Re: FLASH: Need creative advice for job proposal

[Jefferis]

Alan Wilson


>A few other people suggested lifting frames from a video and importing as

>picts. This would be the best solution visually but I'm fairly sure it would

>be too big to download at 56k and it wouldn't work smoothly without a fast

>processor. In my mind, the "movie" of the skyline would have to be at least

>400x250 (inset into a 640x480) to get the effect the client is looking

>for... that's a lot of data to stream in Flash then expect the average

>machine to keep up. I wish I could pursue it with some testing but I don't

>have the footage laying around to try it.

>

>Thanks everyone, you have some great ideas.. enough to keep the job

>possibility alive for awhile longer.


I've seen a lot of movie clips cut file size way down by reducing the 

video to 2 colors and making it a realistic but obviously flattened in 

colors.


Jeff


Jefferis Peterson, Pres.

Web Design and Marketing

http://www.PetersonSales.net

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