must be hand drawn
Hints:
-use plenty of layers
-use both radial, linear, and solid fill (but never bitmap!)
-play around with alpha

So, this is a VERY broad type challenge. Let's see what you guys make!

Here's some motivation:
1st place: choose from Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Pro, Macromedia Director Pro, Macromedia Captivate
2nd place: choose from remaining software
3rd place: choose from remaining software
runners up: recognition

i know it's silly to give 1st place a copy of Flash, but they can sell it or give it to someone else as a gift. so in actuallity, they're actually getting $700!!

[[ Attached is A VERY QUICK AND SIMPLE example of using layers, alpha, and hand drawing fonts ]]

Good luck to everybody!

PS:: mods, I don't know exactly where this thing would go, so it's here for now. Feel free to move it.

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All entries will be added to this directory:

http://www.geocities.com/ezupload04/fc/

Current entries:

testgraphic.swf - pHrOsT
compEntry_01.swf - tysont
compEntry_02.swf - tysont
submission - Timmee_3Styler
spacewarp - Dylan Marvin
InvadersEntry - invader
a - Xeef
KARA - tysont
SPIDERMAN - tysont
PIXAL - tysont
EJ - B-DAY PIC - tysont
LILO AND STICH - tysont
MEDIA KOMBAT - tysont
WOLVERINE - tysont
img - srija
kk-entry - kkxpertise
hair - sonixevo
night - Dylan Marvin

[rippazinc]

now that i've looked into my paypal accnt, this is probably what's gonna happen:

1st place:
- Macro Flash Mx 2004 Pro ($700 value!)
- 1 g webspace / FOUR MONTHS
- $20
2nd place:
- 1 g webspace / THREE MONTHS
- $10
3rd place:
- 1 g webspace / TWO MONTHS
- $5
And all entries get:
- 250 mb webspace / TWELVE MONTHS
- recognition

** this might change, all depending on interest in the contest

good luck

[madgett]

How does the time limit work? You allow multiple files entries? Or only one? How many shots at this, 1 post max or multiple?

Cool reward system you've got going there :).

[Laguana]

Also, 'cause this is a drawing thing, are we sticking to the 25 lines of code, or are you extending that? Who judges it? What are the criteria? Are the "wallpapers" to be able to be used as such, or just be images which look wallpaper-worth?

[pom]

I don't feel very cumfortable about this challenge, as I don't believe there have ever been rewards :/ (it's supposed to be 'Just for Kicks' :)) Did you talk about it to the admins?

[rippazinc]

First, thanks for the interest. I guess I wasn't specific enough:

How does the time limit work? - No time limit, judging stops when there are no more entries for two weeks.

You allow multiple files entries? Or only one? How many shots at this, 1 post max or multiple? - Post as many entries as you want. You may even win all three places! :)

Also, 'cause this is a drawing thing, are we sticking to the 25 lines of code, or are you extending that? - Of course the rules are bent in this case. Use ActionScript if you want, but there is no limit. WARNING! If you use someone else's script, that is not "from scratch" and ALL of your entries will be automatically disqualified.

Who judges it? - Me.

What are the criteria? - Overall look & creativeness

Are the "wallpapers" to be able to be used as such, or just be images which look wallpaper-worth? - Just images that one would even think about puting on their desktop. You don't have to size them as such, I'll do it for you.

Did you talk about it to the admins? - Nope. :) I guess the prizes are optional. So it's "just for kicks", but you can also take a gift if you want! :)

Good luck, and start sending in entries!

[pom]

I guess the next question would be: how are those pieces going to be used? I mean, I have trouble believing you're willing to give out a Flash MX license for nothing :-\ And if you are, that's cool :D

[rippazinc]

I am not going to sell or distribute for profit the images (but I may use them on my desktop :) ). Don't worry, if you win, as of now you will get the prizes stated in the first post, and maybe the prizes stated in the second post.

good luck

[Timmee_3Styler]

interactive wallpaper or plain old static images?

[senocular]

Hmm, I almost thought this would be for the AS Drawing API only - that would have been interesting. The example is drawn in the IDE though.

[Ruben]

Hey this sounds interesting, I might even participate

:rolleyes: - Ruben

[xxlm]

Yeah me too... :)
If I have time ... :(

[Timmee_3Styler]

no, let me win :D

[xxlm]

Naaaaa... I don't :p

[Ruben]

But erm...I still don't get why somebody'd spend a small thousand bucks on something from which they don't benefit...

:confused: - Ruben

[brendanww]

I'm not sure either, but he/she might have gotten the copy of flash from work. I got my flash copy cause one of my relatives is a teacher. I got another copy of flash cause my dad's buisness gave them out to their employees and had loads of extras.

[Timmee_3Styler]

but with no deadline in place.. Flash 8 might come out before the winner is decided :P

[Ruben]

I'm not sure either, but he/she might have gotten the copy of flash from work. I got my flash copy cause one of my relatives is a teacher. I got another copy of flash cause my dad's buisness gave them out to their employees and had loads of extras.
=ahh, that'd make some sense....yeah

:) - Ruben

[rippazinc]

Like I explained a long time ago (nearly a year, right CyanBlue?) i got several coppies from my parents for christmas. don't worry, you won't get a "hacked" version, and yes, you WILL get your prize (if you want it, that is ;) )

start sending stuff in, because as of right now, there is a total of ZERO entries! if know body is interested, there's no point for me to spend a thousand bucks on a default winner

good luck

[Timmee_3Styler]

its coming its coming.. :D

btw since you have several copies..why not give it to the top 3 winners :cool:

[pHrOsT]

Wow a free copy of MX 2004! I could realllyyy use that!!!! These are all static images correct? No floating or flashing symbols and letters right?

[rippazinc]

Yep, just a regular image.
If there aren't any posts soon, the challenge is gonna be over (at least the prizes part) because it wouldn't be fair if there are only 2 entries :)

[pHrOsT]

hey silly, it takes time to make awesome artwork...don't worry I'm sure tons of people are working on this side-project...just give it some time eh!

[pHrOsT]

First attempt...don't laugh to hard =( :p

feel free to zoom in and explore around!

[tysont]

Hey,

I defininitely plan on participating. Give me a few days and I'll have something for sure... I won't dissapoint! :)

[tysont]

Alright, here it is... not quite as complete as I'd like, but I don't have a whole lot of time :(


Enjoy!


http://www.digitech-designs.com/tyson/entry01.zip

[xxlm]

File is corrupted...
Please re zip it.. :)
Thx

[tysont]

Oops...


I re-uploaded... should all be good now!

[pHrOsT]

jeeze way to blow me outa the water...time to work on another "masterpiece" >-) muahahahaha :eek:

[rippazinc]

I got both of your entries, sorry for not responding.

That is an incredibly beautiful picture, tysont. It's incredible that you made that with Flash!

I'll be updating my first post soon with the new entries. Keep em' commin!

[rippazinc]

All entries will be added to this directory:

http://www.geocities.com/ezupload04/fc/

[Flash Gordon]

First attempt...don't laugh to hard =( :p
feel free to zoom in and explore around!
Nearly crashed my PC. Holy crap, could you make it resize any larger??? There might have been a pixel in the corner of my PC you missed.

[tysont]

Hey,


I made a minor change to the background and wanted to resubmit. Here's the updated version.

rippazinc, thanks for the comments!


Enjoy!


http://www.digitech-designs.com/tyson/entry02.zip

[rippazinc]

Flash Gordon - that's the way the entry is, no prob on my computer...
btw, i don't resize them, just upload them

tysont - just added a new entry

[Timmee_3Styler]

Here is my Entry :cool:

[rippazinc]

That's looks sweet, it's uploaded.

Also guys, try and give your creations a creative name, so "submission" won't be confused with "submission_01"...

[madgett]

Here is my Entry :cool:

That is awesome...

[madgett]

Ok here is my entry, enjoy :)

[xxlm]

lol...

[Ruben]

Hahahaha, I wonder how many people actually pressed alt+ctrl+del

:D - Ruben

[rippazinc]

lol...I'm gonna choose not to add that one...nice though

[Timmee_3Styler]

rippazinc - just a question: Any timeline when the deadline for entries will end?

[rippazinc]

Not as of yet, but I'll be stopping either around 50 entries (probably never gonna happen) or 4 months, whichever comes first. I guess you could say it's a long term challenge

[Ruben]

I guess you could say it's a long term challengeAh good, because I'm kinda stuck right now, I've got the time but I'm on my laptop at my parents' place right now (of which the screen absolutely sucks when you gotta do any kind of graphic)

:cool: - Ruben

[Headshotz]

There is always 3rd place I guess

My entry will be submitted in a couple of days, hopefully.

[Dylan Marvin]

This would be better exported into a jpeg since it takes a couple seconds to load. Thanks!:)

[Headshotz]

There is always 4th place for me... Hehe :)

Nice work!

[rippazinc]

wow dylan, that is stunningly beautiful....incredible job!

[Dylan Marvin]

Thanks:)

[invader]

Used in my entry:

Symbol containing 720x3 rectangle with gradient alpha fill
7 lines of carefully engineered ActionScript ;)

And to think I was worried about making the 25 line limit :eek:

It would be 5 lines of code if I took out the animated drawing, but it's just so dang cool watching it get drawn.

If I win, I'll post the code and explain how it works

:edit: Wow, after posting it, I noticed the file size! 505 bytes.. Kuh-RAZY!

[madgett]

Invader that is very nice, it also looks like you're using attachMovie, because on my high end processor it is stuttering during the edges.

[Headshotz]

OK, I give up... :D

Sorry I just can't draw in Flash! I can draw by hand really well and scan in but, agh never mind, sorry.

[invader]

the performance drain isn't because of the attaching method (even though, yes, i used attachMovie for simplicity).. the reason it stutters is because after running through the trig formulas, it has to place the new object over the lower layers, meaning a lot of alpha calculations.. you'll notice that when the current line is horizontal, it draws much faster, as it's not changing more than a 3-10 rows of pixels.

i used other methods and performance was about the same. you'll mainly see a performance difference with attachMovie when you're attaching something more complicated, or something containing an image file.

in mine, when it attaches the object, it only has to pull the 4 coordinates and three color codes for the gradient fill. there are almost 200 instances when it's done, and any given line will pass through at least 80% of the lines before it, exponentially increasing the number of times it has to recalculate the alpha for the parts that intersect.

[madgett]

This is the closest I could get to it, I had to do it based on a function of 1 degree or 180/PI and the width of the line drawing the suedo circles to produce the image. It takes exactly 180 degrees of rotation to complete. I used duplicatemovieclip to produce the lines.
var mc:MovieClip = _root.createEmptyMovieClip("line", 999999);
var linew:Number = 400;
var offset:Number = linew/2;
with (mc) {
lineStyle(0, 0x003300, 70);
lineTo(-offset, 0);
lineTo(offset, 0);
}
r = depth=0;
var orderofpi:Number = 3;
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
var m:MovieClip = mc.duplicateMovieClip("m"+depth, depth);
m._x = offset+(linew/(orderofpi*Math.PI))*Math.cos((r/(orderofpi*Math.PI))+linew/(orderofpi*Math.PI));
m._y = offset+(linew/(orderofpi*Math.PI))*Math.sin((r/(orderofpi*Math.PI))+linew/(orderofpi*Math.PI));
m._rotation = depth;
if (r == Math.PI*(180/Math.PI)) {
delete this.onEnterFrame;
}
depth++;
r = depth;
};

[invader]

i'm very impressed with how close you came to matching the output with your formula.

as far as the speed is concerned, i swapped out the gradient filled rectangle in mine and replaced it with a line (since that what you're comparing it to) and it performed just as well until the last 10 lines or so, as the performance difference between methods finally starts taking an effect.

i'm still telling you the reason for the system drain in my entry is the alpha calculations. change your line to a rectangle and fill it with one color, fading alpha from 0 to 50 to 0. using either method, the output will be about the same. you just don't notice the difference between 3.78 and 3.76 extra seconds due to diminishing frame rate. (numbers are made up, just showing a point)

again, great job on how close you got to replicating my formula

[rippazinc]

wow, that looks awesome, not just looking at the thing drawing itself out, but also the final picture. and yes, my computer also got lagged by the flash

great job, added to list!

[rippazinc]

NOTICE!!!

THE PRIZES HAVE BEEN CHANGED!! PLEASE READ...

I can't offer you guys webspace any more because the guys at my company don't like me giving out "business webspace"....so instead I offer to you a choice from 3 wonderful Macromedia softwares: Flash, Director, & Captivate ... 1st place gets 1st choice, 2nd place gets 2nd choice, etc....sorry but i only have one copy of each. hopefully you guys don't mind....they're all fully licenced and up to date

good luck!

[tysont]

I have a couple of more entries... enjoy!


www.digitech-designs.com/tyson/entry03.zip

[rippazinc]

listen, i'm not doubting your abilities, but those look a little too good...idk....just please post some source....

also realize that if you used any other images in these entries, all of your entries will be disqualified

so please post some source, then i'll post your entries... :)

[Xeef]

Hmmmm

AS only is also OK ?

_root.createEmptyMovieClip("M", 1);
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("P", 2);
P.setMask(M);
M.lineStyle(1, 0, 100);
M.beginFill(0, 100);
M.moveTo(0, 0);
M.lineTo(600, 0);
M.lineTo(600, 300);
M.lineTo(0, 300);
M.lineTo(0, 0);
M.endFill();
function W(RGB, Y, X, R) {
P.lineStyle(1, 0, 30);
P.beginFill(RGB, 80);
P.moveTo(X, Y);
for (a=0; a<630; ) {
a += random(5);
y = (random(5)-R)*Math.sin(((a+90)*(10-R)+random(20-R))*Math.PI/180);
P.lineTo(a+X, y+Y);
}
P.lineTo(630+X, 20+Y);
P.lineTo(0+X, 20+Y);
P.lineTo(0+X, 0+Y);
P.endFill();
}
for (b=0; b<50; b++) {
RGB = "0x00";
RGB += (random(100)+50).toString(16);
RGB += (random(100)+150).toString(16);
W(RGB, b*((b/15)+3)+100, random(15)-20, 5+(b/10));
}
for (a=0; a<200; a++) {
RGB = "0x00";
RGB += (a+15).toString(16);
RGB += (a+15).toString(16);
lineStyle(1, RGB, 100);
moveTo(0, a);
lineTo(600, a);
}
for (b=0; b<50; b += 3) {
for (a=0; a<360; a++) {
RGB = "0x";
RGB += (b+200).toString(16);
RGB += (b+15).toString(16);
RGB += "00";
lineStyle(4, RGB, 100);
X = 500+b*Math.sin(a*Math.PI/180);
Y = 100+b*Math.cos(a*Math.PI/180);
if (!a) {
moveTo(X, Y);
}
lineTo(X, Y);
}
}
for (a=0; a<20; a++) {
lineStyle(random(3), 0xDDFFFF, 100);
X = random(450);
Y = random(50);
moveTo(X, Y);
lineTo(X, Y+1);
}
for (a=0; a<100; a++) {
if (a<50) {
b = a;
} else {
b = 100-a;
}
P.lineStyle(1, 0xEE3355, b);
P.moveTo(450+a, 100);
P.lineTo(400+a, 400);
Curent++;
}

[madgett]

Xeef that is really cool, nice one.

[Dylan Marvin]

My submission's .fla is here (http://www.dylanmarvin.com/spacewarpfla.zip) if required.

[invader]

I have a couple of more entries... enjoy!

www.digitech-designs.com/tyson/entry03.zip
i hope you did those yourself, but it's going to be difficult to convince me that you didn't just use an application to vectorize copyrighted images..

http://www.futurekids.edu.gr/images/data/images/Lilo%20&%20Stitch%20surfing.jpg

i don't think ALL of tysont's entries should be disqualified, just the copyrighted ones. his tree scene looks like it might be his original work, so personally i think it should stay.

[Dylan Marvin]

Wow. This is getting intense (yet fun). "Rippaz", you may have to clarify/expand the rules, before people start submitting games and websites:) (and thanks!).

Please, maybe consider addressing the following:

Can one submit multiple entries?
Can one trace? (even if tracing original work?)
Can one use actionscript for this? (or use only actionscript)
Can one base projects from images under copyright?
Is there a frame limit for loading?
Can one use the new Player 8 Beta image capabilities?
Are there no rules, implied or otherwise, apart from the original ones?
Do submittions have to be unique to the competition (i.e. not used before in one's personal website/portfolio)?
Can the images "animate" (or be interactive)?

Sorry to be a whiner, it's just better to diffuse a situation before it goes past your original intentions.

P.S. I do really enjoy the latest actionscript-based submittions, especially "invader's"!

[invader]

Wow. This is getting intense (yet fun). "Rippaz", you may have to clarify/expand the rules, before people start submitting games and websites:) (and thanks!).

Please, maybe consider addressing the following:

Can one submit multiple entries?
Can one trace? (even if tracing original work?)
Can one use actionscript for this? (or use only actionscript)
Can one base projects from images under copyright?
Is there a frame limit for loading?
Can one use the new Player 8 Beta image capabilities?
Are there no rules, implied or otherwise, apart from the original ones?
Do submittions have to be unique to the competition (i.e. not used before in one's personal website/portfolio)?
Can the images "animate" (or be interactive)?

Sorry to be a whiner, it's just better to diffuse a situation before it goes past your original intentions.

P.S. I do really enjoy the latest actionscript-based submittions, especially "invader's"!
i think those clarifications would definitely help. i believe rippaz did say you're allowed to submit multiple entries. i don't think there is any way to effectively moderate whether or not the entry was made specifically for the competition. the only way to make sure images are created for the competition would be to give a theme (like nature scene, space scene, etc)

i have some opinions for the rest of the questions, but since it's completely up to rippaz, take my opinion with a grain of salt..

i think you should be allowed to trace work that you have done on other mediums, just not other peoples' work. many professionals do all their computer drawings on paper first. because it's a competition, shouldn't entries be made 100%, start-to-finish, by the contestant?

i think actionscript should be allowed, but not mandatory. the competition is to showcase flash's drawing abilities, both IDE and AS API

the point of the entries should be for wallpaper use, so animation and interaction should not be allowed. i know that may sound strange coming from the only person submitting an animation, but the wallpaper is the end result. watching the image being built is just something i did for entertainment only and should be ignored. in my opinion, mine should only be judged on the end result.

[rippazinc]

OK, first off, I think it's great that dylan posted these questions...i understand where you're commin from, so here we go:

Q.Can one submit multiple entries?
A.Of course you can. I've already said that :)

Q.Can one trace? (even if tracing original work?)
A.I'm really gonna bend my rules for this one. After reading invader's post, I'm saying OK, you can trace ONLY your own work. I see how tysont's work could simply be traced, so that's why I asked him for source. But yes, you can only trace your own work.

Q.Can one use actionscript for this? (or use only actionscript)
A.Yes, of course you can use actionscript. Only actionscript is also allowed as in xeef's sumbission. By the way xeef, you have yet to compile it into a swf for me :)

Q.Can one base projects from images under copyright?
A.No, not unless that image was created by the person him/herself

Q.Is there a frame limit for loading?
A.Nope, just don't go super insano crazy.

Q.Can one use the new Player 8 Beta image capabilities?
A.Not yet. I'll post something if it's allowed later.

Q.Are there no rules, implied or otherwise, apart from the original ones?
A.Well, not really, other than whatever I say in these posts of mine :)

Q.Do submittions have to be unique to the competition (i.e. not used before in one's personal website/portfolio)?
A.No, not at all. You can submit something you made before.

Q.Can the images "animate" (or be interactive)?
A.They can animate, such as in dylan's own submition, but NOT interactive. You see, an animated swf CAN be made into a wallpaper by many methods, but an interactive one really can't...

PS: tysont, you have at most 5 days to post your source for the last entry you made (entry03) or all of your entries will be disqualified! if you didn't know that tracing wasn't allowed, simply tell me and we can take care of things

btw, tell me what you think of the new prizes...it was the best i could do after my company refused to give me webspace :)

also, dylan, as of right now, i don't need any fla's except for what i ask for....

any other questions, feel free to post them here

good luck! a final judging date will be posted very soon

[Xeef]

zipped SWF-->

[rippazinc]

nice job Xeef, added to list!

[rippazinc]

ANOTHER NOTE!!

I will be on vacation from today (aug 15) until sept 5....you can still add your submitions, but they just won't be added to the list until I get back....

also, no more submitions will be added after sept 5. I repeat, the official end of the contest is on sept 5...you have a little less than a month to add all the submitions you want.

official judging will take part soon after

[tysont]

Hey guys... it's appears as though I've stirred up some controversy in the competition :)


Hopefully I can set it straight for everyone...

The work in my latest entry (entry03) was not done by me but a friend of mine who is quite amazing at vector illustration. I merely submitted it for him since he doesn't have an account here and the rules state that more than one entry per user is permitted.

I assure you that the wolverine image was absolutely not created by any bitmap to vector program. An image WAS used purely for inspiration and guidance but was not traced in any way. Both an incredible amount of time and patience were invested in this image to produce such quality and detail.

I've uploaded the wolverine source file for you as well as another collection of images (all done by him) complete with their sources to help remove any doubts of his abilities.

www.digitech-designs.com/tyson/wolverineSource.zip
www.digitech-designs.com/tyson/entry04.zip

[rippazinc]

all tysont entries uploaded!

[rippazinc]

Judging is going to place take soon, but I'm extending the contest to an undefined date....

[Headshotz]

I might make an entry, sorry if it seems like I am just turning on/off, just a little difficult when there are pictures like wolverine in there!

Anyway if you give us the closing date it would be good to get it at least 3 weeks notice before the actual date.

[Ruben]

I agree with Headshotz

:cool: - Ruben

[srija]

hi guys

just a little work from my side also


rgds
srija

[Headshotz]

Nice work.

Rippaz:

What is that immortality thing in your footer?!? Possibly the biggest con I have ever seen, wear 4 ultra tight magnets on your hands and feet and you will live forever?!? Thats worse than save toby :p

[invader]

i didn't check out the immortality link, but magnets on fingers and toes sounds like alexchiu.com, a site i stumbled upon about 3 years ago.

headshotz, what in the world happened to your sig?? it's smaller and looks like it's been the victim of over-compression

[Dylan Marvin]

I think headshotz is a helpful contributor to these forums and always eagar to get involved with good topics. Nothing but respect, but please don't ask headshotz to bring back that gigantic, overwhelming, thread-space eatin' signature! :)

[Headshotz]

I think headshotz is a helpful contributor to these forums and always eagar to get involved with good topics. Nothing but respect, but please don't ask headshotz to bring back that gigantic, overwhelming, thread-space eatin' signature! :)

lol :D

It was a beast that sig, I shrunk it because I think everyone was against me having it, my screen res is 1440x900 so it wasn't that bad for me , but imagine what it would look like on 800x600 :eek:

@invader:
Yes it is alexchiu.com!

[rippazinc]

yea, it's alexchui....i have no idea if it works or not, but it's better to be safe than sorry :) once i get the rings, i'll tell u whats up w/ them...

anyway, you now have three weeks notice :) -- contest's over on october 3, 2005, USA time...judgin will take place very soon after

good luck

[Headshotz]

yea, it's alexchui....i have no idea if it works or not, but it's better to be safe than sorry :) once i get the rings, i'll tell u whats up w/ them...

anyway, you now have three weeks notice :) -- contest's over on october 3, 2005, USA time...judgin will take place very soon after

good luck

Sik one, thanks.

Uhhh, wearing the metal clamps, wouldn't that be painful and
uncomfortable, it doesn't look like it would help much.

[kkxpertise]

Enter the design (http://www.kevink.ca/kkxp-entry1.zip)

...This is my entry

[Headshotz]

Very basic but it looks alright, you could animate or something.

[kkxpertise]

Dood, proper grammar, plz...

[Headshotz]

Nothin'gs rong with my grammer; stop teesing me!><!

Hey, I was half asleep and sick with 6 hours of hard work ahead
of me and I missed 1 word...

[Ruben]

Whahaha, and it doesn't really seem to me like he knows what he's talking about when saying "proper grammar"... oh wait, or was that Leet there?Dood

:p - Ruben

[Headshotz]

Hehehe,

|)00|), |>120|>312 9124/\/\/\/\312 |>13453

Ahh leet, the language of Haxors and idiots...

[Ruben]

Ahh leet, the language of Haxors and idiots...Whahahahhahaa, I might just use that quote when I get bored of my current sig... :p

By the way, your signiature should be in DimGray, just like mine

:D - Ruben

[Headshotz]

Hehe, ok. I just feel like changing mine to random comments
on a weekly basis.

[Ruben]

Ah, well if you quote me please don't forget not to get the f_ck's censored out

:p - Ruben

[Headshotz]

Not to? Ok :)

I should quote that :D Nah

[Ruben]

Hahaha, yeah, quote me on that one

:D - Ruben

[Headshotz]

Ok, that will look great :D

[kkxpertise]

Nothin'gs rong with my grammer; stop teesing me!><!

Hey, I was half asleep and sick with 6 hours of hard work ahead
of me and I missed 1 word...


Sorry. I just did not understand you here. No offense,really. So what did you guys think?
Did not know you could animate!

[rippazinc]

this conversation is pretty funny, and i'm not saying stop, but just a reminder:

You have about 12 days left until judging. At this point, I think I'm just gonna let the people vote :)

Just a reminder on the prizes :)
You can choose from these fully licenced products

Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Pro ($699)
Macromedia Director MX 2004 Pro ($1,199)
Macromedia Captivate 1 ($499)
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 Pro($399) **


** If you choose Dreamweaver, you'll have to wait a few weeks or months, because my company takes a while to purchase new products. However, you ABSOLUTELY WILL get it eventually.

As you can see, there are now FOUR prizes instead of the 3 before, so there are four places (first, second, etc). Also, whoever gets first gets to choose which software they want, then second gets to choose from the remaining ones, etc.

These prizes total over $2790, so get started on those pictures!

Good luck!

NOTE: A new rule has been added to the contest. RippaZ Inc. has full permission to use and recreate the winning entries in whatever manner they want, if you choose to accept our prizes.

[sonixevo]

Hello all. This is my entry, entitled "Hair".


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/sonixevo/hair.swf

[Headshotz]

That is awesome,

I won't have an entry because I am finally taking a holdiday :D
:D :D :D Saturday morning, sorry about that.

[sonixevo]

Heh thanks! Just remember to submit it after your break. Enjoy your holiday! :)

[rippazinc]

sonixevo, nice entry...the file list & server are updated!

11 days left!

[kkxpertise]

sonixevo, nice entry...the file list & server are updated!

11 days left!

Wait. What did you do with mine? no comment to say anything about it at all from you. Just some cryptic message from Headshotz. I bleed, sir. I bleed. :( :mad:

I am not liked here very much.

[sonixevo]

Thanks for submitting it so quickly.. Your holiday ended?

[kkxpertise]

Thanks for submitting it so quickly.. Your holiday ended?

Who me? nah. I have school at the moment.

[rippazinc]

sorry for not commenting, but i didn't comment on everone's either...just random ones

so here you go: i like you you used the same color but with different alphas to create a nice effect. The colors you choose gave a feeling of a cool drink on a hot day...a little touchup on photoshop and this might become a nice wallpaper

btw, it doesnt matter what i say...im not going to be judging...the people of the forum are (im going to make a poll...)

days left: 9 days

[Dylan Marvin]

Happy Halloween... almost. Another entry.

[sonixevo]

Who me? nah. I have school at the moment.

Nah, I was asking rippazinc. He originally told me that he wouldn't upload my submission until after saturday lol. :)

[rippazinc]

a clarification: i never said i was going to submit after saturday..that was headshotz saying he would SUBMIT after saturday... a little miscommunication there :)

reminder: 2 days left!!

Dylan, that entry can be summed up in two words: stunning & riveting...BEAUTIFUL job

file list & server updated!

PS: OK, i've finally decided: we will be having a poll to decide the winner, everyone registered on the actionscript community will get a chance to vote for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th places on the entries. Voting starts Tuesday, Oct 4 2005, US Time, and will last for two weeks, so get ready!

[Headshotz]

Dylan, that looks awesome!

My holiday ended early, cut back a few days because I got
sick.

What do you mean cyptic message? I said it was a simple design
but it looked pretty good, minimalistic, or close to it.

[rippazinc]

OK Guy's since there aren't any more posts, I'm starting voting today (Sunday US Time)...good luck everybody!

>>
Hi! If you are an active member of the Actionscript.org community, it would be great to see you over at the "Just for Kicks Challenges" thread. There's voting going on for the best image created in flash, and over $2000 up for grabs. Just look at any SWF's you like, and select which one you think is the best!

Thanks a lot for your support and particitpation!
Here's the thread link (http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?t=85425).

[Headshotz]

Here comes the fun bit!