# General flash size **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [April 19, 2003, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/general-flash-size/18700 "2003-04-19T22:38:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lacuna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lacuna](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lacuna)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/general-flash-size/18700/1 "2003-04-19T22:38:52Z")
What is the general flash limit (kb) you try to keep to, considering the site is 100% flash? Is there a limit? I have flash movies that seem extremly large and am wondering if I should be watching the sizes. (I think I’m too paranoid from being used to trying to watch my kb in html and all) What do YOU think? :love: ~Seretha ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/general-flash-size/18700/2 "2003-04-19T23:01:12Z")
IMO, you should keep the size the same as you would for any HTML page… In other words, under 100k per download. Quite a few people use preloaders as their excuse for large files. Often that is just an excuse to not optimize/design for the end user. Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 1:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/general-flash-size/18700/3 "2003-04-20T01:13:21Z")
id say about 30 kb per flash movie thats what i use most of the time since im on 56k o know what its like to wait and trust me i hate it