Re: performance on various machines

[p.m]

Wayne,


You have several options here buddy:


1) Put a button that toggles high/low quality. If the animations lag ,

they just hit the switch to puch up things. The only problem is that you

use a lot of text, and low quality will really make it look quality. 


2) Focus on having less complex shapes:

1) Dont break apart text..this will increase processor rendering demands

2) USe clip art sparingly...if you use it, then break it apart all the

way down, then regroup it. Also simplfy it.


3) Rethink the parts that lag the processor. 

- Instead of having a massive bitmap load up, you could have a simplier

vector representation of that idea.

- Decrease the frames needed to tween a transition (if you have large

text blocks scaling from big to small, then consider 'cutting' to the

chase and jumping it to a smaller positoin

- Decrease distances objects have to move.


It really sucks having to design flash to a low powered audience. But

sometimes you have no choice. Sooner or later the world will upgrade but

right now, you got to deal with the 486's. 


Ive done several projects for corp's intranets, and ive had to rethink

transitions and animations because of some lameball's laptop.


Hope that helps you.


Paul

paulflasher [dot] net

Wayne Townsend wrote:

> 

> Hi Guys,

> 

> I've had very good reports of smooth action for the stuff I've done, but

> these have been on fairly new machines.

> 

> But, I've also had a report that floored me (time to render) on an older

> machine.  (Quadra level.-040)

> 

> Are there any tests or recommendations available on performance on older

> machines?

> I've learned to stretch out frames for smooth play, but I'm beginning to

> wonder if I need to delete frames for older machines and give the audience

> an option of older/newer faster machines.

> 

> I hope not.  This would be introducing a negative from the start.

> 

> Who has experience running flash on older machines - like 100 or sub 100

> mhz units, and what are your findings?

> 

> What do you think?

> How important is the audience of older, slower machines to you?

> Is this an issue?

> 

> TIA,

> 

> /w

> 

> Wayne Townsend

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