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Reduce Your .SWF File Sizes By Up To 30% W/out Losing Quality
Hey There...

There is a small chance that this might be stated somewhere else on this forum, but haven't had the time to sift through, so I'll risk the repeat.

I found this method by fluke actually, but the results amazed me that I had to share, with this great site.

Its simple

ALL!!! Images used in a flash movie (Photos, JPG's, GIF's) etc, should ALL be converted to PNG-24 in photoshop. DO NOT import JPG's into flash movies, it takes up so much space.

On export using the PNG-24's in your movie, it can reduce it by up to 30% I was doing a flash movie that was 480kb using 5 Jpg's and now with PNG-24's (same quality) at 90% of export in flash, it is 295kb.

Try for yourself

NB: Also, PNG's can keep the drop shadow effects, blur effects etc, whilst importing in flash, which means u can change your movie colour, without having to remake your image in photoshop. Just export it with a transparent background in photoshop

How To Reduce No. Of 'face Sizes' Using 3ds Max5 ?
Hi, I got a problem here..I importing a model into the 3ds Max5 for my flash project. And I would like to save it as .3ds format..but however I realised that the total no. of faces are too much. Thus may I ask any of the experts here..any ways to reduce the no. faces? I quite new to the 3ds Max5.. so hopefully can get some help here..
Thanks alot.

How To Reduce File Size? - HELP
Hi,
My movie: http://www.OPRNY.com/Flash/Promo2.html loads very slowly since it is over 12000 KB.

This movie: http://www.StreetFlyers.com loads much quicker since it is only about 1200 KB.

My movie has more tweens and graphics, etc. - how can I make the file size smaller?

Thank you,
Dan

PianoManBillyJoel@yahoo.com

How Can I Reduce This File Size Of This?
hello everyone.

i have a short animation with a few layers, a few keyframes and some tweening.

the file size is 46k and i think that means about 9 seconds to load (?maybe?)

is there any way anyone can see to reduce the file size? with or without significantly altering the animation.

am i being wasteful / could i reuse items to save space. 46k just seems quite a lot!

thanks very much for answering, i appreciate your time.

File Size 28 Mg Reduce
How can i reduce the size of this Jukebox program i have done in flash. i worked very hard on it and i finally come to the conclusion that it is all together 28 MG!!!!!!!

How can i reduce this file size? Can i simply take my flash file and put it under some program?

HELP ME PLEAAAAAAAAAAASE!

File Size 28 Mg Reduce Help Me
How can i reduce the size of this Jukebox program i have done in flash. i worked very hard on it and i finally come to the conclusion that it is all together 28 MG!!!!!!!

How can i reduce this file size? Can i simply take my flash file and put it under some program?

HELP ME PLEAAAAAAAAAAASE

How Do You Reduce The SWF File Size?
Hi. I have created several flash files for work and I need to change the file size for publishing. As it is right now the file size is about 1.5 MB for each file and I need to reduce that to 1MB or lower since people are going to be viewing them in HTML.

One thing about these flash files is that each one contains about 100 JPG Images. Hence, I tried to reduce the JPG Quality to 90% in the Publishing Setting and the resulting size was about 600KB! I would stick with this but I need the JPG Quality at 100%. Is there any program, or method that can be used to achieve a file size of >1MB?

On the side note, I would like to make this project streamable but I do not know of any program that would achieve this. If you know any, just post it here

Thanks, I appreciate any replies

Reduce File Size
can yo help me to know about file size of flash?how can we reduce the file size?

Can I Reduce The File Size Any More?
Hi I am wondering if I can reduce my file size any more. It is still pretty high at 285 kb. I have tried a few different things: compressing the file on export in flash, not compressing the export and using software to compress it. Deleting some files within the image library. Is there anything else I can do without loosing to much quality. I need to keep it as a swf file because it is going to be in my website template. If you need any more info or would like to see my original file or the report you can export from flash please let me know. Thanks!

How Do I Reduce Swf File Size
I actually would nejoy working with flash if I knew how to reduce the size of the swf files I always seem to end up with. Am i doing something wrong or have i forgotten one size reducing application. Kindly help

Reduce File Size
Reduce File Size We can use .fla file but size of the file is heavy, how to reduce .fla file size.

Can Someone Help Me Reduce My File Size?
Hey, I just launched JoystickAdventures.com and the first thing most dial up viewers said was that the top banner takes a long time to load on their connections.

Now I've looked over my FLA and for the life of me, can't understand why it would be such a hefty file size.
Could someone help me and try to reduce the filesize?

I have the .fla located in a zip file at:
http://www.joystickadventures.com/topbanner.zip

I hope someone can help me as my site just went Live and I don't want to shun anyone away
If you fix it or find a problem (and fix it) email the fixed file to corway@rogers.com or jonas@joystickadventures.com

Thanks guys.... I will owe anyone who helps me a used napkin or at least a bent fork.

How Do I Reduce The Size Of My Movie File?
Besides optimizing the file, is there any way to reduce the size of my movie. I use mostly letter morphing that leads to a menu, so I don't think that I can split it into scenes. The site is:
http://rosewood32804.tripod.com. and the movie loads when you hit the "Flash" hyperlink.

Reduce Jpg File Size For Flash 5
I have some jpg images that I want to use in a flash program but they are making my file size too big. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Optimize (reduce Size) Of Flash (swf ) File ?
Does anybody know any such method .. A script to optimize a swf file on Linux ?

We are trying to make a page-flip magazine. The process is :
we convert the pdf to swf but swf are very large in size.. and it takes time to load .. how can reduce the size of swf ?

plz help.

We would need a script that will work with php on linux.

Reduce File Size Of Movie Clip
My swf file is 1.3 MB. It contains a dozen 72dpi images with alpha tweening. It is taking awhile to load. Is there a process to follow of a free software to reduce the file size?

Tiny Swf File Sizes. I Add One Word Of Text And The File Jumps 1k?
So im trying to keep my flash movie as small as possible. So far the movie is sitting at 10.4kb. If i go back into the fla and type ONE WORD of just plain white text -no tween, fade or anything, the movie after exported jumps to 11.5k. ???? One word typed in Flash with no tween adds a full 1k??

Is that right? I would think one word of text should be a couple of bytes.

Anyone have any suggestions?

I Have Lots Of Pics In An INTRO...Best Way To Reduce The File Size?
I have about 50 pictures (50w X 50h) in an intro, whats the best way to reduce the file size.

I have already run them through Photoshop (72dpi) and reduced the image size.

????

check it out here.

www.ten14.net

PNGs - Does It Help Reduce File Size/load Times?
Hello,

Does taking several hundred assets & converting to one large PNG (then splice in Fireworks) help when used on a page for internet as far as making it easier to download or making it more stable instead of several hundred assets to download in Flash?

I did try it and the load time file size appears the same, visually it looks the same but now I hardly have any assets to load. Is there a benefit to doing it this way? And are there any special settings to use when using PNGs for the internet. Can old/new computers see them the same way?

thks.

Optimizing A Flash File To Reduce Loading Time
Hey all,

i have a fairly large flash file and i'm wondering what i can do to reduce/compress this anymore to make it load a little quicker??

Any ideas i would greatly appreciate!

Cheers Peeps

Does ActionScripting Movement For A Movie Clip Reduce File Size?
I'm new to using ActionScript and decided to go back to an older project and control the movement of some of the bigger bitmaps using scripts instead of tweens. Upon saving however, it didn't seem like it saved me anything in the file size dept to do this (even though it worked just fine) which surprises me since it seems like removing keyframes and tweens would do this. Does anyone have some insight on if and how ActionScript can be appled to reduce overall file size?

Thanks,

Jonothing

FILE SIZES :(
Ok my site in html is 5k but when i put it on the net it takes fooooooooorever to load anyone have any suggestions why any help will be greatly appreciated

if u wana look at my site LOL! the link is
http://members.tripod.co.uk/jaame/Tsk.html

File Sizes?
i have build a small file that is essentially: 1) a graphic: small square that is 8pix by 9pix 2) a button: up state includes the small square 3) a movie clip: a expanding square 4) another movie clip: that has the button and movie clip #1 in it.
the whole thing comes together to make a rollover/trailing effect.
my questions is:
when i resize the small square symbol to make it smaller 6pix by 6pix. why does it it double the file size afterward? that is the only change made, and the file size jumps from 136k to 272k. what am i doing wrong?
thanks for your reply.

File Sizes ?
Why is it that my fla is 467 KB and the swf only comes to 20 KB? I am aware that there is compression or soemthing with you create the swf file... but that seems like too much? Why is there such a difference in file sizes?

File Sizes
hey all,

im just wondering about file sizez and how big the average flash site is?

i've been making a flash site and its very basic but its all in one file and one scene. then i view it through html. but its massive. im worried that if i put it on the interent itas going to take forever to view.

so i was wondering if anyone can enlighten me about how to organise my filing better and if there a way to buil falsh sites to stop them being massive in file size.

Thanks G

Getting File Sizes
Hello!

I have written an AS3 code which preloads multiple images one at a time and my question is if there is any method to get the file sizes of those images before starting the whole preload process? This way i could get the total size of all images and Flash could display the percentage loaded of all pictures.

The code so far:

Code:
var img:Array = ["first", "second", "third"]; // file names of images
var imgFinal:Array = new Array(); // array to place loaded images

var imgToLoad:Number = 0; // image to load
var imgLoaded:Number = 0; // images loaded

var imgFile:URLRequest;
var imgLoader:Loader;

if(imgToLoad == imgLoaded) { // checks if previous image has loaded
imgFinal[imgToLoad] = new MovieClip(); // putting image to new mc

imgFile = new URLRequest("img/" + img[imgToLoad] + ".png");
imgLoader = new Loader();

imgLoader.load(imgFile); // start loading the image
imgLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, imgLoadComplete);

imgLoaded++; // to ensure that the next image won't start loading yet
}

function imgLoadComplete(event:Event):void {
imgToLoad++;
}
Cheers

SWF And FLV File Sizes
Hello,
I have an flv file and the same flv file in an swf file. Both files are the same size. So, it seems that it doesn't matter, whether you import an flv file or an swf file, to keep your file size small. Is this correct ?
Thanks,
Paul

Swf File Sizes...?
Hello,

I have just added a new preloader to my site which displays the number of bytes loaded so far aswell as the total number of bytes.

http://www.sjmoore.co.uk/

I am using the functions getBytes() and getBytesLoaded() and simply outputting the values to dynamic text fields.

The total number of bytes shows as 401149 - however when I look at the file size of my .swf on my machine it says it is 317k.

Why is this? Surely the bytes counter should be reading the same as the file size? Unless my preloader is including something else? But I don't see how this could be.

Not really a major problem - but I just wondered why...

Any help appreciated.

Thanks

SWF File Sizes...
I'm creating a site for a friend that has a ton of bitmap (i.e. non-vector images) in it. I've knocked down some of the picture quality but can't go too much lower without it looking horrible.

Right now the swf is about 3 mb ... are there any tricks/techniques for optimizing a swf so that you can get reduced file download size without having to reduce quality (or size)?

I've got other elements that will be loaded externally in addition to the 3 mb swf....

Any help would be greatly appreciated....

djjohnnyd

Smaller File Sizes
Please help I am desperate.

I have a website with an intro i made in swish at www.ckyclan.com.
The file size with the background music and images is 1150kb!!! I have used imageready to reduce the image sizes, and streambox ripper to reduce the music size, but is there anything i can do within Swish itself or in its output settings that would reduce the file size?

Symbols And FIle Sizes
I know that using symbols improve file sizes, because the file only has to store the information once....
But what I want to know is if I make a drawing,
resize it so it's really small,
make it a symbol,
and then use that symbol and resize it to how big I want it...

Will it improve the file size??

Large FIle Sizes
Hey Everyone.

I've been having a problem with the file sizes of my videos lately. Anytime I add any sort of song (even just a loop from Flashkit) my file size jumps up to like 5000kb! Maybe it's because they they're .wav files, does that make a difference? If someone could maybe point me towards a tutorial on downsizing the file sizes i'd really appreciate it.

MX Components And File Sizes.
I've been playing around on a very basic level with components, but it is becoming apparent that the load time for a site even using the most basic of them is going to be too heavy to inflict on people using a modem.

Take the FTree, from Macromedia's second set of components, for example. Although the .swf is only 36 KB, it takes a download of 89 KB, or 19 seconds on a 56 K modem, and that is in it's "virgin" state.

Quite a lot of waiting time for only the navigation.

Have these components been designed for the days when everyone has broadband?

And where does the extra 53 KB come from in the above example, the (Action) scripting?

TIA

Lowering File Sizes
I'm trying to figure out how I can lower my file sizes. I'm not sure what to do. I've tried lowering the jpg quality in the publish setting, but it does not seem to help. I was wanting to get others suggestion on lowering file sizes.

the page i'm working on is located here:
http://www.image202.com/2.0/I202_Portfolio_PR.html

Right now it's at: 1.3MB. I'd like to cut that in half for the old school folks at 56k!

Suggestions?

thanks much.

:: Flash File Sizes ::
i'm making a stop-frame animation using flash MX but the file size is at almost 10MB and it's only 25 seconds through!
the file is consisting of .jpg's which makes the size understandable but is there anyway to make it less so it will be easier for download off my website? i've tried zipping it but this only decreases it by a couple of MB.

if there's anyway of shortening the size, i'd be very grateful for any offers.

thanks

cal

Large File Sizes
I create a lot of detailed Flash animation for broadcast. I am quite unsure of it's abitity to handle any file over 2mb, where it begins to bog down severly. I rarely use it for the web, but got used to it's interface. Now I look at ToonBoom for a solution but am not sure I want to learn that workflow as it looks more clunky than Flash. Is there any way to increase Flash's capabilities or should I look to another piece of software for more detailed Flash type animation. I'm using MX2004 PRO.
Thanx.http://www.taylorentertainment.com

Audio File Sizes
what is the best audio format and is not to big in file size

Compiler, .fla And .swf File Sizes
Hi!
I have this situation with 2 files, all run-time actionscript, accomplishing the same thing but in slightly different ways with these file sizes.

a.fla 112 kb ---> a.swf 23 kb
b.fla 64 kb ---> b.swf 23 kb

Then I have 2 other files, all run-time actionscript, accomplishing the same thing but in slightly different ways with these file sizes.

c.fla 98 kb ---> c.swf 20kb
d.fla 96 kb ---> d.swf 4kb

WHAT IS THE COMPILER DOING? Does the compiler build in efficiencies? Is the goal to shoot for a smaller .swf or is a smaller .swf not necessarily more efficient code? What are the tradeoffs?

Any insight or redirects greatly appreciated.

Thanks much

Bitmap File Sizes
I have a bitmap that I will be using. Would it cut down on the final .swf files size if i use trace bitmap and use that as the image rather than taking the bitmap using break apart and then editing that image throughout the .swf?

Also, is there a standard pixel size for the dimensions of a basic webpage?

thx,
StinkMoe

[F8] CRAZY SWF FILE SIZES Please Help
Im currently slowly making a photography portfolio in Flash 8. Recently, my file sizes are going through the roof! which is making my site pretty unbearable to view! an average size for my SWF files is 1.3MB.... and this is just for menu's with a few static text buttons etc. Anything i try either boosts the files size or doesn't change it. To show my problem, I've attached a file of a BLANK PAGE!!!! from the site (swf) which has a file size of 912Kb! and it has no content! (20fps, 600x700)

What is going on??? anyone else had this problem? Please help, it's driving me crazy! here's the link for this file:

www.darrenwoolridge.com/Blank%20swf.zip

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

darren : (

File Sizes Are Huge
i dont understand hoow to get my file sizes down..... they are huge!!!!! my SWF file is over 5,000kb.... i cant even attach these files for people to look at!!

Can anyone help me

Optimal File Sizes
I am starting to build a site using Flash for the first time and I was wondering if anyone has advice regarding the swf structure? Let me explain a little bit further... the site has some basic/common sections ('master') that are fairly light weight. However, there is a section of portfolios that will be pretty sizeable. Is it best to link out to this as a seperate swf from the 'master' or to continue building with the same scene file and output one large swf?

I don't know what is the best approach.
Welcome any thoughts:)

Ta

Lee

Large File Sizes
Hi there,
This is really just a general question but when would you decide that your Flash site is too big to load as one movie and split it up into external swfs? For example if you have a site over say 800kb, would you need to start making some pages into their own movies or now that everyone seems to be using broadband can you have much bigger movies?
Thanks.

Large File Sizes
i've noticed something strange when importing sound into flash. the file becomes a lot larger than it should be and this has happened to me many times before. heres a scenario to describe what i'm talking about:

original file size: 900 kB
music file size(to be imported): 5000 kB

import the music file size, and it should be automatically compressed (usually i get a message at the bottom of the properties window for the sound, saying that it was decreased to 10-15% the size of the original file).
even without the compression, the file size shouldn't be more than 5900kB (900 + 5000), right? well oddly enough, it isn't. it might increase by 3 times this amount from what i've experienced in the past(to about 18 000kB).

this has caused many problems for me including the inability to upload files(due to upload limits) and slow file transfer, which is the reason i decided to bring this up.

ok, does anyone know the reason why this happens (file sizes increase greatly when importing sound)?

Massive File Sizes >_<
hello, i'm currently making a flash site w/ a pretty large amount of pictures. these pictures average around only about 70-80kb a pic, but this can add up quickly. i'm trying to keep the flash file size as low as possible...ppl hate waiting for a slow loading page... =/

thx

How Can I Reduce Projector File Sizes?

Hello everyone,The question is:How can I minimise my projector file sizes?We are having difficulty getting Flash MX projector file sizes below 800Kb. This is regardless of the size of the Flash.swf file we are creating the projector from.Any suggestions would be much appreciated.Thanks

Hello everyone,

The question is:

How can I minimise my projector file sizes?

We are having difficulty getting Flash MX projector file sizes below 800Kb. This is regardless of the size of the Flash.swf file we are creating the projector from.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thanks