Flash file is too big! Have tried everything!

Question

I am making a simple file with three images looping. I drew the images in Illustrator and have saved them as bitmap, jpeg, eps, png, gif...in varying sizes, I have put the resolution down to 70, I cannot get teh file any smaller than 670kb and max size for submission is 250kb.
Ive read to use vectors instead of raster, but how do I save a file in illustrator so that it is considered still a vector?
Is this what I need to do? Nothing fancy in my video, just less than 200 frames at 24fps
Please help! The deadline for my project is in a couple days!
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Answer 1

The biggest factor in file size is often the physical dimensions of the image. A 320 x 240 image uses 1/4 the pixels that a 640 x 480 image does, so file size is MUCH smaller.
So the first thing is to design the image in the exact physical dimensions needed. NEVER scale the image after you add it to Flash.
All the file formats that you mentioned are pixel based... bitmaps... so they will not work like a vector passed image... as one created (drawn) directly in Flash.
Can you directly import into the Library the Illustrator (vector) image file? Then you can bypass the pixel based bitmap.
Best of luck!
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