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I do any artwork I can directly in LM, rather than importing if I can help it. I like LM's drawing tools. In fact, I often begin Photoshop images in LM and export them to Photoshop for further work, then place the finished .psd back into LM. I use Illustrator only for stuff LM will not readily do (text on a path, blends, etc). 

After that, I do everything I can to keep timelines short. It's better to have multiple timelines (movie clip groups) controlled by scripting than to stretch the composition timeline out any further than necessary. This is where the bulk of the planning comes into play. 

I use a separate editor (HomeSite) to build the HTML framework for the site. I'll export the LM comp, and copy/paste in the object and embed section of the HTML LM generates into my framework page. 

--Phil S.