CompuServe Thread

Some information regarding half size. Running half-size MUCH faster: Set your screen size to 320×200 first. The increase in speed can be dramatic. I just timed how long it took to "half-size" a 1024×768 FLC at screen sizes of 1024×768 and at 320×200. It was 5 TIMES faster at 320×200 (5sec/frame vs. 25). I have observed similar results on a 486-66 Zeos, a 486-66 DELL, and on PS/2 mods 70 and 80. "Dirty" results: Occasionally, non clear pixels are left behind after running half size. There are two cases. Case #1: Non-clear pixels next to the far-away edges. These interfere if you need to do a CLIP. You can use CROP to get rid of them. Case #2: Half size sometimes creates horizontal bars in colors that are close to the key color. These are usually impossible to see. They will mess you up if you create a CEL and expect to use the key color as "CLEAR." To see these horizontal bands, use the SEPARATE tool to change the key color areas of your FLC temporarily to a different color. Resolution of result: Half size results in a FLC that is the same resolution as the original. To create a FLC with smaller resolution, after using half size, you can do the following: put the half-size result in a CEL, save the CEL, load it as a FLC and save it as a FLC.