RE: FLASH: Frame Rates and Computer or connection speed?

[JGL]

Frame rate of a fully loaded movie is dependant upon a ratio of processor

speed and individual frame complexity. F5 player is more optimized and will

work better with any processor.


>>>Is frame rate only relevant to flash swfs that play as you download them.


That too, but frame rate isn't 'only' relevant to download speed. There's

that processor/frame complexity ratio. As far as DL info, that's where the

bandwidth profiler comes in handy.


>>>[so cable modems can play 45 fps no problem while 28k modems will choke?]


Both a cable and a 28k modem will play the movie the same. A streaming movie

however may pause while playing at a slower net connection.


Using the bandwidth profiler and some preloader technology, you should be

able to create a similar experience for both fast connections as well as

slow.


jgl


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

  I am wondering about frame rates... The default frame rate in F5 is  15

fps.  Can the flash player installed in the computer play at any frame

rate once the file is downloaded?  Say for instance you have a wait while

loading and the movie fully loads and then starts and you set the frame

rate to  45fps...


If the actual file sizes in each frame are quite small due to image

compression, when does the fps speed start to degrade if you preload the

movie?  Only on older systems, like Pre prentium III and pre Mac G3?


Or

Is frame rate only relevant to flash swfs that play as you download them

[so cable modems can play 45 fps no problem while 28k modems will choke?]


I know you can choke the  Flash player itself  even  if you have

a fast computer system  with  heavily tweened large symbols because the

player strains to draw the graphics on screen....



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