# Preloader (i used losts tut) **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [March 15, 2003, 6:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-i-used-losts-tut/15530 "2003-03-15T06:39:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![calaway42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@calaway42](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/calaway42)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 6:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-i-used-losts-tut/15530/1 "2003-03-15T06:39:31Z")
I viewed my preloader but the frame 3 just loads without showing preloader… is it because my files small or somethings wrong? ---
**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:** [March 15, 2003, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-i-used-losts-tut/15530/2 "2003-03-15T07:28:03Z")
if you view the swf, and you press ctrl + enter you shoudl be able to view the pre loader if its working properly ---
**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:** [March 15, 2003, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-i-used-losts-tut/15530/3 "2003-03-15T07:39:29Z")
oops forgot to attach my file [edit] ahhh it wont let me attach it… [/edit] ---
**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:** [March 15, 2003, 7:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-i-used-losts-tut/15530/4 "2003-03-15T07:55:38Z")
> \*Originally posted by Cheez00 \* > \*\*if you view the swf, and you press ctrl + enter you shoudl be able to view the pre loader if its working properly \*\* What he said. If you are viewing the file on your computer locally, then the preloader will not show. You will have to preview it in Flash and press CTRL+Enter twice to enter Show Streaming mode. This will allow Flash to act as though it were a slow modem viewing the file off of a server. You will be able to see your preloader then. If it still skips it, then another guess of mine is that you have so little content that it loads so fast your preloader gets skipped over. I know that tutorial works, it is tried tested and true. So if it doesn’t work, it is an error on your part :sure: ---
**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:** [March 15, 2003, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-i-used-losts-tut/15530/5 "2003-03-15T08:06:59Z")
> \*Originally posted by lostinbeta \* > \*\*What he said. > I know that tutorial works, it is tried tested and true. So if it doesn’t work, it is an error on your part :sure: \*\* i never doubted your tutorial 🙂 i did try ctrl+ enter but it still skips… im going to load it with a music file and post it on line and view it on my brothers comp ---
**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:** [March 15, 2003, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-i-used-losts-tut/15530/6 "2003-03-15T08:07:49Z")
if you load a full .mp3 file in, you can CTRL+Enter it twice and it will work fine on your comp. That is how I test my files all the time 🙂 ---
**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:** [March 15, 2003, 8:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-i-used-losts-tut/15530/7 "2003-03-15T08:15:21Z")
i kno this isn’t related to this topic but since i have your attention right now… hehe can you view my fla… im trying to get that blink effect some sites applied when their sites loading… loading mp3 file right now 🙂 ---
**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:** [March 15, 2003, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-i-used-losts-tut/15530/8 "2003-03-15T08:17:59Z")
kimda like [www.pixelranger.com](http://www.pixelranger.com) is it : you mask the object you want the blink… with a white rectangle… and just lower its alpha? ---
**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:** [March 15, 2003, 8:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-i-used-losts-tut/15530/9 "2003-03-15T08:19:44Z")
Your approach was wrong. Just have empty frames. Right click on every other frame and choose “insert keyframe” The go back, and in all the frames that contain a tiny white rectangle right click on and choose “Convert to blank keyframe” or “insert blank keyframe” It will then clear that frame. Hense leaving you with… object - blank - object - blank - object Which is blinking. ---
**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:** [March 15, 2003, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-i-used-losts-tut/15530/10 "2003-03-15T08:22:42Z")
actually thats not the effect i want… if you see pixelranger… when its little content boxes load… theres a white block then it fades away… is that effect done by just decreasing alpha one frame after one? ---
**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:** [March 15, 2003, 8:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-i-used-losts-tut/15530/11 "2003-03-15T08:25:35Z")
Oh, well in that case. Just do a motion tween with the last keyframe being at alpha 0. ---
**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:** [March 15, 2003, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-i-used-losts-tut/15530/12 "2003-03-15T08:45:00Z")
heres my preloader try ---
**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:** [March 15, 2003, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-i-used-losts-tut/15530/13 "2003-03-15T08:46:59Z")
Alright man, its 3:45am here. I am off to bed. Goodnight :sleep: ---
**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:** [March 15, 2003, 8:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-i-used-losts-tut/15530/14 "2003-03-15T08:51:17Z")
it wont let me attach my preloader file 😕 good night ---
**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:** [March 15, 2003, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-i-used-losts-tut/15530/15 "2003-03-15T17:37:32Z")
Your file might be to big. If you have a server to upload to, then upload it and link to it. ---
**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:** [March 15, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-i-used-losts-tut/15530/16 "2003-03-15T19:57:05Z")
heres my try… download it and see if i have everything right… 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:** [March 15, 2003, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-i-used-losts-tut/15530/17 "2003-03-15T20:16:29Z")
You must be on a Mac. I am getting a Unexpected File Error. Try putting it in a .zip file, it should work then (has in the past at least). ---
**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:** [March 15, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-i-used-losts-tut/15530/18 "2003-03-15T20:39:07Z")
i dont have mac… but i just posted my fla file on a server… > **[Yahoo Small Business - Cheap Domains, Web Hosting, Website Builder, Ecommerce...](https://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/)** > > Yahoo Small Business Offers Cheap Domain Names, Web Hosting, Easy Website Builder, Business Email, Local Listings, and Ecommerce Solutions for Your Small Business. hope this works ---
**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:** [March 15, 2003, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-i-used-losts-tut/15530/19 "2003-03-15T20:44:53Z")
Of course it works. All you have to take up space is a red vector block created in Flash, so of course with such little content it just skips right over the preloader. I added in a sound file and it worked great… EXCEPT!!! You must of forgotten to read the explanation of code because you change the width to 120, but you didn’t change that in the script… [AS]this.loadBar.\_width = getPercent\*100;[/AS] Should be [AS]this.loadBar.\_width = getPercent\*120;[/AS] That is all. ---
**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:** [March 15, 2003, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-i-used-losts-tut/15530/20 "2003-03-15T20:52:22Z")
okie dokie thanx lost 🙂 [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-i-used-losts-tut/15530.md?page=2)