Website size (kb) question

HsuGotaQ · Aug 6, 2002, 05:41 PM

I like and have programmed a lot in flash/director, but have avoided using it on my site because of the size of files that it can dish out. Nowadays, many more people use DSL or cable and was wondering how big should a single page be to make it still respectable to download (html, css, images and others)?

DallasStar · Aug 6, 2002, 05:50 PM

If you're aiming it at DSL/Cable users, I recommend no more than 500kb (preferrably 300kb). For 56k users, I recommend you limit the size to 100kb.

~~Sourcer_2002~~ · Aug 6, 2002, 08:14 PM

how do you incorpate flash into html? Ive been looking all over. Do make the flash the then code the html to the file? ie <img> Flash loction goes here </img>?

HsuGotaQ · Aug 7, 2002, 02:48 AM

The easiest way is to publish the flash file by configuring it publication of an html file. Then press publish (I think its F9 or F12). It will create a SWF and a HTML. All the code you need is in the html file.

~~Sourcer_2002~~ · Aug 7, 2002, 07:03 AM

so then i just the flash movie in the main site dir right?

Malus · Aug 14, 2002, 10:45 AM

Place the flash file in any directory you want. Just make sure you link to it in your index.htm (or whatever your index page happens to be).

Malus · Aug 14, 2002, 10:47 AM

Oh, and I think the size of your site should depend on the purpose of the site. A news site should load quickly, where an artist's portfolio would probably be longer since it would be most likely chock full of images in the design.

HsuGotaQ · Aug 14, 2002, 11:01 AM

thx for the info Malus. Guess I'll start traveling light now

edperks · Aug 14, 2002, 06:17 PM

you can use this code

<object classid="clsid

27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=4,0,2,0" width="400" height="300">
<param name="movie" value="YOUR_FILE_NAME_HERE.swf">
<param name=quality value=high>
<embed src="YOUR_FILE_NAME_HERE.swf" quality=high pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300">
</embed>
</object>

You will have to make the path to the swf correct for your site structure, and make the height and width correct for you swf. The Smiley Face is the Colon and the letter D

yeh does anybody know how to paste code in here without the board using it for smiles like rem statement or something?

Aug 6, 2002, 05:41 PM	#1
HsuGotaQ Hydrogenated Dumbass Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canuckland Posts: 755 Rep Power: 0	Website size (kb) question I like and have programmed a lot in flash/director, but have avoided using it on my site because of the size of files that it can dish out. Nowadays, many more people use DSL or cable and was wondering how big should a single page be to make it still respectable to download (html, css, images and others)?

Aug 6, 2002, 05:50 PM	#2
DallasStar Junior Join Date: May 2002 Location: Wave Existence Posts: 2,065 Rep Power: 0	If you're aiming it at DSL/Cable users, I recommend no more than 500kb (preferrably 300kb). For 56k users, I recommend you limit the size to 100kb. __________________ "A picture of my existence... would show a useless wooden stake covered in snow... stuck loosely at a slant in the ground in a ploughed field on the edge of a vast open plain on a dark winter night." --- Franz Kafka

Aug 14, 2002, 10:45 AM	#6
Malus BSD SMASH! Join Date: May 2002 Location: A rabbit hole. . . Posts: 1,170 Rep Power: 0	Place the flash file in any directory you want. Just make sure you link to it in your index.htm (or whatever your index page happens to be). __________________ quad (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel Q6600 - Asus P5E-VM HDMI - 2x2 GB Kingston PC6400 DDR2 Ram - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - 2xSeagate 1TB 7200RPM HD in RAID 1 via ZFS - Lite-On 20x DVD Multi Recorder - Coolermaster Centurion 5 router (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel E4500 - Intel D945GCNL - 2 GB PC6400 Mushkin Ram - Lite-On 48x24x48x16 - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - Silverstone SST-SG02-F wanderer (FreeBSD/i386 7-CURRENT): Lenovo Thinkpad T61p mini (OS X 10.5): Intel Core 2 Duo @ 1.8Ghz, 4 GB Mushkin PC5400 Ram - Headroom MicroDAC Portable sound: Rockboxed iPod Video -> Westone UM2's Not-So-Portable Sound: Headroon MicroDAC -> Singlepower PPX3-SLAM -> Grado RS-1's or Beyerdynamic DT-880's Very-Not-Portable-Sound: Squeezebox v3 -> Denon AVR-1507 -> B&W 683's & Sunfire HRS-10

Aug 14, 2002, 10:47 AM	#7
Malus BSD SMASH! Join Date: May 2002 Location: A rabbit hole. . . Posts: 1,170 Rep Power: 0	Oh, and I think the size of your site should depend on the purpose of the site. A news site should load quickly, where an artist's portfolio would probably be longer since it would be most likely chock full of images in the design. __________________ quad (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel Q6600 - Asus P5E-VM HDMI - 2x2 GB Kingston PC6400 DDR2 Ram - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - 2xSeagate 1TB 7200RPM HD in RAID 1 via ZFS - Lite-On 20x DVD Multi Recorder - Coolermaster Centurion 5 router (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel E4500 - Intel D945GCNL - 2 GB PC6400 Mushkin Ram - Lite-On 48x24x48x16 - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - Silverstone SST-SG02-F wanderer (FreeBSD/i386 7-CURRENT): Lenovo Thinkpad T61p mini (OS X 10.5): Intel Core 2 Duo @ 1.8Ghz, 4 GB Mushkin PC5400 Ram - Headroom MicroDAC Portable sound: Rockboxed iPod Video -> Westone UM2's Not-So-Portable Sound: Headroon MicroDAC -> Singlepower PPX3-SLAM -> Grado RS-1's or Beyerdynamic DT-880's Very-Not-Portable-Sound: Squeezebox v3 -> Denon AVR-1507 -> B&W 683's & Sunfire HRS-10

Aug 14, 2002, 06:17 PM	#9
edperks HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 780 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	you can use this code <object classid="clsid27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=4,0,2,0" width="400" height="300"> <param name="movie" value="YOUR_FILE_NAME_HERE.swf"> <param name=quality value=high> <embed src="YOUR_FILE_NAME_HERE.swf" quality=high pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300"> </embed> </object> You will have to make the path to the swf correct for your site structure, and make the height and width correct for you swf. The Smiley Face is the Colon and the letter D yeh does anybody know how to paste code in here without the board using it for smiles like rem statement or something?

Aug 6, 2002, 08:14 PM	#3
~~Sourcer_2002~~ BANNED Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Indiana , USA Posts: 2,677 Rep Power: 0	how do you incorpate flash into html? Ive been looking all over. Do make the flash the then code the html to the file? ie <img> Flash loction goes here </img>?

Aug 7, 2002, 02:48 AM	Thread Starter #4
HsuGotaQ Hydrogenated Dumbass Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canuckland Posts: 755 Rep Power: 0	The easiest way is to publish the flash file by configuring it publication of an html file. Then press publish (I think its F9 or F12). It will create a SWF and a HTML. All the code you need is in the html file.

Aug 7, 2002, 07:03 AM	#5
~~Sourcer_2002~~ BANNED Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Indiana , USA Posts: 2,677 Rep Power: 0	so then i just the flash movie in the main site dir right?

Aug 14, 2002, 11:01 AM	Thread Starter #8
HsuGotaQ Hydrogenated Dumbass Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canuckland Posts: 755 Rep Power: 0	thx for the info Malus. Guess I'll start traveling light now