Re: FLASH: file size-can be better

[AL Lyman]

On 13 Jan 00, at 8:42, Michael Penne wrote:


> Well, flash is better at bitmap than gif wizard is at vector, ehh?

> 

> Seriously, how does it compare when you compress the bitmaps in

> gifwizard (or fireworks, etc.) and import to flash using imported jpeg

> data? What size then the swf?

Good question and I have not done that-yet.


> Perenially, I'm hoping 5 includes better animation controls (bones and

> better morphing), a larger scripting window w/integrated

> debugger/tracer, and some sort of batch process and/or action recording

> (ala photoshop), a way to embed digital video files, all way above

> bitmap compression on my list;-)...

Certainly worthy. 

> How are you checking your file sizes? I tested gif wizard last year

> with a group of students in a class I was lecturing at, and we found it

> consistantly over reported the byte savings (as opposed to the file

> sizes reported by NT, Unix, Mac, and Netscape), wonder if they fixed

> that?

The file was not compressed before importing into flash. Then 

exporting as jpg-66483bytes. Same file-12963 after gif w.

Then reposted (the smaller one) and downloaded-Netscape 4.7. 

Download=12963. Easily confirmed. I could post both, for 

downloading or comparing. 


I have, in the past, found gw size to be in-accurate. I have also 

found it to be accurate more often than not. 


I like and enjoy flash as we all do. Would hate to be without it. But 

software  sometimes assumes we all have a gig of ram, and a 

35mb hd. A 60-80% savings in file size (images) is interesting to 

say the least. If flas's can be smaller, without loss of desired effect, 

then a worthy goal. 

Flash has so much going for it, this is perhaps a minute point. 

Hopefully, not a lost one.  AL Lyman




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