Comments on: Batch Optimize in Flash http://blog.zincroe.com/2008/11/batch-optimize-in-flash/ Ramblings from the team at zinc Roe Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:36:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.6 By: Chris http://blog.zincroe.com/2008/11/batch-optimize-in-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-556 Chris Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:17:40 +0000 http://blog.zincroe.com/?p=51#comment-556 Thank you for the clarification! Either way this script pointed me in the right direction. Oh the endless caveats of flash. Thanks again. - Chris Thank you for the clarification! Either way this script pointed me in the right direction.
Oh the endless caveats of flash. Thanks again.

- Chris

]]> By: Luke http://blog.zincroe.com/2008/11/batch-optimize-in-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-555 Luke Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:20:59 +0000 http://blog.zincroe.com/?p=51#comment-555 It is working as intended, but the result depends a lot on the type of artwork you're trying to optimize. I was tying to optimize hand-drawn animation with lots of detail and control points. If you have clean, computer-drawn vector art, it'll be a lot less effective. Specifically, the script uses zero to prevent optimizeCurves() from applying smoothing (see: http://www.adobe.com/livedocs/flash/9.0/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Parts&file=00003966.html). With hand-drawn artwork, running optimizeCurves() without smoothing can still remove a lot of control points. Changing that 0 to 70 means the optimizeCurves() will apply 70% smoothing (which might be totally appropriate for the artwork you're trying to optimize), so I'd keep a close eye to make sure it still looks ok afterwards. Funny aside: The quality variable in the script actually zooms in or out in the Flash IDE before calling optimizeCurves(), because you get different results from optimizeCurves() depending on the zoom level, which is all kinds of awesome :-p It is working as intended, but the result depends a lot on the type of artwork you’re trying to optimize. I was tying to optimize hand-drawn animation with lots of detail and control points. If you have clean, computer-drawn vector art, it’ll be a lot less effective.

Specifically, the script uses zero to prevent optimizeCurves() from applying smoothing (see: http://www.adobe.com/livedocs/flash/9.0/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Parts&file=00003966.html). With hand-drawn artwork, running optimizeCurves() without smoothing can still remove a lot of control points. Changing that 0 to 70 means the optimizeCurves() will apply 70% smoothing (which might be totally appropriate for the artwork you’re trying to optimize), so I’d keep a close eye to make sure it still looks ok afterwards.

Funny aside: The quality variable in the script actually zooms in or out in the Flash IDE before calling optimizeCurves(), because you get different results from optimizeCurves() depending on the zoom level, which is all kinds of awesome :-p

]]> By: Chris http://blog.zincroe.com/2008/11/batch-optimize-in-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-551 Chris Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:36:34 +0000 http://blog.zincroe.com/?p=51#comment-551 Correction, the original line 178 reads: Line 178 document.optimizeCurves(0, true); Correction, the original line 178 reads:

Line 178
document.optimizeCurves(0, true);

]]> By: Chris http://blog.zincroe.com/2008/11/batch-optimize-in-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-550 Chris Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:35:43 +0000 http://blog.zincroe.com/?p=51#comment-550 Hi Luke, I really appreciate you having created the script. This is exactly what I need - however I do not think it is working as intended. Line 178 document.optimizeCurves(70, true); After running the script on some large files I noticed that the results were insignificant- 1% or 0%. Having manually run the Optimize Curves command, I knew that my file should take at least a 5% reduction in curves. This is what prompted me to look for Line 178. It was set to 0 when I expected it to take the "quality" variable. Best, Chris Hi Luke,

I really appreciate you having created the script. This is exactly what I need – however I do not think it is working as intended.

Line 178
document.optimizeCurves(70, true);

After running the script on some large files I noticed that the results were insignificant- 1% or 0%. Having manually run the Optimize Curves command, I knew that my file should take at least a 5% reduction in curves. This is what prompted me to look for Line 178. It was set to 0 when I expected it to take the “quality” variable.

Best,
Chris

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