FLASH: Reality check re *Flash 4 Magic* file?

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Hello all,


Well I finally dove into *Flash 4 Magic* (been cramming on *Dreamweaver 2

H.O.T.*) tonight.


I'm on a Mac G3/266, OS 8.6, 192 meg o' RAM. I experimented, and discovered

that, in order to open the first project file, 7.5 meg, I have to have 120 meg

of RAM allocated to Flash 4.0a. 115 meg is not enough.


I've never worked with a file of this size (I think I've topped out at 75K). Can

someone tell me if the above is a typical ratio for file size to memory

allocation need (1:16)?


Also: as an experiment, I immediately saved the file to HD after opening. The

size of the saved file is only 4.3 meg! (Others, at least those on a Mac, should

be able to replicate this if necessary.)


Where did the other 3.2 meg of file go? I remember that PageMaker files will get

fat and bulky (because all changes are saved literally and in sequence) until a

"Save As" is issued, whereupon things are condensed into a more compact file.

But I never imagined that this might be the case with Flash! Do others ever

experience anything like this?


TIA,


Ken Sherwood


                         *zenkat: the Flash trailer*

                    http://www.kensherwood.com/zenkat.htm


kensherwood.com

http://www.kensherwood.com




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