Quick flash to page flip? 1414 Responses

Last post: 4 months ago | Thread started: Jul 31, 08, 3:44 p.m.

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• Meeklo

  My sister is presenting a portfolio on an interview today and she has no idea how to use flash, I was thinking of those plug ins that will convert pages into a clickable magazine that she can put on a CD (hopefully) as she doesn't have a website yet.

  is there something like this around?
  hopefully free or pretty cheap.

  thanks in advance!

  Jul 31, 08, 3:44 p.m. – Permalink

• sureshot

  http://www.flashpageflip.com/dem…

  

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  Dog-earJul 31, 08, 3:49 p.m. – Permalink

• Meeklo

  oh man, you are the best!

  • gay– Marcelom1/2

    easy now..– elpaso2/2

  

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  Dog-earJul 31, 08, 3:51 p.m. – Permalink

• monoboy

  Keynote has a page flip transition

  • I don't think she has keynote, and the idea is to export to a CD she can leave to her employer– Meeklo

  

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  Dog-earJul 31, 08, 3:53 p.m. – Permalink

• Meeklo

  oh, you need to have an internet connection on the free version, I was hoping something that she can present on a CD-rom

  • burn the swf to the cd. it will open up in any browser.– lambsy

  

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  Dog-earJul 31, 08, 3:53 p.m. – Permalink

• Meeklo

  Ok, maybe the page flip is not the best idea..
  This is her first job, and she is still in school so it can't get too complex or expensive.

  She was asked to deliver her portfolio on a cd rom.
  I thought the page flip could be nicer than having a PDF.

  thoughts?

  • seems like a well-designed pdf would work.– cuke426

  

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  Dog-earJul 31, 08, 3:55 p.m. – Permalink

• airey

  and flashpageflip is too expensive for a possible job? it's US$50?
  http://www.flashpageflip.com/Bas…

  if that's too expensive you could always use a gallery from flashden.net or the always useful: http://slideshowpro.net/

  

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  Dog-earJul 31, 08, 4:04 p.m. – Permalink

• elpaso

  i'll tell you what..

  fuck it

  • as useful as expected.– airey

  

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  Dog-earJul 31, 08, 4:07 p.m. – Permalink

• elpaso

  think about it.

  if i'm an employer and i see fancy shit flash effects on someone's portfolio - i will take take that as a sign that this is part of their skill set.

  if it's not part of their skillset i'm going to start wondering why they are trying to wow me with the page turning..

  (is the work shit?? are they trying to divert my attention? is there not enough work? do they think im that simple minded that ill clap and blow spit baloons at the sight of a flash page turn??)

  i would honsetly say - if you cant do it yourself/herself - dont use it on your folio.

  solid designed pdf + solid work + good person = job

  fancy flash thing + ???? + ???? != profit

  • that wasn't hard was it. better than simply writing fuck it or yawn.– airey1/4

    had to get your attention somehow– elpaso2/4

    you crazy funster you.– airey3/4

    haha spit balloons– cuke4264/4

  

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  Dog-earJul 31, 08, 4:10 p.m. – Permalink

• airey

  (elpaso)

  he's right. if anything you could build a single page folio that peeps can view easily and will give you a large area to view.

  saying that, an interactive PDF would be useful.

  

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  Dog-earJul 31, 08, 4:13 p.m. – Permalink

• YAYPaul

  Airey and Elpaso are spot on.
  Last time i was hiring the points for presentation went so;

  [+] Nicely laid out PDF or website
  [+] Size (or detailed view) of work

  [-] Just images on a disc
  [-] Flashy gimmicks that lend nothing to the work

  And for the love of small fluffy animals please don't do your Resume in Word. If it's from an agency then i expect some rehash. However if it is coming directly from you i expect the same care and attention to layout as your folio.

  • Let us know ho your sis gets on!– YAYPaul

  

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  Dog-earJul 31, 08, 4:43 p.m. – Permalink

• svenreed

  elpaso, i hahaha'd a lot at this comment. haha.

  "ill clap and blow spit baloons"

  and he couldn't be more correct. portfolios represent you, not what effects or book you bought offline. not to mention, the portfolio is a DESIGN problem! one that needs a solution, and her solution.

  can't dance around that.

  

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  Dog-earJul 31, 08, 6:03 p.m. – Permalink

• Meeklo

  Ok el paso.
  I'm going to go with your advice.
  I think you might be right.. and she actually doesn't want to do flash work.. so it kinda makes sense..

  • thanks everyone btw– Meeklo

  

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  Dog-earJul 31, 08, 7:27 p.m. – Permalink

• Meeklo

  what can I say.. I thought it was a good idea at the moment..
  leaves thread with head down.. turns around.. steals a red stapler and takes off running

  

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  Dog-earJul 31, 08, 7:28 p.m. – Permalink

• elpaso

  red stapler?
  

  

  

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