# Opening and closing animations **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [November 6, 2002, 3:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-and-closing-animations/7705 "2002-11-06T03:02:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Dave](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dave)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 3:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-and-closing-animations/7705/1 "2002-11-06T03:02:00Z")
Hey guys, im doing a flash site using external swf’s. So i have this main area where the exernal swf’s are placed. Now i have an opening animation happening when the external swf is brought in, but im wondering how do i do it, if i want to have a closing animation on that swf, before the new swf is loaded in? Hope you understand what i mean! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-and-closing-animations/7705/2 "2002-11-06T13:15:55Z")
If I understand correctly, all you’d need is the closing animation to run in the last frame of the current movie. At the end of this animation, you’d just have the ActionScript command loadMovieNum() to call up your next one. So it’ll load once your closing animation has finished playing. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-and-closing-animations/7705/3 "2002-11-06T14:52:29Z")
Are u loading into layers or MC’s? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-and-closing-animations/7705/4 "2002-11-06T15:19:58Z")
Hey, im loading into MC’s on diffrent levels! [http://www.blitzds.com/relaunch.htm](http://www.blitzds.com/relaunch.htm) Check that, play with the buttons on the bottom, and you will see what i mean!! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-and-closing-animations/7705/5 "2002-11-06T15:26:18Z")
cool im wondering how they made those cool rollover effects? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-and-closing-animations/7705/6 "2002-11-06T16:00:59Z")
Ya u have to have your preloader on a layer above of the content layers. On a button press it calls the preloader to play and it also sets a variable to idenditfy which button was pressed. The preloader takes that variable and loads the matching MC underneath and checks it’s laod %. Once doen the preloader goes to it’s closing animation. I don’t have the exact codeing on me but I’ll try to whip up an FLA tonight. Then you can see exactly how it works and use the FLA to create your site. If u have the time give me to at least friday to have something for u. I could have it done sooner but I might get busy. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2002, 2:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-and-closing-animations/7705/7 "2002-11-07T02:53:09Z")
Thanx Sintax, yeah dnt worry too much bout doing it 2nite, Friday is cool 🙂 or whenever you can Thanx 😛 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2002, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-and-closing-animations/7705/8 "2002-11-07T02:55:31Z")
Oops, sori man, i ll stick to this post! :o ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2002, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-and-closing-animations/7705/9 "2002-11-07T22:10:39Z")
nice, that site rox. i wonder where i can find tutorial to learn doin stuff like this. id like to know (cause im still newbie) is this all 1 big flash (after clickin enter button), because ive saw there waves on the sky, flashy buttons on the right side, and that sliding menu from the top. right now im on the stage that im just thinkin about how to do something, not how its done and practising, thats why i would really appreciate your help. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 3:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-and-closing-animations/7705/10 "2002-11-14T03:50:16Z")
Hey sintax, you still around? :-\ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 6:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-and-closing-animations/7705/11 "2002-11-14T06:53:30Z")
Ya man sorry i’ve been really busy. I had to re -desing a site and it has been eating up my time. I hope to get some stuff done this weekend. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-and-closing-animations/7705/12 "2002-11-19T17:40:31Z")
Hey Sintax how u going? Is that a picture of you? :cowboy: Any luck with that fla yet? Dont worry if your busy, i was just wondering!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-and-closing-animations/7705/13 "2002-11-19T17:42:17Z")
Sorry Sorry. I’m still working on perfecting it. I have made some improvments on how it works so just a little longer. PS. Yes that is me ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-and-closing-animations/7705/14 "2002-12-04T15:33:25Z")
Hey Sintax how u going? Just wondering how ur going with that closing animation thing !?! Sorry if i sound pushy!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-and-closing-animations/7705/15 "2002-12-04T16:22:20Z")
Check this thread (link below), I think that is what you´re looking for: [{F5} a true challenge : who can help me to get this script working?](http://www.kirupaforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9770) Hope this help =)