Preloader for Flash microsite

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Hi,

I want to launch a flash based microsite for my product, the flash microsite is 18mb in size.

How can i have a preloader with a percentage of my downloading of the site;
so that my users/visitors are aware that there is something downloading, instead of them getting a blank page, and browser downloading the large swf file in the background.

Also, how can i start the download or preload the swf when the visitor is at the index page, or visiting other pages, event before they visit the specific product page that have the flash microsite launch button.

I have no knowledge of flash development, so please assist or guide me to achieve this.

Thanks

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You can find tutorials all throughout the web through Google search. Here is one: http://active.tutsplus.com/tutorials/web-design/create-an-apple-inspired-flash-preloader/

But I would just implore you, don’t use Flash to build even a mini-site. Flash for full site development is for yesterdecade.

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Thanks, but i need to add this preloader flash swf, before the full site is downloaded.
Do i need to embed both the swf on the same page; how is the loading will know the files is downloaded complete, an open the microsite swf.

got a client how has the flash site, ready but needs to create a launcher page for it, so i got this job (first free lancing).

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Sorry, I took it to mean that your mini site will be completely in Flash. Is that correct? If that is so, then the whole thing goes in one swf, all the photos text etc etc. That means the pre-loader goes usually on the first couple frames and loads everything before the playhead proceeds. Alternatively, you load multiple swfs externally and each has its own preloader so that the user doesn’t have to download everything. So if you have a client who already has the flash site, the “launcher” is really just the first couple frames in the Flash file that loads the content.

Am I reading you right? Maybe I am misunderstanding.

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The flash site doesnt have a loader, but it has a intro, then the complete site, this is all in one single swf file.
Now I need to create a launcher page to load this flash site. From your reply, i need to have a multiple swf to embed externally.
So how can i accomplish this.

Thanks.

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If the intro and the complete site are in one page, you could simply create a scene with in that Flash site, or just the first two frames of the intro, that holds the preloader. Then you embed the whole single swf on the HTML launching page. Do you have access to edit that Flash file?

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Sorry, i cant edit the swf

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I see, that’s a bit different then. Maybe this tutorial can help: http://www.parorrey.com/blog/flash-development/as3-creating-preloader-for-external-swf-in-flash-actionscript3/