FlashCats Flash Catalyst Tips N' Tricks

Optimizing for smaller swf output size in Flash Catalyst

To decrease site loading time, your goal as a web devsigner is to get the smallest swf size possible.

Large SWF files typically contain lots of full resolution artwork, embedded content(image, video and audio files) and complex paths.

Luckily, Catalyst provides you with some options for optimizing your project.

In this post, I'll discuss a few of the most common. If used appropriately, you'll see loading time decreasing, and happier customers/clients who'll stick around past the default flex preloader to see your awesome rich content.