Flash :: Smaller File Sizes

Java Script For Smaller Browser Window Sizes?
hi

i have action script links on my flash 5 main page to 'pop up' windows, where extra info comes within a smaller browser window at a specific size. the whole flash site sits in dreamweaver with frames.

the pop ups work fine EXCEPT, the sizes do not change appropriately if you don't close the window first. so if you click on the next link on the main page the next pop up window will show up in the previous window size...not the correct dimensions as written in the java (under get url...new window) in the action script. what am i doing wrong? should there be other code in the html page where the smaller flash 'pop up' info is embedded? i have done so on the index.html page with the main flash movie in it.
but no difference with this detail.
can you help me please?
thanks!
diva

I Need My Root File (the Very First File I Open Up) To Be 75% Smaller
I made my entire project too big. Can I have it resize at start?

Rather than manually resize my root movie and all the movies it loads, can I globally change the scale as they all open up?

I'm not using this on the web, it will be on a cdrom.

Thanks for any help.

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?

Making The File Smaller
Is there anyway I can get my swf file smaller than 36k?

You can see and example of it here:
Site Example

And if you want to see the code you can get it here:
fla file

.swf File Smaller Than What Is In Preloader
I have created a website in flash mx. when i do a test movie, I get a .swf file that is 168k. so i decided to place a preloader in the site. when i do a test movie and choose "show streaming" so i can view the preloader in action, the preloader indicates that the total file size of the move is 380k. why wouldnt the site size be the same as the .swf file?

Can File Be Made Smaller?
Is it possible to make Flash files smaller or more compressed?

Need Smaller File Size
i need to reduce my file size from 250k to 10k.

my .swf file is 250k and i need it to be 10k. i have tried to do everything that i know to reduce it.

it's an ad and the demensions are 130 x 100.

i changed the 2 images to 8bit bitmaps and then imported them into flash. i changed the jpeg quality to 0 and then save and compact then pulish and i am still getting 250k.

Making My SWF File Smaller
I know this may have been covered before, but I have a question about tips to make my Flash file smaller.

I've made a small gallery page that is ridiculously big. I have already set my source images to be the actual file size they needed to be to be seen clearly (which is another issue altogether). Yet I still have a large file. Any recommendations?

External Swf File....smaller?
hi all...
quick question..why is it that when im loading an external swf into a container on a website...the swf that is being loaded appears/is smaller??? or seems smaller....??? does it make any sense?
please let me know....if you know...
thanks to all

Need Smaller File Size On Text Fx
can anybody help?? a text effect using actionscript is 25 kb doing the same effect using tweening is 1.8 kb only obviously takes loads longer.any way of getting the file size of scripted fx down???

Reconstructing Flash File To Be Smaller
Using Flash 5

Here's is my problem. I'm found a mpg that I wanted to use in my flash project. Since I couldn't import the mpg, I converted into the jpgs. Each frame of the mpg, made a jpg which resulted in 60 jpgs. I make my intro out of the jpgs and the size is 7.5 MB. Now what I have also done is made clips, each containing 12 jpgs. Is there a way to load the first clip, have it playing and somewhere tell Flash to load clip 2 and play it immediately when clip 1 is finished? This way clip 1 will stop, clip 2 will play and it will look like one movie? I need to do this with all 5, because it is all the same movie. If need be I can send you a preview, so you can see the movie. Thanks for the help in advance.

Smaller File Size With Pictures
Hi all,
Im having trouble with my website, Im trying to put pictures in the flash movie but it makes the file oversized and runs like a snail when i upload it, can I make the pictures take up less memory?

[CS3] My Fla It Changes Smaller When I Open It In The PC (the File Has Been Ctrated On Mac)
Hello,
one of my partners give me a fla file to make some changes of code (actionscript).
So, I working on pc with CS3 and the file has been created on Mac G5 by Flash 5.
When I open it everything works but the stage at 100% looks smaller. I have to zoom 200% to work with it.
I can't see the actual size of the stage.

Why this is happening?
and if there any tip to fix this please let me know.

thank you

Make Smaller .swf File Size
I am making a small ad (300x250) and need the file size to be 30K. I need to use four images and have already change those image sizes to be as small as I could using 72dpi. Currently my .swf is still 56K. Are there any other little things I could do to make my file size smaller? Does using nested movie clips help at all?

Interval Between Executing The Same Function Gets Smaller And Smaller
Hello,

I've got a bit of a problem that I've not been able to solve. Basically I want to perform a function slowly at first but speed it up as it nears the end.

I have 22 movie clips which are all controlled by a function (blurService). The function makes each movieClip alpha to 100% and blur from totally blurred to clear. Initially I want the first 10 to be about a second to 2 seconds apart but gradually as more and more appear on stage the time between each movieClip coming on gets shorter. So they appear slowly at first but then speed up.

I was initially trying to do this with a setTimeout with a random time in the statement:

PHP Code:

randomTime = Math.round(Math.random()*1000)

if (count >= 23) setTimeout(clearServices, 2000);
else setTimeout(blurService, randomTime);

However, this method means it can be faster at the beginning.

Does anyone know of a way of doing this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers
Matt

How To Make The Flash File Size Smaller?
someone know how to do it ?

Unbeleavable: New Music File Smaller That MP3 For Flash
You WISH!!!

Sorry to break it to you but MP3's are Not the smallest music files.
There is something called Music Modules and sound exactly the same as a CD Quality MP3, but at an astonishingly smaller file size.

HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?

Simple really.
Instead of including every chord for every intrument, Music Modules only need One chord thats about 1 second long, for all the instruments.

WHAT IS THE SIZE OF A Music Module?

I though you'ld never ask!
An ordinary Music Module of about 4 minutes length is about 370 Kb.
An MP3 of 4 minutes length is nowhere near that!!!

WHY ARENT Music Modules SUPPORTED IN FLASH YET?

That's also simple!
Developers are too afraid to ask Music Modules be supported. It seems that Macromedia has enacted some sort of unwritten rule that basically states that music is not as important as graphics. The studies they undobtebly have show that the audio quality, or should i say, music experience, is not an important factor in multimedia and the online experience. The problem is, these studies were done with big businesses and corporate types, not the rest of their Flash userbase.

HOW TO GET Music Modules INCLUDED?

Do some reaserch about Music Modules yourself and see if this is what you really want. The benefits outweigh any negatives in my opinion. Post repeated threads on the topic, on this or MM site. Email and formal Letter are a great way to go about it, especially if you present yourself as an important business entity that uses their product and is a bit peaved that an important technology like this has been overlooked by MM, hinting that they are slipping and don't know the newest technology trend.

Lastly,

If MM doesnt take the necessary steps to include Music Modules into its Flash technology, we need to gather up support for a GPL Open Source project that Will incorporate Music Modules, as well as vector graphics and the rest, like Flash has.

Don't Sit And Take Up the Bung Hole from MM. We should be MM first and foremost priority. Period...... Not Big Business!

Petition for Music Module support in the next release of the Flash Player.

Izzy

I Have A Huge Illustrator File, How Do I Make It Smaller?
I have a map of the world as an illustrator file. I want to bring it into flash, but can't have it be so big in terms of memory.

How can I, in illustrator, make the thing smaller or less memory heavey?

I can't for the life of me figure it out.

Thanks.

Text Options: Smaller File Size?
Hi all,

One of the things I've noticed while working with flash, is that text often makes the file size of an otherwise small flash movie much larger.

So I'd like to know what my options are in keeping the filesize down? Are there specific fonts I should stick to? I wouldn't even mind making the fonts alaised.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

[F8] Video Or Vector = Smaller File Size?
As a general rule of thumb, I'm just curious which format will produce smaller file sizes? Say, for instance, I've created an animation of a 3D model walking across the screen in a white room. The model isn't the most realistic, perhaps mirroring the quality of "The Sims" characters.

I have the ability to export this animation as a video and bring it into Flash (whether it be FLV, externally loaded SWF, etc. Point is, it's raster-based), or I can take the other route and export this from an Electric Rain product directly to vector art. So basically, does anyone have any advice for which will produce a smaller file size?

I'm in a bit of a pinch and don't really have time to experiment with the two. Since the model is so simplistic, I have no worries that the vector version can't produce comparable results to the raster version concerning detail, shadows, etc. File size is my main concern. Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much in advance.

Making FLASH File Size Smaller
Can anyone help me? My flash site is up, but although it loads great on my computer, it takes awhile and needs to be refreshed on my coworkers computer and doesn't show up in Safari. Any suggestions on saving to make the file size smaller so that it will load faster?

Thanks!

Smaller Sound File Creates Larger Swf
I have add background music to my swf. When the swf reaches a a particular frame it activates it. In properties I have it set up as an event that repeats 3 times. Originally I used an mp3 that's 44KHz 16 Bit Stereo 128 kbps and the file size is 1.67 MB. In the end my total swf size is 1.04 MB.

I wanted to try an make it smaller so I experimented by importing the same sound but at 22KHz 16 bit Mono 56 kbps and its file size is 754 KB. In the end the total swf size is 1.35 MB.

In the library I made the export settings the same (Default) and I tried using "Use Imported MP3 Quality" for the second file. There was no difference. "Over Ride Sound Settings" is Unselected in the Publish Settings for both of them.

I'm confused as to why this would happen. I was hoping that someone could shed some light on this.

Thanks,

TheOnyxGuy

My Html File Is 405kb Can I Make It Smaller In Any Way? [+]
I have a mini-site that has a ton of text-therefore making my html file really large--therefore making my .swf take FOREVER to load. My pre-loader is worthless because it takes sooo long for just the html to load....
(i just looked at the source for the html file and it looks like stuff is repeated 40 times!? I there any way i can make sure stuff isn't repeating somehow?!)
How can i make my html file smaller????

view the file here:
http://www.rochester-citynews.com/dining.html

Cheers,

Schimke

Better Colour Change Method For Smaller File?
Hi, I'm new to Flash but eager to learn! I hope you guys can give me some good tips on using better code to reduce file size.

I've just done a colour change swf for a friend who has a clothing business. Basically it just needed to change the colour of the t-shirt according to button presses.

I just wanted to know if there is a better way (more code i assume) to do the colour changes? I'm looking for a really compact file size because there's a lot more to go in it yet!

http://www.souldaze.com/tshirtv1.html -- this is the swf I've got so far...
http://www.souldaze.com/tshirtv1.fla -- and that's the source file.

Making File Size Of Swf Files Smaller...
i dont know if this is in the correct forums but is it possible to make the file size of a swf file to be smaller since the web host im using wont let me upload files bigger than 1mb.

Smaller Size File Type For Sound In Flash?
what is the smallest file type to save the sound in, so the movie loads faster, obviously not wav, for a 30 second intro, and ive been using mp3 format, but that also is just way too slow, for it to load anywhere near 1:30 with dialup, i had to drop the mp3 sound format down to speakerphone format hehe.so any suggestions on the format to help it load faster, thank you so much.and also any suggestions on what program to use to convert it, would also be very much appreciated.thanks so much laters =)

If Browser Window Is Smaller Than Flash File.. Scroll?
Hey I've seen this done before.. Maybe it's Javascript or something. But if my flash file needs to be 1000/700 and the person's browser size is say 800/600, how do I make it so it scrolls?

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

Making A Sound File Smaller Or Editing Sounds Outside Of Flash
I have a sound loop that I would like to use for a site and I would just like to use one small part of the loop. Currently the track is 57 seconds and I just want to use a small part or the loop like ten seconds worth for the FLA file. I know I can edit sound in Flash but it seems like it still loads the whole file and it would be tooo large. How do I edit sounds before I import them into Flash. What program would you recommend using.

Thanks in advance for a reply,

David Bishop

Publish Settings And Quality Changes Don't Make File Size Smaller
My swf file is rather large, so I tried changing the quality settings and the publish settings, but nothing I do seems to change the size of the final swf.

Images...making Them A Graphic Make Smaller File Size?
I am working on a mapping project. With all the images, my *.swf file is large -- currently at 11.8MB. I would like to make the file smaller, by making all the images a [symbol] graphic, would it decrease the project's size?

Thanks!
Nathan Chidester

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