Re: FLASH: Flash Memory Requirements on Mac (was Reality check re*Flash 4 Magic* file?)

[Pascal Brun]

Hi Rebecca


Unfortunately I can't offer u any solution.. but I'm using a G3 (448 MbRam) and


allocated 85653Kb RAM to Flash4.0a. With this configuration I don't have

any memory problems at all--makes me think that the problem resides somewhere

else

than Flash?!


Greetings

    Pascal


Rebecca Lovelace wrote:


> I, too, got this book.  Thanks to the list, I tried cranking my memory

> allocation to Flash.  120 MB didn't even do it, I had to crank it up to 135

> MB.  Now, I haven't done any large Flash projects before.  I have worked

> with Director for 5 years and the size of the graphics in the first sample

> movie (preload.fla) for the book made me cringe; I can't imagine this would

> really run well on the web.

> Anyway, with 135 MB RAM allocated to Flash, I can't even export a Flash

> file!  It's telling me I am low on memory. Is this typical?  Should I expect

> to have my Flash memory requirements cranked through the roof to work on a

> big project?  I only have 192 MB on my G4; am I going to need to buy more

> RAM if I want to do Flash development on it?  Or am I better off purchasing

> a copy of Flash for my PC instead?

>

> Ideas?

>

> Thanks!

> Rebecca

>

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

>

> unique wrote:

> >

> > Hello all,

> >

> > Well I finally dove into *Flash 4 Magic* (been cramming on *Dreamweaver 2

> > H.O.T.*) tonight.

> >

> > I'm on a Mac G3/266, OS 8.6, 192 meg o' RAM. I experimented, and

> discovered

> > that, in order to open the first project file, 7.5 meg, I have to have 120

> meg

> > of RAM allocated to Flash 4.0a. 115 meg is not enough.

> >

> > I've never worked with a file of this size (I think I've topped out at

> 75K). Can

> > someone tell me if the above is a typical ratio for file size to memory

> > allocation need (1:16)?

> >

> > Also: as an experiment, I immediately saved the file to HD after opening.

> The

> > size of the saved file is only 4.3 meg! (Others, at least those on a Mac,

> should

> > be able to replicate this if necessary.)

>

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