I enjoy syncing the audio narrations with specific text / animations so that learners only process one piece of information at a time. However, does using this "animation" function add to the overall file size of the final output file? i.e. Context of my question is that in a bandwidth constraint environment, downloading becomes a challenge. In other words, will "animations" make file size larger? I tested it and it appears same.
My second question is "does having animations suck up more bandwidth during a download?"
Technically "Yes", but no more than a few bytes of code, so the difference in size is negligible.
The real caveat (especially if viewing in native html5) would be lower end tablets and their memory limitations. I've witnessed more than a few of my earlier test projects break in Safari when going overboard with object animations.
Thanks Alex! How would you define "going overboard with object animations."? :p
e.g. would using the built-in animation for each text sync per slide amount to "overboard"? Or as long as all those animations appear within a single layer, its ok?
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Hi Benedict,
Technically "Yes", but no more than a few bytes of code, so the difference in size is negligible.
The real caveat (especially if viewing in native html5) would be lower end tablets and their memory limitations. I've witnessed more than a few of my earlier test projects break in Safari when going overboard with object animations.
Just my 2c,
Alex
Thanks Alex! How would you define "going overboard with object animations."? :p
e.g. would using the built-in animation for each text sync per slide amount to "overboard"? Or as long as all those animations appear within a single layer, its ok?
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