# Minor question about a preloader

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/minor-question-about-a-preloader/169517>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 16, 2005, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/minor-question-about-a-preloader/169517 "2005-11-16T22:04:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![nicktorrent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/898d66/32.png) [@nicktorrent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nicktorrent)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/minor-question-about-a-preloader/169517/1 "2005-11-16T22:04:07Z")

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Hello,

I have an .swf slideshow that loads within my .swf mainpage. The slideshow is a huge file, which isn’t much of a problem. My problem is that I placed a scene before the slideshow begins to allow for a transition of the slideshow onto the screen. Because the file is sooo big, the transition looks choppy and horrible. I was thinking I could make a preloader, but I don’t want to load the whole show, just the first scene where the transition happens. Is it possible to preload a scene as opposed to a whole movie? Or should I try to make two separate .swf’s (one for the transition, and one for the show).

Thanks,  
Nick