Re: Flash3 and processor occupancy

[John Croteau]

Hi David,


> If I have a pop-up window containing a .swf with a fairly amount

> of heavy animation going on, would it be bogged or slow the processor

> down if there is animation going on underneath it in the regular frame if it

> cant be seen because of the pop up window?

> IOW, does only the animation being seen on the monitor bog down the

> processor or does hidden animations(underneath pop-up windows play

> a factor in the processor speed?

> I have a pop-up window playing animation. Should I stop any animation

> that cant be seen in the .swf underneath? Or as long as its not being

> drawn on the monitor it doesnt matter?

Any activity takes up processor speed whether seen or not.

Why don't you just do a speed test with a test swf where your underlying

animation is stopped or removed then you will know how much it is

affecting your performance.


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