flash (macromedia): FirstNforthFinger;
If you are using the term scenes to describe actual scenes in the flash
editing environment, you cannot load them separately. All scenes are part of
the main timeline of a single swf which, like any swf will load it's content
frame by frame until the entire swf is loaded. -Tom Unger

FirstNforthFinger;
You can divide the content into separate fla files instead of using
scenes. You can then use loadmovie to load each fla's exported swf file as
you wish on demand. The images can also be loaded run time using
loadmovie. -Tom Unger

Hello!

I almost posted this topic earlier today but searched the web some more and
tryed out diffrent things but i still cant figure this out.

I have a .swf with multiple scenes.
http://unicomweb.co.uk/iso/test.htm
Each scene is a page of my site. Scenes are: Loading, Home, About, Links &
Pictures.
Theres a preloader on the first frame of the 'Loading' Scene that does its job
of loading upto but NOT the 'Pictures' Scene.
Id like the Pictures scene to have small individual preloaders for each image
in the gallery. I have followed a diffrent preloader tutorial from the one that
helped me create my 'Loading' Preloader.
'Loading' Scene tutorial:
http://www.actionscripts.org/tutorials/intermediate/flash5_preloaders/index2.sht
ml

I used that preloader because it gave me the option: 'ifFrameLoaded ("Links",
1) { so it stops before it can load the Picture Scene.

The Loader im attempting to use for the image gallery is from:
http://www.actionscripts.org/tutorials/beginner/Smooth_PreLoader/index.shtml

The problem is the preloaders dont actually load the images. they play their
Status Bar animation like its loading but they take the same amount of time to
display the image no matter what the file size. that makes me beleive their not
working and the image is already loaded.

Ive learnt today that Pressing Ctrl + Enter then Ctrl + Enter again will
display what your movie will look load like on the web. And ive tested the
movie on my server and the image loaders still arent working.

Q: Can you have multiple preloaders in one .swf? And whats this i hear about
Importing or embedng a movie clip into your .swf?
I really dont understand that

Sorry to take up so much time. I find it hard to explain things in forums.

Reguards!

Marc.

Thanks for replying Tom.

I understand what you mean. Is their any way to not use the term scene and
maybe, i dont know.. only load a list of movie clips or any frame labled for
example 'mainloader' I think ive seen websites with a preloader for the site
and a loader for each image in the gallery? but maybe its been seperate HTML
pages and difrent .swf movies.

Can loading the images from a URL stop them from being loaded from the first
preloader?

Im guessing here.. Can you suggest anything to help solve this long load time
in my gallery or longer load times in my first preloader?
My Movie: www.unicomweb.co.uk/iso/test.htm

Thanks!

Marc :)