making jpgs load faster

[holdaway]

I have a Flash site where a tif fades up and it really chugs and loads slowly.
So, just some general questions:

Does breaking apart the jpg (which is held within a Graphic Symbol) make it load faster?
Does the Trace Bitmap command make it loas faster?

I have already optimized the file.

[Ricod]

Depends on the amount of detail. Tracing the bitmap can even increase filesize, depending on the amount of detail.

[Ric Ellis]

I think it's best to create a JPEG rather than a TIF and to load it as a seperate .swf. This way you can put a preloader on it, and it will therefore only become visible when it is fully loaded.

It might still be slow but it looks far more proffessional to the user.