Ok heres the situation:
I am making a flash clip for a signature on another forum
the size is 320x156 the clip is approx. 30 to 40 seconds long
I need the size of the clip as small as possible because I can't afford to have the clip any larger than 500kb
now heres where it gets tricky..
everytime I compress it I get obsene sizes like 18 megs, 9 megs.. or whichever..
what Can I do from the start of the .mov file (which is the file of the original clip) to the import process in Flash MX, to make it as small as possible, without making it in watchable.. I want to preserve as much quality as possible knowing im going to have to sacrifice some to get the size I need
any and all tips, techniques, plug ins, or whatever I don't know (and I don't know much) would be GREATLY appreciate
thank you.

