Re: FLASH: Keeboo - More?s

[Nathan Dicken]

Hi Jeff,


I agree with you about your points in using Flash instead of Director.  It

can surely be done in Flash, only with a somewhat different approach.  And

as you mentioned, the number of Flash plug-ins distributed is much higher

than with the Director plug-in so your product would be more accessible in

that regard...   The fact that Keeboo is a good example of something like

this done in Flash is a good area to draw from for inspiration or ideas.

Overall I agree with your point about choosing Flash - have fun developing

the project! :)


Nathan



>

>Hi Nathan,

>No, I've never worked with Director. I almost bought it for developing

>chat rooms  for one client, but the client balked at development costs

>[not for Director, but for other associated database needs]. Although

>Shockwave looks like a good projector for the web, it still hasn't

>achieved the default status of Flash, and I actually link people to the

>Flash only download option because of the size and simplicity of that

>plug in.

>

>I gave the client a $10k+ price range to develop a comparable site to

>Keeboo, figuring that in Flash it would take 3 to 4 weeks minimum,

>especially if you have to draw all elements and the client has to be

>involved along the way developing the storyboard. [In my experience, that

>usually adds 3 weeks to 2 months to the process :-)

>

>Sounds like Director wouldn't be the solution unless the client wanted to

>insist potential customers have Shockwave installed...

>

>That would not be smart from a business standpoint.  As it is, I usually

>develop both Flash and standard html sites for clients who want Flash.

>

>Jeff



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