in the same directory on my FTP, there is a .swf animation.
now, i want to load that swf animation inside a flash movie called "mainFlashMovie :).
my question is, how would i build a preloader for the animation only, not the whole “mainFlashMovie” file.
this is what i got thus far.
i have a movie clip name CMovie instance “CMovie”
And in a frame i have:
loadMovie(“ae.swf”,_root.Cmovie);
this will load my animation in the movie clip CMovie, but thing is i’ve looked at the preloader tutorials on here, but i cant understand how to make one just for that animation instead of the whole thing
what you would do (without editing ae.fla) is use getBytesLoaded and getBytesTotal on your _root.Cmovie instead of _root (which I assume the tutorial has). Also, this preloader should exist as a simple movieclip which can exist on the screen at the same time as that movie … not in a first scene which the tutorial again may or may not do.
If you still have problems, google flash preloader. preloader questions are asked and answered everyday.