3D ant concept (1mb +)

[flashfrog]

http://www.gotobig.com/ant/default.html

Any ideas on how I can optimize this?
It is over a meg and I have a lot more I would like to do.

Any feedback. Suggestions. What you would to it to make it better. Think sndfx are in order?

[mtpgoat]

make it smaller...
I hate templatemonster but look at these examples...
http://www.templatemonster.com/flash...ates/6648.html
http://www.templatemonster.com/flash...ates/6614.html

[lord titan]

nice 3D, did you make it yourself?

[flashfrog]

Thanks for the templates mtpgoat. I am going to reduce it by 25% to see how much that helps. I am also considering not using transparent pngs.

No, I didn't create the 3D ant. It was modeled and animated by Paul Griswold in Lightwave, a local talent. http://www.fusion-films.com/fusion_content.html
A great talent and extremely nice guy.

[clews30]

why does everyone say on here they dont like templatemonster.com???

Sorry, I dont get it. The templates are amazing! Actually some of the best flash sites Ive ever seen. So whats the issue with it? The guys that make these templates are very talented.

[clews30]

wait a second here mtpgoat many of your sites in your website look a lot like elemenst youve taken from templates on templatemonster???

am I right or what?

[mtpgoat]

one site was templatemonster...and it is a site I just do updating for...all of my other sites are all mine. the site you are referring to I am taking of my portfolio because I just do updates for...Is there more than one?

[mtpgoat]

sorry taking off my portfolio i meant

[mtpgoat]

clews30,
Thanks for pointing that out...I went back and looked at my portfolio and deleted some of the work that was on there that I did for people before designing. Before I knew better I used to be hired to take templates and modify them for people sites...Now I would never do that...thanks for noticing...taken care of.

[clews30]

you have a lot of fantastic folio peices on your site, dont get me wrong..I give credit where credit is due. Can you tell me though, why do you hate template monster so much, I admire the templates on it, they all seem so seemless and designed well.

[mtpgoat]

no I don't hate...as much see in a different light now...because on other forums there are designers who sites have been ripped by templatemonster sites that took time and money to make...

http://www.templatemonster.com/flash...ates/4541.html ..rip of old eywake site

http://www.templatemonster.com/websi...ates/5585.html rip of...
http://www.christopherlawrence.com/

http://www.titm.info/ site devoted to stopping templatemonster

that is why

[clews30]

I apologise. I did not know this, now I understand. Thank you for telling me, its terrible that folk make money from ripping others designs off.

[mtpgoat]

I felt the same way when I found out...they are good work..but generally just someone elses

[NavySeals]

I also dislike Template Monster because the ripped off someone who I almost went and got hosting from, and I really liked the company. They took down the template and said they sold it because they have no balls to say their designers ripped them off. Also a 12 year old from australia rippe their design off. I dislike TM and anybody who rips off designs.

[lord titan]

You are understand hard really for me