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Don't put all the bitmaps inside the swf. Put them on the website and
load them just when you then them. You need to learn about loadMovie
and preloaders. It's easy to load a jpeg image on demand but it's
important to use preloaders with that to make sure it's loaded before
using it. Check out slide show examples on flashkit.com and
kirupa.com etc. Adapt the image loading and preloaders to your site.
good luck,
tralfaz

tralfaz is right - you need to not only learn flash and best practices
but also optimazation as well. The FLA makes no difference in terms of
file size, because it is never uploaded to the server. The HTML is just
a holdr for the SWF and as you may have learned it's the SWF that matter
most. 8MB is unbelievbly too HUGE for a website and it's the reason why
certain crowds hate flash - because it's so easy for someone to bloat
the file size by adding tons of assets in 1 single swf and forcing user
to download it all and suck up their bandwith everytime they go to your
companies site. anyone with 56k or slower will probably never wait to
see your site.

you should really tell your company to allow you the time and training
to learn about the web in genreral and how to build an html site and
then flash - then reconsider the approach to the company's website - i'm
sure it's important to them that their site is accessible - there are
tons of resources online for you to try - but for now, go to
www.kirupa.com and search for "how to build a website in flash".

hope this helps and good luck.

chris georgenes
www.mudbubble.com
www.keyframer.com
team macromedia

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