.jpg Files Don't Load

programming flash
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I’m following the tutorial to produce a slide show (http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/photogallery.asp).

For some reason, the .jpg files don’t load… there are no errors, and all I get is a screen with a black rectangle on it. (NOTE: attempted this via CTL-ENTER / test mode).

Suggestions? Thanks!

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*Originally posted by jljacoby *
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/**mx**/photogallery.asp

and I assume this is posted in the flash 5 forum that you are using 5 and not mx?

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Yes, I’m using Flash 5.

(By the way, nice Icon!)

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Same problem here in flash 5
no errors, and also a blank screen…
used the *.fla for flash 5 and a seperate map with the pictures refering to “animations/”

Didn’t know flash 5 could also load external pictures :-\ ???
It would sure help me a lot.

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Senocular bolded the MX in the URL because the tutorial was for MX because it can only be done in MX.

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Ah so !
Is it me or are pictures loaded externally with mx load very fast.
no preloader and no heavy swf files…

guess i have to save some to upgrade to MX then.

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Depends on the size of the image, sometimes there is a delay when loading them in. Just like a web page.

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I’ve noticed that Flash will load images with the .jpg extension, but not the .jpeg with the extra ‘e’. A lot of images I get through have that little ‘e’ in, so I always have to Save For Web first…

Just a little note.

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and make sure they are NOT progressive, otherwise they won’t load either.

save for web > check box ‘progressive’ must be out.

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Btw how to load .jpg files into a .swf in flash 5?

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You could put them in their own .swf files and use loadMovie() that is about the only way to have dynamic .jpg loading into your movie for Flash 5.