Ratpets

Hi, Lin! To keep you informed: I've uploaded my swf.file with the snow globe to my server. I coverted the .mpeg4-file to swf by using the Free Video and Flash Converter (trademark of DVD Videosoft.com), because this software doensn't have any restrictions, at least no visible ones, and if you like you can watch it: www.rattenzauber.de/Weihnachten/index.htm It's thought to use that index.file as the entry to our website at Christmas time. It's a site on pet rats and the URL is www.rattenzauber.de (Another one on African Giant rats is at www.riesenhamsterratten.info) That swf-file is around 3 Megs, and because so many users over here have got a fast internet access, DSL or whatever, I hope an interested user who wants to visist my site will wait these few moments until the movie has loaded. If not, he can click on "Herzlich Willkommen" (Welcome!)to go to the main page immediately. Because I'm not experienced with flash movies I'd like to ask if there are means to preload the movie.And whatelse would you make different? Kindest regards! Peter

Hi, Isabel! I'm Peter from Germany, and I've seen your flash movie with Shebang's photos. They are great, and I envy you for this I'm trying to make a swf.-file for days now. I've been using Panos' PS action, and everything worked fine (well, with the help of Panos I have to admit). Anyway, I succeeded to make an .avi-file out of the animation I made, but now here comes my problem. I tried out, as you did, Moyea Flash Video Studio to convert the .avi into .swf. It worked really fine with that software, but it's not a full-working copy. It will create a watermark on the movie, and it's very defocussed. The .avi-file, however, that I made with PicturesToExe looks much better. Is this because of the comprimation, or is it because of the watermark? Or both of it? Can you tell me what else I can do? Kindest regards, and have a nice Sunday! Peter