Have you checked "Play while downloading movie" under Movie Playback Options? You can also set a frame number there, so that the movie will only start playing after that frame's contents have been loaded. So you could put your looping animations in frames 1 & 2, then set that preference to frame 2, and the shockwave will download frames 1 & 2, then play them while downloading the rest of the movie.
The basic level home DSL packages usually limit upload speeds to around 15 kBps, so that will definitely hinder anybody downloading stuff from your home server. You can upgrade to a faster package, but I'm sure it will be expensive. Charlie Fiskeaux II Media Designer The Creative Group www.cre8tivegroup.com 859/858-9054x29 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 3:49 PM Subject: <lingo-l> Optimizing streaming media hi! I sure hope you can help me. I've got a shockwave up on a test server, and it starts to play, but the initial music and voice over don't play right away. I've created looping animations that ask to please wait while media downloads, and I've got a script preloading those items, but when testing, it sure does take a long time. The client swears the original (which was done in like 6.5 or 7) didn't take much time at all. I find this hard to swallow, but I've known him a long time and trust him, so I swallow it with a large gulp of green tea. This issue is compounded by the fact that my testing server is a home DSL, which uploads poorly, so I've heard. Should a slow DSL make a huge difference? The two members are swa's, and I get the distinct feeling they're downloading fully before playing, although I'm using the loop until media available, which I supposed would allow the media to start streaming as soon as it could. My question is: How can I get media to absolutely show up without preloading the whole thing? Thanks so much for your help. I sure appreciate it, and any time I can I will certainly repay the favor. I read this forum on a regular basis, and look forward to giving back. - Jonathan Hall production artist - Studio North Creative www.studionorthcreative.com [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
