# Researching preloaders

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/researching-preloaders/249424>\
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**Created:** [January 18, 2008, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/researching-preloaders/249424 "2008-01-18T16:07:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![michmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@michmons](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/michmons)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2008, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/researching-preloaders/249424/1 "2008-01-18T16:07:37Z")

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I am trying to figure out what a preloader that downloads external movies while the main movie loads and plays would be called–so I can research it out and build one. Any help would be great.