Eltima Flash Optimizer

Eltima Flash Optimizer is a SWF compression solution available with widest choice of specific optimization settings for in-depth SWF compression manipulation. It dramatically reduces Flash animation size - ideal for Web delivery.

Pros: Eltima Flash Optimizer is a SWF compression utility that compresses every element of a Flash movie; Flash vectors, morphs, curves, fonts, images and sounds. Optimization processes take into account these issues as well as Z buffer merges too. 70 to 80% compressions are claimed by the publishers and that should ease web traffic loading time bottlenecks for rich internet experiences.

It is possible to process a set of files in the batch mode. Besides the final choice of compression and hence the file size choice is with the user. He can choose from a list of such choices for best, good, basic, medium, sprite or custom choices. These give you a set of predefined optimization parameters.

It is possible to tune up the parameters that best suits a set of files. The elements contained in the file and compression obtained can be reviewed. The parameters showing best promise can be used for a whole set of files used in the batch mode. For audio file, for example, converting stereo to mono, lowering of bit rates, changing sample rate for output are some parameters that can be tuned. Similar parameters for video are video bit rate, frame size.

It manages to optimize not only a separate part of your Flash movie, but the whole SWF, including curves, zero-objects, ZLib optimization and a other techniques. More than 50 of such separate compression options - predefined and customizable - give you full control over the optimization process, reaching an optimum compression with no quality loss. Optimization result preview feature will help you to choose proper compression settings for a particular movie.

Cons: No problematic issues here.

Overall a 4 star application without a doubt.

Eltima Flash Optimizer is a powerful SWF compression utility, a handy solution for anyone dealing with Flash. It easily reduces SWF files size up to 80% thanks to amazing algorithms of vectors, shapes, morphing, Z-buffer, fonts, sounds and other optimizations, thus saving considerable amount of traffic and loading time.
Unlike any other similar software it manages to optimize not only a separate part of your Flash movie, but the whole SWF, including curves, zero-objects, ZLib optimization and a whole lot more advanced techniques. More than 50 of such separate compression options - predefined and customizable - give you full control over the optimization process, reaching an optimum compression with no quality loss at all. Optimization result preview feature will help you to choose proper compression settings for a particular movie.
Also handy is SWF info button which shows you details on Flash movies - like size in bytes and percentage of each kind of resources (shapes, pictures, sounds, videos, actions etc.) and general size of original and optimized files. Frame by frame animation view in 1 or 2 players with the zoom in/out function, customizable interface with several layout options make it very convenient and highly efficient in use.