# Need help with Tutorial

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-tutorial/120029>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 20, 2004, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-tutorial/120029 "2004-08-20T00:44:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![phantomxc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9dc877/32.png) [@phantomxc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/phantomxc)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-tutorial/120029/1 "2004-08-20T00:44:42Z")

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this is regaurding the

[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/preloader\_transition.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/preloader_transition.htm)

tutorial

I have this thing semi working and im stuck…Im trying to do this kind of effect with my own website. my first problem is the content mask layer. When i publish the website its only showing like a quarter of the SWF file its loading. I tried moving the movie file around but its not changing. so if anyone could help me plz reply or msg me on **AIM = wangtangs2**

I got a few other questions too but i wanna get that out of the way \>\<

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**Author:** ![phantomxc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9dc877/32.png) [@phantomxc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/phantomxc)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-tutorial/120029/2 "2004-08-20T00:51:05Z")

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actually i figured that out like 10 seconds after i posted that…errr 🙂 but now i have another ? lets say i dont want it to start off with one of the swf files loaded already…like its just blank until I hit one of the buttons then the transition thing starts and you get the point. so how would i go about doing that lol ? plz msg me or osmething