AS code taking up 40k of a 50k swf? Help!

[lazerbrains]

I am making a banner ad for a site that has a size requirement of 40k. However, my file is around 50k, and I can't figure out why. I have exactly 4 images. And the and they total 4k when published. And it says my ActionScript is taking up 39K!!

What is going on, and what can I do to bring this file down by 10K. It is going to have to lose some Actionscript, but I have no idea why the ActionScript is so huge in comparison to everything else. Isn't code supposed to be lean?

Here is what my size report says:

Frame #    Frame Bytes    Total Bytes    Scene
-------    -----------    -----------    -----
      1          46708          46708    Scene 1 (AS 3.0 Classes Export Frame)
      2           1361          48069    
      3              8          48077    
      4           2369          50446    

Scene      Shape Bytes    Text Bytes    ActionScript Bytes
-------    -----------    ----------    ------------------
Scene 1              0             0                 39334

Symbol                Shape Bytes    Text Bytes    ActionScript Bytes
------------------    -----------    ----------    ------------------
logo_lrg              0             0                     0
logo_sml              0             0                     0
break_through                   0             0                     0
break_through_mc                0             0                     0
finger_int                      0             0                     0
finger_mc                       0             0                     0
green_light                     0             0                     0
hosted_ip                     608             0                     0
no_equip                        0             0                     0
no_equipment                    0             0                     0
no_equipment copy               0            53                     0
overlay_btn                    37             0                     0
phone                           0             0                     0
phone_bg_bf                     0             0                     0
phone_int                       0             0                     0
pick_up_int                     0            38                     0
Pickup                         41             0                     0
PickUp_mc                       0             0                     0
red_light_mc                    0             0                     0
savings                         0            57                     0
savings_mc                      0             0                     0
svae                            0            50                     0
Tween 1                        38             0                     0
Tween 2                        38             0                     0
Tween 3                        39             0                     0
Tween 4                        39             0                     0

Font Name                       Bytes         Characters
----------------------------    ----------    ----------
FuturaStd-BookOblique Italic          1214     >ADGINORSTVY*
FuturaStd-Book                        2224     .CNPUacefghiklmnoprstuvw*

ActionScript Bytes    Location
------------------    --------
             39334    Scene 1:Frame 1

Bitmap                   Compressed    Original      Compression
---------------------    ----------    ----------    -----------
phone_still_level.jpg          1581        108768    JPEG Quality=50
Green_button.png                392          3072    JPEG Quality=40
BFT_logo_lrg.jpg               1221         30912    JPEG Quality=50
finger_sml.png                  922         11136    JPEG Quality=50

Any info on why the ActionScript is taking up so much space would be much appreciated.

[fruitbeard]

Hi,

You can try unchecking include XMP metadata in the Publish settings, perhaps if you are using a textfield component, then use a normal textfield instead!!

Perhaps try attaching the fla and lets see if we can help out

[lazerbrains]

Actually, I think with some of your advise, I figured it out. I looked into the greensock library I was importing and noticed there was something called TweenLite. I added that to my code in place of TweenMax, and shazam! It shaved off nearly 15k. I think I have it figured out. Thanks so much for leading me in the right direction!