Byte-Size Flash MX: Adventures in Optimization

Friends of ED

ISBN 10: 1904344097 / ISBN 13: 9781904344094

Published by Friends of Ed, 2002

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Synopsis:

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!

About the Author:

Geneviève 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.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Byte-Size Flash MX: Adventures in ...
Publisher: Friends of Ed
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: paperback
Condition: Good