# Loading \*.png with a preloader

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-png-with-a-preloader/200212>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 10, 2006, 4:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-png-with-a-preloader/200212 "2006-09-10T04:14:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gravity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Gravity](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gravity)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 4:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-png-with-a-preloader/200212/1 "2006-09-10T04:14:49Z")

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hey,

I tried to use the tutorial for loading external image files using XML. Everything was going peachy until I tried to load a \*.png. Maybe I did something wrong but it just didn’t load anything.

So question is, can I even load a PNG from an external location?

Here’s another problem. So when I transition an image from Alpha 0% to 100% if the background is white it’s just peachy. But, if the background is dark gray when it transitions for the in between you see a lighter background on the transitioning image. Does anyone have a way around this?

Thanks in advance.