Re: FLASH: 3-D in Flash (is: curve optimization)

[J. Lutes (pixelTwiddler)]

>A little tweaking of automatically-produced curves can

>often work wonders in reducing total filesize.


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This is something that I can't stress enough.  Far too many are openly

embracing a trend in software development that (IMO) is bad for design, and

bad for bandwidth -- "Let's click a button, then call it finished."   I a

general sense, this is the point on which I agreed with John last week (Can

you believe it?  Twice in one week!), regarding LiveMotion raster

output/production.  I realize that I am probably exptrapolating John's

comments a little here, but he can call me on this if I've gone too far.


There is a point where a judicious mix of technology and manual effort, or

time spent optimizing and beautifying, produce a far superior product to

either one or the other means strictly by itself.  Automation in

moderation, accompanied by the human touch (giving it "the ol' eye"

so-to-speak)...  This seems to be where/when you see the best work done in

Flash 3-D.


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