New question,

What is the best way to keep flash files small w/o buying any additional file
compression software.

Should I save my images for the web in PS before I import?
Should I use Firewroks (which I don't really like) instead of along with PS?
Is there an optimum number of frames?

I do know that AS instead of tweens save file size, but im not that advanced
yet.

One,

Perk

Size is only an issue for your server bandwidth and monthly transfer rate.
Speed of play is the other important issue for a Flash movie.

Flash downloads frames in a streaming mode, a reason it is so famous.


A 1 MB movie for example might play faster than a 70K web page because the
what is on the early frames of the movie are small enough to being playing
and thus be viewed.

So you want to keep the size of content on frames small and spread out or
broken into multiple movies that are loaded based on user interaction. In
short there are some design consideration on Flash applications that will
have a lot of content.

But some rules on Flash content and objects any way:

1. Any vectors used more than once should be placed into a Flash symbol.
2. Use device fonts in text fields.
3. Minimize embedded bitmaps or dynamically load based on user interaction.
4. Minimize embedded sound or dynamically load based on user interaction.
5. Set sound to stream sync or base hearing
6. Use vectors for UI.
7. Use OOP in the Actionscript. Avoid long loop structures.
8. Minimize embedded video or dynamically load based on user interaction.
9. Prepare all bit intensive media (images, sound, video) in external
products to optimize.

--
Lon Hosford
www.lonhosford.com
May many happy bits flow your way!
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New question,

What is the best way to keep flash files small w/o buying any additional
file
compression software.

Should I save my images for the web in PS before I import?
Should I use Firewroks (which I don't really like) instead of along with
PS?
Is there an optimum number of frames?

I do know that AS instead of tweens save file size, but im not that
advanced
yet.

One,

Perk