Re: [flasher] Re: huge bitmaps - does it worth to resize in Photoshop first?

[DRMRLPLS]

this is certainly true, but you can also increase the compression amount for 

the smaller versions and retain the ability to scale up if you had to.  I 

usually bring in my images slightly larger than I need them.  scaling them 

down a bit tends to make them a little sharper and is safer then scaling up 

with pixelization.  But any lare size variations should be dealt with in an 

image editor and reimported, I agree.


Andrew


In a message dated 2/13/01 11:42:08 PM Eastern Standard Time,

muzakpandora [dot] be

 writes:


<< Not everyone might agree, but I'd say: Never, ever resize a bitmap in 

Flash, import it the size you want it to be.

 A quick little test would have given you the answer. If you 'break apart' a 

bitmap in Flash it still is 'connected' to the original

 bitmap in the library. So your assumption that it exports the smaller 

version is wrong I'm afraid.

 Try this:

 Import a bitmap 640x480 (PNG 32bit) - put it on stage, break apart and 

export --> I had a 44.5 kB movie

 

 Same bitmap 640x480 (PNG 32bit) - put on stage, break apart and resize to 

50x37 (approx) and export --> 44.5 kB movie

 

 Same bitmap, resized in Fireworks to 320x140 (PNG 32 bit) - put on stage, 

break apart and export --> 16 kB movie

 

 hth,

 Muzak >>