Comments on: Free Flash Preloader http://preloaderz.com Free Flash preloaders, flash loading animations, flash progress bars and more. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:36:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: kagos http://preloaderz.com/free-flash-preloader-component/comment-page-1/#comment-210 kagos Sat, 21 May 2011 04:24:16 +0000 http://preloaderz.com/?page_id=5#comment-210 @MOUNTAINGAL Your guide is ecellent,Just to mention that the rectangle is not required just draw a pixel inside the container and it works. However it should work with just an empty movieclip. But thanks people anyway for the free preloaderz and the guide. @MOUNTAINGAL

Your guide is ecellent,Just to mention that the rectangle is not required just draw a pixel inside the container and it works. However it should work with just an empty movieclip. But thanks people anyway for the free preloaderz and the guide.

]]> By: beplural http://preloaderz.com/free-flash-preloader-component/comment-page-1/#comment-150 beplural Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:04:51 +0000 http://preloaderz.com/?page_id=5#comment-150 Thank you, Mountaingal. It makes perfect sense and above all it seems to work. One detail related to step #9. While converting the rectangle to a MOVIE CLIP, you make sure you check one of those tiny REGISTRATION handlers. The position should be registered to the top-left corner, if the stage in Flash equals the dimensions of your movie or image you want to load. Best, A. Thank you, Mountaingal. It makes perfect sense and above all it seems to work. One detail related to step #9. While converting the rectangle to a MOVIE CLIP, you make sure you check one of those tiny REGISTRATION handlers. The position should be registered to the top-left corner, if the stage in Flash equals the dimensions of your movie or image you want to load.
Best,
A.

]]> By: police http://preloaderz.com/free-flash-preloader-component/comment-page-1/#comment-146 police Sun, 06 Mar 2011 08:35:10 +0000 http://preloaderz.com/?page_id=5#comment-146 Thanks a lot Mountaingal for such detailed guide for Preloader component use in AS2. Everything you described is pretty much accurate. As for 'target' parameter - it is indeed meant to specify the movieclip the external image/swf should be loaded into. If you leave it empty loaded image/swf will use the movieclip of preloader component as a container - so that loaded image will replace the preloading animation once it's 100% downloaded. Thanks a lot Mountaingal for such detailed guide for Preloader component use in AS2.
Everything you described is pretty much accurate. As for ‘target’ parameter – it is indeed meant to specify the movieclip the external image/swf should be loaded into. If you leave it empty loaded image/swf will use the movieclip of preloader component as a container – so that loaded image will replace the preloading animation once it’s 100% downloaded.

]]> By: Mountaingal http://preloaderz.com/free-flash-preloader-component/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Mountaingal Wed, 02 Mar 2011 06:00:47 +0000 http://preloaderz.com/?page_id=5#comment-145 Okay, here is how I got the AS2 preloader component to work with one of the animations in the free 33-pack.... (all this is provided that you made it through the installation instructions for the free AS2 preloader component) 1) I created a new AS2 Flash file with the width and height dimensions of the Flash (swf) movie that I intened to preload (the movie itself was created in Flash 8, hence the necessity to use the AS2 preloader) 2) I opened the components panel (press Ctrl+F7), and dragged an instance of the preloader component into the middle of the stage (in the 1st frame of layer 1). 3) I also opened the "free_flash_preloaders.fla" file with the 33 different animations. Each animation is contained in its own folder in the library panel, and you just have to figure out which folder number corresponds to the animation you want to use. In my case, I chose animation "preloader 20" 4) Open the folder that contains your chosen animation by double-clicking it, and then RIGHT-click on the "preloader # mc" inside that folder (the # of course represents the number associated with the preloader animation). RIGHT-clicking on it will give you the option to copy the preloader. 5) Hope you still have the new Flash movie with the inserted component open, because after copying the animation out of the "free_flash_preloader.fla", you need to paste it into the LIBRARY PANEL (!!! NOT !!! into the stage!!!) of the Flash movie that contains the component. If the copy & paste is successful, you should now have the animation folder and the animation it contains, with everything you need, available and displayed in the LIBRARY PANEL of your new Flash movie. 6) RIGHT-click again on the "preloader # mc" (the one in the LIBRARY PANEL of your new flash movie), and choose "Linkage" from the pop-up menu you'll get. This opens the "Linkage Properties" panel for the preloader movieclip. 7) Give the preloader movieclip an "Identifier" name, and check the little boxes for "Export for ActionScript" and "Export in First Frame"). Click "OK" to close the Linkage Properties panel. 8) Now, on the STAGE of your new Flash movie (still in the 1st Frame of Layer 1), click on the preloader component that you inserted in step #2 to select it, and open the "Parameters" panel. * Set resizeLoadedHeight and resizeLoadedWidth to the height and width of the Flash movie (or image) you want to preload. * Set the skinSWF to the "Identifier" name you gave the "preloader # mc" clip that you copied & pasted into the library panel * Set the skinType to either cyclic or progressive (I set mine to progressive) * Set source to the Flash movie (swf in my case) or image that you want to load (if they are in the same folder/directory as your preloader movie, you should only need the NAME of the swf or image, i.e. "my.swf" or "myimage.jpg") I dont know how correct this next step is, but it seems to work. 9) For the" target" parameter of the preloader, I inserted a new layer into my Flash movie, ABOVE the layer that holds the preloader component. Into the second layer (also on the 1st Frame), I inserted a rectangle in the width and height dimensions of the swf movie I wanted to preload. I converted the rectangle to a MOVIECLIP symbol with the name "container_mc", and an instance name also of "container_mc". 10) This "container_mc" is what I entered for the "target" parameter in the preloader component (back in Layer 1), and my Flash movie loads perfectly into the middle of the container after the preloader has run its course. Okay, this is about as step-by-step as I can possibly explain it. No idea if those steps are correct, but it's working and I hope they help and work for you too. Okay, here is how I got the AS2 preloader component to work with one of the animations in the free 33-pack….

(all this is provided that you made it through the installation instructions for the free AS2 preloader component)

1) I created a new AS2 Flash file with the width and height dimensions of the Flash (swf) movie that I intened to preload (the movie itself was created in Flash 8, hence the necessity to use the AS2 preloader)

2) I opened the components panel (press Ctrl+F7), and dragged an instance of the preloader component into the middle of the stage (in the 1st frame of layer 1).

3) I also opened the “free_flash_preloaders.fla” file with the 33 different animations. Each animation is contained in its own folder in the library panel, and you just have to figure out which folder number corresponds to the animation you want to use. In my case, I chose animation “preloader 20″

4) Open the folder that contains your chosen animation by double-clicking it, and then RIGHT-click on the
“preloader # mc” inside that folder (the # of course represents the number associated with the preloader animation).
RIGHT-clicking on it will give you the option to copy the preloader.

5) Hope you still have the new Flash movie with the inserted component open, because after copying the animation out of the “free_flash_preloader.fla”, you need to paste it into the LIBRARY PANEL (!!! NOT !!! into the stage!!!) of the
Flash movie that contains the component. If the copy & paste is successful, you should now have the animation folder and the animation it contains, with everything you need, available and displayed in the LIBRARY PANEL of your new Flash movie.

6) RIGHT-click again on the “preloader # mc” (the one in the LIBRARY PANEL of your new flash movie), and choose
“Linkage” from the pop-up menu you’ll get. This opens the “Linkage Properties” panel for the preloader movieclip.

7) Give the preloader movieclip an “Identifier” name, and check the little boxes for “Export for ActionScript” and “Export in First Frame”). Click “OK” to close the Linkage Properties panel.

8) Now, on the STAGE of your new Flash movie (still in the 1st Frame of Layer 1), click on the preloader component that you inserted in step #2 to select it, and open the “Parameters” panel.

* Set resizeLoadedHeight and resizeLoadedWidth to the height and width of the Flash movie (or image) you want to preload.
* Set the skinSWF to the “Identifier” name you gave the “preloader # mc” clip that you copied & pasted into the library panel
* Set the skinType to either cyclic or progressive (I set mine to progressive)
* Set source to the Flash movie (swf in my case) or image that you want to load (if they are in the same folder/directory as your preloader movie, you should only need the NAME of the swf or image, i.e. “my.swf” or “myimage.jpg”)

I dont know how correct this next step is, but it seems to work.

9) For the” target” parameter of the preloader, I inserted a new layer into my Flash movie, ABOVE the layer that holds the preloader component. Into the second layer (also on the 1st Frame), I inserted a rectangle in the width and height dimensions of the swf movie I wanted to preload. I converted the rectangle to a MOVIECLIP symbol with the
name “container_mc”, and an instance name also of “container_mc”.

10) This “container_mc” is what I entered for the “target” parameter in the preloader component (back in Layer 1), and my Flash movie loads perfectly into the middle of the container after the preloader has run its course.

Okay, this is about as step-by-step as I can possibly explain it. No idea if those steps are correct, but it’s working and I hope they help and work for you too.

]]> By: tucum http://preloaderz.com/free-flash-preloader-component/comment-page-1/#comment-144 tucum Sun, 20 Feb 2011 15:11:13 +0000 http://preloaderz.com/?page_id=5#comment-144 Hi, is there a step by step tutorial on how to use this? I mean, for dummies :-) Thanks. Hi, is there a step by step tutorial on how to use this? I mean, for dummies :-)

Thanks.

]]> By: Lujo http://preloaderz.com/free-flash-preloader-component/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Lujo Sat, 27 Nov 2010 21:31:45 +0000 http://preloaderz.com/?page_id=5#comment-119 You need to load the classes inside the com folder in order for it to work. You need to load the classes inside the com folder in order for it to work.

]]> By: black dog http://preloaderz.com/free-flash-preloader-component/comment-page-1/#comment-106 black dog Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:46:42 +0000 http://preloaderz.com/?page_id=5#comment-106 How do i implement this by drag & drop into flash cs4 for an existing portfolio How do i implement this by drag & drop into flash cs4 for an existing portfolio

]]> By: antonio bracer http://preloaderz.com/free-flash-preloader-component/comment-page-1/#comment-104 antonio bracer Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:50:22 +0000 http://preloaderz.com/?page_id=5#comment-104 this is bullshit!!!! i cant download cool stuff... dafak! this is bullshit!!!! i cant download cool stuff… dafak!

]]> By: FS http://preloaderz.com/free-flash-preloader-component/comment-page-1/#comment-88 FS Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:44:48 +0000 http://preloaderz.com/?page_id=5#comment-88 how do i put the preloader to work on a program like pivot how do i put the preloader to work on a program like pivot

]]> By: SP http://preloaderz.com/free-flash-preloader-component/comment-page-1/#comment-60 SP Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:52:12 +0000 http://preloaderz.com/?page_id=5#comment-60 I gave it a try again, because I saw there was a tutorial now. But it is still not clear: - where on the timeline I put my content that I want to load? - I want to load a movieclip that I have on the stage - how do I do this? - What do I put in the parameter "source"? - What do I put in the parameter "target"? Example my flash website (actionscript 2) should load different movieclips on stage when I enter the website. How do I preload these moviclips? Can you make this clear in the tutorial? Maybe a flash *fla example to download. I gave it a try again, because I saw there was a tutorial now. But it is still not clear:

- where on the timeline I put my content that I want to load?
- I want to load a movieclip that I have on the stage – how do I do this?
- What do I put in the parameter “source”?
- What do I put in the parameter “target”?

Example my flash website (actionscript 2) should load different movieclips on stage when I enter the website. How do I preload these moviclips?

Can you make this clear in the tutorial? Maybe a flash *fla example to download.

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