Re: FLASH: Flash & Broadband

[JamieD]

Just a quick note,


 I made a 3d animation and converted it to a swf file as a test. The file

was 6mb, it ran VERY slow in the browser and it crashed after it got half

way through (every time I ran it), I was using a PIII 600 and 256mb ram. I

seriously doubt you will be able to have a 25 mb file loaded into a browser

at the same time. Of course if you are using load/unload movie that's a

different matter.

 I think the flash player and browsers need to evolve before you can start

chucking huge files through them. Think what happens when you have too many

things going on at the same time, or try to scale a large graphic in flash.

It slows right down and becomes very jerky.


Just my little addition


JamieD






> Broadband broadband..

> 

> it will be in every household in America, but only when it is available at a

> reasonable price, Cable access (just available) for me is 39.95 a month. and

> Bell Atlantic Dsl also just available is 49.95.

> while my 56k dial up is 7.50. bring broadband down to 20 bucks a month and

> i'll be the first one to sign.

> 

> things i have heard Dsl loses sync and you cant log on, Cable access is on a

> lan so the more users the slower the M/bs.

> 

> 

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> From: ifxjps [dot] net

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> Reply-To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

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> To: <flasherchinwag [dot] com>

>> Subject: Re: FLASH: Flash & Broadband

>> Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 12:56:57 -0700

>> 

>> I have to echo Kati sentiments here...while there is still plenty of people

>> on dial-up, it seems a vast part of the entertainment based sites are

>> moving

>> to broadband type content (defined as 200k and above). I'm in a small town

>> and broadband options are not available so I'm still on 56k. At times it's

>> a

>> blessing because it forces me to evaluate my design at that speed. However,

>> often times when I'm surfing for ideas or inspiration, I find that 56k just

>> doesn't cut it when it comes to seeing some of those "really cool" sites.

>> Doors are slowly closing unless the user is willing to wait. Just as

>> processor speeds antiquate software...so shall design technology and

>> available broadband make dial-up obsolete. Lots of e-commerce out there

>> using HTML with dial-up targets and will be like that for awhile longer I

>> suppose. Yet, if folks really want to get into the entertainment, movies on

>> demand and streaming music, they will signup for broadband soon as they

>> realize what they are missing.

>> 

>> My 2 cents

>> 

>> Alan

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>> From: kati <katiks-d [dot] com>

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>> Reply-To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

>>> Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 10:05:46 -0700

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>> To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

>>> Subject: Re: FLASH: Flash & Broadband

>>> 

>>> Hi CJ,

>>> 

>>> I have DSL with Pacific Bell in the San Francisco Bay Area.  It took

>> several

>>> months to get my DSL going,, mostly because Pac Bell is overwhelmed with

>>> requests for this service.  They get 30,000 requests for DSL a MONTH.

>>> 

>>> In any case, while the trickle down is happening, most designers I know

>> still

>>> ponder the question deeply... "is a site geared toward a broadband

>> audience,

>>> or

>>> a dial up audience?"

>>> 

>>> My personal view is to design UP.  Entertainment and time are big

>> priorities

>>> for people in the area that I live in.  They want to look at good design

>> and

>>> they don't like to wait.  I think the general web audience across the US

>> is

>>> quickly discovering that dial up modems and older computers are not

>> sufficient

>>> to get the most out of the internet. Designing UP encourages people to

>> get

>>> with

>>> it!

>>> 

>>> A 75 meg movie?  Are you talking about the source FLA or the SWF? The

>> largest

>>> SWF I've ever seen is about 750 K - the Balthser site.

>>> 

>>> Kati

>>> 

>>> cj wrote:

>>> 

>>>> While broadband is making it's way all over the country,

>>>> anyone have any idea what the numbers are in terms of % of

>>>> who has this? (cable modem, DSL, etc.).

>>>> 

>>>> Also, because it's not 100% available, is there a recommendation

>>>> for how large a Flash movie should be? Say no more than 75 Megs? Or 10

>> Megs?

>>>> 

>>>> Thanks everyone.

>>>> 

>>>> CJ

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