# Preloaders **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [November 7, 2002, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloaders/7780 "2002-11-07T15:48:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Furious5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bb73d2/32.png) [@Furious5](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Furious5)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2002, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloaders/7780/1 "2002-11-07T15:48:13Z")
Ok I’ve just finished a flash movie and I’m just getting round to publishing it. First off though I need to add a preloader, I’ve had a search round and found some tuts on preloaders and I understand the concept. But my question is this, how does everyone integrate their preloaders in to their movies. Do you just stick the preloader on a seperate layer at the beginning of the movie and then just set everything to start after this, or do you put the preloader on in a seperate scene or movie clip? This is the first time I have published a flash movie, so I just want to get it right first 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:** [November 7, 2002, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloaders/7780/2 "2002-11-07T16:37:11Z")
You can do preloaders both ways, you can either set it up on a layer at the beginning of the main timeline, or in a diffrent scene. I normally place mine at the beginning on the main timeline in a seperate layer, i haven’t encountred any problems so far!! 😛 ---
**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, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloaders/7780/3 "2002-11-07T17:55:03Z")
I put mine in Scene 1 and have it play Scene 2 I have had no problems with that method. I also find it easier to edit one or the other. It is all dependant upon personal preference. Both ways work. ---
**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 11, 2002, 8:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloaders/7780/4 "2002-11-11T08:59:45Z")
Uuh…i usually set my preloader in the same layer as the movie, but the movie starts att frame2 and frame1 is my loader (with a stop-action of course) ---
**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 11, 2002, 11:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloaders/7780/5 "2002-11-11T11:18:02Z")
> \*Originally posted by lostinbeta \* > \*\*I put mine in Scene 1 and have it play Scene 2 I have had no problems with that method. I also find it easier to edit one or the other. It is all dependant upon personal preference. Both ways work. \*\* Scenes r so much flaky Lost! I use Frame Labels instead. ---
**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 11, 2002, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloaders/7780/6 "2002-11-11T17:58:11Z")
It is all personal preference h88, it makes no difference if you put the preloader in a scene, or on a frame of your main movie, it all works the same in the end. ---
**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 12, 2002, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloaders/7780/7 "2002-11-12T08:14:10Z")
personaly I like having a self contained movieClip that has all my preloader script in it. Then I just drop it into place and tweek it to suit the situation. As has been said though, it’s all personal choice. I do tend to believe though, that certain kinds of setups work better or worse for certain situations. (though I don’t believe that I can explain how that is) ---
**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 12, 2002, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloaders/7780/8 "2002-11-12T08:16:41Z")
If you put it like that, believe it or not… I think putting it in another scene is probably the worst way out of all of them. Worst or not, I am more comfortable with putting it in another scene, so since I am more comfortable with it, I choose it as my personal preference :beam: ---
**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 12, 2002, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloaders/7780/9 "2002-11-12T08:17:46Z")
I think that it may work BETTER that way for certain situations. Certainly for organizational purposes a new scene is the way to go.