Huge File Size?

[Varnik]

Hey all, just wondering if anyone knows why this is happening to me. I never had this problem before but I joined the Marvel Collab and I made a flash about Hulk. The whole thing took me 400 frames. Now when I saved it the file size came out to 45,000 KB!!! Thats without the sound so if anyone nows why this is going on please let me no.

Thanks.

[ikool]

At 10/13/09 10:19 PM, Varnik wrote: Hey all, just wondering if anyone knows why this is happening to me. I never had this problem before but I joined the Marvel Collab and I made a flash about Hulk. The whole thing took me 400 frames. Now when I saved it the file size came out to 45,000 KB!!! Thats without the sound so if anyone nows why this is going on please let me no.

Thanks.

Without sounds?! Oh man... the only other thing I could possibly think that could even come close is filter spamming... Or tons of special effects...

[knugen]

Go into publish settings and check "Generate size report". A text document with detailed information about how big everything is will show up in the same folder as your swf when you export.

[ikool]

At 10/13/09 10:45 PM, knugen wrote: Go into publish settings and check "Generate size report". A text document with detailed information about how big everything is will show up in the same folder as your swf when you export.

Wow, you learn something everyday. O_O
Didn't know that a feature like this existed...

[hdxmike]

If your using lots o vector ( which you are )
Select EVERYTHING and go

Modify >> Shape >> Optimize >> 100 %

i once cut 30mb off a 31 mb fla

[Yambanshee]

save and compress might hekp. when you delete files, they still get saved inside the fla. How big is the swf?

[hdxmike]

At 10/13/09 11:35 PM, Yambanshee wrote: save and compress might hekp.

That too
:when you delete files, they still get saved inside the fla
Im assuming you mean symbols on the stage

[Yambanshee]

At 10/14/09 06:46 AM, hdxmike wrote:

At 10/13/09 11:35 PM, Yambanshee wrote:

Im assuming you mean symbols on the stage

sound as well i think. Not sure

[hdxmike]

At 10/14/09 07:41 AM, Yambanshee wrote:

At 10/14/09 06:46 AM, hdxmike wrote:

At 10/13/09 11:35 PM, Yambanshee wrote:

Im assuming you mean symbols on the stage

sound as well i think. Not sure

Is it just me or do you seem to be next to all of my posts ?

Compress sound and use as many loops as opposed to full songs as you can
If possible cut and compress sounds in another program

FUCKING STALKER !! :P

[KaynSlamdyke]

At 10/14/09 07:48 AM, hdxmike wrote: Is it just me or do you seem to be next to all of my posts ?

Is it just me or are you posting barely acceptable replies in every topic on the first page of the forum?

[hdxmike]

At 10/14/09 08:14 AM, KaynSlamdyke wrote:

At 10/14/09 07:48 AM, hdxmike wrote: Is it just me or do you seem to be next to all of my posts ?

Is it just me or are you posting barely acceptable replies in every topic on the first page of the forum?

No its just you.

Glad to be of service.

[Version2]

At 10/13/09 10:55 PM, hdxmike wrote: Modify >> Shape >> Optimize >> 100 %

Be cautious when using this method, it works by straigtening as many curves as possible into straight lines, which can seriously alter the way your symbols and artwork looks. It does cut out a LOT of file space however, so experiment with lower settings and see where you like it.

[Varnik]

Hey all thanks for all the replys. The swf file is about 750kb... so im not sure why the fla is so big but I will try all your ideas. All the 400 frames are is me redrawing the same picture but differently no special effect or anything. So if anyone else has other ideas please do tell :P

[citricsquid]

At 10/14/09 01:14 PM, Varnik wrote: Hey all thanks for all the replys. The swf file is about 750kb... so im not sure why the fla is so big but I will try all your ideas. All the 400 frames are is me redrawing the same picture but differently no special effect or anything. So if anyone else has other ideas please do tell :P

oh, that's fine! The repliers here assumed you were talking about the .swf size, that is the only size that matters. The .fla can be as big as you like. All the advice here is geared towards a large final file, not the .fla. You can only pay attention to the .swf size, .fla doesn't matter.