hello to all flash experts:

i am a recent college grad who has made their way into a marketing niche. i am having problems with creating flash banners that are small in file size (10-12k).

i am submitting these banners on behalf of my company and instead of photoshop, wanted to be a little more creative by using Flash. however, i have experienced huge .gif animations with the ideas that i have generated.

therefore, in an effort to keep it simple and sharp, i need to know the do's and don'ts with such banner issues (ie. using graphics vs. movie clips / .gifs vs. jpegs, etc).

i wouldn't have this issue if it wasn't for the intended purpose being for internet search engine ad space...they're a little particular on file size. i'd appreciate any insight to this issue.

thanks in advance for those who reply.

p a u l