Confused about Bandwidth Profiler - what's it telling me?

Hi All,
I'm confused about the bandwidth profiler. I have two
different SWF
files, both are profiled for 56K modem. One file is 253K, 150
x 260 px,
599 frames @ 10fr/sec showing a preload of 96 frames (9.6 s),
frame 1 is
45K. The other is 197K, 800 x 150 px, 1009 frames @ 12fr/sec
showing a
preload of 484 frames (40.3 s), frame 1 is 189K. Why does the
preload
for the smaller file take 40.3 sec. while the larger file is
only 9.6
sec.? And what does preload mean? It appears to indicate how
long it
will take to download frame 1, is that correct? Why is the
Frame 1 size
so different between the two? And why does the smaller file
size have a
much larger frame 1 size. I just don't see why a smaller file
should
take longer to load than a larger file.
Any help would be appreciated.

preloaders preload all frames - usually a percentage -
unfortunately most developers make you wait
until 100% of the movie (all frames/content) is loaded when,
if built correctly, only a much smaller
percentage needs to be loaded before playing. Sounds like one
of your movies has embedded fonts or
objects set for export on frame 1 (like components) and they
all have to loaded first (before frame
1 actually) because flash doesn't know where in your movie
they are located.
Chris Georgenes / mudbubble.com / keyframer.com / Adobe
Community Expert
Brett wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I'm confused about the bandwidth profiler. I have two
different SWF
> files, both are profiled for 56K modem. One file is
253K, 150 x 260 px,
> 599 frames @ 10fr/sec showing a preload of 96 frames
(9.6 s), frame 1 is
> 45K. The other is 197K, 800 x 150 px, 1009 frames @
12fr/sec showing a
> preload of 484 frames (40.3 s), frame 1 is 189K. Why
does the preload
> for the smaller file take 40.3 sec. while the larger
file is only 9.6
> sec.? And what does preload mean? It appears to indicate
how long it
> will take to download frame 1, is that correct? Why is
the Frame 1 size
> so different between the two? And why does the smaller
file size have a
> much larger frame 1 size. I just don't see why a smaller
file should
> take longer to load than a larger file.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.

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