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NetBoss
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August 11, 2006
Question

Preloader works but not until file is 60 to 70% done

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I have added a simple preloader to my main movie that tells users the percentage of file left to download and a simple red bar goes across the screen to show the download procedure. I have noticed that when the main movie is loaded the preloader does not show up on screen until the movie is almost 70% loaded. The preloader works fine from this point on keeping track of the download.
Is there a bit of code that I'm missing that would ensure that the preloader displays from the time the movie starts at 0%?
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Newsgroup_User
Inspiring
August 11, 2006
Probably the preloader is 70% of the movie.

Flash needs to download frames (bytes) for all your code and assets in your
preloader before the preloader starts. If these are 70% of the movie frames
(bytes) then the preloader will start at that number.

It is important to keep the preloader real light weight.

Also if you are testing a preloader, you might want to add some place marker
assets like some large bitmaps to test it.



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"NetBossUSA" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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>I have added a simple preloader to my main movie that tells users the
> percentage of file left to download and a simple red bar goes across the
> screen
> to show the download procedure. I have noticed that when the main movie is
> loaded the preloader does not show up on screen until the movie is almost
> 70%
> loaded. The preloader works fine from this point on keeping track of the
> download.
> Is there a bit of code that I'm missing that would ensure that the
> preloader
> displays from the time the movie starts at 0%?
>


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NetBossAuthor
Participant
August 13, 2006
I thought that is what must be going on, so there is no way of making sure the preloader starts at 0%. I'm using one of the preloaders recommended by macromedia is is as light as it can get.
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crazyjoemilan
Inspiring
August 14, 2006
Also if you have content on your preloader's frames (separate from the preloader) it will load them at the same time it loads the actual preloader.

You can compensate for the size of the preloader if you can get into the heart of it. Here is some fake code!!

var NewBytesTotal = bytesTotal - #of_bytes_in_preloader (I'd use an actual number for simplicity's sake)
var NewBytesLoaded = bytesLoaded - #of_bytes_in_preloader

Sadly, while this should reset your 70% to 0%, it won't have an effect on the actual load time of the preloader showing up. If your problem persists, post a link to the file, and I'll see if I can't look further.
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