Loading Issue / Doing Things Right
Ok,
So I think I know that I'm the problem, but how do I fix it?
I build flash movies, and I have heaps of things that attach themselves to the first frame. Problem with this is, loaders never work, because the first frame takes the longest to load. What I do at the moment, is create a invsible clip on the second frame and hide everything in that, but there has to be a better way!!
Can anyone guide me in the right direction?
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Posted on: 04-20-2007, 03:03 AM
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//Define the upgrade flash link locationvar upgradeFlash:URLRequest = new URLRequest("http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer");//Add the listeners to the navigation buttonshome_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, homeClick);profiles_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, profileClick);media_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, mediaClick);upgrade_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, upgradeClick);function homeClick(event:MouseEvent):void { trace("Home");}function profileClick(event:MouseEvent):void { trace("Character Profiles");}function mediaClick(event:MouseEvent):void { trace("Media");}function upgradeClick(event:MouseEvent):void { navigateToURL(upgradeFlash); trace("Upgrade");}//Halt the timeline herestop();
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I can't for the life of me figure out how to do this. Can someone help me please?
Here is the AS I'm using so far.
Frame 1 Scene 1 Preloader
Actionscript Code:
stop(); import flash.display.MovieClip; import flash.events.Event;import fl.controls.ProgressBar;import fl.controls.ProgressBarMode;import fl.controls.Label;
//Add progress bar vaiable then display the bar
var myProgressBar:ProgressBar = new ProgressBar();myProgressBar.indeterminate = false;myProgressBar.mode = ProgressBarMode.MANUAL;myProgressBar.maximum = 256;myProgressBar.setSize(180, 16);myProgressBar.move(205, 240)addChild(myProgressBar);
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var myLabel:Label = new Label();myLabel.text = "";myLabel.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;myLabel.move(260, 205 + myProgressBar.height);addChild(myLabel);
this.addEventListener("enterFrame",onEnterFrame); function onEnterFrame(e:Event):void { var nProg:int = (Math.ceil((this.loaderInfo.bytesLoaded/this.loaderInfo.bytesTotal)*100)); UpdatePreloader(nProg); if(this.loaderInfo.bytesLoaded == this.loaderInfo.bytesTotal){ this.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,onEnterFrame); removeChild(myLabel); removeChild(myProgressBar); gotoAndPlay("startmovie"); } } function UpdatePreloader(nProg:int):void { //trace(nProg + '% Loaded'); myLabel.text = ( nProg.toString() + '% Loaded'); myProgressBar.setProgress(nProg, 100);}
Frame 1 Scene 2 Intro
Actionscript Code:
//Skip button listeners and events to allow skiping anytime in the intro
skip_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick);skip_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, onOver);skip_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, onOut);
function onClick(event:MouseEvent):void { gotoAndPlay(1, "Home");}
function onOver(event:MouseEvent):void { event.target.alpha = .5;}
function onOut(event:MouseEvent):void { event.target.alpha = 1;}
//Load the encoded soundfile
var encodeSound:URLRequest = new URLRequest("encodedSound.mp3");var encodedSound:Sound = new Sound();encodedSound.load(encodeSound);
Frame 230 Scene 2 Intro
Actionscript Code:
//Stop the timeline to allow the video to play
stop();
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var vid:Video = new Video();vid.attachNetStream(ns);vid.x = 0.1;vid.y = 57.5;vid.height = 484.1;vid.width = 798.7;
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Ok, Loading Issue..
Alright here is what I have.
I have a main movie. I have buttons in the main movie. I have a target clip set up directly in the middle.
The way I have been doing things is, when a button is pushed, it loads an external movie into the target clip.
But the way I have been doing it, is defeating the purpose of the loader on my external movie.
Here's an example of the simple code I have been using on the button...
On (realease) {
LoadMovie("external.swf", "_root.targetclip");
then of course, on my target clip I have
OnClipEvent(load) {
play;
This is actually loading the movie before it even shows up i think, correct?? Then when I have the preloader at the start of the external movie, it just skips the preload and goes right into the main scene.
What I am asking is I guess, how do you just call the movie to go into a _root clip without loading it??? Or is there a better way to do this??? Thanks
Loading Issue With MP3
MP3 player trouble...
Hi. I built an MP3 player in Flash that works great with the exception of a few problems.
Details: Version 6; I am loading the MP3 from the server as an event.
Here are the problems:
1) When behind a firewall or an anti-virus program that performs a similar function the MP3 fails to load.
2) Sometimes, without the interference of a firewall - the MP3 loads but the loading info in not being updated - so the user has no idea that it is working.
Below is my main function - any advice is welcomed.
I omitted all of my other functions and variables because they should be inconsequential due to the nature of the problem. Thanks in advance to anyone who feels like helping.
If you'd like to help out a frustrated person - feel free to email me privately @ viennadreams2000@yahoo.com
code:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (!_global.isLoaded) {
disableButtons();
loaded1 = myMusic.getBytesLoaded()/1024;
total1 = myMusic.getBytesTotal()/1024;
if (loaded1 != undefined) {
perc = int((loaded1*100)/total1);
progressBar.bufferPosition._xscale = perc;
status.text = "Loading: ";
status.text += perc;
status.text += "%";
if (loaded1>4 && loaded1 == total1) {
if (!_global.isStarted) {
enableButtons();
playSound();
ppbutton.gotoAndStop("play");
}
_global.isLoaded = true;
}
} else {
myMusic.loadSound(_global.sourceFile, false);
}
} else {
_global.dur = myMusic.duration;
_global.pos = myMusic.position;
this.totalTime = _global.dur/1000;
this.elapsedTime = _global.pos/1000;
}
showTime(this.totalTime, this.elapsedTime);
};
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FRAME 2 OF 3xIMAGE QUESTION MC
------------------------------------------------------------------
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