Optimizing your compositions

To create animation files that load quickly and play smoothly, you need to consider the type of art to include in an animation and what the export format will be. You should also consider the visual effects you want and how you will use sound. The following sections contains some things to consider when creating optimized compositions.

Related Subtopics:

Frame rate, properties, and size
Regular groups versus movie clip groups
Shape transforms versus object transforms
Modify Transform properties
Aliases
Imported artwork versus native versions
Animating color versus animation tint
Clipping and reusing sounds
Per-object settings and performance
Multilayer objects
Object layer opacity
Animating text size
Animating text tracking and leading
Gradients
DIstortion lenses
Complex vector artwork