need help with multimedia

The Japanarian · 03-04-2005, 08:31 AM

Hi there. I'm a musician trying to get a webpage working properly. The reason I'm here is because I'd like to combine a track with a bit of animation I've done. The animation is a short looping CG header. At the moment, it's a GIF. The track plays with Quicktime.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-discussion/73282-need-help-with-multimedia.html

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/taro/

I've been having problems with consistent and proper loading. I'm wondering if it would be a better idea to combine the audio and video into a single format(AVI,Quicktime,WMA) or to combine them in Flash. I've done some work with Flash MX, but I would need help with the scripting. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Taro

dave111 · 03-04-2005, 06:28 PM

use flash, the animation file alone is half a mb.

*embedded in a site, that is massive* i'm on pretty quick cable and it takes awhile to download.

Flash would be way smaller, and you can add a loader to it, then the image and music will both start together when they finish loading.

The Japanarian · 03-05-2005, 08:12 AM

Thanks Dave. Just a few questions for you:

Is there anything I need to do to make sure the file size is reduced when creating the flash file?

Also, I would like to get the animation loaded before the music. Should I put them in seperate flash files, or is there a better way?

Thanks again,
Taro

03-04-2005, 08:31 AM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
The Japanarian New Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2	need help with multimedia Hi there. I'm a musician trying to get a webpage working properly. The reason I'm here is because I'd like to combine a track with a bit of animation I've done. The animation is a short looping CG header. At the moment, it's a GIF. The track plays with Quicktime. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-discussion/73282-need-help-with-multimedia.html http://www.angelfire.com/music6/taro/ I've been having problems with consistent and proper loading. I'm wondering if it would be a better idea to combine the audio and video into a single format(AVI,Quicktime,WMA) or to combine them in Flash. I've done some work with Flash MX, but I would need help with the scripting. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Taro

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03-04-2005, 06:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
dave111 New Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 6	use flash, the animation file alone is half a mb. embedded in a site, that is massive i'm on pretty quick cable and it takes awhile to download. Flash would be way smaller, and you can add a loader to it, then the image and music will both start together when they finish loading.

03-05-2005, 08:12 AM	THREAD STARTER #3 (permalink)
The Japanarian New Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2	Thanks Dave. Just a few questions for you: Is there anything I need to do to make sure the file size is reduced when creating the flash file? Also, I would like to get the animation loaded before the music. Should I put them in seperate flash files, or is there a better way? Thanks again, Taro

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