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grafiks · 06-11-2005, 12:19

would loading a flash movie of 1.6mb on every page of a website slow it down to a crawl.

i am thinking yes but just need the clarification to show my client that not only i think so

briljant oranje · 06-11-2005, 12:24

gray · 06-11-2005, 13:00

if its the same flash file and the user has cache enabled it will only need downloading once..

Phantomsuspect · 06-11-2005, 20:40

Yes, with a video you could use compression programs like sorenson's squeeze, and use progressive download. People will just leave before it loads, that would make their website a waste of time and money.

pgo · 06-11-2005, 22:37

On a 56K, it will take about 4 minutes to download a file that big. They won't wait.

It could take a while on broadband, too. And if I'm on broadband and I have to wait for a website to load, I'm going to leave.

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grafiks Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 365	loading flash movies would loading a flash movie of 1.6mb on every page of a website slow it down to a crawl. i am thinking yes but just need the clarification to show my client that not only i think so

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briljant oranje Keep it foolish yeah? Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Not Leeds Posts: 579	yep

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gray i still want paying Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: newcastle, uk Posts: 4,769	if its the same flash file and the user has cache enabled it will only need downloading once..

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Phantomsuspect Violent & Irrational Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: upstate NY - Albany Area Posts: 28	Yes, with a video you could use compression programs like sorenson's squeeze, and use progressive download. People will just leave before it loads, that would make their website a waste of time and money.

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pgo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,340	On a 56K, it will take about 4 minutes to download a file that big. They won't wait. It could take a while on broadband, too. And if I'm on broadband and I have to wait for a website to load, I'm going to leave.

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