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

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At the exact moment of 2000.01.29.08.09, her/his local time, Laura Mollett

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> put forth:


>> Okay, that much I've reported before. Here's the kicker: I *cannot*

>> reopen > >the saved file "preloadproject.fla" with only that 120 meg

>> allocated to Flash! I only have to add minimal megs, but still, this

>> makes no sense to me at all. Maybe I think too much.

>

> Did you restart flash before you tried to open the file? Sometimes I even

> have to reboot my computer, but then I'm on this ppc, that doesn't have

> enough of anything to do what I'm trying to make the poor thing do. I'm

> getting a G4 soon, really :)


Make sure you get one of the newer ones ... find out exactly what that means

(someone who "should" know told me that they've totally revamped the G4 chip

-- IBM is making it now, not Motorola any more).


>> I'd also like to reiterate my other main question in this thread: On the

>> Macintosh platform, is it true that in order to open a fla of size X meg,

>> one must allocate something between 16X and 28X meg of RAM to Flash? I

>> really need to know these stats in order to support submitting an order

>> for sufficient RAM for my system at work.

>

> Flash 4.0a has a suggested size of 14k (flash 4 suggested 10.5 - is that

> really better memorry management, to suggest it needs more memory? ;)


If it gives me a stabler Flash, I'll take it!


> I didn't really realize I was getting a whole new program when I got the

> update either, but I did.) I have the size for 4.0a set to 40k (I had 4

> set to 32k) to get rid of the "Flash is low on memory, some frames may be

> drawn as gray" messages. I seem to be getting these more often with the

> update, but I haven't had any more crashes and refusals to reopen the file

> as of yet either :) Admittedly I sometimes have huge movies (1.7 meg)

> because I've imported bitmaps that are traced later, or things that I

> don't end up using etc. (or a little sound :p) but even so, I'd ask for as

> much as I could get away with getting :)


It would still help me to know if the 16-28 : 1 ratio holds true. How much

memory do others need to have allocated to open a real big one? Real stats would

really help me here (Mac only).


Regarding the *Flash 4 Magic" Monster Movie file for project number one: look

what I found.


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