Have you ever poured all your creativity into a Flash movie, but found
your friends grumbling at the download size? 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 in a small file?
More than you could possibly imagine! This collection shows you just
exactly what can be done with tiny Flash files, using some of the
hottest Flash designers around. These authors pull designs out of the
top drawer and show you exactly how you can go about creating great SWFs
with the smallest amount of download pain. We will look at: creating
incredible generative designs -- so small you can use them for wallpaper
producing 3D animations that roll in at under 5k in size creating sound
toys in the smallest possible file space de-mystifying the use of JPEGs
and photographs while keeping your Flash movies small strategic use of
back-end technology to keep your delivery times down to nanoseconds!
changing the boundaries to look at new ways of delivering entire sites!
From the Publisher Who is this book for You've worked with Flash, but
are wondering why people are getting tetchy at the download time. You're
willing to start learning some ActionScript tricks to fight the file
flab, and you're not afraid to become addicted to optimization! About
the Author Genevieve Garand Conceived 3weeksinApril.com, an experimental
web site that explores new ways of navigation and features an engaging
narrative. David Hirmes is a Flash developer living in Brooklyn, New
York. Kip Parker Works through his own company Hi-Rise Limited and in
collaboration with Anthony Burrill as Friendchip, which was established
in 1998. Keith Peters Found Flash to be the ideal medium for creating
graphics with code. Robert Reich lives in Hamburg, Germany. Flash became
his favourite besides normal HTML and serverside driven website
creation. He is working as freelancer for several firms. Roy Tanck
Currently employed in Hilversum, as part of a team that creates
innovative e-learning solutions. Within this environment, Flash is a
great tool.
