Critique my NEW Flv player Skin Please.

[blackmonsters]

I just finished a new skin for my flv player and need more feedback.

The previous feedback was very helpful.

I think this skin may be a good one.

Let me know.

http://slomoplayer.com/

[V_RocKs]

Don't really like how "slick" it is... Good for a bistro or something richie-rich... But on this site it should be more NHRA looking. Blocky...

[KickAssJesse]

1) The edges on some of the graphics are jagged; perhaps use flash vector shapes to repair this?

2) Light sources on graphics are inconsistent, or at least appear to be.

3) The drop shadow/outer black glow around the player doesn't really work for me; maybe it's a off/on feature?

4) Player "play button" is inconsistent to your controller design, and it's also jagged.

Overall, it's a pretty decent looking player

[Highest Def]

I've seen your last couple attempts and the design on your sites and you have a REAL problem with gradients. This is the best advice I was ever given about design and I hope to hell you take it. Gradients are NOT meant to be so drastic. It is supposed to be a VERY subtle effect. They look absolutely horrible and 'hey look, i just got photoshop' amateur hour when done the way you are doing them.

Also, your buttons or icons on the player are just too stretched out. They look cheesy. I made a little graphic that I think illustrates my point.

[SmokeyTheBear]

the buttons look squished , it is an ok player , alot of competition in video players

[candyflip]

I hate gradients. You use them way too much and not in a way that is at all attractive.

[Barry-xlovecam]

Might look better with less shadow effect.
The loop button should be more like the slow button (size -- readability).

Overall it looks pretty good.

[blackmonsters]

Originally Posted by Highest Def

I've seen your last couple attempts and the design on your sites and you have a REAL problem with gradients. This is the best advice I was ever given about design and I hope to hell you take it. Gradients are NOT meant to be so drastic. It is supposed to be a VERY subtle effect. They look absolutely horrible and 'hey look, i just got photoshop' amateur hour when done the way you are doing them.

Also, your buttons or icons on the player are just too stretched out. They look cheesy. I made a little graphic that I think illustrates my point.

I can't help myself with gradients, I start out making them subtle and then, well....

The buttons stretch because the original player size was 320x240 and I made it
bigger without making all the buttons bigger.

I'll try to change that in the next skin.

[blackmonsters]

Originally Posted by KickAssJesse

1) The edges on some of the graphics are jagged; perhaps use flash vector shapes to repair this?

2) Light sources on graphics are inconsistent, or at least appear to be.

3) The drop shadow/outer black glow around the player doesn't really work for me; maybe it's a off/on feature?

4) Player "play button" is inconsistent to your controller design, and it's also jagged.

Overall, it's a pretty decent looking player

The drop shadow is just a background jpeg.
Could be better for sure.

Yeah, I'm seeing the jagged edges on the play buttons. Very slight, but can be seen.

[blackmonsters]

Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam

Might look better with less shadow effect.
The loop button should be more like the slow button (size -- readability).

Overall it looks pretty good.

I'm having a hard time with that loop button because I want to make it round like
a loop and the text is for some reason a hard word to make look good.

It might look better if I simply go in and make all the buttons the right size for this
player. I made the player stage larger but kept buttons the same size and resized
with action script.