# Adding preloader to photo slideshow template
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-preloader-to-photo-slideshow-template/29847
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**Created:** [August 31, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-preloader-to-photo-slideshow-template/29847 "2003-08-31T21:53:30Z")
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### Author:  [@barnettgs](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/barnettgs)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-preloader-to-photo-slideshow-template/29847/1 "2003-08-31T21:53:30Z")
I’m sure some of you have seen the photo slideshow template in flash mx and i have added preloader to it.
The problem is, that if there’s 80 photos but it would show 3/83 on first photo (of 3rd frame) instead of 1/80 because frame 1&2 is used for preloader.
So I have decided to make preloader file and make it play external photo movie on 3rd frame but it didn’t work as first photo is struck on frame 3 of preloader file so I’m bit struck there.
Any helps will be much appreciated. Thanks
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2003, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-preloader-to-photo-slideshow-template/29847/2 "2003-08-31T23:09:59Z")
why not just have a preloader on the first scene and gallery on the second
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2003, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-preloader-to-photo-slideshow-template/29847/3 "2003-08-31T23:29:10Z")
Erm, the problem is:
I have tried 2 scenes but on the first frame of the photo movie has ‘stop’ on action script cos its for user to click ‘next’ and ‘previous’ frame to view the photos. But frame 1 of photo is struck on frame 3 of preloader file. I am still trying to figure out how to get round this problem