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How Large Is Too Large For A Movie These Days?
Hi, we're developing our portfolio site which will have a LOT of images that must be very high quality. So to keep quality up I know we have to sacrifice file size (or vice-versa).

We've divided each of the sections of images into separate movies so there is usually less than 8 images per movie. That way someone would only need to wait if they clicked to see a specific movie.

- My question is: What is considered 'large' for a movie file in these days of broadband?

We are not planning on having preloaders for the individual movies, and would like them to come up pretty quickly (so no sluggishness or blank screens). I'm also looking into how to have the movies loading in the background so that there would be less or no delay once they are called up.

As an example, one of our larger sized movie tests showed a size of around 350k for med-high quality, and about 750k for really good quality. We prefer to have the quality of the latter, but don't want people to get frustrated waiting.

On our local med-fast broadband (3.0Mb/Sec DSL) the large movie loads up pretty much instantly and looks great. But we don't want to alienate anyone.

THANKS!

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Shared Library Bitmaps Vs. Loading Bitmaps At Runtime
First, we're trying to figure out if bitmaps are being shared at runtime. Second, we're trying to determine if it is simply better to load the bitmaps using loadMovie at runtime.

Objective: download shared background images once and cache for optimum site performance.

Here's the deal...

We're using shared libraries throughout our site. Shared symbols are set to be shared at runtime. All shared symbols are working fine, but we're not sure the background JPGs are being shared (JPGs within symbols). First, they will not update automatically when we update the one shared SWF. Second, SWFs that contain the shared JPG (bitmap) don't seem to show any loading time increase after an SWF with that same JPG has downloaded.

To simplify... we have 5 background images for 5 sections of our site. Each within a separate SWF that is set to share that image. All subsection SWF files look for that shared symbol (bitmap within a shared symbol) when they load. After any one section SWF is viewed, the JPG has downloaded, but it seems to download every time. Symbols that are not bitmaps don't seem to download again. So our guess is that bitmaps are not shared.

Optionally, we're looking into simply loading the JPG background at runtime using loadMovie. After one section SWF has loaded the JPG should be on the users machine. The other sections should load more quickly. BUT.... we're guessing our preloader is not figuring in this external JPG load, so the movie may pause at the frame that contains the loadMovie code.

VERY sorry this is such a long post. Not sure how many have looked into this issue. Anyhow.... We'll be testing and looking for responses to this post. You can check the beta site at www.edgedesign.net. All sections use the shared library method except PROFILE which we're now testing with external JPG loading.

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Bitmaps In An Scalable Movie
Hi everybody,

I have a movie that will be scalable, and I am trying to figure out how to place a bitmap that will look good at the default size of the movie, and when the user scales up the movie.

Does anyone have any advice about this?
Thanks a lot

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Scaling Swf Movie And Bitmaps....
Hello,

first post. And would like to thank the creators of this forums. It's been very valuable learning as3 with some help from you guys. And all from lurking..

I will just explain my problem.

I have a game that is pretty much built. It's pretty fast using mostly just bitmap graphics to handle all animations.

The bitmap data is being captured from another movieclip in my library. So I can scale the original movieclip and have pretty nice bitmaps at whatever size I choose.

But the problem I have, is that if I scale the swf to a smaller size thru a browser for example. All bitmap graphics become very jagged and pixelated. Yet my vector obejcts still remain clean of course.

I have tried 2 solutions, scale the bitmap graphics in relation to the size of the window. This did not work.

Another solution that did work, was to force smoothing on the bitmap graphics. But this one slows performance down drastically.

I have over 700 objects animating on screen at over 40 fps, and I'd like to stay as close as possible to that perfomance.

I have also tried force smoothing the bitmap graphics and capture the bitmap data from that then remove smoothing. This also did not work.

Any solutions or ideas on what's going on?

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Can I Condense This?
for the rollOver rollOut functions, in AS2 I could just run the function in the loop like this:
AS2:

ActionScript Code:
var names:Array = new Array("Video Introduction", "2008-2009 Catalog"); for (var i = 0; i < names.length; i++) { this["btn" + i].txt.text = names[i]; this["btn" + i].btnbg.onRollOver = function() { this.alphaTo(40,0.3,"easeOutExpo"); this._parent.arrow.slideTo(238,null,0.5,"easeOutBounce"); }; this["btn" + i].btnbg.onRollOut = function() { this.alphaTo(80,0.3,"easeOutExpo"); this._parent.arrow.slideTo(288,null,0.5,"easeOutBounce"); }; }

but for AS3, the only way I know how to do it is to create a function outside of the loop like this:

ActionScript Code:
function init():void{ var names:Array = new Array("Video Introduction", "2008-2009 Catalog"); for (var i:uint = 0; i<2; i++) { this["btn" + i].txt.text = names[i]; this["btn" + i].txt.mouseEnabled = false; this["btn" + i].btnbg.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, btnOver); this["btn" + i].btnbg.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, btnOut); this["btn" + i].btnbg.buttonMode = true; this["btn" + i].btnbg.useHandCursor = true; }}init();function btnOver(e:MouseEvent):void{ TweenLite.to(e.target,0.3,{alpha:0.4,ease:Exponential.easeOut}); TweenLite.to(e.target.parent.arrow,0.5,{x:238,ease:Bounce.easeOut});}function btnOut(e:MouseEvent):void{ TweenLite.to(e.target,0.3,{alpha:0.8,ease:Exponential.easeOut}); TweenLite.to(e.target.parent.arrow,0.5,{x:288,ease:Bounce.easeOut});}

so any way to condense the as3 version or is that pretty much it?

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Load Movie & Unload Movie With A Large Amount And Gotoplay(2)
working on a website and i stuck on a sort of problem. and i hope someone can give me an advise about it.
trying to explain this as clear as i can.

i have a bar where i want to load different movieclips in.
when i load one movie clip called for example: concert1.swf i want the other movie clip called concert2.swf gotoandplay(2).
these movieclips get loaded from hitarea's in a different part from the site.
these say:
tellTarget ("_root.frontmovieclip.concert1") {
gotoAndPlay(2);
}
if you select an other button it says :
tellTarget ("_root.frontmovieclip.concert1") {
gotoAndPlay(6);
}
tellTarget ("_root.frontmovieclip.concert2") {
gotoAndPlay(2);
}

this all will work fine. the problem is i have 42 concerts. so this would mean i would have to tell each hit area an entire list of 42 telltargets that would go play frame 6 or 2 if i want them in random order.

now i was thinking is there a way that if you press concert1 that it load that movie and tell anyother concert that is already there to go play 6.

so that i don't need 42 lines but only 2.
something like:
tellTarget ("_root.frontmovieclip.concert2") {
gotoAndPlay(2);
}
tellTarget ("_root.frontmovieclip.variableconcert") {
gotoAndPlay(6);
}
and that in concert2 it can say it should go to the variableconcert when it's done playing.

you can check what i mean at http://exuo.tripod.com/poging3.html (past concerts, deftones)

hopefully someone can give me some advise and if you need more info please ask.

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Using Movie Format To Load Bitmaps?
I am making a game which has a serious amount of animated bitmaps. So far I have loaded all frames as individual images, but its clear this approach will result in a monster download as individual PNG files do not compress well for animations at all.

So, I am considering loading FLV files compressed using H264, with an alpha channel (8-bit alpha channels are crucial in my game). This will take care of the size problem.

However, I cannot play FLV files directly, as the game features hundreds of animated sprites at the same time, and decoding the animation from H264 for each one in real time is just too slow.

My idea is to load the movie, then extract individual frames from it as BitmapData objects, with the alpha channel intact.

But, so far, I have not found a way to extract all frames from a FLV movie into BitmapData objects.

Can anyone help?

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Importing Many Bitmaps Into A Movie Clip
I was hoping to import a sequence of images into a movie clip but i have found that obviously 1800 images at 640x480 is too much for Flash. Is there any other way I can get around this. If the sequence was an AVI, could i control the avi within Flash - pause it and stop/rewind it??

Ta much

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Help - Bitmaps Only Look Nice In A One Frame Movie
It could be a "morning-after-some-pints" thing here, but this is quite strange anyway. I've designed a logo in Photoshop, imported it as a .gif and as a .png, put it inside a movie clip, and put it on the first frame of the _root timeline. The whole site sits in the first frame. I decided today that I wanted to give the site ten frames, so I promptly F6'd my layers and yay - ten frames.

Control >> Test movie

Oh wow - what happened to my logo?

Essentially, it looks fantastic if the movie is only one frame. If I add keyframes to any layer, extending the main movie frame length, my bitmaps garble (the logo and two others as well).

Does anyone know what's going on here? I've played with all the lossy/photo settings in the library, tried both gif and png-24. No matter what: if it's one frame, the logo looks great. If the movie has more, it looks awful.

Any help would be super appreciated!

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[flash 8]Adapting 'Auto Trace Mouse' Script To Perfom 'Atuo Trace Object'
Hello everyone..

I am new to flash and I am hoping the good people of this forum will help.
I have this sript for auto tracing a mouse position (got from this site) but i would like intead of trcing the mouse...to get it to trace a random moving object from another script!

mouse script:

createEmptyMovieClip("Line",1);
Line.lineStyle(1,0x000000,100);
onMouseDown = function ()
{
Line.moveTo(_xmouse, _ymouse);
onMouseMove = function ()
{ Line.lineTo(_xmouse, _ymouse);}
}

onMouseUp=function()
{
onMouseMove=null;
}

Random moving object:

loops = 0;
_root.target_x = Math.random()*450;
_root.target_y = Math.random()*300;
_root.xdiv = (_root.target_x-_root.circle._x)/20;
_root.ydiv = (_root.target_y-_root.circle._y)/20;
loops++;
_root.circle._x += _root.xdiv;
_root.circle._y += _root.ydiv;
loops++;
_root.circle._x += _root.xdiv;
_root.circle._y += _root.ydiv;
if (loops<20) {
gotoAndPlay(2);
} else {
gotoAndPlay(1);
}

I guess there is a way I can do this or it can be done...? Help will be much appreciated.

Thankz

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Condense Code :)
hi

does anyone know how i can condense this code down:

&& !_root.over1 && !_root.over2 && !_root.over3 && !_root.over4 && !_root.over5

to be !_root.over1 THROUGH !_root.over5 instead of listing each number in between like above? thanks!

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How To Condense Multiple
Hi,

Is there any way to use multiple variables in a if statement. For instance instead of individually typing :

if(colour1 == "yellow"){
'do whatever'
}
if(colour2 == "yellow"){
'do whatever'
}

Say you had 100 colours and all you want to find out is if any of them equal yellow or red is there anyway to do so something like below:

if(colour1 or colour2 or colour3 == "yellow" or "red"){
'do whatever'
}

I'm relatively new at code, just trying to make it tidier and more efficient.

Any help would be Appreciated.

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Condense IF Code?
hi

i have a ton of IF condition statements that i need to condense cuz my code won't run and I get a pop up warning in my browser if i have all of them in there. here is an example:

if (_level0.swf41.startlx == 1) {
_level0.swf41.lx = 1;
_level0.swf41.rx = 0;
_level0.swf41.startrx = 0;
}
if (_level0.swf41.startrx == 1) {
_level0.swf41.rx = 1;
_level0.swf41.lx = 0;
_level0.swf41.startlx = 0;
}
if (_level0.swf41.startuy == 1) {
_level0.swf41.uy = 1;
_level0.swf41.dy = 0;
_level0.swf41.startdy = 0;
}

i have about 2000 IF conditons like this. anyone have any ideas on how to condense it? maybe with a for loop somehow for all of them? thanks!

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Help Condense Script
Hi, I'm having problems condensing some code.

right now I'm having the same sets of functions on two separate frames, which are called by two separate buttons. I need to use only one set of functions because I realize the actions are the same, the only thing changing are the variables. I would really appreciate it if someone could give me a hand.

The file does the following :
- Upon pressing a button (Encrypt), take the text inside a textfield1, encrypt it and send it to shared object.

- Upon pressing the other button (Decrypt), take the text inside the shared object, uncrypt it and put it in a new textfield.

I have another set of buttons to do the same for textfield #2 and new textfield #2... which is ridiculous.

Eventually I'll have to crypt and uncrypt several variables (20!) at the same time, I wouldn't want to have 20 separate frame actions

Thank you very *very* much

If you don't have time to look at the file I'd appreciate some quick advice on how to proceed.

I'm putting some sample code for a preview. It's half of what needs to be repeated (the "encoding" functions, we need to decode too) :

Code:
// ================= INITIALISATION
Stage.scaleMode = "noScale";
caracteres = " 0123456789%ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
taille_morceau = 20;
laChaine_index = 0;
nouvelle_chaine = "";
// =================

// ================= FUNCTIONS
function encode_char(chaine, index, clef) {
var char_clef_index = index % clef.length;
var char_clef = clef.charAt(char_clef_index);
var decalage = this.caracteres.indexOf(char_clef);
var char_chaine = chaine.charAt(index);
var char_chaine_index = this.caracteres.indexOf(char_chaine);
if (index < chaine.length) {
return caracteres.charAt((char_chaine_index + decalage) % caracteres.length);
} else {
return false;
}
}

function encode_morceau(chaine, caractere_init, caractere_fin, clef) {
var resultat = "";
var resultat_temp = "";
for (var i = caractere_init; i < caractere_fin; i++) {
resultat_temp = this.encode_char(chaine, i, clef);
if (resultat_temp !== false) {
resultat += resultat_temp;
}
}
return resultat;
}

function encode_enterFrame() {
var resultat = this.encode_morceau(this.laChaine, this.laChaine_index, this.laChaine_index + this.taille_morceau, this.laClef);
if (resultat !== "") {
this.nouvelle_chaine += resultat;
this.laChaine_index += this.taille_morceau;
}
else {
delete this.onEnterFrame;
// pour retracer ce qu'on va envoyer dans le shared object :
//trace(nouvelle_chaine);
}

}

function encode() {
//in bold : textfield
this.laChaine = escape(this.monTexteInst.text);
//-- key to encode and decode! this.laClef = "truc";
this.laChaine_index = 0;
this.nouvelle_chaine = "";
this.onEnterFrame = encode_enterFrame;

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Condense Code?
Hi,
I'm wondering if there is a way to shorten this code.
Thanks!!!

outline_mc.stat = "out";
mask_one_mc.stat = "released";
outline_lt_mc.stat = "out";
lines_bottom_mc.stat = "out";
line_left_mc.stat = "out";
line_right_mc.stat = "out";

//-------------BUTTONS ON RELEASE-------------------//

name_mc.onRelease = function() {
stick("name_mc");
myPicLoader._visible = true;
//_root.photo_one_mc.gotoAndPlay(60);
//_root.mask_one_mc.gotoAndPlay(60);
photo_one_mc.gotoAndPlay(65);
mask_one_mc.gotoAndPlay(65);

if (outline_mc.stat == "released") {
outline_mc.stat = "out";
outline_mc.gotoAndPlay("out");
}
if (outline_lt_mc.stat == "released") {
outline_lt_mc.stat = "out";
outline_lt_mc.gotoAndPlay("out");
}
if (mask_one_mc.stat == "out") {
mask_one_mc.stat = "released";
mask_one_mc.gotoAndPlay("released");
}
if (lines_bottom_mc.stat == "released") {
lines_bottom_mc.stat = "out";
lines_bottom_mc.gotoAndPlay("out");
}
if (line_left_mc.stat == "released") {
line_left_mc.stat = "out";
line_left_mc.gotoAndPlay("out");
}
if (line_right_mc.stat == "released") {
line_right_mc.stat = "out";
line_right_mc.gotoAndPlay("out");
}
}

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Condense Files
how would condense some flash files? I have a slide show about 1 min or so with images that I need to email out. Anyone have any suggestions?

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Condense Code
I have a lot of buttons that I need to enable at once (also other movie clips that I need to position the playhead at frame 1 within each clip). I've been doing it the following way:

PHP Code:

    sub_menu_kids.contentMain.i_k_btn_1.enabled = false;
    sub_menu_kids.contentMain.i_k_btn_2.enabled = true;
    sub_menu_kids.contentMain.i_k_btn_3.enabled = true;
    sub_menu_kids.contentMain.i_k_btn_4.enabled = true;
    sub_menu_kids.contentMain.i_k_btn_5.enabled = true;
    sub_menu_kids.contentMain.i_k_btn_6.enabled = true;
    sub_menu_kids.contentMain.i_k_btn_7.enabled = true;
    sub_menu_kids.contentMain.i_k_btn_8.enabled = true;
    sub_menu_kids.contentMain.i_k_btn_9.enabled = true;
    sub_menu_kids.contentMain.i_k_btn_10.enabled = true;
    sub_menu_kids.contentMain.i_k_btn_11.enabled = true;
    sub_menu_kids.contentMain.i_k_btn_12.enabled = true;
    sub_menu_kids.contentMain.i_k_btn_13.enabled = true;
    sub_menu_kids.contentMain.i_k_btn_14.enabled = true;
    sub_menu_kids.contentMain.i_k_btn_15.enabled = true;
    sub_menu_kids.contentMain.i_k_btn_16.enabled = true;
    sub_menu_kids.contentMain.i_k_btn_17.enabled = true;
    sub_menu_kids.contentMain.i_k_btn_18.enabled = true;

There must be an easier, simpler code than this - isn't there? It all works fine but the code gets really, really long and ugly.

Thanks!

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Condense Code
Hello,

I know there has to be a way condense/streamline the following code. I'm new to AS3, so please for give my programming skills.

Here is the code:

import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import fl.transitions.*;
import fl.transitions.easing.*;
import flash.display.*;
import fl.motion.*

var panelSpeed=70

TransitionManager.start(poly, {type:Rotate, direction:Transition.IN, duration:5, easing:Strong.easeInOut, ccw:false, degrees:900});

btnEnter.addEventListener("click", activateSite);

btn1.addEventListener("rollOver", btn1open); //using "rollOver" instead of "mouseOver" prevents open animation from looping
btn1.addEventListener("rollOut", btn1close);//using "rollOut" instead of "mouseOver" prevents open animation from looping

btn2.addEventListener("rollOver", btn2open);
btn2.addEventListener("rollOut", btn2close);
btn2.addEventListener("mouseDown", panelsOpen); //primer, in case user selects button 2 first

btn3.addEventListener("rollOver", btn3open);
btn3.addEventListener("rollOut", btn3close)
btn3.addEventListener("mouseDown", panelsOpen); //primer, in case user selects button 3 first

function panelsOpen(MouseEvent){

var ipLowerOpen:Tween = new Tween(lowerPanel, "y", Strong.easeInOut, 363, 785, panelSpeed, false);
var ipUpperOpen:Tween = new Tween(topPanel, "y", Strong.easeInOut, 0, -400, panelSpeed, false);

ipLowerOpen.addEventListener("motionFinish", btn1Up); //only need to listen for one of the panel "motion finish"
ipLowerOpen.addEventListener("motionFinish", btn2Up);
ipLowerOpen.addEventListener("motionFinish", btn3Up);

}

function panelsClose(MouseEvent){

var ipLowerClose:Tween = new Tween(lowerPanel, "y", Strong.easeInOut, 785, 363, panelSpeed, false);
var ipUpperClose:Tween = new Tween(topPanel, "y", Strong.easeInOut, -400, 0, panelSpeed, false);//if true=seconds, false=frames

ipLowerClose.addEventListener("motionFinish", btn1Down);
ipLowerClose.addEventListener("motionFinish", btn2Down);
ipLowerClose.addEventListener("motionFinish", btn3Down);

}

function btn1Up(event:Event):void {
btn1.addEventListener("mouseDown", panelsClose);
btn1.removeEventListener("mouseDown", panelsOpen);

}

function btn1Down(event:Event):void {
btn1.addEventListener("mouseDown", panelsOpen);
btn1.removeEventListener("mouseDown", panelsClose);

}

function btn2Up(event:Event):void {
btn2.addEventListener("mouseDown", panelsClose);
btn2.removeEventListener("mouseDown", panelsOpen);

}

function btn2Down(event:Event):void {
btn2.addEventListener("mouseDown", panelsOpen);
btn2.removeEventListener("mouseDown", panelsClose);

}

function btn3Up(event:Event):void {
btn3.addEventListener("mouseDown", panelsClose);
btn3.removeEventListener("mouseDown", panelsOpen);

}

function btn3Down(event:Event):void {
btn3.addEventListener("mouseDown", panelsOpen);
btn3.removeEventListener("mouseDown", panelsClose);

}

//--------------------------------- Open/Close Buttons-----------------------------------------------

function btn1open(MouseEvent):void {

var myTween1:Tween = new Tween(btn1.btn1Top, "y", Strong.easeOut, 0, -31, 2, true);//if true=seconds, false=frames
var myTween2:Tween = new Tween(btn1.btn1Bottom, "y", Strong.easeOut, 6.5, 37, 2, true);
}

function btn1close(MouseEvent):void {

var myTween1:Tween = new Tween(btn1.btn1Top, "y", Strong.easeOut, -31, 0, 2, true);//if true=seconds, false=frames
var myTween2:Tween = new Tween(btn1.btn1Bottom, "y", Strong.easeOut, 37, 6.5, 2, true);

}

function btn2open(MouseEvent):void {

var myTween1:Tween = new Tween(btn2.btn2Top, "y", Strong.easeOut, -10.5, -31, 2, true);//if true=seconds, false=frames
var myTween2:Tween = new Tween(btn2.btn2Bottom, "y", Strong.easeOut, 6.5, 37, 2, true);
}

function btn2close(MouseEvent):void {

var myTween1:Tween = new Tween(btn2.btn2Top, "y", Strong.easeOut, -31, -10.5, 2, true);//if true=seconds, false=frames
var myTween2:Tween = new Tween(btn2.btn2Bottom, "y", Strong.easeOut, 37, 6.5, 2, true);

}

function btn3open(MouseEvent):void {

var myTween1:Tween = new Tween(btn3.btn3Top, "y", Strong.easeOut, -10.5, -31, 2, true);//if true=seconds, false=frames
var myTween2:Tween = new Tween(btn3.btn3Bottom, "y", Strong.easeOut, 6.5, 37, 2, true);
}

function btn3close(MouseEvent):void {

var myTween1:Tween = new Tween(btn3.btn3Top, "y", Strong.easeOut, -31, -10.5, 2, true);//if true=seconds, false=frames
var myTween2:Tween = new Tween(btn3.btn3Bottom, "y", Strong.easeOut, 37, 6.5, 2, true);

}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

any help in writing some type of class to shorten the code would be appreciated

Thank you

-7

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Condense Code
is it possible to condense :

mouseDownHandler
mouseDownHandler2
mouseUpHandler
mouseUpHandler2
star.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, mouseDownHandler);
moon.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,mouseD ownHandler2);
star.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, mouseUpHandler);
moon.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, mouseUpHandler2);

thank you

package
{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;

public class Main extends MovieClip
{
public function Main()
{
star.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, mouseDownHandler);
moon.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, mouseDownHandler2);

star.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, mouseUpHandler);
moon.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, mouseUpHandler2);

star.buttonMode = moon.buttonMode = true;

function mouseDownHandler(evt:Object):void
{
star.startDrag();
star.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, mouseMoveHandler);
}

function mouseDownHandler2(evt:Object):void
{
moon.startDrag();
moon.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, mouseMoveHandler);
}

function mouseUpHandler(evt:Object):void
{
star.stopDrag();
star.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, mouseMoveHandler);

}

function mouseUpHandler2(evt:Object):void
{
moon.stopDrag();
moon.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, mouseMoveHandler);
}

function mouseMoveHandler(evt:Object):void
{
if (star.x > moon.x)
{
star.alpha = .4;
}
else
{
star.alpha = 1;
}
}

}
}
}

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Condense Code?
I am only mildly proficient with Actionscript 2. I have all the code for this website on one frame, and it seems like it would be easy to take the following code and condense it. What I need is a code that someone makes it so that I can refer to WHICHEVER movie clip is on frame 7 (only one will be on it at a time) or something like that (like, whichever movie clip is visible. I don't know! Just SOMETHING) and tell whichever one that might be to do the following code. The way I have it now, I have to paste this code after each and every button that says "on release do the following". I hope this make sense.

Here is a sample of the "on release code" that is prior to the following code. This is found 8 times, as I have eight menu options.

menu_mc.home_btn.onRelease = function() {

The code that I have below each of the button "on release" functions is attached.

The code WORKS fine. I just want to learn how to be more proficient. Any ideas?

Thanks so much!
Christy

Attach Code

if (home_mc._currentframe=="7") {
home_mc.gotoAndPlay("fadeout");
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