"bhorner" <((noSpam))bradskyb@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> The experts seem bored with preloaders. I was surprised that I couldn't
find
> any information that was comprehensive on the web, regarding preloading.
> There were fragments of information alot of which assumed that the viewer
> knew
> what they were talking about. I think preloading or just "delivery" in a
> smart way is essential knowledge so I want to know all that I can about
it.
> That is my rant.
> After searching the web I wasn't that impressed. Another point: I am
wanting
> to stick with code that remains on the first keyframe which is the coding
> style that seems to be the best. The tutorials seemed mostly in Flash 5
> style code.
>
> Anyway, the :::POLL:::
> How many polock....sorry wrong one...
> How many KB's do you think a preloader for a main movie should be MAX?
> My artsy fartsy one turns out to be 5k. Is that overkill? Am I flogging a
> dead horse?
>
> -Brad
>
>
> ps I like Polish people.
>
>

> That is such a subjective question and depends on countless
factors. If
> you're talking about a preloader for the web targetting 56K
users, then
> yeah, 5K is a good limit, but you could go as high as 10K. Just
figure that
> at 56Kbps you'll get roughly 4KB/s if you're lucky, so that's 1
to 2 seconds
> of blank screen waiting if you use those limits. Figure it that
way
> according to audience, how fast you want them to see something
etc...
>
> Please, let's not get in a debate about this. The answer is
different for
> everyone.