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

[PSWoods]

i got all excited when i red the question - i thought Natalia had made a

teriffic discovery.


unforntunately, i got results similar to Muzak -


PSD, 678 x 479 - imported, broken up, and resized to 50% ==> swf = 22k

same scenario, only resize first, then break apart ==>

swf = 22k

PNG, resized to 50% using export for web, then imported ==>   swf =   7k


so, yeah - another vote for "what everyone has said along is still true" -

never, ever *down*-sample raster graphics inside Flash...


Regards,

PSWoods

http://pswoods.com


----- Original Message -----

From: "Muzak" <

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To: "flasher from chinwag" <

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Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 9:59 PM

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

first?



> 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