Timeline/work question for the pros
Hey folks,
Looking to assess how long a project would take. I'm a mediocre coder at best so I'm wondering for a skilled flash coder, how long would a menu take to build. All artwork would be provided for the project, but simply linking existing buttons to specific pages and having a launch button on each to fetch a url. What do you think something like this would take (ballpark wise)?
A basic menu with just buttons and links should not take more than an hour if all the artwork is provided as well as accurate requirements definition up front. Considering a usual lack of the well-defined requirements and back and forth I would go two hours for an estimate.
Any estimate needs to be predicated on your understanding of the scope and the client's understanding that a change in that scope means a change in the effort/time/cost. So if the client was answer back to say the number of buttons is quite large but they still won't say how many, I would just say that I charge by the hour.
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Evening all,
This is my first post here, as I'm just starting out with
Dreamweaver. I began making
really basic websites 6 or 7 years ago - hand coding
everything, but as I said, these were basic, simple pages - long
before I'd even heard of CSS, XHTML etc.
I'm getting back into web design after a few years of not
going anywhere near it, so I'm at what I guess you'd call "beginner
beginner" stage!
Like most things, its easy to get disheartened and
pessimistic when faced with the intimidating idea of mastering all
things web design, so my question is for all of the users here who
are at an advanced or professional level - how long did it take you
to get to the stage you're at now? Problems encountered along the
way?
Also, would enrolling in a course be advisable, or is it
possible, given time and dedication, to become accomplished at all
of this using books, online tutorials like Adobe and Lynda.com etc?
Thanks!
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> Like most things, its easy to get disheartened and
pessimistic when
> faced with
> the intimidating idea of mastering all things web
design, so my
> question is
> for all of the users here who are at an advanced or
professional
> level - how
> long did it take you to get to the stage you're at now?
Problems
> encountered
> along the way?
Even after 15 years at this game, I occasionally get
disheartened by
complexity of web development. It's a relatively new
technology and
has developed at an astounding rate. I think it's wise to get
things
in perspective. The basics of web development are easy to
master. HTML
has a relatively small number of tags that are regularly
used; and the
*theory* of CSS is quite simple. Where CSS is difficult is in
practice: properties can be combined in an infinite way.
Getting to
the top level takes a lot of time, patience, and inspiration.
There's also a considerable difference between designers and
programmers. I'm "OK" at design, but it's not my forte. I
much prefer
working on the back end of a website using PHP. Many
independent
developers cooperate with others, subcontracting aspects of
the
website to people with skills in areas they lack.
> Also, would enrolling in a course be advisable, or is it
possible,
> given time
> and dedication, to become accomplished at all of this
using books,
> online
> tutorials like Adobe and Lynda.com etc?
The value of a course depends on the teacher and the
curriculum. I
both teach and write books about Dreamweaver, and would like
to think
my students and readers learn a lot from them. There are some
very
good courses on Lynda.com, and of course you can come here
for help on
specific problems.
David Powers
Adobe Community Expert, Dreamweaver
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Hi everybody,
First, i'm a LogicExpress user. Not that i want to underestimate the people at the LE forum, but i guessed that i could get a more informative answer over here. In the plug-in PDF manual of LE, they always show the reverb plug-ins with a "mix" parameter of 20 or 50% . If i put it on a buss to use it as a send return, should the mix be 100%? I read somewhere that send-return FXs should be 100%, but does that apply to reverb also? When i do this, i get a lot of reverb with a very small buss amount(send) which is kind of difficult to work with. I find it hard to get a different amount to different instruments or audio tracks since any amount of buss value returns me a lot of reverb.
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My original sequence was 720p 59.94 with a mix of HD and SD footage. The SD footage was scaled up using the motion tab to fill the screen. Now since I am ready for SD output, I created a uncompressed 8-bit easy set up and created a new sequence. The resulting sequence is 720 by 486 and CCIR 601 (40:27) aspect ratio, and the pixel aspect ratio is also CCIR 601 40:27.
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Thanks!Two things you could try...
1) Output a QT Movie of your 720p sequence and then nest that into the 480i sequence.
2) Instead of nesting the 720p sequence into the 480i sequence, just select all the clips in the 720p sequence and copy them into the 480i sequence. If the SD clips are still pillarboxed, then you can select them all and remove attributes (get rid of Basic Motion and Distort) and they will snap back into the proper size. -
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If im interpreting this correctly, you want your number to not be displayed on people's caller ID. In those cases, 2 ways to do this.
1. Use *67 to block calls. On your phone, dial *67, then whatever phone # you want and dial. Would need to do this for every call you want you number blocked.
2. Contact the carrier to put a block on your #. Afterwards if you want your # visible, just dial *87 then the phone #. -
Please read my question carefully, this is, I think, a question for the experts. It's not the usual name change question.
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I changed the computer name in Preferences/Sharing to a new name and Preferences/Accounts to just be Mike. I can right click on my account name, choose advanced, and see that everything looks right.
However, If I do a scan of my network with my iPhone using the free version of IP Scanner, it lists my computer as First-Lasts-MacBook-Pro! And it lists the user as First-Last.
So even though another Mac just sees my new computer name, and my home folder is Mike, somewhere in the system the original setup with my full name is still stored. And it's available on a network scan. So my full name might show up at a coffee shop.
Can I fully change the name without doing a complete re-install of Lion and all my apps?One thought... you said the iPhone displayed your computer's old name? I think that you must have used the iPhone with this computer before you changed the name. So no one else's iPhone should display your full name unless that iPhone had previously connected to your Mac. For example, I did this exact same change, and I use the Keynote Remote app to connect with my MacBook Pro. It would no longer link with my MacBook Pro under the old name, and I found that I had to unlink and then create a new link under the new name. So the answer to your question is, there is nothing you need to do on the Mac, but rather the phone, and no other phone will display your full name.
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The missing apps could have been done by setting the Restrictions that can hid those apps. If the backup was made with those retrictions set the the Restrictions are also restored.
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I got logic pro and i was wondering if possible paying a little less for an upgrade!! or do i have to pay the full price for the pro x?!!!
Or if apple would work around this some way or another?If you bought Logic 9 less than a month ago then Apple will most likely refund you so that you can buy Logic X instead.
The full (only) price of Logic X is as staed on the App Store. This price (whether people agree or disagree, like it or not like it) is still less than any upgrade price for any other DAW.
A lot of people here are saying they bought Logic 9 6 months or a year ago and want a cheaper price. For me, I started on Logic 5.5. Logic 6, you could pay an upgrade price that was way over what the full app is now but you had to add costs as things like Space Designer were extra. Their serial numbers, once purchased, got added to you XS Key, which was a dongle that never got hacked in 6 and a half years.
Apple, on acquiring Emagic, dropped the price from $1000 to $499, included all the things you had to pay extra for then dropped the price to what it is now once they went over to the App Store. They also dropped the un-cracked dongle.
So myself and a lot of other people here went 5.5 to 6 (added the goodies that were extra) to 7 to 8 and to 9. When there was an upgrade price, the price was around what the app is now.
I'm amazed at how many people see this as a full price and want money off whereas in reality a complete piece of softwaser is being offered for an upgrade price.
My first paragraph will answer your question and you probably won't care about the rest of the post. $199 or £139 IS an upgrade price. -
I have an apple id and it has my current email attached to it. however when i go to update apps it's asking for the password for an old email. I no longer have the old email and can't use it. when I go to icloud on my ipad it asks for the password for old email. it doesn't allow me to change the old email to current. when i go to reset it i can't remember the password or security questions for the old email so it doesn't let me go any further. How do I fix this? Do i need to call apple support?
I have the same problem - it is maddening. I rely on this iPad for work so this is not just an annoyance! The above solutions of changing the appleid on the device or on the website do not work.
The old email address no longer exists - I haven't used it in a year probably and I no longer have the account. I logged into the appleid website and there is no trace of the old email address so there is nothing that can be deleted or changed there. On the iPad there is no trace of the old email address so nothing can be deleted there either. I have updated the iPad software and the same problem comes right back. Every 2 seconds I am asked to log in using the old non-existent email. The device is currently useless.
The only recent change to anything was the addition of an Apple TV device, which was set up using the correct login and password.
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Master Page: Alternatives (Subform Set) works only for the first page
Hi everybody!
I have bumped into a very weird problem with ADOBE Forms:
When I create an 'Alternative' in a Context area and then place it on a Master Page, it works only for the first page. On the rest of pages it always show the 'TRUE' subform, regardless of the condition (which is not changed, of course). Absolutely the same Alternative works perfectly in a Content area for all pages.
Has anybody seen something like this? Any ideas why?
Thank you!This happens because of the processing of the form.
You can see this here:
LiveCycle ES2 * Adobe LiveCycle Designer ES2
You have to put a own variable, which is set with the value you want in the very beginning.
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I just upgraded my iPhone 3GS to 4.3.5 and my universal doc stopped working with it? It has worked flawlessly for the last year and suddenly I get the message: "this iphone is not optimized for this device." I dismiss the message, but the remote no longer works with it and the music is too quite to the speakers. The remote works fine with my Macbook Pro. I tried a restore on the iPhone and started from scrach, but the same problem exists.
Any help with this?
Thanks,
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Turn off the Printers color management function for the Pro-100
I've tried everything to get this printer to print realistic colors. I had the Pro-9000 MK II and it was spot on. I'm running Mac OS 10.9.1 and downloaded all the current drivers for the Pro-100. The colors are way off. I am using Print Studio Pro, Under color management I'm selecting the ICC profile for the paper being used, the printer profile was downloaded from Canon's web site and that's selected the same paper type. Color matching is grayed out.
My monitor has been calibrated so I know that's not the issue. Especially since the Pro-9000 was right on the mark. Any suggestions???
Thanks in advance.
Rob
Mesa, AZRob:
“I am using Print Studio Pro, under color management I'm selecting the ICC profile for the paper being used, the printer profile was downloaded from Canon's web site and that's selected the same paper type. Color matching is grayed out.”
I use the same setup as you and I print with, Print Studio Pro and LR4. My monitor is not calibrated. I only use Canon ink and Canon paper and the corresponding ICC profiles. My color output is exceptional. Black & white is good but not exceptional.
When I purchased this printer (a couple of months ago) I just followed the installation instructions and it worked great (for color prints) right out of the box. You may want to try a reinstall to see if that solves the issue. The Pro-100 is a very good printer.
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Mesa, AZ
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LarsHi,
My 5 years old computer works with only a minor problem but is has been fixed therefore I expect a 3 yrs old computer should work, but who knows !
Good luck.
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Only one of my earbuds on my bose headphones works with my ipad, iphone and macbook- if I hold them there the right earbud will work, but for the life of me, I can't get them to both work. Why is this? And is Apple doing anything about this? While Apple's headphones have (finally) admittedly gotten better of late, I still prefer the much more comfortable headphones & sound quality that Bose makes and that I spent the money for.
Bose Product Support
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My ipod 4g has been working fine for the last 2 years until now, it wont charge or connect to itunes what so ever. it will connect to the dock and play music but just wont charge on any charger, computer,cord,anything. its making me so frustrated i think it has somthing to do with the battery but im not sure because it still turns on. Im for sure that its the ipod and not the cord or outlet and charger. somone please help!!!!!! I tried everything besides opening it up.
I dont know what to do???????Not Charge
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iPhone and iPod touch: Charging the battery
- Try another cable.
- Try another charging source
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- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
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