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Adobe Scout is the newest profiler for Flash content running on both the desktop (Flash Player) and on mobile devices (Adobe AIR).

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AS3 TextField and TextFormat memory leak "other bitmap memory"

I've run into a memory leak problem during programming AS3. I try to format a text in as3 and adding it to the stage, but there happens something crazy. This is a part of my code: var format:TextFormat = new TextFormat(); format.size = 60; …
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Simulate download in Flash CC

Is there a way to simulate the download of the swf in Flash CC? I read that this can be done using Scout but can't figure out how. I want to see if a preloader is working. Thanks.
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Adobe Scout Event "enterframe"

Hey everyone quick question here. So when profiling my games performance in adobe scout I can see why my game is being really slow and frame rate drops from 30fps to 8fps. But I don't understand what this means exactly when I check what is causing…
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How to use "telemetry.cfg" and ".telemetry.cfg" files with Adobe Scout

In the simplest language possible, can someone please explain... the function of the "telemetry.cfg" file when debugging an application with Adobe Scout? the function of the ".telemetry.cfg" file when debugging an application with Adobe Scout? what…
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Creating inline function after loading an image causes memory leak

I was analyzing an unexpected memory leak in our game project and found some strange results. I am profiling using Adobe Scout and eliminated all other factors like starling, texture or our loading library. I reduced the code to simply load a png…
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Adobe Scout no longer downloadable on 32-bit PCs

Adobe Scout is the breakthrough profiler for flash content, free from Adobe. However since a couple of months I am no longer able to download this app. It has disappeared from the Creative Cloud menu as well. It is no longer packaged with the Adobe…
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How to reduce lag or performance problems due to images decompression on AIR, flash apps?

As many users of Adobe's Scout have been able to notice, decompressing images is probably the biggest performance hit on applications that are frame-rate sensitive, such as a games. I have been having problems in my game (a 2D side-scroller) with…
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LoadError on line 1038 : no such file to load -- bootstrap-sass

I start my Compass projects in console with line $ compass create myProject1 which create a myProject1 folder with a config.rb file and sass & stylesheets folders. Next, I use Scout.app to watch myProyect1 and it works. For Bootstrap-Compass-Sass…
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Unable to get memory snapshots in Adobe Scout from a remote SWF

Background I have been using Adobe Scout to profile my swf for a while (I was only interested in knowing the CPU usage and execution time). And, now I would like to take a look at the memory allocation in this swf. Having checked all the…
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[AS3]memory Leak for compressed image loaded with Loader

I am actually using the Loader Class to get an image from a distante server. I am using it for is job and when it's done I remove it from memory but there is a little leak. To see it, I am using scout. In the memory part, the Bitmap DisplayObjects…
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AIR mobile runtime memory leak?

I have an app developed with AIR 3.7 for iOS (iPad) The app gets very sluggish after a while, eventually crashes. I've been -very- careful to pool objects where possible and cleanup / nullify all objects once they're not needed any more. Profiling…
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How to enable -advanced-telemetry=true on AIR Adt to use on Scout

I'm manually generating my swf, to after this to genrate an .apk I want to enable the -advanced-telemetry to get the profile of each method call, as said on Scout. I'm opening the Animator CC, and using DOM.exportSWF("mygenerated.swf", true); to…
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AS3 - Dictionary objects allocated by a simple dictionary[key]=value call

While profiling my app in Scout I noticed it shows that the method JSONObject.internalPut is responsible for allocating 2,355 Dictionary objects. The method's code is as follows: internal function internalPut(key:String, value:*):void { …
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Whats causing a very small leak after cleanUp in my AS3? Scout File Included

I have this FlashPro/AS3 project I'm working on, and thanks to the help of @vesper and others, I've managed to make significant headway. At the moment though, there seems to be a slight leak in memory. A very small one at best. I've set up traces…
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Adobe Scout: gotoAndPlay() function is heavier than it seems?

At some point of development of my new game, I stumbled upon a problem which lead me to discovery of Adobe Scout. The problem occurred after some time of gameplay when the game started lagging more and more heavily up to the point when the whole…
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