I was trying to submit a .fla when FA wanted a .swf

Crisis over D:

My original Animation was around 24 MB, more than double the 10MB FA allows for flash files, It was largely frame by frame animation colored in.

Following various optimization instructions online I've managed to shave off a good deal of it, at a great price, I've all but lost my original lines to the optimization tool and I've run out of things I can think of to possibly make it any smaller at 11MB, but did not save a backup original before my meddlings.

I've seen massive, complex animations with music, dozens of separate animations, paths, and buttons, posted here on FA, so there must be something incredibly obvious and powerful they are using to decrease their file size, or bypass the limit altogether.

Steps I've taken so far

-Converted all frame by frame animation into Movie Clips.

-Exported and saved the background as a Jpg. before importing back

-Butchered most of my linework with the shape optimization tool

-Changed the resolution of the flash (which appears to do nothing to file size)

-Grouped all movie clips into one.

My flash file is literally one layer with a single symbol containing all of the components on the first frame, I can't think of any way to possibly make it smaller.

Any help would be appreciated

With the comic nearing completion, I'm looking to continue to ride the popularity of my recent We Bare Bears kick, going to milk it for all it's worth D:

I'd like to hear from you all what kinds of drawings you'd like to see of our favorite Bears!

I'll do my best to finish as many as I can, but keep in mind that these are not individual requests, and can not feature you or other FA members characters (though if you do have that in mind, note me and we can discuss it.)

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Threesome - Yup
"Bobdage" - Doodle done!
Ice Bear Paw to Daydream of Dom Pan - Doodle done!
Ice X Jess Motorcycle - Yessir
Panda Cosplay + Ice - Super Done

Just a minor setback, I wasn't aware that Paint Tool Sai was not a free to use program, and have apparently been using a trial version this entire time. It shouldn't cause any big issues in the long run, but as for tonight, the comic shall be delayed as my trial has expired and I need to get a new version and crack it and whatnot <3

I didn't lose any work, as I can just screen shot the storyboard for tonight's page, and luckily had not started any actual outlines. But it's still a bother, I'm going to be missing a sai file containing the original page 20 sketches : <

Thanks for understanding <3

For someone who spends most of their time at a computer, I really don't chat to people much, in fact it's almost exclusively to my husband.

This poses a few problems with my communication skills, in particular, my ability to form a response to a single sentence that isn't a question. Reading all your comments has been very uplifting, and occasionally amusing, and yes I take time to read each and every one, as they are all important to me. : )

But I find myself wanting to respond to all of them, and sitting in front of an empty chat box with a blinking cursor with nooooooo clue what to say, and telling myself that it would be insincere to just say "thank you" or "I'm glad you're enjoying it" Because there's so much more to it than that. I can't decide if it's more rude to not say anything at all or to reply like a machine with a generic appreciative comment. D:

I'm sorry if it ever feels like I've ignored you, I really really really do appreciate all of your comments, and look forward to reading more.

I'll get better about forming responses, thanks again ya'll!

While I try my best to thank each of you individually, I wanted to re-thank all of my watchers, old and new, that took interest in the recent We Bare Bears comic. The response has been absolutely phenomenal, bringing in over 100 new watchers, averaging nearly 40 favs per page, just for a little side project that I thought would be fun :) .

Thanks so much for your encouragement, it's really a special feeling to be told that people are looking forward to the next page. : )

I apologize for a brief delay in the comic, Had a real fun gathering with friends yesterday and couldn't be home to draw, and while I've gotten a fair bit done on the next page tonight, I'm not sure i can keep up the steam to finish, but the comic should resume normal release pace tomorrow, as we near the inevitable (somewhat naughty) conclusion.

Thanks so much for your patience and support, Ya'll are awesome!

I THINK NOT.

I DEMAND MORE BARE BEARS.

BEARS FOR ALL.

I've gotta make sure I keep on it this time, I didn't try so hard to learn to draw to just drop it D:<

I'm back and ready to give it another go

Go bug the crap out of my Man He turns 26 today! <3

What it says up there <3 everyone will be busy busy, but i'll get right back on it after the break <3

ya know, if anyone was interested.


And don't worry about how well you draw as long as you try your best

So, I've run into a problem quite frequently with animations. As most of you know, .swf is not an acceptable format for icons here on FA.

My problem is, every time i change my Flashes to a .gif for animated icons, the quality degrades and it becomes ugly and i don't want to use it.

The colors distort, everything becomes oddly pixilated as if i just ran over the image with a strong sharpen tool.

Does anyone know of a good way to maintain .gif quality using flash or photoshop for animated .gif FA icons?

I made it with only a few road blocks, but i'm here.

The tablet Al provided me with is hugggeeee, makes drawing a little awkward, but I'll adjust

Not going to be doing much of anything for maybe a week, Moving from My little house in Houston Texas to my new home in Ireland, wish me luck

Seeing as I'm just trying to stick my foot in the door, I won't ask for much at all, other than your patience and understanding of upcoming events.

If you're interested in a commission please note me.
I'll be using PayPal to Receive payment!

General things that I will NOT draw.
-Scat
-Lactation
-Hyper Feminine Traits/Body Parts
-Babyfur
-Killing of any kind
-Vore

I'm mostly used to males, and have little experience with females, but am willing to learn, and I will only ask for payment after you have seen and approved an uncolored watermarked sketch or line art, which you may request to see.



1 Drawing Slot(s) Available

Colored Photoshop ($7) - Paid and In-Progress

Bust Line art (2 bucks) - Paid and Completed!

Empty

1 Flash Slot Available

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OC Sketches
-Uncolored $2 http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7699352/
-Colored $3

W/ very simple backgrounds
Additional $1 per Character Involved

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Drawn in Flash http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7333216/
-$4

Will always be colored w/ background

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Drawn in Photoshop
-Uncolored $5
-Colored $7 http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5538238/

Simple Backgrounds no extra charge
$1 for Complex/Detailed Backgrounds
$2 per Additional Character

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Simple Flash Animation Loop
One Character Only
-Starting at $10

Background Included
Discuss Additional Flash Elements for Adjusted Elements

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I am not bound by time constraints, and reserve the right to cancel or postpone the commission if I see fit, you will be notified if this occurs. I will never single out individual commissions, if I decide to quit commissions, it is because of either stress, a busy schedule, or a lack of motivation, and all current commissions in waiting will be postponed. However, you will have your slot back once I begin taking commissions, you will not be cheated out of your slot.

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Thanks for reading all this, and I hope I can please some people with my loverly drawings~
Any work at all will be appreciated to start up my new life when i leave the U.S. For Ireland!

Yerp, I am now 19 years old. Hu-Ra

I'd totally do it D:

The automated voice lady scared me so I hung up and haven't tried to use it since.

I saw a journal listing the top viewed drawings of a person's gallery in the past year, so I was curious what I was pulling.

Thier tops were pulling around 900 views, and I though there was no way in heck anything I've done would pull that.

But Jesus. Both of my flash submissions have pulled 2k Views, those two submissions alone have pulled more views than my total page-view count in 2-3 years.

Just, neat D:

Been working on the same picture for like 4 days @ @ Granted I only work like 2 hours for every 8 hours I spend with it open (super procrastination go! ((I'm doing it right now)))

Totally never working like this again unless I'm gettin' paid for it D:<

But maybe when I submit this people will throw money at me for doing such a good job.

With my sister's girlfriend away for the week Skyrim has been calling me, and with the new patch LoL has been calling me, and with netflicks, DVD's have been calling me, there's just never a good time to sit down and draw @ @

When your butter hardens in your butter dish D:

62F Indoors (16.6C)


and I get cold at 68F (20C)


How cold is it where you live, and when is it that you actually get cold? @ @

I like them. The "Orc" subtag hasn't existed very long.

With the addition of many new subtags, we can more easily find things that we enjoy, unforrrrtunately, I don't think anyone wants to take the time to reassign catagories for thier drawings, so the orc tabs are sadely very empty D:

If you have an image that you couldn't find a specific tag for and defaulted to "General" you ought to check the the new categories available and reassign them D:

thundercats + Internet Memes

Also I fail at embedding videos.