Re: FLASH: 3D NOT Wow!

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>Ken,

>

>I did in fact check it out on a 28.8 / 33.6 and 56k modem line.

>

>The intensive ones, Bill Gates stand up comic "The Gates of Hell" 

>and the Jay Leno "Virtual Jay" one both operated fine, with the 

>exception of some occasional small pauses in the Gates one at 28.8.

>

>I thought another one, the Athlete direct World was quite well done. 

>Although it's a meg download.

>

>So I respectfully disagree.  This stuff streams, and is not just for 

>dsl/cable obviously.

>

>I would love to see this quality of scripted 3D in the next release 

>of flash.  Boy, would I ever.

>

>>The animation was choppy, and minimization was apparent, as certain 

>>effects (tweenings) looked especially-poorly done and 

>>over-compressed. I wasn't at all impressed with the implementation.

>

>Not on my system Ken.  It came across beautifully for me.  But I'll 

>have to go check this out on some other older systems and see.

>

>>BTW any stats regarding DSL/Cable penetration currently?

>

>Funny you should ask because I'm researching that subject for a new 

>project.  I'll let you know.


Thanks for your reply and for not taking me the wrong way. I won't 

even chew you out for not snipping old stuff. :-)


I'm on a Mac G3/266, 56k modem -- not the newest, but shouldn't have 

been choppy anyway. I'll go back and check out some more before 

forming an opinion, thanks for the heads up.


PLEASE DO let me know any stats you come up with!


Ken Sherwood



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