Thanks for your response Steven. I am a relatively new to the flash
scene, but AS is easy enough to learn (similar enough to JS) that I've
been able to develop fairly complex applications to date. Of course, the
nuances of the platform escape me with my lack of overall experience and
that has proven to be the worst part of learning Flash.
I found the MM blog entry in which many have complained about a very
slow Flash experience on Macs. It is interesting that I don't see this
on the newer Core Duo macs, but I presume that's because of the
architecture pushing more calculatings.
On the issue of sluggishness in PP macs, I found that my application
performs significantly better if it's the only element on the screen
(i.e. embedded in a popup window) as opposed to be embedded in the page
with static content. For most content, this is unacceptable, but
fortunately the video player application can easily be opened in a fresh
window.
Steven Sacks | BLITZ wrote:
You may be new to Flash development, but it's no secret that Flash
performance on the PowerPC Macs is, to understate it, lacking.
The only known solution is to take a deep breath and accept the reality
that there is nothing you can do about the sluggish performance on those
machines, and that, in most cases, those users account for less than 5%
of your audience.
You could stomp your feet and shout, you could get angry and say it's
unacceptable, you could go home and beat your dog over it, you could
throw rocks through Adobe's windows. But, you're not going to because
you've achieved enlightenment and the ability to let that which does not
matter truly slide.
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