Reduce Flash File Size by Drawing with Actionscript
Thanks to a generous donation, I’ve picked up a much nicer video capture application. This video tutorial shows how to translate Photoshop graphics into Actionscript using the AS3 drawing API. The resulting SWF file size is minuscule: from a 100kb Photoshop-to-Flash import to a 5kb file with some coding. I start with the most basic aspects and work up to the more complex: from a basic rectangle, to patterns from Photoshop, to complex gradients.
I’m pretty happy with this new software, so I’ll try to post more videos. Still working on getting better resolution out of the video host though…
Short URL:
http://ajar.pro/blog/?p=447
Hi, I just found your website. It’s a great resource indeed.
I was wondering: Where can I get my hands on some of those commands you’ve got on your Commands list?
Of course I already have the ones from this site, but I’m interested in some of the other ones:
AS3 – new doc class
Library Symbol Finder
Open file in Finder
are these available for download somewhere?
Thank you for your great website!
Comment by Baldur — April 30, 2009 @ 11:31 am
Balder,
Thanks for the kind words. Glad you’ve found the site useful. Library Symbol Finder can be found here. My modifications are also listed in that post. Open file in Finder is a script that I got here. AS3 – new doc class is a script that I wrote not too long ago. Check back on this blog for that one. I’ll post it sometime in the near future.
Comment by Justin — April 30, 2009 @ 5:55 pm
check this good article on swf file size reduction
http://askmeflash.com/article/14/steps-to-optimise-swf-file-size-reduce-swf-size-how-to
Comment by Wagh — February 28, 2010 @ 4:19 pm
Thank you for this very good tutorial!!!
regards
Cor
Comment by Cor — October 8, 2011 @ 10:39 am
Thanks for the feedback, Cor. Glad you like it!
Comment by Justin — October 8, 2011 @ 11:21 pm