Re: FLASH: loading movie clips OR loading .swfs?

[Michael@BTW]

Loading movies (swfs) has the advantage that the swfs stream in, w/as MCs

need to be loaded before they will work. If they are small files that all

need to be seen, then MCs with a preloader are ok. If they are large files

that don't all need to be inplace for the file to work (ie sound or movie

files that the audience may or may not choose to load) then I would go with

swfs. I also use load movie when a particular element will be used in

multiple different swfs, or when I need to update a particular element more

frequently than the main swf.


A good example is a jukebox, where the audience might or might not choose to

play a song, if you load swfs with a data rate below the target data rate,

you can make the intitial load time of the jukebox much faster, and the

sounds will stream in when/if chosen.


Michael Penney

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> Can anyone tell me the advantages/benefits of using movie clips OR .swf

files

> one over another.

> We have a bunch of movies...not sure if we should make them movie clips or

> separate .swf and load when needed...we have no idea why to use

which -when and

> where...Thanks for any help,  Marcia (newbie)

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