FLASH: Re: livemotion?

[Daniel Brown]

> I've not gotten to checking for myself, so "thanks". Does this apply

> even to the simplest of movies, say just a two-framer with one layer?

> 

> In other words, I'm curious to know whether you've gotten into

> researching *where* the "fluff" is, and where it's not.

> 

> Also, as a beta, they may not have made ultimate compression a

> highest priority.


Amen though, for optimization, they have a head start on us.



> This is a given. I prefer to always be conscious of the byte cost of

> things that I do in Flash. Wouldn't change that philosophy with

> LiveMotion.


(Nod) Just because we can create them doesn't mean they're "free".


 

> When bandwidth opens up this concern will be moot -- if not

> "totally", at least very much so. I believe that Adobe is clearly

> targeting THAT era, primarily, and NOT the "pre-historic" 56k one in

> which we currently find ourselves. :-) They are IN BIG with Apple so

> they may be looking to QuickTime or even SVG plugin taking over OVER

> Flash when VECTORS aren't necessary anymore. (Same progression has

> happened with video games, home video games (though Nintendo Virtual

> Boy ROCKS), etc.) "Vector consciousness" will not be necessary *for

> the Web* in a year or two (though of course other vector needs will

> arise (Palms, smart cell phones, personal virtual goggles, etc.)).


Vectors have charms that go beyond file size. Because they are an

description of content, they can be sized, rotated, skewed, etc. without

loss of quality. HOWEVER, I do agree with you that the "threat" of raster

content in Flash right now will be less of an issue over time. SVG and

QuickTime, as you suggest, are in a sense aimed at the next level and open

up many other opportunities. Imagine creating vector content with just a

perl script or editing a graphic with a text editor, etc.





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