Byte-Size Flash MX. Adventures in Design Optimization (Broché)

Have you ever poured all your creativity into a Flash movie, only to find that no-one waits for it to download ? Have you tried to use just one tiny picture in your movie, and seen the file size go through the roof ? Is it possible to do anything remotely effective and maintain a practical file size ? Yes - more than you could possibly imagine ! In a series of clear and concise demonstrations this collection shows you exactly what can be done with tiny Flash files. It delivers a blend of the truly inspirational and the highly practical. Some of the hottest Flash designers around have logged in the hours so you don't have to ! They pull designs out of the top drawer and show you exactly how you can go about creating great movies with the smallest amount of download pain. Whether you're a professional designer or a fresh Flasher, this book will show you that you can : *Create incredible generative designs - so small that you can use them for wallpaper *Produce Interactive 3D animations that roll in at under 5 KB in size *Deliver sound in under 2 KB *Deliver JPEGs and photographs while keeping your Flash movies very small *Keep costs clown by minimizing bandwidth usage Who is this book for : *You've worked with Flash, but are wondering why visitors are getting irritable at the download time *You're willing to start learning some ActionScript tricks to fight the file flab *You're not afraid to become addicted to optimization!