oldnewbie's preloader help

[technoknow]

First, thanks oldnewbie for the preloader code!

bytes_loaded = Math.round(this.getBytesLoaded());
bytes_total = Math.round(this.getBytesTotal());
getPercent = bytes_loaded/bytes_total;
this.loadBar._width = getPercent*100;
this.loadText = Math.round(getPercent*100)+"%";
if (bytes_loaded == bytes_total) {
this.gotoAndPlay(3);
}

My question: is there a way to have the first few frames of a movie play while the rest is still loading? This preloader seems to load the whole movie until moving to the 3rd frame.
Thanks,
technoknow

 

[oldnewbie]

Don't know where you picked it up, but that's not really my code.
That said, yes under certain conditions, you can have your movie play after only some percentage has loaded, but it all depends on how your movie was constructed and what elements are first loaded in the preloading process. To some extent, the connection speed could also have a bearing on this also. Guess you'll have to provide a link or at least provide more info, and probably test all of this especially on a slow connection.

Regards,