Large swf problem

My problem is this:
I am making a series of language lessons in flash for my
school to use. Because the lessons contain sound (recorded
explanations etc) and some animation, the resulting swf file is
quite big- about 15mb. So when a class of 30 all access the file on
the internet at the same time it takes ages to load. It does need
to be on the net because I want to make it available to other
schools. I suppose I could chop it up, but I don't have the
knowledge to make them play in a sequence.
Can anyone suggest a solution? I'd be very grateful and I'll
send you the finished result if you're interested in learning
Spanish.
Martin.

If you want the video to compress more so you can reduce the
file with havig good quality send it to me. Or you can compress by
flash 8 video encoder plugin.Better way is if the video file is
long make it brake this will solve your problem.

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Large SWF files

I was playing around with ID's interactive features and came across the large SWF problem.
In fact, last month, I posted here whinging about a 13mb SWF file it created despite my having sized all the images (12 of them) to the exact pixel size they were being used at.Adjusting the compression ing the SWF export did nothing.
I revisited that project today and did something different.
Instead of placing PSD images I swapped them out for a JPG of the exact image - no re-sampling (except JPG medium compression). The SWF file went from 13mb to 3mb!
I had used the main images as thumbnails - reducing and cropping them in ID. So I recreated the thumbnails in PShop at the exact pixel size and replaced the cropped reduced images.
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Brian

Graham
Interesting.
Here is a link to the file I have been playing with (albeit not frequently)
http://www.wgdesigngroup.com/10/elaine/elaine.html
(Still in the ugly, awkward grey ID html file)
On the Art page I had used the full images to create the thumbnails.
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But when I cropped in PShop to thumbnail size, the file went down to 1.1mb. (much better than the 13mb when I was using PSDs)
Brian

Load AS2 swf into AS3 swf problem

I have a flash with AS3 and inside this swf i load in a AS2 swf.
to load swf works just fine, but the problem is when i load this i want to go to
a specific part of it, for example i want to go to frame 3 in the loaded swf.
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so can i do like this then to go to frame 3 in my loaded swf?
MovieClip(ldr.content).gotoAndStop(3); ?
sorry for being such an airhead
thanks for helping me out =)
Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2009 10:25:09 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: load AS2 swf into AS3 swf problem
no.
if, in your loaded swf, you have a function f1() on the loaded swf's main timeline and you load that swf using a loader (say ldr), use:
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Hi,
Using MovieClipLoader I want to load external SWFs - and it
is working fine
if external swf doesn't have anything outside it's stage,
otherwise it shows
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Loading an external swf problem

Hi everyone,
I have started a new project for a client that wants a
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. Some things need to changed but it is working.
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use the MovieClipLoader class. F1 for help docs in
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Hey guys, I am really in need of an answer here. I would tremendously grateful if someone has the answer. I'll keep it simple and right to the point:
1. I have created "index.swf" in AS3. Has it's own "MainClass" class.
2. I created "holder.swf" which is the main landing page. Has 2 buttons, for the viewer to load the site in fullscreen or standard.
3. In the timeline of "holder.swf" I have created 2 frames, 1st frame containing the buttons, second frame containing the AS3 external swf loader script.
It does not seem to want to load my "index.swf".
I have tested a million different ways, it load other swf's just fine, AS2 and AS3, but for some strange reason it just will NOT load "index.swf".
This is driving me crazy, I have a feeling it has something to do with a class conflict. I have tried (import MainClass;) in the first frame of "holder.swf" and no luck.
PLEASE GUYS, LET ME KNOW IF YOU KNOW THE ANSWER!
THANK YOU SO MUCHO.
Michael

Hey kglad,
Thanks for the quick reply!
Well here is the problem... With the exception of a few things I need to update, as well as implementing some better preloaders etc... the site is running alright...
About a week ago I decided that I wanted to site to start with the above landing page. A simple "holder.swf" which would give the viewer something to look at before entering the site... (ideally I want to find a script that will begin loading "index.swf" while the viewer is still on "holder.swf", but I'll figure that out later).
Anyhow, I created "holder.swf" as I have many times before, and for some reason it does not seem to want to load "index.swf" into the second frame when instructed to do so... does that make sense?
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It's driving me crazy, because my code works on other swf's I've tested it with, just not with index.swf, which leads me to believe there is something in the MainClass.as file which is causing it not to load...
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Oh, and many thanks again!!!
M

AS2 swf problem under AS3 swf (probably Tweener problem)

Hello. I have this problem for a days and it hasn't been soluted yet although I put it on couple of forums. I have 3 files: test.fla, file_as2, file_as3.
The test.fla file is a typical Loader, which loads external swf files and shows them on the screen. After any key is pressed, the swf is deleted from the screen and loaded again.
The file_as2 and file_as3 are the AS2 and AS3 compiled having a simple square animation (6 squares fading in from alpha 0 one by one) animated by caurina Tweener. If the file_as3 is compilated and loaded externally there is no problem (six sqares are fading in, after pressing any key the vanish and appear (loaded) again and again...). But if the swf as2 file is loaded, it shows the squares only once and after pressing any key and loading it again, it doesn't shows it at all.
I guess it's Tweener problem, because when i trace it in AS2 file (onUpdate) it traces only at the beginning.
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Link to download: http://www.filolozka.pl/zip/file.ZIP

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Dreamweaver SWF Problem

I am a relatively new Flash/Dreamweaver user and cannot seem to figure this one out.
I have checked my root files and *believe* all of them are pointing to the correct files, but for some reason my .swf is not loading in any browser; only locally.
The .swf doesn't show up on its own (ie: at http://www.5enses.eu/Index_.swf), which is odd. I heard it might be a path problem, but I have no idea how to fix it.
The site is:
http://www.5enses.eu/Index_.html
Code is:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<title>5 | FASHION/ART | FRAGRANCE | MUSIC | CUISINE | SEX</title>
<style type="text/css">
html, body { height: 100%; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
table { text-align: center; height: 100%; width: 100%; border: 0; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<table>
<tr>
<td>
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<param name="movie" value="Index_.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="wmode" value="opaque" />
<param name="swfversion" value="15.0.0.0" />

<param name="expressinstall" value="Scripts/expressInstall.swf" />


<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="Index_.swf" width="1200" height="800">
    
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</object>

</object>
<script type="text/javascript">
swfobject.registerObject("FlashID");
</script>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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My swfobject_modified.js and expressInstall.swf are both uploaded under a Scripts folder and loose in the root directory.
Thanks for your help!

Publish Settings in Flash when you're exporting the SWF:
Under HTML wrapper settings as shown above:
Size should be 'Percent' at 100 width and 100 height
This will make the entire area of browser a wrapper for holding your flash SWF
Now, the important part: Scale & Alignment: I've opened the drop-down menu in the screenshot:
Default (Show All) will fit the SWF movie to screen, keeping the aspect ratio intact - but will leave white space on either sides, if your screen's aspect ratio and the SWF aspect ratio don't match - scales when browser resizes
No border will fit movie to screen, but will bleed the borders with the stage color you set in Flash and may crop the content sometimes - scales when browser resizes
Exact Fit - Shows complete content to occupy full screen width & height and doesn't maintain aspect ratio - may cause stretching - scales when browser resizes
No Scale - doesn't scale movie to full screen - container will be 100% width & height but SWF shows at exact stage size - doesn't scale when browser is resized
To read more about HTML Wrapper Publish Settings for Flash, look here: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flash/cs/using/WSd60f23110762d6b883b18f10cb1fe1af6-7bd1a.html# WSd60f23110762d6b883b18f10cb1fe1af6-7bcca
-ST

Transition_Manager and unloading external swf problems

Hi there
I´m having a few problems with my project which i although it work it has some unpleasant bugs that i´m trying to solve for days.
When i load external swf´s they show up on top of the Menu button.Maybe because the button i´m pressing is inside the same movieclip as the Menu.
Explaining better here´s a little diagram of my site:
con2 MC (Instance of Menu) ---> cont3 MC (Instance of subMenu) and mainButton MC (Instance of Main)
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package {
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                        ease:Expo.easeOut
And then inside the subMenu.as class for the movieclip subMenu i have the buttons that load the external swf´s:
package {
    import com.greensock.TweenLite;
    import com.greensock.TweenMax;
    import com.greensock.*;
    import com.greensock.easing.*;
    import flash.display.*;
    import flash.events.*;
    import flash.display.MovieClip;
    import flash.net.URLRequest;
    import flash.display.Loader;
    import flash.events.Event;
    import flash.events.ProgressEvent;
    import fl.transitions.*;
    import fl.transitions.easing.*;
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            menu4.buttonMode = true;
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             menu2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,link2);
             menu3.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,link3);
             menu4.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,link4);
        function link1(e:MouseEvent) {
           function startLoad()
            var mLoader:Loader = new Loader();
            var mRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest("AugmentedReality_v1.swf");
            mLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onCompleteHandler);
            mLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, onProgressHandler);
            mLoader.load(mRequest);
function onCompleteHandler(e:Event):void {
var swf:DisplayObject = e.target.content;
swf.x = -400;
swf.y = -300;
addChild(swf);
function onProgressHandler(mProgress:ProgressEvent)
       var percent:Number = mProgress.bytesLoaded/mProgress.bytesTotal;
       trace(percent);
startLoad();
        function link2(e:MouseEvent) {
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            var mLoader:Loader = new Loader();
            var mRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest("Fotos.swf");
            mLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onCompleteHandler);
            mLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, onProgressHandler);
            mLoader.load(mRequest);
function onCompleteHandler(e:Event):void {
var swf:DisplayObject = e.target.content;
swf.x = -400;
swf.y = -300;
addChild(swf);
function onProgressHandler(mProgress:ProgressEvent)
       var percent:Number = mProgress.bytesLoaded/mProgress.bytesTotal;
       trace(percent);
startLoad();
        function link3(e:MouseEvent) {
        function link4(e:MouseEvent){
            function startLoad()
            var mLoader:Loader = new Loader();
            var mRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest("Texto.swf");
            mLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onCompleteHandler);
            mLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, onProgressHandler);
            mLoader.load(mRequest);
function onCompleteHandler(e:Event):void {
var swf:DisplayObject = e.target.content;
swf.x = -400;
swf.y = -300;
addChild(swf);
function onProgressHandler(mProgress:ProgressEvent)
       var percent:Number = mProgress.bytesLoaded/mProgress.bytesTotal;
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Like i said the swf´s show up on top of the Menu and i need it to dissapear.
Also i want to unload the swf currently in scene so that when i load another one they don´t pile on top of each other.
Pls help. Thanks

Oh btw, i´m having an error 1069 Property TransitionManager not found in subMenu and there is no default value
at fl.transitions::TransitionManager$/start()
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Unloading external swf problem - deadline approaching

Hi,
We bought a component, and the developers are not real
helpful so I thought I would try here. We have the well-known AS 3
problem of events continuing to run even after you've unloaded a
swf. Here is what we got:
a main swf loads one of 7 secondary swfs, based on a button
click. each of the secondary swfs contains the component (a 3D
wall) that we purchased. we don't seem to have access to the code.
we unload one swf load the next, and then after we do this a few
times we get the following crash (output way below).
The component does have a closeWall() function, which i'm
assuming cleans things up. The problem is I don't know how to call
a function on an externally loaded swf? Is that possible? In other
words I want to say:
var loader:Loader;
function loadSwf(){
loader = new Loader();
var urlRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest ("vidSub.swf");
loader.load(urlRequest);
addChildAt(loader, getChildIndex(holder));
function unloadSwf(){
// hey swf, close properly, before I unload you
loader.closeWall();//or something like this
loader.unload();
Thanks so much if you can help.
Doug
Crash output:
Error: Error #2094: Event dispatch recursion overflow.
at
flash.events::EventDispatcher/flash.events:EventDispatcher::dispatchEventFunction()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
at flash.display::Stage/dispatchEvent()
at
org.papervision3d.core.utils.virtualmouse::VirtualMouse/::handleUpdate()
at
flash.events::EventDispatcher/flash.events:EventDispatcher::dispatchEventFunction()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
at
org.papervision3d.core.utils.virtualmouse::VirtualMouse/update()
at
org.papervision3d.core.utils.virtualmouse::VirtualMouse/setLocation()
at
org.papervision3d.core.utils::InteractiveSceneManager/org.papervision3d.core.utils:Intera ctiveSceneManager::handleMouseMove()
at
flash.events::EventDispatcher/flash.events:EventDispatcher::dispatchEventFunction()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
at flash.display::Stage/dispatchEvent()
at org.papervision

I feel for you...
You may want to try to instantiate the thing not through
adding loader to display list but accessing application domain and
creating an instance of its class. Some application will not do a
thing if you just add them to display list and accessing their
interfaces (I love doing that for one :-). In any case - I am not
sure it is such a good idea to add the loader directly - not within
INIT event listener.
You may want to try accessing their application domain and
loop through its properties to see which ones are enumerable. In
the error stack you can see some their classes so you know already
what to access. For instance there is
org.papervision3d.core.utils.InteractiveSceneManager class.
I don't say anything new but it looks like there is the same
event flying around which is dispatched by some listener causing
recursion. Can it be that your custom events have the same type as
theirs? Try to listen to their events through making listener
listen in capture phase by setting third parameter to true:
blah.addEventListener("eventType", eventHandler, true) - you may be
able to explicitly remove their event listener if you know which
one. Or, perhaps, this is your mouse event that conflicts with
theirs...
Sorry I cannot be more helpful.

SWF Problem in FireFox

View the link below in FireFox, then in another browser, and you'll see that there is what appears to be a break after both swfs (one is the "matrix" display, the other is the menu).
I have racked my brain, scanned the code, tried different methods, but cannot seem to fix this. I have no idea what is causing this. Both files were inserted into Dreamweaver, using it's default flash object code, and the only thing changed is the wmode, which is set to transparent. Please help.
http://www.matrixmediaconcepts.com/new
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Hi
This is being caused by the fact that you are using a table based design.
Unfortunately, (for you) it would probably take longer to correct the problem and retain the table based design, that it would to convert to a standards based css design.
Briefly you will have to compensate your table design to acomodate the gaps that you see in FF, this would probably have an adverse affect on the layout in IE though.
PZ

SWF problem in FF and Chrome browsers.

Hi all,
I have one problem with my swf file, I have created an swf for calculating speed. In the time of 12Sec. one person can move some distance with some x speed, an another person can move same distance with 2x speed, but finnaly two persons will reach the distance in same time that is 12Sec. I have created one timer for this, will show the time.If I run the swf the timer is working fine, I embeded this swf into html and I checked that html file using IE it is working fine, but if I check it in FF or Chrome the timer is running bit slow and it is effecting my functionality. So, any help on this please.....I attached the screen shorts here.
I used AS3.0 to create this.
SWF Output
Chrome Output
IE Output
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Santhosh Kumar M

Hi kglad,
here is the code.... please help me to find where I did the mistake...
****** START *************
a_mc.stop();
b_mc.stop();
var ax:Number=a_mc.x;
var bx:Number=b_mc.x;
var count:Number=0;
var cnt:Number=0;
time.text=String(count);
var b:Boolean;
if (! b) {
          var endTime:int;
          var startTime=getTimer();
          this.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,ff);
function ff(e:Event):void {
          endTime=getTimer();
          fps_tf.text =String(Math.round(1000/(endTime-startTime)));
          startTime=endTime;
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addChild(board);
board.graphics.lineStyle(1,0);
board.graphics.moveTo(50,105);
board.graphics.lineTo(450,105);
board.graphics.beginFill(1);
board.graphics.drawCircle(50,105,1.5);
board.graphics.drawCircle(130,105,1.5);
board.graphics.drawCircle(210,105,1.5);
board.graphics.drawCircle(290,105,1.5);
board.graphics.drawCircle(370,105,1.5);
board.graphics.drawCircle(450,105,1.5);
board.graphics.endFill();
persA_txt.text=String(Math.round(a_mc.x-ax));
persB_txt.text=String(Math.round(b_mc.x-bx));
var sa:Number=2.75;
var sb:Number=2.75;
var tf:Number=0;
var timer:Timer=new Timer(100,120);
var ts:Number=0;
var tms:Number=0;
pl_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, pla);
function pla(event) {
          stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onenter);
          a_mc.play();
          b_mc.play();
          timer.start();
          tf=1;
res_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, sto);
function sto(event) {
          stage.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onenter);
          a_mc.x=ax;
          b_mc.x=bx;
          a_mc.stop();
          b_mc.stop();
          timer.reset();
          persA_txt.text=String(((a_mc.x-ax)/80).toFixed(1));
          persB_txt.text=String(((b_mc.x-bx)/80).toFixed(1));
          time.text=String("0");
          tms=0;
          ts=0;
          tf=2;
pa_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, pau);
function pau(event) {
          stage.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onenter);
          a_mc.stop();
          b_mc.stop();
          timer.stop();
timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, doTimer);
function doTimer(e:TimerEvent):void {
          tms++;
          if (tms==10) {
                    tms=0;
                    ts++;
          time.text=String(ts+"."+tms);
timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER_COMPLETE, ontimercomplete);
function ontimercomplete(event) {
          a_mc.stop();
          b_mc.stop();
          tf=2;
          stage.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onenter);
function onenter(event) {
          a_mc.x=a_mc.x+sb;
          b_mc.x=b_mc.x+2*sa;
          if (b_mc.x<208) {
                    sa=2.75;
          } else {
                    if (a_mc.x<208) {
                              sa=0;
                              b_mc.stop();
          if (a_mc.x>=210) {
                    if (b_mc.x<368) {
                              sa=2.75;
                              b_mc.play();
                    } else {
                              if (a_mc.x<368) {
                                        sa=0;
                                        b_mc.stop();
          if (a_mc.x>=368) {
                    sa=2.75/2;
                    b_mc.play();
          persA_txt.text=String(((a_mc.x-ax)/80).toFixed(1));
          persB_txt.text=String(((b_mc.x-bx)/80).toFixed(1));
******** END ************
Thanks
Santhosh Kumar M

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