# Actionscript 3 and flash topic

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-3-and-flash-topic/290216>\
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**Created:** [June 11, 2009, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-3-and-flash-topic/290216 "2009-06-11T11:28:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![drakkonblade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@drakkonblade](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/drakkonblade)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-3-and-flash-topic/290216/1 "2009-06-11T11:28:53Z")

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i realized something this week which probably many knew.

if i do any effects in flash cs4 _(meaning use flash to do graphic art with effects)_ it will for some reason consume so much resource…  
ex: i have a swf which plays fine on its own and uses 10% resource cpu already on my **quad** … when i create a graphic glow effect made in flash to the video layer _(video is loaded externally and its a 3d 40sec animation_)… cpu usage when i play swf with the glow effect goes up to 23-30%…

very odd…

if i try to load via actionscript 3 the effects totally; meaning make the rectangle - size it and load it externally, then uses 16% cpu usage about…

this is very very odd unless something i doing wrong… or i missing something… my project is 2% done and already this cpu usage issue…

any info or help on this???