# kirupa.com - Creating Preloaders in Flash

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-creating-preloaders-in-flash/388455>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [November 30, 2014, 4:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-creating-preloaders-in-flash/388455 "2014-11-30T04:01:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 4:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-creating-preloaders-in-flash/388455/1 "2014-11-30T04:01:45Z")

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For large animations, it is best to have a small preloader attached to the beginning of your animation. Preloaders simply loop an animation until the user has loaded the animation to a certain point. I have created a simple preloader. Click on the link below to hear see it.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/preloader.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/preloader.htm)