# Flash and after effects

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-after-effects/216351>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 15, 2007, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-after-effects/216351 "2007-02-15T18:35:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![jamespg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@jamespg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jamespg)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2007, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-after-effects/216351/1 "2007-02-15T18:35:22Z")

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So I have a logo animation made in after effects, Im wondering if theres a way to make a preloader that checks to see if the fla animation is loaded and then loading that logo animation. After effect doesnt make fla files its just the swf so I want to preload it somehow. What should I do?