Re: FLASH: If Frame Loaded / Preloader

[Jeff Sibley]

"Marc Hoffman, Poison Dart Frog Media" wrote:


> At 04:17 AM 2/6/00 , you wrote:

>

> >I have a site with a large introductory animation that streams and need only 3

> >seconds to load the first frame to start the animation. Later on in the

> >movie I

> >have a form that the viewer can fill out and send to the server. The problem

> >with that inorder to save the viewer from having to look at the intro all over

> >again when he is redirected back to the index.html, I have included an "If

> >Frame

> >Loaded" action in the first frame of the movie to skip over the intro and go

> >directly to a thank you page. Now the "If Frame Loaded" action causes the

> >animation to need 13 seconds or more to load. Why does this one action cause

> >such a large delay in loading?

>

> Sounds as if you're reloading the html from the server. Even though the

> .swf is still in cache, it takes time to re-establish the connection with

> the server so that the browser can identify the content as something it

> already has in cache. you should try to build this all into one movie so

> you're never reloading the html page. One alternative is to have the form

> pop up in a new browser window, so that when it is closed the movie is

> still there. But I think you'll probably find a way just to do it all in

> the timeline of the movie (you don't say if the form is within the Flash or

> not).

>


Mark,


I like your idea about having the form  pop up in a new window so I will try it.


But the problem with the "If Frame Loaded" action is this: If I remove the "If

Frame Loaded" from the first frame of my movie and then use my browser to go to

the web site, on arriving at the web site the movie introduction will start

playing within 2-3 seconds. Now if I replace the "If Frame Loaded" action back in

the first frame of the movie, then start up my browser and erase my cache so that

I am seeing the site fresh, the introduction now takes 13 or more seconds to start

playing. I have not used my form so no reloading is taking place.



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