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1. Re: Size Guidance
Ned Murphy Dec 3, 2008 3:37 PM (in response to andrewmcgibbon)I don't think that's a horribly large file size... it might make a dialup connection wait a little bit, but probably not a broadband connection.
One thing you might be able to do is save some file size with the imported bitmaps (instrument snowflakes). Before you import them, shrink them down to the size they'll be in the movie, and they would also save a few bytes if they were gif files rather than jpegs. If you were to simply create your own using the Flash drawing tools, you'd save even more.
I didn't pay attention while the whole thing was playing, but maybe you could also remove some of the music from the mp3 and then fade the music out to an early end if the content was already loaded. You might be able to slice out a short loop to fill in afterwards so that the snowflakes can still fall with some sound, just not the whole music file. -
2. Size Guidance
Walter Elias Dec 3, 2008 5:03 PM (in response to andrewmcgibbon)I've produced hundreds of e-cards. For my clients -- major e-card sites -- 100kb is the target, 150kb is considered large, and anything over 200kb requires special permission. Just for your reference.
I'll underscare what NedWebs said:
I had a brief look at it. One problem is the snowflake images. Look in the size report and you'll see your Photoshop bitmaps are huge. You need to reduce them in Photoshop to the actual size you want them in Flash BEFORE you import them into Flash. Use Photoshop to resize them and then save them as GIF or PNG files with transparency. Then the images will look nice and crisp and save lots of file size. When you resize directly in Flash, it does not resample the image, so you end up with the same file size as the original huge ones.
Second, the music track is too long. Obviously that accounts for most of the file size. Few people are going to sit through the entire piece to listen to it on your e-card. Since the card itself is less than 30 seconds long, you should consider trying to edit the music down to 30 or 45 seconds. If you work at it, I'll bet you could snip out several verses seamlessly and time the music so that the final notes coincide with the final message on the card.
Man, I'd love to see Jazz at Lincoln Center! Too bad I'm 8000 miles away. -
3. Re: Size Guidance
andrewmcgibbon Dec 3, 2008 9:02 PM (in response to andrewmcgibbon)Guys, thanks a million for the responses. They were most helpful.
Larry, if you ever get to the NY area, look me up and I'll be happy to arrange for you to see Jazz at Lincoln Center. You can always reach me through andrewmcgibbon.com



