Critic my SWF

[dreamp]

Hey Guys !

I've created a flash movie like www.barneys.com but problem is , is that movie's gettin' too heavy to load. Anyway to ptimize this ?
Please, check out my site and critic the flash movie ( general design and other ). It's been only 3 months I do flash.

http://courau.dream-planet.com
( click on the big name to start movie )

THX
D-SAN

[snapple]

dreamp,

You might want to post this thread in a the site check forum, bit more appropriate.

With regards to the heavy file size well just consider doing the following :

1) Try to stay away from scenes, they are more difficult to navigate from movie clips

2) Use symbols where ever you can

3) Use layers to separate - as many as you want, they do not affect your exproted swf file.

4) Try to tween symbols instead of groups, each group in the keyframe has to be downloaded, where as only a single tween in a symbol has to be downloaded.

4) Break apart groups within symbols to simplify them

5) Avoid animatioons that have multiple objects moving at the same time

6) Use color transitions and gradients sparingly

Hope this helped. Regards, snapple :)

[dreamp]

"Avoid animatioons that have multiple objects moving at the same time "

That's the most difficult part. I actually did as many layers as I could and and used many tweenings but the movie's still to heavy . I think I'm goin' to have to split my swf in parts ( 1.swf, 2.swf a.s.o )

Thanks anyway for your mail :-)


D-SAN

[BirdOnWire]

I think u did it separate movies can u tell me how to load a movie on the same stage of the current one cause I am facing the same problem here , I think its all about loadmovie function , but when I do it a separate movie is loaded , I want to load the other movies on the same stage , do u have a clue??

[dreamp]

Ok,

create a blank clip with instance name "mask "
Place it in the upper left corner of you animation window.
Create now a button with action :

on (release) {
loadMovie ("mymovie.swf", _root.mask);
}

This should work.
Actually, I'm facin' trouble with the loading. I'll try to fix that in the afternoon

D-SAN

[BirdOnWire]

Ok I will try that , I hope it works ,
thnx