Best file types to use

I am currently building a presentation file for a company.
They have a wide range of spec PCs that they would view the
presentation on and I want to ensure that they can view it smoothly
even if they are viewing it on a PC that is years and years old
with very little RAM and graphics power.
So, there must be a prefered file type that people tend to
save in whether it be .JPG , .BMP etc for images or .AVI , .MPEG
etc for video. Is there a better file type to be using to ensure
the presentation works well on every (well almost) computer?
Also are there any image properties that I should avoid, such
as alpha masking?
Finally Flash. What is the best way to save and create a
Flash file that can be viewed best on any PC?
Publishing. I have had problems with this before. Should
files be imported into the presentation or left external? Any tips
as for this?
Thanks in advance if anyone can help.

>I am currently building a presentation file for a
company. They have a
>wide
> range of spec PCs that they would view the presentation
on and I want to
> ensure
> that they can view it smoothly even if they are viewing
it on a PC that is
> years and years old with very little RAM and graphics
power.
> So, there must be a prefered file type that people tend
to save in whether
> it
> be .JPG , .BMP etc for images or .AVI , .MPEG etc for
video. Is there a
> better
> file type to be using to ensure the presentation works
well on every (well
> almost) computer?
> Also are there any image properties that I should avoid,
such as alpha
> masking?
> Finally Flash. What is the best way to save and create a
Flash file that
> can
> be viewed best on any PC?
>
> Publishing. I have had problems with this before. Should
files be
> imported
> into the presentation or left external? Any tips as for
this?
Are you asking only about Flash or about Authorware too?
I've been building Authorware courses for almost 10 years. In
all that time,
jpg and bmp have been fine, and that's going back to 133MHz
Win 95 laptops
with 16 Mb RAM and 1 Mb graphic cards. If you think you are
delivering to
such ancient, steam-driven machines then avoid png and avoid
alpha
transparency, avoid Flash in Authorware.
Otherwise, if your oldest machine is, say. Pentium 600 MHz,
64 Mb RAM, 8Mb
graphics running Win 98, you should be fine with png graphics
and simple
Flash animations, but probably best to avoid both on screen
at the same
time.
Otherwise, give us a better idea of what you think your
oldest, worst
machines will be.
Oh - note that Authorware 7 content isn't even recommended
for Win 95 -
http://www.adobe.com/products/authorware/productinfo/systemreqs/
Steve
EuroTAAC eLearning 2007
http://www.eurotaac.com
Adobe Community Expert: Authorware, Flash Mobile and Devices
My blog -
http://stevehoward.blogspot.com/
Authorware tips -
http://www.tomorrows-key.com

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