If the actual file sizes in each frame are quite small due to image compression, when does the fps speed start to degrade if you preload the movie? Only on older systems, like Pre prentium III and pre Mac G3?

Or Is frame rate only relevant to flash swfs that play as you download them [so cable modems can play 45 fps no problem while 28k modems will choke?]

I know you can choke the Flash player itself even if you have a fast computer system with heavily tweened large symbols because the player strains to draw the graphics on screen....

Jeff

>From: "Flash Gordon" <oneflashtwelve@hotmail.com> >Subject: Re: FLASH: Flash Flashing technique ? > >I seem to remember from my university days (I have a degreee in Film/Video >and I work on computers... go figure) >That 24fps - the speed that motion pictures run - was decided upon because >it showed continuous motion smoothly enough to be perceived as smooth and >crisp motion (or something like that). >That being said I did some testing (i've used the technique before as >well)... >24fps seems to be the minimum frame rate you should use. I've set it as hih >as 60fps, and it's still recognizable (if the images are distinctive..). >You don't have to have a blank frame in between the images. The human eye is >pretty sharp at noticing motion. >Here's a 3 frame example (3 pictures) > >at 60fps: >http://abby-normal.tripod.com/aa.html >at 40fps: >http://abby-normal.tripod.com/aa1.html >at 24fps: >http://abby-normal.tripod.com/aa2.html >at 18fps: >http://abby-normal.tripod.com/aa3.html > >If I remember correctly Baltazer ran at 30fps... > >For smaller file size, it's going to take optimizing the images as much as >you can. It looked like Balthazer compressed the images a lot and it still >looked ok.... > >I hope that was clear...

-- Jefferis Kent Peterson www.PetersonSales.net Flash, Web Design and Marketing ICQ 19112253 _______ "Happy is the person who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding, for the gain from it is better than gain from silver and its profit better than gold." - Proverbs 3:13,14.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ flasher is generously supported by... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ flashforward2000 and the Flash(tm) Film Festival November 27-29, 2000, LONDON, National Film Theatre

Produced by United Digital Artists and lynda.com -Sponsored by Macromedia, Adobe Systems and Apple Computer -http://www.flashforward2000.com or UK tel. +44 (0870) 751 1526 Register before November 10 and save £200 http:// www.flashforward2000.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe or change your list settings go to http://www.chinwag.com/flasher or email help@chinwag.com