flash actionscript: QUESTION 1: If you are loading an external swf into a "master file", at what
point will you be able to see the actual loaded file? Does 100% of it need to
load before you can actually see it on the page, or does only a certain
percentage of it need to load before you see it? Or is it just random when it
shows up in its destination?

The reason I ask is because I've set up a file where I'm loading in (via
buttons/on(release), three external swf's. Using onLoadProgress, I'm
monitoring the percentage loaded. One of the movie clips shows up in its
destination after only 10% has loaded. The other two show up in their
destinations only after they are fully loaded, meaning 100% of the file has
loaded.

I'm really perplexed as to why one would show up after only 10% of it has
loaded, whereas the other two show up only when 100% has loaded.

QUESTION TWO: If you are monitoring the load progress of a movie, is it
normal for it to load let's say the first 40% real slow and then all of a
sudden it'll jump straight to 100%? Is there a reason that the loadProgress
percentage loaded isn't uniform the entire time the movie is loading?

Thank you so much if you can help clear up some of this stuff that I'm
perplexed about.

By the way, I'm using Flash MX Pro (7.2) 2004 and I'm using the
MovieClipLoader( ) class.

Brenda

A1: if you have 5 images in frame 1, it will not display untill all the assets
are loaded from frame 1. If you spread the images out on the timeline then it
will display quicker since less assets are on the first frame.

A2: what you are experiencing is most likely bandwith fluctuation.