5k SWiSH page competition!

**gjkillam** · 07-17-2001, 03:12 PM

I posted a 5k swish page comp months ago & noone really went for it? Its a great exercise in learning how to optimize your movies & how certain effects affect your filesize etc?
Here is the one I came up with back then! Its 4965bytes total!(html & .swf) out of the 5120bytes that you have to work with!
http://ziggyweb.com/5kgui.htm
I had a blast with it back then & I'll be launching the comp again on the new SWiSHtips site in a week or so!
I'm ready to give it another try with v2!

Here is the actual 5k "Site" comp that gave me the idea!
http://www.the5k.org/ Check out this years winners!
Its amazing what some people have come up with! with just 5k to work with!
Cheers...ziggy

UPDATE:
O.K. I added a drop shadow & a close button, tweaked my .html & added a .swi download button & the byte info!
Its 5120 bytes on the nose now!
You can download the zip(.htm/.swf/.swi) from the 5kgui link below!
I tried to change the Topic to Challenge from Competition which is what it really is & is what I meant to post in the first place! Just a fun way to learn some neat, useful tricks!
http://www.ziggyweb.com/5kgui.htm
Cheers...ziggy

[Edited by gjkillam on 07-19-2001 at 02:33 PM]

**dion747** · 07-17-2001, 03:19 PM

Hey Zig,
They would make perfect Swish Business cards, add them to email, pop ups on site you design etc, hell 5k is my name, lol i have hard time doing the damn 15k footer.
D
PS
What's this 'bout swish being down?

**gjkillam** · 07-17-2001, 03:33 PM

I'm getting ready to install the new forum & start setting up the new site as soon as I get this transfer done with NetworkSolutions...Arrggghhhh! I HATE them with a passion!

I always wondered how they could get away with still charging $35 for domain regs? Its just that they make it such an impossible feat to change anything! That most people just give up & pay the "RANSOM"

Check out the5k.org...Its amazing!
Maybe we can get some SWiSH entries for this years comp?
Cheers...ziggy

**dion747** · 07-17-2001, 03:36 PM

Zig,
go to
http://doteasy.com
$25 bucks and a year free hosting no banners or pop, it's what i use and there upgrades, i stop with NS last year
D

**gjkillam** · 07-17-2001, 03:53 PM

I stopped using them a long time ago too, I still have some to transfer though.

I have my own now "ZWdomains" almost ready to go!
coms/nets/orgs for $15.00
http://www.ziggyweb.com/domains.htm Its LIVE & working!
Cheers...ziggy

**CrashedStar** · 07-17-2001, 11:39 PM

what are the rules for this 5k thing...

check my first go @ http://www.thekrazyhouse.co.uk/crashedstar/5k.htm

no offence, but i find it hard to believe yours is less then 5k and made in swish!

might be missing something, but this just scraped in, an u got images!

cs

**gjkillam** · 07-17-2001, 11:58 PM

Cool crashedstar!...great start!
I swear!...Its under 5k by a 155 bytes! html & .swf

Its all Fonts & dingbats (webding g's) & the text rollovers are transparent gif's compressed to the max!
Thats why I said its an excellent exercise to learn the ins & outs of keeping your filesize down & how certain effects affect your filesize!
The rules according to the5k.org are simple! You get 5k total to work with!
SWiSHtips 1yr birthday is July23rd so the site will be up by then at the latest...I'll have all the info on there!
Cheers...ziggy

**jofta** · 07-18-2001, 02:15 AM

Ok my under 5 entry can be viewed at.
http://www.larrikinism.com/under5.html

3.911 swf 656 html
Regards
jofta
[Edited by jofta on 07-18-2001 at 02:35 AM]

**gjkillam** · 07-18-2001, 02:43 AM

Cool Jofta!
Thats a lot of mojo for under 5k!

It a challenge for sure!
Once you play with this a bit a 15k footer is a cinch!
Cheers...ziggy

**jofta** · 07-18-2001, 02:48 AM

Originally posted by gjkillam
Cool Jofta!
Thats a lot of mojo for under 5k!
It a challenge for sure!
Once you play with this a bit a 15k footer is a cinch!
Cheers...ziggy

Interesting point you make Ziggy, why not consider lowering the Limbo bar for footers.Might take a bit of pressure off Flahkit and throw out a new challenge to one & all. 10k for starters on all footers.mmmmmmm
jofta

**gjkillam** · 07-18-2001, 02:59 AM

Yeah! On the new ST forum I am going to limit them to 5k for starters & to coincide with the 5k challenge!
I have a nice new server & MySQL database for the forum but its nothing like what FK is running!
That should keep it moving along nicely & be a fun challenge to boot!

Glad to see some interest in this this time around...last time it was a total flop?
Cheers...ziggy

**david petley** · 07-18-2001, 03:06 AM

I know this is a tease but just had to try it out.
This interface is 4867 bytes (and V2 BTW).
http://www.seriousdesign.com.au/swish/bubblesdemo.html
david p.

**jofta** · 07-18-2001, 03:16 AM

Originally posted by david petley
I know this is a tease but just had to try it out.
This interface is 4867 bytes (and V2 BTW).
http://www.seriousdesign.com.au/swish/bubblesdemo.html
david p.

Very impressive with both swf and html under 5 for that...."sigh" (One day all mankind will have equal tools..erhh umm implements...umm SOFTWARE thats it!!)

**gjkillam** · 07-18-2001, 03:17 AM

Arrrgghh! v2 You dog!

4867bytes Huh? with or without the .html file?
You only get 5120 total!
Those bubbles sure are cool though, I like how the bigger ones move faster.
It gives it alot of depth & realism!
I have some bubble tubes I made in v1.5 a long time ago that I'm using for a jukebox I'm playing with but those are cool!
Check out the5k.org...Its amazing!
Cheers...ziggy

**david petley** · 07-18-2001, 03:22 AM

Originally posted by gjkillam
Arrrgghh! v2 You dog!
4867bytes Huh? with or without the .html file?
You only get 5120 total!
Those bubbles sure are cool though, I like how the bigger ones move faster.
It gives it alot of depth & realism!
I have some bubble tubes I made in v1.5 a long time ago that I'm using for a jukebox I'm playing with but those are cool!
Check out the5k.org...Its amazing!
Cheers...ziggy

just leaving for home. Talk more on this tomorrow.
you might have me there. The html is just a blank page but it wasn't included in the total kb.
david p.

**jofta** · 07-18-2001, 03:28 AM

Originally posted by david petley

Originally posted by gjkillam
Arrrgghh! v2 You dog!
4867bytes Huh? with or without the .html file?
You only get 5120 total!
Those bubbles sure are cool though, I like how the bigger ones move faster.
It gives it alot of depth & realism!
I have some bubble tubes I made in v1.5 a long time ago that I'm using for a jukebox I'm playing with but those are cool!
Check out the5k.org...Its amazing!
Cheers...ziggy

just leaving for home. Talk more on this tomorrow.
you might have me there. The html is just a blank page but it wasn't included in the total kb.
david p.

Ok Add 656 David....

**aap** · 07-18-2001, 04:31 AM

Where do you get that 656 John?
I just made a blank html page, and it's just 45 k.
Am I missing something? (I'm just awake for an hour and 3 espressos so that could be the problem)

**jofta** · 07-18-2001, 04:34 AM

Originally posted by aap
Where do you get that 656 John?
I just made a blank html page, and it's just 45 k.
Am I missing something? (I'm just awake for an hour and 3 espressos so that could be the problem)

Well I just right clicked the html (SWISH generated) and 656 bytes. Get the rest of that coffee into you brother ...a 45K html is pretty big in fact way over the limit

**aap** · 07-18-2001, 04:37 AM

Sorry mate,
My fourth espresso tells me I meant 45 bytes of course.

**wolfgross** · 07-18-2001, 04:55 AM

...this is fun...

http://www.wolfgross.com/5kentry.html

.swf= 4450
html= 660
_________
total=5110

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