FLASH: Re: preloading...

[Paul Hagwood]

Kathy Wrote:


Just wondering if you can help me.

My .swf file is 1MB big (too big I know-problem is the

graphics). As 

you

have guessed it really takes forever to download.

After optimising the 

file

it's still too big.

I have made a 2-frame preloader that works fine...all

I have to do now 

is

preload it sensibly


any suggestions...?

Kathy


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Yes, I have a suggestion. USE VECTOR GRAPHICS!!! Ok,

so just in case you are using vectors and not nasty

bitmaps (evil!), then try breaking your movie up and

using "Load Movie" command. Just load in a simple

movie that gives them something to look at, then try

to figure out if there is part of the movie that can

load faster than everything else. In your first

simple, ALL VECTOR movie, tell it to load the larger

movie and then in the larger movie use "If frame is

loaded" to see if it has loaded the frame that you

need people to see first. Then send them to that frame

and send the first movie to a black frame. You can do

this type of thing for several movies. 


Just write me if you need help with Load Movie.


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Multimedia Illustrator

http://www.mindspring.com/~hagwood2

http://www.satyrinteractive.com


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