RE: FLASH: Flash Memory Requirements on Mac (was Reality checkre*Flash 4 Magic* file?)

[Linda Miller]

I have created a few large flash files - these were not meant to run from the web - and I have not had any memory problems. I am on a PC with Window98 and 128 MB RAM on one machine, and 192 MB RAM on the other machine. If this error should occur in Windows I'd be really hosed as there is no way to dedicate a specific amount of memory to an application that I am aware of. All memory is available to all applications.


Linda


>

>> Rebecca Lovelace <RLovelacehavasint [dot] com> 02/02/00 09:56AM >>>

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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