DDR MAXIMIZER Banner Contest [Archive]

Entity_Razer

08-17-2006, 03:55 AM

Hello boy's and girls.

Xtreme systems is giving away one DDR Maximizer free of charge!
(http://www.hipro-tech.com)
What do you need to do to obtain one?

Make a banner that fits following specification that will be put on the Xs front page

specs:
- a gif
- Try and match the colors to the Xs Website. it isn't that hard to do so take 2 more minutes of time and increase your chance to win one.
- 160x215 px

What we'd like to see:
- Originallity
Meaning don't go copying parts of the site to make a banner.
- Style
This is kind of self explaining. it needs to be trendy and hip. ofcourse of another style then trendy/hip works better in your opinion, feel free to make it in the other style but remember it needs to fit with the Xs color scheme ;)

To make this as fair as possible i'm thinking of 2 entry's per person maximum.

The winning banner will be choosen by the Xs Staff. This contest will run for 1 week untill further notice.
The contest starts today August 17 and will end August 24.

Have fun all and make it good.

Cheers

lawrywild

08-17-2006, 04:54 AM

any sort of guidelines on the filesize? Gifs can get pretty large especially at those dimensions

Entity_Razer

08-17-2006, 05:03 AM

any sort of guidelines on the filesize? Gifs can get pretty large especially at those dimensions

not right now just keep it as small as possible without loosing to much detail.

I'll go bug Charles now about how big the file may be :D

Mr. Popo

08-17-2006, 05:26 AM

Sweet! :D

BlackX

08-17-2006, 09:16 AM

Im first :p: :D

http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/2628/bannerjc5.gif http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/7251/banner2dd5.gif

schumifer

08-17-2006, 09:20 AM

That was fast

Shpoon

08-17-2006, 09:44 AM

Sweet, I'm in :)

Any max filesize?

Edit: (Well, any ideas of max filesize so I don't make it too big before you announce the official one).

comrad

08-17-2006, 09:57 AM

I don't know about any of you guys but the front page never works for me...

Mr. Popo

08-17-2006, 10:08 AM

To make this as fair as possible i'm thinking of 2 entry's per person maximum.
Only two banners per member?
Actually it's not fair, people can get inspired! so all the others will get screwed cause they wont get another chance.

Shpoon

08-17-2006, 10:14 AM

I don't know about any of you guys but the front page never works for me...

Ooo, I weas gonna base the colour scheme on the forums...ya, the front page doesn't load for me either...

[cTx]Philosophy

08-17-2006, 10:18 AM

Competitions rock...

Mr. Popo

08-18-2006, 03:49 AM

Well... a bright one, and a dark one.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/2636/image2cx3.gif http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/2677/imagemq5.gif

m0da

08-18-2006, 10:51 PM

eh, how's this
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/3244/m0daddrmaxf2ih0.gif (http://www.hipro-tech.com/products.html)

Qkjhfhaiguihfma

08-19-2006, 05:30 PM

i was under the impression the logo was for xtremesystems...or is it for hipro?

CrazyXP1700

08-19-2006, 05:41 PM

Well I need a DDR Maximizer so that we can keep my system stable so I can do some photoshoppin work like that, with blazing my fast memory, i need more stablity! ;)

come on!
(Im horrible at making photoshop type stuffs... i might try... but id probably be too embarrased to post...)

corvus_corax

08-20-2006, 12:02 AM

Well my first entry :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v678/OCcorvus_corax/gifs/firstentryddrmax.gif http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v678/OCcorvus_corax/gifs/secondentry.gif

I always like participate :toast:

EDIT: My second entry is here :fact:

Entity_Razer

08-20-2006, 02:51 AM

The logo/banner is NOT for hipro but for Xtreme Systems as said. It will be on the front page so advertize hipro's great product.

3 more day's till Deadline chaps keep'm comming :)

wittekakker

08-20-2006, 02:12 PM

If I look at the front page I see none of those banners having the official Xs colors. In order to be a good banner, it should not take Xs colors in first place because it will not be seen in the 1 second you watch a page. Everyone knows the first second is the most important :)
O yea, talking about front page, last update was on Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 09:53 PM, and hitting ctrl+f5 doesn't do anything. Is there something wrong with my browser or is it just dead silent on front page?

And eu, offtopic:
Entity_Razer
What teamspirit?
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Belgium :confused:
Posts: 2,176

You are not Belgian lol :D
EDIT: hmm, it seems you are, and you're even dutch speaking. Do you visit local fora and what is your nick then?

CrazyXP1700

08-20-2006, 02:13 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/CrazyXP1700/xs4bo1160x215.gif
Hey... it is a GIF!
just not animated (i suck at animations...)
i cant do this crap!!!

thomas66

08-21-2006, 02:42 AM

http://show.imagehosting.us/show/1550834/5445/user_5445/T0_5445_1550834.gif (http://www.imagehosting.us/index.php?action=show&ident=1550834)

rapty

08-21-2006, 06:20 AM

Can we use the Xtreme Systems Logo for " Part " of the Advert

Entity_Razer

08-21-2006, 06:52 AM

yes you can.

@ wittekakker.
Tweakers only for the news, tones site sometimes and thats it :) Madshrips not so. sometimes for a review or something but thats it :)

dinos22

08-21-2006, 07:03 AM

oh man can someone knock me up a .gif

i'd love one of these hipro toys........the man is an absolute legend

dino :cool:

Jochenp

08-21-2006, 11:44 AM

How's this for my first gif ever?
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/5313/maximizerbannerba3.gif
I have a better quality one, this one is VERY compressed.

P@pi

08-21-2006, 12:38 PM

Nice entries so far :p:

Sry for zip file, mine is a flash one :D, it's compressed a lot, ideal size is about 250kb, but that's too big for attachment :fact:...

Black Phoenix

08-21-2006, 12:47 PM

Nice entries so far :p:

Sry for zip file, mine is a flash one :D, it's compressed a lot, ideal size is about 250kb, but that's too big for attachment :fact:...

I thing is well said on the rules... a gif...

P@pi

08-21-2006, 12:51 PM

I thing is well said on the rules... a gif...

Damn it, then I have to convert it :hitself:

EDIT:
converted, but it is not nice, horrible quality and big size (flash is five time smaller with much better quality and has higher framerate or whatever but looks more smoothly...)

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/8531/untitled10dp2.gif

[XC] Lead Head

08-21-2006, 05:56 PM

Damn it, then I have to convert it :hitself:

EDIT:
converted, but it is not nice, horrible quality and big size (flash is five time smaller with much better quality and has higher framerate or whatever but looks more smoothly...)

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/8531/untitled10dp2.gif

Your .gif is big enough....What program are you using to convert it? I used imagereadyCS2 to make my sig .gif...and its under 200KB at max quality

xlink

08-21-2006, 07:45 PM

any chance you can link to the site? for some odd reason i can't view the main XS site right now, tried in multiple browser on two systems...

does it still look like this?
http://www.big-boards.com/img/thumbs/h1149.jpg

came up with this
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/9599/htddr3us1.gif
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/9599/htddr3us1.gif

might do some more stuff with it, i only have it at 87kb... and for the record, I am one to be semi-paranoid about file size, I've designed entire templates which only take 60kb and consider such a large image a waste... i swear, mng should have been the standard

EDIT- because image wouldn't load...

m0da

08-21-2006, 10:29 PM

xlink

08-21-2006, 10:46 PM

XS home page looks like this:

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/4923/xsex4.th.jpg (http://img177.imageshack.us/my.php?image=xsex4.jpg)

My next entry is coming in soon :) (it's not good. just an update of the first one. don't get scared. (i know y'all aren't anyway, ha) ).two things, why is it loading for you and not me... and look at the URL of your image

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/4923/xsex4.th.jpg

Entity_Razer

08-22-2006, 12:25 AM

loads perfectly for me as well. and yes GIF. Charles said gif so gif it should be :D

1 more day peeps! Keep up the pressure :p:

xlink

08-22-2006, 12:52 AM

it loads now...

well... I have 24 hours to make another submission... I'll see if I get around to it...

Jochenp

08-22-2006, 01:19 AM

Xlink, I think you'll be VERY though competition for all of us :)

Jochenp

08-22-2006, 01:24 AM

How's this for my first gif ever?
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/5313/maximizerbannerba3.gif
I have a better quality one, this one is VERY compressed.
Holy crap, I'm looking at my banner from another computer now.
My current rig has a fuxxored videocard and gives artifacts in 2d mode.
Thats why those bluelines are next to the pictures and thats why the imagequality looks so :banana::banana::banana::banana:.
Damn, I never knew it actually would have affect on the gif itself.
I'll try to make a new one on another pc.
God damn, stupid card.

P@pi

08-22-2006, 02:53 AM

Thanks Lead Head, you helped me a lot, finally small size and quite good quality :woot:, this time made in ImageReady (before that I used Flash to convert it to GIF)

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/4009/untitled3yx6.gif

BlackX

08-22-2006, 03:17 AM

Jochenp

08-22-2006, 03:45 AM

What was your idea?

P@pi

08-22-2006, 04:05 AM

This was my idea :slap: :slapass:

read the rules man :stick:

I don't copy your banner. What's bad?

I just used + and = as you, that's all. Then I have got same logo (hmmm that's strange isn't it :banana:), nearly same colors (Try and match the colors to the Xs Website) and same product (no comment)...

No flame pls.

xlink

08-22-2006, 10:31 AM

I am putting in one more entry when I get home form work... it is still/will still be the 24thin my time zone so sorry if I stretch the rules any...

just letting it be known

Entity_Razer

08-22-2006, 11:24 AM

np it's closing at 00.00 GMT +1

.sentinel

08-22-2006, 12:34 PM

Finished

n00b 0f l337

08-22-2006, 12:36 PM

What time zone is that, whats that in central uSa time?

m0da

08-22-2006, 01:39 PM

umm central usa is gmt -6.
now if i only knew how that correlates...

i THink it goes like this: at 00:00 +1, our (cst) time will be 5:00 P.M. they day before. I THINK!!! I guess that's 5pm on the 23rd, unless it's ending on midnight 24th to the 25th, then it'll be 5:00pm on the 24th for us.
again, i'm thinking this is right info, but i'm not sure.

and thanks for your tec knowledge btw, nol :)

xlink

08-22-2006, 04:12 PM

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3917/maximizerkd5.gif
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3917/maximizerkd5.gif

final entry from me... sorry if I'm over, I had to go to work, I've only been off for like 20 mins(only had a few more mins work to add onto it)

good luck to everyone...

EDIT: if it closed at midnight in belgium, I didn't make the cut by a few hours due to work... it was like 2:00 there when i posted this, do as you wish...

m0da

08-22-2006, 05:15 PM

i think the competition will end on the 24th.
today it's the 22nd. 8:15 PM CST for me.
i think it's the 23rd, 3:15 AM for entity racer.

xlink

08-22-2006, 05:27 PM

i think the competition will end on the 24th.
today it's the 22nd. 8:15 PM CST for me.
i think it's the 23rd, 3:15 AM for entity racer.
hah man I'm a retard... somehow I got 2 days ahead mentally, i thought it ended tonight...:am:

Entity_Razer

08-22-2006, 08:44 PM

I told ya from wednesday to wednesday :p so yes the eve of the 23th here in belgium is when it's closing. once it's 24 here it's lockdown time :D

VisiV

08-22-2006, 10:36 PM

Anytime left on this.. I might take a stab at it if it is..... (too much math "been doing it all day for C++, dont wanna do it now") CST US is my timezone soo yeah... -6 GMT

m0da

08-22-2006, 11:17 PM

two things, why is it loading for you and not me... and look at the URL of your image

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/4923/xsex4.th.jpg

LOL. great name.
well I hit printscrn and cut it into paint. then i uploaded it to imageshack with the name xs.jpg. lollllll xsex is just... funny hahahah.

umm it takes a LONG time to load. It stays like navy blue for a while, then all of a sudden the rest pops up. And not even all the way, you can see some of the graphics'-spots have a red X. Eh... all we need are the colors.

xsex :banana: hahaha

VisiV

08-22-2006, 11:20 PM

ahem. . . . cough..... Firefox FTW... uhh it loaded fine for me and i have a crap connection.

m0da

08-22-2006, 11:28 PM

ahem. . . . cough..... Firefox FTW... uhh it loaded fine for me and i have a crap connection.

damn. he's right. i opened up firefox, and saw a quick load. i.e. takes... longer

VisiV

08-22-2006, 11:35 PM

lol. anyway, I am uploading my submission as i type this... as previously stated I have a crap connection....... so unknown time..... grr..... if it doesnt work, i will upload it from class in 6 hours... hopefully that isn't passed the deadline....

*Edit

Okay so I got as far as 97%, will retry in actually 5 hours... so yeah........

*Double Edit

Alright... so apparently 97% was apparently enough... well atleast for me anway.... if it doesnt work... or looks wierd... I will redo it later....

http://www.habrown.com/pictures/xstremesystems/ddrmaximizer_ads.gif

if I would've decided to do this a while ago, i would have proly done a little more to it... right now.. it's just plain.....

m0da

08-22-2006, 11:51 PM

Right now, I believe we have about 14 hours and 8 minutes exactly to get our final submissions in.

VisiV

08-23-2006, 12:01 AM

Okay, good... right now I have to get some sleep... gotta wake and go program in C++.....

Jochenp

08-23-2006, 12:51 AM

I don't have the time anymore to make a second banner or to fix the first one I have due to some family business that I prefer not to talk about on a public forum. So when judging my banner, don't take the artifacts in account please. If you really persist I am willing to redue them, but I don't really think that would be necessairy anyway.
Sorry if I seem lazy, I'm not.

Jochenp

Entity_Razer

08-23-2006, 07:31 AM

6 hours and 30 minutes till Deadline chaps :)

BTW Jochen try and send me the file/PSD at
ddrmaximizer AT entity-project DOT be

It shouldn't artifact like that unless the gif is currupt which can only happen if your HDD you uploaded it from is corrupt to/got corrupted during rendering :s

Jochenp

08-23-2006, 08:17 AM

VisiV

08-23-2006, 09:14 AM

Here is my final unless... with in 4 hours or so I decide to change it....

http://www.habrown.com/pictures/xstremesystems/ddrmaximizer_ads2.gif

Entity_Razer

08-23-2006, 10:50 AM

Here is my final unless... with in 4 hours or so I decide to change it....

http://www.habrown.com/pictures/xstremesystems/ddrmaximizer_ads2.gif

not showing. 3 hours 10 minutes till closing !

3oh6

08-23-2006, 10:54 AM

no aniumation on left and the animated version on the right:

http://www.3oh6.com/forum_posted/0806/hipro-1.gif http://www.3oh6.com/forum_posted/0806/hipro-2.gif

Mr. Popo

08-23-2006, 12:53 PM

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/93/banneram9.gif

m0da

08-23-2006, 01:04 PM

here's my final:

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/6674/bgbluenewwwub8.gif (http://xtremesystems.org)

Entity_Razer

08-23-2006, 01:41 PM

20 Minutes To Closing

turkishgold11

08-23-2006, 01:46 PM

Well I looks like a really great product, don't think I can get a GIF up in time for the contest...so xlink FTW.

rapty

08-23-2006, 01:50 PM

Here you GO!

http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/7762/ddrmaximizerkd8.th.gif (http://img455.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ddrmaximizerkd8.gif)

Click to PLAY

ONE LAST EDIT TO COME STEAM BREATING OUT ITS NOSE WITH RAM DIMMS, FORGOT IT WAS A BE TIME SCALE PLEASE LET ME FINISH! HIPRO

BETTER QUALITY AVAILBABLE

Cooper

08-23-2006, 03:15 PM

Awesome one rapty :up:

n00b 0f l337

08-23-2006, 03:22 PM

Eh I wont submit an image after all. I just don't want to end up as long or overly flashy.

VisiV

08-23-2006, 03:28 PM

so how long til we know who wins? lol, hate to be a pest about it, but never really done anything like this.....

turkishgold11

08-23-2006, 09:22 PM

so how long til we know who wins? lol, hate to be a pest about it, but never really done anything like this.....

i think the competition will end on the 24th.
today it's the 22nd. 8:15 PM CST for me.
i think it's the 23rd, 3:15 AM for entity racer.

The 24th is when I ends if I am not mistaken, GMT, so as of right now it is over with I think....10:22PM PST right now so I think that GMT is 12:22AM. Could be wrong though.