Re: FLASH: Preload + Optimizing

[MR]

I have a semi-related problem.


I designed a series of flash 3 movies that have loading scenes up front

(with [preload] If Frame is Loaded/Goto + Play actions).


Each main scene has 11khz/8bit audio tracks using 4bit ADPCM compression as

well as lots of little rollover sounds and animations, oh and there is a

trivia game with Director controlling it (that the programmer in my office

are working on), etc...


My problem is that when we tested the movies on 56k modems (or less,

[particularly through AOL]) we almost never get past the loader scenes,

most likely because the audio is just too long/big in the main scenes?! I

think it also could be a problem with AOL as a sucky ISP to test through

...


Is there a way to Preload symbols instead of whole scenes? OR a better way

to optimise performance for the low-end users besides crunching the sound

down to the lowest bit depth and preloading.


The programmers here are suggesting we strip out the sound which would

really SUCK.


I invite all (especially people on modems) to check it out and play the

game if you can and let me know what you all think :


www.poptarts.com


Thanks In Advance,

Mike Reger








Rick Koch wrote:


> Hi All!

> I've got a two scene movie. The first scene is my preloader, the second

> is the main movie.  In the preloader I have in frame2 an action that

> says:

> If Frame Is Loaded (Scene 2, 180)

>       Go to and Play (Scene 2, 1)

> End Frame Loaded

>

> Within my main movie (scene 2) I have several buttons that call

> different urls.  On those pages, I have a home button that brings us

> back to the flash movie except it ALWAYS goes through my preloader scene

> again.

>

> Any ideas why it's not going to scene 2, frame 1 when I return to the

> flash movie from other html pages.

>

> TIA,

> Rick K.

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