Flash CS3 -- slow undo?

Im just getting into CS3 and have noticed a lengthy time-lag
when using the undo function compared to v.8. Its a consistent
problem, and I checked back in v.8 and the undo works immediately.
Try painting a stroke, then hit undo, is there a second where the
pointer turns to an arrow and u can do nothing until it reverts
back to the brush tool?

good to know - i will try and test soon.
Chris Georgenes
Animator
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beansandporks wrote:
> Sorry for the confusion, yeah I meant using flash as an
animation tool (in an
> animation setting). I assumed most ppl here would be mm
dev so perhaps not up
> on frame-by-frame.
>
> Anyhow. I did some more tests and found it is tied to
the size of my fla. If
> I do a test in a blank fla no prob. When I do it in a
24mb fla loaded with
> animated clips, it has the lag. Note: this same 24mb
file does not suffer this
> delay when working in v.8 Also, this fla was originally
authored in v.8, then
> ported to CS3, perhaps that is an issue? Its a tough
thing to test unless uve
> got a sizable fla.
>
>
>

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