load mc at a specific frame to sync

[sikobabl]

What is the script to delay the start of a movie clip so that it'll sync with another clip at a particular frame?

thanks
siko

 

[oldnewbie]

A stop action and start it up when you so desire, from the other clip.

Regards,

 

[sikobabl]

Where do the start action and stop action go? And how does the script read?

 

[oldnewbie]

First of all, assuming both movie clips are on stage, that they both have a stop(); action on their first frames, then they can easily be both started from the main timeline, on a button script such as this...

on(release){
_root.mc1_instance_name.gotoAndPlay(2);
_root.mc2_instance_name.gotoAndPlay(2);
}

They could also be started on a frame action at some point in yoour movie timeline...

_root.mc1_instance_name.gotoAndPlay(2);
_root.mc2_instance_name.gotoAndPlay(2);

Or started from one of the clips...

on(release){
this.gotoAndPlay(2);
_root.mc2_instance_name.gotoAndPlay(2);
}





Regards,

 

[sikobabl]

Thanks. I'll give that a try.

 

[sikobabl]

On further review of the provided script, it tell the MC which frame to start on in itself. What I'm trying to do is have MC2 start at a specific frame of MC1. Is there script to do this?

Thanks
Siko

 

[oldnewbie]

On that specific frame in MC1 where you want MC2 to start up, just insert...

_root.MC2.gotoAndPlay(2);

Or...

_root.MC2.play();

Regards,

 

[sikobabl]

Thanks. That did the trick.