Flash :: The Price Of Complex Webchat?

Two For The Price Of One
Hey , I got two questions,

1. I have a main swf which will load 5 different swf's at different times, onto the same level, and into empty mc's. How do I script a preloader to loop frames, say frame 1-30 in the main swf, until all the external swfs are loaded.

2. Secondly, I have a character talking in my project. His mouth is moving while a wav file plays in the background. I timed it perfectly, I thought. Until I play the swf on
another computer in flash player. Do different computers play movies faster or slower? Is it a mac and PC thing? I created the movie in Flash 5 on a PC.

I hope these questions aren't too long?
Thanks and I hope someone is patient enough too help a newbie.

Two For The Price Of One...
okay i have two problems.

the first i am creating nine objects each with a dynamic text box in it (the variable is called number) the text should be different. here is the script i am currently using:

Code:
for (i=1; i<=9; i++) {
this.attachMovie("block", "object" + i, i );
tellTarget(object[i]){
number=i;
}
}

also, is it possible that instead of the number beeing shown i could make it look to a that position in a string?

second; i am trying to create a movie clip that will count down to 12 noon on the first of august this year (new website launch) but i am having trouble with this.

any help with either problem is very much appreciated.

The Price Is Right? Or... Uh.. Is It.
I was wondering if people could tell me what they charge for a highend flashsite. Cause I am charging around 100 dollers right now and i dont know how high I should charge. I am not a newbie... or bad designer. I just dont want to rip anyone off with a huge price for a website. maybe this whole questions is dumb.. I better go fix my website. later

Two For The Price Of One....
Hi all,

Would any one happen to know when I've put a preloader
at the front of my main movie, why it only from about 20%
in the stream mode. I have a flash component on my main
time line, would that effect things?

And also, would anyone know how or what code could be used to
detact Flash on the user's computer?

Price Agregate
Does anyone know if Flash MX is sold by any retailers, or just online? Also, can anyone find a lower cost for the acedemic version than $100?

The Price Is Right Wheel
hi | this, i'm sure, will be the first of many posts. i'm embarking on my final project -- year-long -- and i'd like to have a nav menu that mimics the price is right wheel. you know, the one where the contestants spin it before they go to do the showcase showdown. so, it's got to simulate 3d. there will be 2 buttons that'll trigger the wheel to move forward or backward to scroll thru the menu selections. am i making sense? can anyone point me in the right direction? anyone know what i'm talking about?

thanks. fu-meng.

Two Javascripts For The Price Of One
Hi

Does anyone know how to make Flash call two javascripts through the same button click?

I am calling javascripts using the getURL method, like this:

myButton.onRelease = function {
getURL("javascript: MM_showHideLayers('layer1','','hide','layer2','',' hide')");
}

That works fine.

But when I add a second getURL thing to the same event, neither work.

Any javascript wizards out there?

RW

Price Biding
I got help with this movie before but have com across a problem
I need to check for a minimum bid and maximum bid
But i need it to check that if someone enters just 2 digits it understand it as pence and adjusts the decimal point etc
The movie i have attached works to a certain extent but it cant check for say a bid of 1.70 if i set the minium value to 10 it asumes its 10 and treat the bid as lower and not within the range.
Hope i explained the problem enough for someone to help
Thanks

Decent Price
does anyone know anywhere where i can get a good price for flash mx
or flash mx 2004?

thankie

Help With Price Quote
Hello,

I have been doing flash animation for a little while mostly many smaller animations and graphics. A client contacted me and would like to have something done very similar to this

The Example

My thoughts are that I would have to charge on a per minute of flash as they don't have their voice over done yet. Any thoughts or suggestions would be much appreciated.

Quantity And Price
Okay, say I have 3 textboxes (1 dynamic, 2 input), they're labeled in the following:

Input Box (1) = quantity
Input Box (2) = cost
Dyanmic BOx = totalprice

Now when someone enters a number in input box 1, say 3, i want it to multiply with the number in input box 2. But they can choose how much to put in in box 2.

Input Box2 is a donation kinda thing, and box1 is for how many will attend the fundraiser.

Scenerio:
Input Box 1 = 5 (5 people attending)
Input Box 2 = $35 ($35/person fee)
Dynamic Box = $175 (Because 5 people*$35/person =175)

So i need box 1 to multiply with box two, and the product will be outputed in the dynamic box.

I DONT want to have the product (or the number in the dynamic box), have to be updated on button click. I'd like it to be updated as soon as the user leaves that textboxes (or that text box looses "focus").

Please help,
Alex C

PS: an attachment would be GREAT!

ANYONE? Your Help Is Needed: Name Your Price
Okay, here it is. I need to turn the code below into a working AS3 fla. Making this in AS2 was easy. No so in AS3!

code:
import flash.display.*;
import flash.geom.*;

var MD = 0;
var TVD = 0;
var TSD = 0;

var X = 0;
var Y = 0;
var XX = 0;
var YY = 0;
var X0 = bit._x;
var Y0 = bit._y;

var drill;

formation.strata._visible = false;

function updateGauges() {
gaugeMD.text = "MD = "+MD;
gaugeTVD.text = "TVD = "+TVD;
gaugeTSD.text = "TSD = "+TSD;
}

function measureTSD(){
var elevation;
var bmp:BitmapData = new BitmapData(formation.strata._width, formation.strata._height, false);
bmp.draw(formation.strata);

for (var i = 0; i<bmp.height; i++) {
var pix:Number = bmp.getPixel(bit._x, i);
if (pix != 0xffffff) {
elevation = formation.strata._y+i;
trace ("strata y = "+formation.strata._y);
trace("elevation = " +elevation);
break;
}
}
TSD = roundTo(bit._y-elevation,100);

}

function getDistance(x0, y0, x1, y1) {
var d;
var dx = x1-x0;
var dy = y1-y0;

d = Math.sqrt(dx*dx+dy*dy);

trace("dx = "+dx);
trace("dy = "+dy);
trace("d = "+d);

return d;
}

function roundTo(n, d) {
n = n*d;
n = Math.round(n);
return n/d;

}

function initializeDrill() {
var DrillWell = function () {

};
DrillWell.prototype.intervalID;
DrillWell.prototype.start = function() {
this.stop();
this.intervalID = setInterval(this, "update", 10);
};
DrillWell.prototype.stop = function() {
clearInterval(this.intervalID);
};

createEmptyMovieClip("wellpath",1);
wellpath.lineStyle(4,0x0066FF,100);
wellpath.moveTo(bit._x,bit._y);

drill = new DrillWell();
drill.update = function() {
var speed = .75;
var turningAngle = .75*speed;
var distance;

measureTSD();

updateGauges();
if (Key.isDown(Key.DOWN)) {
trace("DOWN");

wellpath.lineTo(bit._x,bit._y);

XX = Math.cos(bit._rotation*Math.PI/180)*speed;
YY = Math.sin(bit._rotation*Math.PI/180)*speed;

//XX = roundTo(XX, 10000);
//YY = roundTo(YY, 10000);

//bitX1 = roundTo(bitX1, 1000);
//bitY1 = roundTo(bitY1, 1000);

trace("X0 = "+X);
trace("Y0 = "+Y);

trace("X1 = "+XX);
trace("Y1 = "+YY);
distance = getDistance(X, Y, XX, YY);

bit._x += XX;
bit._y += YY;

MD += distance;
TVD = bit._y-Y0;

bitX0 = XX;
bitY0 = YY;

}
if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)) {
trace("LEFT");
bit._rotation -= turningAngle;
} else if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) {
trace("RIGHT");
bit._rotation += turningAngle;
}
};
}
initializeDrill();
drill.start();

Thanx a million gang for your help!

Price Quote?
Does anyone know what standard industry cost is for a Flash banner? Here are my specs, I'm just not sure what the average cost for a burger like this is:

* Dimensions: 120x60

* File Size: 12-15K or less

* Loop Limit: 5 Loop Limit

* Formats: GIF, JPG, HTML, Flash

* Alt Text: Cannot exceed 70 Characters

Flash:

* Macromedia Flash version 5 or later

* Creative must be delivered as a .SWF file

* Must submit an image (JPG or GIF) to be served in case the user does
not have flash installed. The Kbytes size for the static image should be the
same as the Kbyte restriction for a normal image ad of the same size and
shape.

* Flash files require that an FSCommand be embedded in the file for
publisher to track clicks.

* Target value must be set to target=_parent

* The frame rate for flash files may not exceed 18 frames per second.
12 frames per second is preferred.

The Price Of Games...
I have made a game and i have recieved an offer to buy the source file of the game, but they have asked me what price i would like for it. Since i am new to the 'market' i need to know roughly what the 'going price' is.

If seeing the game would help then i have attached the newgrounds URL for an earlier version of the game

thanks in advance,

Rob

Client Price
Hi all,
I've just completed my first Flash project for a client and was wondering how much I should charge?

It is an MP3 player which streams external MP3's.
The build, programming, debugging took about 10 hours.

Any idea?Anyone have clients?

Best,

BRb

How Do You Price Your Work?
I finally have my first professional paying freelance web project and I have no idea how to charge my client. I know about the Aiga standards etc but I also know it's different with flash also.

So, What is the pricing criteria?

Price Quote
I need to make a price quote on this demonstration I've been handed. Right now it uses static html with prolly java and xml. They want me to recreate it in Flash.

So here's the scope:

It's about 134 pages that are all listed by title on the left hand side. And it plays the movie on the right in the order that it's listed on the left. Some of these pages like 80-86 are questions that you answer and it tells you if it's right or wrong. So basically it's set up so you read a section say pages 60-79 and then 80-86 are review question for that section. So it's a lot of work but they are providing everything in terms or text and graphics. I'm guessing I can avoid using XML since questions & answer can just be done in flash.

I know the price will vary depending on weather each section will have a voice over and/or sound. But can anyone estimate a rough ball park figure for say no voice over or sound for this project? and then one for with voice over and sound?

Cheers
Sandman9

Two Functions For The Price Of One
I have a class. Inside that class I am creating movie clips dynamically. I am also attaching a function to the onRelease of each of these clips:

ActionScript Code:
temp.onRelease = func;

No problem! Except that I also want to track when any of the clips created gets clicked in the class. So I thought about executing the function, and calling a dispatch event, but this goes horribly wrong:

ActionScript Code:
temp.func=func;
temp.onRelease = {
this.func();
dispatchEvent({type: "onClick", target: this});
}

Remember this clip is getting created inside a class, so I held a reference to the function call on the class level, then try to call that function inside the button, but it won't work. Have tried some other call types, but they won't work either. So I ask - how can I track a click from any of those buttons and still have individual function calls for the buttons that can be created elsewhere in the flash file - the first as statement makes just the individual button actions work. But then leaves no room to call the dispatch event.

Where Can I Buy Template In Cheap Price ?
where can i buy template in cheap price ?

The Price Of A Source File?
He people!

I've got a sticky situation here.

I have customer, who I have previously done work for (Flash presentations), who have just asked me for the source files of the work so they can send them to another company that specialises in Voice-Overs to go in the files.

However, there was never an agreement that I would release the source files ever.

This Voice-Over company is also a design agency - so I'm sure yuo can imagine my dilemma - don't want to annoy my customer and loose any possible future work, but also don't want my source files going to another design agency, when I could put the sound files in myself.

But....

What if the customer was to ask to buy the source files?

What kind of a percentage on the original price do I charge him?

Cheers

Deadhands

Freelance Job - Price Needed
Hey wonderful world of Flashers and all freelancers,

What is the going rate for a site that consists of 6 pages, about 20 photos of different products, when clicking on the picture it brings up a larger image with the description, a customized purchase order form that would have a password so when the clients return instead of refilling out the form their password would bring up their company info already complete, the form will need the option to be sent to their specific email with the option to be sent to multiple people and a confirmation page for the buyer.

My friend is thinking of possibly doing it in frontpage but doesn't know how much time to allot or price. Could some of you freelancers give me some insite on this so I could relay it to my friend? Many thanks.

How To Present A Price Estimate
After about 10 years of experience in web design & development as a collaborator to firms, I am facing this problem for the first time.

I am now willing to work as freelance and I don't know how the Price Estimate should be done.

Obviously I can't base the prices on # of hours, so how do you calculate service costs and how do you present them?

Flash Price Comparison
I am very new to action script, but would like to create a flash chart that compares a price that is inputed to a input text box with a fixed price in the code and that will give what the diference would be in savings + - in a year.

Can some one please assist me on figuring out how to do this, maybe point me to a tutorial you've seen for this same topic.

Thank you !

Calculating A Price Estimate
Hi All

I am trying to create an estimate price calculator and wot i need it to do is

i have 10 possible entries and wot i mean is

i have type of product which has dry = £20 standard = £35 and deluxe = £70

Number of voices which i want to be a numeric stepper with 1-5 and = £22 per one

and then do they need a script no = £0 and yes = £20

then i need a button which gives the total depending on which ones they have selected so

if they choose

standard
3 voices
and yes they need a script

total = £121

Please if someone knows how to do this i could really do with some help

cheers

Best Price System For Websites
Hi all,
Whats the best way to charge somebody for a website. Is it best to charge an hourly rate or depending on the site do you come up with a fixed main price? Also how do you go about charging for changes/updates made to the site after the initial site is designed and finished? What are the realistic price ranges for a website these days and what would you get for that. I would appreciate to hear what peoples systems are regarding this, as I am always a bit wary of the best way to charge a customer without making it too much/little!!!
Thanks.

Best Way To Display A Price List
I was wondering what do you think the best way to display a complete list of prices and how would this be done

here is what i need displayed: http://www.beautyplus.co.uk/prices.html as you can see its fairly easy to do in html but i wouldnt have a clue where to start in flash

cheers

Flash Price Is Ridiculious
Im using the trial version and when i went to see the real versions price HOLY CRAP. Flash is SOOOOO expensive, its wayyy too much, riduculious. Why the heck would i pay 500$ for flash mx???????????? I can see paying 30 bucks american for it, not 500, thats plain crazy.

Is the 500 price for single users or for a whole company?? if so is there an individual price or no?

Gallery Ballpark Price
Hello, I was wondering what a ballpark price should be for a photo gallery with 50 pictures?

PRICE CALCULATOR In FLASH
Does anybody knows how to create a calculator in FLASH?
Let's say I'm selling a product on-line:
.................................................. .......................
3 T-shirts (unit price $5) = $15.00
2 pants (unit price $6) = $12.00
4 hats (unir price $2) = $8.00

YOUR TOTAL IS $ 35.00

Thank you for shopping!!!
.................................................. .......................

Is there any easy to use component???
Thanks for your help

Price For 3 Flash Applications
I have developed 3 flash applications for a website. They are not completely finished yet but a large part of them is done. I have presented the applications to the buyers and they liked them and they want to buy them. The problem is that these are the first flash applications that I am selling and don't have that much experience concerning the prices. I have uploaded an archive with screens from all 3 applications in order to ask your oppinion on the prices I should ask for them. There are a total of 18 screens (because of the number of the pictures and of the size of the archive I couldn't upload neither the pictures nor the archive here on the forum). I would like prices for each application and a total price for all 3 of them if this would be different from the sum of the prices of the each. Pls help !

All 3 are for a sports newspaper website.
The first is a application that shows advanced data about an important football (soccer) match: live comentary, information about weather, attendance, stadium capacity, stats, tactics, images, videos and others.
The second is an application that shows live football results. Here you have the option of selecting your favourites and move them on top in a myMatches section.
The third is an application for viewing soccer charts from countries all over the world.

On another note I would like to ask about the functionality of them. Should I make the data load from XML or a database ? My option now is for XML because I am not loading that much content that would require a database.

Thx ! I am waiting for a response as soon as possible !

Download screens from here

Interactive Price Result ?
Sup guys, I consider my self a Self thought new b.

So Im creating a website, www.ABJupholstery.com

and I would like to include an area (Price Calculator) where clients can select from a list of items and they get a $Total, depending on what they choose.

Is there a tutorial out there that would touch on the basics of this
If not. Then,
Without going into details...

All I need to know is how to assign a price to a radial button or something next to the item, (this would tell me that this is the item that the client wants) and then how to add them up to a Total.

I'll be glad to publish the layout on the website if needed.

much thanx for those responding to this problem~~

Flash Game Price ?
Hi

I have been offered to buy a lemmings look a like flash game and it looks good, but how much can I offer ? I have no idea what flash games are worth.

The idea is to do the same as some other sites do, buy the game, place my logo and links in the intro screen and make a deal with the author of not release the game without my logo and links in the intro screen. Except from that he can distribute is as he like. (also with his own links/logo)

Any ideas on this ?

Tutorial For A Flash Price Calculator?
Hi gang...

I trying to build a flash cost calculator to no avail.

Has anyone seen a tutorial for a cost calculator where the viewer can choose options (through radio button, check boxes and pull down menus) and then hit a calculate button which will show them the total cost of what the selected?

I'm going for a very primitive "shopping cart" idea.

thanks for your help
tony

Accordion Menu V1 Help Need Price Quote
newbie will pay a reasonable price to someone who can modify my recently purchashed accordion menu pro v1. All I need is it to work like the example they have on there website and to set it up to load external swf's and jpg's.
Send me a price quote.

[F8] Price List Checkbox Total
I am trying to create a list of checkboxes. Each box will have the label of a certain product. I need a field at the bottom that will show the total price of all the products the visitor selects.

Here is a link to an example of what I need except the example is in javascript and I need it in Flash.

http://www.sunfare.com/cuisine/alacarte/

Price Quote Form . . . Maybe Over My Head
I'm looking to set up a form in a flash site I've built, but I need some help. I'm really more of a WYSIWYG designer, with a basic actionscript understanding. I'm trying to figure out if this is going to be way too complicated for me, and if not some suggestions on how to do it or what to start learning.

It's a form that you often see, whereby the user enters information in a variety of components and text fields (in this case parameters for a price quote), and that information is then sent to a specified email in a readable (i.e. non-code) format. Hopefully that makes sense. Can anybody help me out? Thanks.

Price Filter (Using A Simple Slider)
How would I start to think about using a simple slider to filter price. I see this idea all over in the Adobe Flex area, but how would I do it in Flash?

As you slide the price down, items begin to disappear as the price goes down. As you slide it up, items re-appear as the price come back up. Any tutorials, or code out there to start me off?

Thanks!

How To Display Stock Price Data
I have stock and futures data in our mysql database. How can I display that using flash in bar format?

Estimate Price For A 2 Min FLASH Video
Hi can anyone give me a ballpark figure for what it would cost to have a professional design agency create a 2 minute FLASH video? We'd give them a script and a storyboard.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR A QUOTE

Just to get an idea for some projections we are making.

Thanks,

Matt

ps. I'm guessing $200/hr @ 30 hours but that is a fairly uneducated guess

Price For A Static Page Design?
Hi,

I've been asked to do just one design for a website layout and am not quite sure how much to charge for it. I'm just out of school, so I don't have an impressive client list or too much freelance experience. I'm kind of in the dark as to what a reasonable price to charge is; I don't want to request too much or too little money. Any help ASAP is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!

Flash MX Software Best Price...any Internet Dealer?
I would like to buy one set of the full function flash MX software.
After checking out the price via the bizrate website, the best price now is around USD400.
Does anyone know if there is other internet dealer offering better price then this?

[MX04] Display Price Correctly In A Datagrid
I have abounded my other cart as I was stuck and no one helped me out.
put it this way it caused more problems then solutions.

This cart uses the datagrid and I got it working. just need to put the bell and whistles on. In my other cart I used:

PHP Code:

function subtotalzeros() {
    var dis_split:Array = String(this.discount).split(".");
    if(dis_split.length==1)
    {
        // add .00 if there are no decimal places!
        this.discount += ".00";
    }
    else if(dis_split[1].length<2)
    {
       // or add one 0 if needed
       this.discount += "0";
    }
}
subtotalzeros();

Lexicon give me this code, which works great. Thanks Lexicon

This put "0" or ".00" if and when need. So the Cost was always displayed correctly. But when I tried to put it on the Datagrid it did not work. Progress 2 steps forward 3 steps back .

I use the updateDatagrid below for my cart

PHP Code:

function updateDatagrid():Void{
    totalPrice = 0;
    var aBasket:Array = new Array();
    for (var i in aItem) {
    if(aItem[i].quantity > 0 ){
       aBasket.push({Product: aItem[i].item, Size: aItem[i].size, Quantity: aItem[i].quantity, Price: aItem[i].price * aItem[i].quantity});
       totalPrice += aItem[i].quantity * aItem[i].price;
       subtotal = aItem[i].price * aItem[i].quantity;
       trace(subtotal);
       var dis_split:Array = String(subtotal).split(".");
        if(dis_split.length==1)
        {
                // add .00 if there are no decimal places!
                subtotal += ".00";
            }
        else if(dis_split[1].length<2)
            {
               // or add one 0 if needed
               subtotal += "0";
        }
    }
}

Someone Please Help want it sorted so I can finish it for monday.

Cold Fusion Hosting At A Reasonable Price?
Hi everyone,

I would like to find a server that has cold fusion at good price. Under 10.00 a month and more than 50mb of space. Everything I see has little space or 30.00 a month.

Can anyone help??

Thanks

FMS 2 - New Licencing Profiles ? (Since FMS3 Price Drop)
Hi,

Since FMS 3.0.0 is not stable enough for us to use (we have tested our app with it), as Adobe release a new FMS2 Licence profile so we can use our old licences with unlimited bandwith/Users?

We have 6xFMS2 licences and are not able to use new advantages pricing.

Can anyone from Adobe contact me on this?

Thanks

Creating Price Is Right's "Cliffhangers" In FLASH?
I'm pretty much clueless when it comes to actionscript. I'm trying to create a short flash "game" of the TV game show Price Is Right's game "Cliffhangers". I've got the animation and music ready to go and it looks great, but have no idea how to set up the actionscript for the gameplay.

For those who are not familar with the actual game, here is a link that explains the "gameplay" much better than I could: http://www.cbs.com/daytime/price/gam...f_hanger.shtml

What I'm trying to figure out is how to script the user input field to make the mountain climber animation play to a specified frame, or "height" on the mountain (there are 25 height increments)- which would be equal to the difference between the "product's" actual price and the user's guess. After each of the player's guesses I want the mountain climber to go up the mountain, then the player gets to guess on the next product's price... I'm not sure if what I just typed makes any sense or not lol- if you're familar with the actual game you'll know what I'm trying to say!

This is for an upcoming ebay auction of mine... not trying to make a full version game- just a short flash program with 3 products/prices the user has to guess on. I'd be happy to share the .fla file if anyone thinks they might be able to help! I'm working if FLASH 5. Thanks!

The Price Of Complex Webchat?

How much should cost Flash chat with rooms,private messages,smilies,sounds and many many more features with the use of socket server?More or less than $600 ?

How much should cost Flash chat with rooms,private messages,smilies,sounds and many many more features with the use of socket server?
More or less than $600 ?