# Photo Slideshow Using XML and Flash - Hide preloader?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-slideshow-using-xml-and-flash-hide-preloader/242476
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [October 26, 2007, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-slideshow-using-xml-and-flash-hide-preloader/242476 "2007-10-26T11:50:20Z")
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### Author: ![hondo311](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hondo311](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hondo311)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2007, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-slideshow-using-xml-and-flash-hide-preloader/242476/1 "2007-10-26T11:50:20Z")

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Sorry if I posted in 2 places, not sure where this belongs.

I’m using Kirupa’s “Photo Slideshow Using XML and Flash” found here: [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/xml\_slideshow.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/xml_slideshow.htm)

I understand that each image pre-loads individually the first time the .swf is loaded (until the images are cached?).

I would like to hide the preloader progress bar (I’ll make it alpha 0 or something) and have the previously loaded image stay visible until the pre-load of the next image is done ---- then the face transition cn happen.

This would be good so that the user won’t see the preloader between each image.

Any idea how this could happen? My actionscript is a bit noob still!

Thanks!