FLA Optimization - Design Considerations

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The F-word, Fonts
Like any development program the more fonts you use the larger your file size. However if you require lots of fonts, so be it! It won't kill you but from a typographical point of view, it looks better when you have a simple style employed throughout your movie.
Load Before You Overload If you create an action packed frame 100 you need to ensure it's completely loaded before your playhead reaches it. If you don't, prepare yourself for a bumpy viewing experience that will border on crap and place you, the developer, between a rock and a hard place. However having said that you will probably find this will increase the intial loading time, especially if you preload your whole movie. In that case our tutorial on preloaders may help you out. Another option is to preload individual images earlier and have them 'wait' on the sidelines for their big moment.

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