# Preloading clips

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-clips/16381>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [March 24, 2003, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-clips/16381 "2003-03-24T12:29:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![geedogg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f04885/32.png) [@geedogg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/geedogg)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-clips/16381/1 "2003-03-24T12:29:44Z")

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Hi, my flash movie is 3 empty frames!  
All the content is movie clips loaded into the stage.  
Now i tryeid to make a preloader for it, but it dosnt seem to load in all the clips, only the 3 empty frames!

Anyone made sutch a preloader before?

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**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 24, 2003, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-clips/16381/2 "2003-03-24T12:49:37Z")

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i’d say make a preloader for each movie… =)

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**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 24, 2003, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-clips/16381/3 "2003-03-24T12:56:15Z")

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the thing is, it seems like flash has some problems, it takes at least 30 seks before the site comes up.  
Would a preloader in a movieclip solve this u think?

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**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 24, 2003, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-clips/16381/4 "2003-03-24T13:04:58Z")

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> _Originally posted by geedogg_  
> **the thing is, it seems like flash has some problems, it takes at least 30 seks before the site comes up.**

the main movie or the movies loaded dynamically? 🙂

if it’s the main movie, since you said it’s completely empty… i have no idea 😛

if it’s the movies loaded dynamically, and you’re using components or you have any movie clips, sounds, etc. with _export in first frame_ selected in the linkage properties… surely that’s the problem :-. run a search and you’ll find out what to do 😉

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**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 24, 2003, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-clips/16381/5 "2003-03-24T13:34:24Z")

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its the main movie=)

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**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 24, 2003, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-clips/16381/6 "2003-03-24T13:40:09Z")

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!? :stunned:

this may sound really stupid but… are you sure that you only have three empty movie clips in the movie? :-\

honestly… i don’t know what else to think ☹

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**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 24, 2003, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-clips/16381/7 "2003-03-24T13:41:49Z")

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no, i said i have 3 empty FRAMES! in the only scene.  
Then movieclips are loaded in.=)

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**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 24, 2003, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-clips/16381/8 "2003-03-24T13:43:35Z")

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😛

now i’m confused… i thought you had a movie clip in each frame. ??

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**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 24, 2003, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-clips/16381/9 "2003-03-24T13:46:30Z")

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no=) i have some actions, and the last frame loads in a movieclip.  
So the whole site is on the last frame, loading and unloading diffrent movieclips

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**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 24, 2003, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-clips/16381/10 "2003-03-24T13:57:20Z")

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ehmm… no. i don’t know what’s going on here. :-\

could you attach your files then? =)

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**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 24, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-clips/16381/11 "2003-03-24T14:06:11Z")

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its to large=(

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**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 24, 2003, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-clips/16381/12 "2003-03-24T14:09:39Z")

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:-\

don’t you have a server to upload it? 🙂

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**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 24, 2003, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-clips/16381/13 "2003-03-24T14:17:00Z")

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[http://www.kirurgene.com/flash/](http://www.kirurgene.com/flash/)

its the pro8.fla

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**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 24, 2003, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-clips/16381/14 "2003-03-24T14:18:53Z")

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ok… i’m on 56k modem so you’ll have to wait 😛

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**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 24, 2003, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-clips/16381/15 "2003-03-24T14:23:05Z")

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hehe=)

thanks for lookin in to it man!

i made this site in a new way, and i came across all kinds of problems!

+im not that good with as, but im learin

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**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 24, 2003, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-clips/16381/16 "2003-03-24T15:00:10Z")

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> _Originally posted by kax_  
> **you’re using components or you have any movie clips, sounds, etc. with export in first frame selected in the linkage properties… surely that’s the problem :-. run a search and you’ll find out what to do 😉**

yup… you’re exporting in first frame =)

16 movie clips exported in first frame…

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**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 24, 2003, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-clips/16381/17 "2003-03-24T15:03:12Z")

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exporting?

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**Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-clips/16381/18 "2003-03-24T15:05:26Z")

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> _Originally posted by kax_  
> **run a search and you’ll find out what to do 😉**

search for _export in first frame_ 🙂

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**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 24, 2003, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-clips/16381/19 "2003-03-24T15:09:44Z")

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how do i do that?

u mean the load thing? shold i load in a diffrent frame?

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**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 24, 2003, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-clips/16381/20 "2003-03-24T15:12:01Z")

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pretend u are talking to a wodden penguin!  
that way u wont expect mutch=)

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