Re: FLASH: jerky motion tweening

[Marc Hoffman, Poison Dart Frog Media]

At 04:15 PM 4/5/00 , you wrote:


>Hello,

>A basic question, I know, but: I've never really worked much with Flash's

>motion tweening. When I view a motion tween for the first time, it can be a

>little jerky (slight pauses, etc.). After the first viewing, it works fine

>(since it's all in cache then?). How can I make it run smoothly the first

>time it is viewed in a browser, etc. Would some sort of preloading help?



yes, a preloader would help. Or optimize your movie so 1) it's smaller in 

file size and 2) the "fat" content is moved to later in the timeline, 

giving it more time to load while "lighter" content (fewer bytes) keeps 

viewers entertained.




Marc Hoffman


Poison Dart Frog Media

http://www.dartfrogmedia.com



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