RE: FLASH: New sites review

[JECJ]

Tips to reduce file size??


Here's one that I believe someone else stated some time ago, if not, it 

needs to be said...


SYMBOLS, SYMBOLS, SYMBOLS !!


If it is used more than once, make it a symbol!


Also, when exporting a movie, generate and study the size report.. there 

are many ways to cut file size in there. For example, do you REALLY need 

that extra font? Repeating characters in the same font family helps.


..


-JECJ


Champer Interactive

http://www.champer.com

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-----Original Message-----

From:	Carlos Ayala [SMTP:

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Sent:	Friday, April 30, 1999 12:30 PM

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Subject:	Re: FLASH: New sites review


Hi Simon,

First off i'd like to say...." very, very, very heavy".  If i were to

stumble on to your site....i would not stick around...it took way to long

to load (preloading is 2700 frames/230+seconds..this is a poorly made

loader)and pls keep in mind that i am on a T1). And  560+kb is way to heavy

for the content that you now have it can easily be a third of this,

considering your content.

Secondly....and as Tyson mentioned...the "scan" lines....i also like that

effect, BUT...can anyone say New Beetle, VW? I am sorry but it reminded me

way too much of the volkswagen site (which had those cool "scan" effects

yet is one of the worst laid out flash sites i have ever seen.)

Now why is your flik so heavy? I will have to say the extensive use of very

big (size and weight) bitmaps, even though they are not big on the screen i

have a feeling that they were very large imported bitmaps.. Furthermore i

will guess that upon creation of the swf...the jpeg compression was left at

a very high level thus hardly any compression on the picture. Compress

those bitmaps or just looooze them, its killing your site. In this case i

think 25% is too much.

Now...if i am wrong about the bitmaps the only other thing i can think of

is your MC usage.

plz correct me if i am wrong on this.


Carlos

CMA3



At 11:29 AM 4/30/99 +0100, you wrote:

>

>I've been working on our own new site which is now live at

>http://www.emergingchannels.com. Any and all suggestions accepted.

>Particularly any ways to reduce the file size.



>

>The way I have made the site is to have each of the sections in a movie 

clip

>which are then commanded using Tell Target from the buttons. Should I be

>using Load Movie (even with the problems with IE and the Mac)? How come 

the

>file is so large when only 25% of it is taken up with bitmaps?

>

>Look forward to your comments (I think) :)

>

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