# Very puzzling... and very frustrating! **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [March 12, 2003, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-puzzling-and-very-frustrating/15279 "2003-03-12T13:25:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SpitwolF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@SpitwolF](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SpitwolF)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-puzzling-and-very-frustrating/15279/1 "2003-03-12T13:25:33Z")
For some reason, my Preloader bar starts to move (or even appears) when the movie is actually 50% done, and then the bar finishes half way from the end. and my movie is loaded. It loads fine, but it looks a bit silly with only half a bar all the time can anyone help? CHeers SpitwolF :crazy: ---
**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 12, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-puzzling-and-very-frustrating/15279/2 "2003-03-12T18:29:49Z")
can you give us your .fla ? ---
**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 12, 2003, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-puzzling-and-very-frustrating/15279/3 "2003-03-12T19:04:25Z")
Gimme your email, n I’ll send it u ---
**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 12, 2003, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-puzzling-and-very-frustrating/15279/4 "2003-03-12T20:12:29Z")
well… have you tried it on a computer with a slow connection? If you have it DONE RIGHT… two factors could contribute to that: Fast connection, or you’re playing it from your computer: if you have the file localized, your preloader is simply not going to work… because it could be loading in less than a 12th of a second (if your frame rate is 12) and you wont see anything… if you have a fast connection, your whole file could be loading in half a second… which would lead to a choppy preloader Slow processor speed: it could be that the frame rate is being affected by a slow processor, and that instead of the frame taking a 12th of a second, it’s taking half a second… this could make the preloader do what you’re saying… if this doesnt help, I hope this at least gave you some insight. ---
**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 12, 2003, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-puzzling-and-very-frustrating/15279/5 "2003-03-12T20:17:44Z")
also if you are using componennts or having anything exported in the first frame, these things are loaded before the first frame of the movie, and therefore, before the preloader… ---
**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 12, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-puzzling-and-very-frustrating/15279/6 "2003-03-12T22:10:59Z")
> \*Originally posted by Jubba \* > \*\*also if you are using componennts or having anything exported in the first frame, these things are loaded before the first frame of the movie, and therefore, before the preloader… \*\* I’ve recently found that having embedded text in the preloader scene will do exactly the same thing as having components that export in the first frame.