Flash Tips
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| Here are some common suggestions I give
quite frequently:
FormattingMost Flashed sites I'm asked to critique can improve their formatting.
Color ThemeBefore you start getting REALLY into your design, it's best to pick your favorite 2 or 3 colors as a color scheme and stick to it. FontsFlash will use just about ANY FONT IN THE WORLD. For this reason, avoid using standard, every day fonts like Arial and Times New Roman. Want some cool fonts? Click Here! Sound
SpeedI recommend a frame rate of at LEAST 16-18 fps. This makes animation a lot smoother than the default 12 fps. Contrary to popular belief, using a higher frame rate does NOT crash computers or bog down slower computers. If anything, it makes animation faster. Animation speedIf the animation of your movies seem slow, file size actually has nothing to do with it! Complex symbols, such as a word with gradients, masks, numerous layers and lines will move across the screen slower than simpler symbols. Objects animate faster when they take up a smaller portion of the screen. OptimizingHere are some tips:
*Consult the manual for more information. PreloadersI try and avoid preloaders at all costs! If I don't want to sit and watch a "Loading" screen when I access it online, why should I make others suffer? Don't be lazy when creating a Flash movie! Think it out first, and follow these tips:
Basically, my site's entire opening movie is a preloader, as there are no large chunks of data that are on the timeline before they're loaded. In other words, a music clip or graphic will show just after it's been loaded. Here is a simple preloader: Suppose: Your code should be : Frame 1: CoordinationNo Flash movie will display at the exact same speed on any two machines, or even on the same machine at different instances. What may appear to be synchronized on your computer may lag noticeably on another machine. Your only option is to use the "stream" event. However, Flash will drop frames in the animation to keep up with the sound, which may result in visual skipping. The solution: be strategic when designing your Flash movies. |
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