loadMovie

[Fifafif]

If I use a loadMovie to load a jpg or swf in my flash movie, it takes a long time before start loading the jpg or swf. How can I make it faster (actually immediately)? thx

 

[BluesmanUK]

You need to preload the swfs/jpgs - use the MovieClipLoader class to manage loading in of external assets , instead of loadMovie()

http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flas...htm?context=LiveDocs_Parts&file=00002538.html

MovieClipLoader provides lots of useful callbacks which you can use eg. getProgress(); onLoadInit(); onLoadComplete();

I would keep your swfs/jpgs referenced in an array, and loop through it preloading each one at a time.

Senocular has an excellent tutorial here:

http://www.senocular.com/flash/tutorials/preloading/