Comments on: Imported image renders as big red box in Flash CS3

By: Nathan

Nathan — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 07:22:21 +0000

Your welcome. Is it possible for you to find out? Thanks in advance.

By: Ans

Ans — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:12:50 +0000

Thanks Nathan, hmm I’m not sure on the memory issue, I have not run into that myself.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:57:58 +0000

Dear Ansel,

Thankyou very much for this post. It has really helped me understand why I kept on getting those red boxes in my flash project. Would you also know why it keeps on complaining about virtual memory? I have 3gb RAM and have beefed the page file from 4000-something to 7024 mb; I have done this in increments as Flash has complained; and it still does but I haven’t increased it yet (might do though).

Best Wishes,

Nathan

By: Ans

Ans — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:43:16 +0000

Hi Ryan,

I haven’t tried this, but one workaround may be to break the bitmap up into smaller chunks and tile those to create the larger image.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:27:16 +0000

Yes, well i’m having this problem with a large bitmap. Big red box syndrome. I never knew of this error until i tested the swf on a slow computer that had little RAM. I wish there was a solution for this because i haven’t found one.

By: Jared

Jared — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:39:17 +0000

Way to go Adobe. If the user enters something you don’t like, just turn it into a big red box. That makes a ton of sense, and saves the frustration of having to read an error message.

By: Keith Peters

Keith Peters — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:32:53 +0000

Basically, in the code for the constructor of a BitmapData there is some conditional code that says if the width or height is greater than a specific size, throw an error. In other words, the allowable size is totally artificial in that respect. However, when you import or load an external image, however the code is set up, it does not call the constructor in the same fashion. So yeah, you can create a larger bitmap.

But, the reason for the restriction is to avoid having Flash use up too much RAM. There is only so much RAM on a computer, and only so much dedicated to the browser and the Flash player. Use too much and you will crash the browser.