# Preloader/Streaming swf's Question

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-streaming-swfs-question/125939
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**Created:** [October 19, 2004, 5:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-streaming-swfs-question/125939 "2004-10-19T05:12:37Z")
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### Author: ![rudester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/97f17d/32.png) [@rudester](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rudester)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2004, 5:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-streaming-swfs-question/125939/1 "2004-10-19T05:12:37Z")

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I know how to load external swf’s with preloaders. But how do you do a preloader that loads a swf (for example a movie) and plays it while its still loading in the progress bar? Is there a tutorial out there I can check out? Thanks!! Here’s an example:

[http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/theforgotten/index.html](http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/theforgotten/index.html)