"albee" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:cbk7ha$npi$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> Creating a preloader is fairly easy if you know how, but it can be
confusing at
> first. You need to familiarize yourself with some ActionScript. I've
created a
> simple preloader for you to review:
> http://www.cristancho.net/flash/preloader/
>
> If this is the effect you are interested in, you can download the source
file
> at:
> http://www.cristancho.net/flash/source/
>
> Click on the "Preloader (Flash 6+)" link.
>
> The first frame in the timeline contains the preloader code and the
preloading
> animation. The movie will not advance until the entire movie is loaded.
You can
> create any kind of simple tween animation for your preloading sequence
(mine is
> just a simple bar). It is easiest if you make the animation exactly 100
frames,
> then the math in the preload code works without modification. I've also
> included a percent indicator, which is another way to indicate how much of
the
> movie has loaded. Everything from the second frame on in the main timeline
is
> the content of your Flash movie (I made a simple fade-in tween of the
image).
>
> Good luck...
>