Re: FLASH: 11th hour difficulties

[Russell E. Unger]

I kind of figured that it wouldn't help.  I've begun the streamlining

process already, but it still doesn't make sense because it's not

consistent, believe it or not.


Very odd, indeed.


Anyone else with any other thoughts...they're truly appreciated.


Russ

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From: "Cheri Harder" <

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Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2000 8:51 PM

Subject: Re: FLASH: 11th hour difficulties



> Russell, hi!

>

> My first guess is that a preloader is not going to help at all.  It isn't

> the "download" time in this case that's causing it to chug, it's the

> heaviness of the re-draws with too many things going on at once.  I don't

> know how to explain it right, because I don't think it is the CPU itself,

> but the video that it's having trouble with?  Maybe it's the CPU that has

to

> do the redraw?  I don't know the technicalities, but the truth of it is, I

> would start with streamlining the parts that are moving more than one

object

> at a time, especially if it is a large object and/or has gradient fills,

or

> is a bitmap, or is a "complicated" drawing with many layers/lines

> etc.....and not waste my time with a preloader that just isn't gonna help.

>

> HTH

>

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From: "Russell E. Unger" <rungerzaxcoms [dot] com>

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To: <flasherchinwag [dot] com>

> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2000 6:34 PM

> Subject: FLASH: 11th hour difficulties

>

>

> > Hey folks...

> >

> > I'm doing a pretty sound-intesive piece and I'm in the 11th hour.  It

> seems

> > that I'm starting to chug through certain parts of the movie, even

though

> it

> > is a locally run executable.

> >

> > Admittedly, there are a lot of minor errors throughout--I've stepped in

> > toward the end to expedite the project for its deliverable date--and

there

> > are some sections that have too many fades, etc. happening at the same

> time.

> >

> > My question is relatively simple:  Would building in a pre-loader remove

> > most of these "Chugging" problems?  It seems to me that it couldn't

hurt,

> > but I don't know that it's the right solution.

> >

> > Thanks for the assistance.

> >

> > Kind regards,

> >

> > Russ

>

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