Re: FLASH:Methods for reducing file size

[kati]

Hi All,


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Kati


"Brack, Jeremy" wrote:


> did you try exporting from Photoshop using a different format?  How about a

> PNG file, or a JPG with 100% quality?

> I always let Flash handle the compression in an image, that way the images

> look a lot cleaner and the file size stays down since your not

> re-compressing an image twice.

>

> Jeremy

>

> -----Original Message-----

>

From: Lamont, Sarah [SLamonte-g [dot] com (mailto:SLamonte-g [dot] com)]

> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 8:47 AM

>

To: 'flasherchinwag [dot] com'

> Subject: RE: FLASH:Methods for reducing file size

>

> I know this was a topic from the other day, but I had a question about it...

> I had a jpg that I brought into Photoshop and saved as a bmp. Then when I

> tried to import it into flash, it gave me that error : "some or all of the

> imported doc. have not been understood" or whatever that message is, and

> then didn't import anything.

> Do you know why that is and if I'm doing something wrong? I'm really

> interested in methods for making a file size smaller.

> thanks! : ]

>

> Sarah E. Lamont

> élan communications

> new media designer

> 412.475.0268

>

slamonte-g [dot] com

> : ]

>

> > ----------

> > From:         Steve Howard

>

> Reply To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> > Sent:         Friday, August 18, 2000 4:57 PM

>

> To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> > Subject:      Re: FLASH:Methods for reducing file size

> >

> >

> > >

> > > Most of you have gotten around this problem before - how did you do it,

> > > because I must use the images.

> > >

> >

> > Import your files as bitmaps, and see what difference it makes, the

> > packaged

> > file should be smaller.

> >

> > Steve

>

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