Animated Preloader - Not Working!

[sickstick]

Probably a very basic answer, but it's all I need, all these tutorials explaining how to make an animated preloader, never work for me! I have an animated MC, 100 frames long, each frame representing 1 percent.

If anyone can tell me where to go now, in a series of steps, I would be very thankful!

Thanks!
SickStick! :D

[Alirocks0]

Wow dont need to do angry well here is a preloader you can download from newgrounds.
http://www.newgrounds.com/flash/Newgroun dsPreloader.fla

There you go

[Alirocks0]

At 11/27/08 12:43 PM, Alirocks0 wrote: Wow dont need to do angry well here is a preloader you can download from newgrounds.
http://www.newgrounds.com/flash/Newgroun dsPreloader.fla

There you go

This link was wrong: http://www.newgrounds.com/flash/Newgroun dsPreloader.fla
This one is good http://www.newgrounds.com/flash/Newgroun dsPreloader.fla

[muffinman9]

I think he wants to make his own preloader, if you need help THIS may help you

[ChillyCheese]

At 11/27/08 12:51 PM, muffinman9 wrote: I think he wants to make his own preloader, if you need help THIS may help you

I'm having the same problem, and that tutorial isnt helping...

[sickstick]

At 11/27/08 01:08 PM, ChillyCheese wrote: I'm having the same problem, and that tutorial isnt helping...

SNAP! That tut is poorly explained.

[muffinman9]

At 11/27/08 01:23 PM, sickstick wrote:

At 11/27/08 01:08 PM, ChillyCheese wrote: I'm having the same problem, and that tutorial isnt helping...

SNAP! That tut is poorly explained.

hmmm, I only chose that tutorial because it was once on the front page but I've never actually made anything from it. I can't seem to find any other tutorials on newgrounds via the search option, but look on flashkit or search google

[korded]

There's some code below, if you add it to the first frame of your animated preloader movieclip, I think it should work, haven't tested it though. Added a couple comments in there for understanding. If it doesn't work, maybe try placing the code on the animated preloader mc's parent timeline and targeting the mc with the gotoAndStop action.

bytes_total = Math.round(_root.getBytesTotal());

onEnterFrame = function() {
	bytes_loaded = Math.round(_root.getBytesLoaded());
	percent_loaded = bytes_loaded/bytes_total; 
	gotoAndStop(Math.round(percent_loaded*100)); // this should send your mc to the correct frame
       if (bytes_loaded == bytes_total) {
		_root.play(); // or whatever you want to happen once the movie is loaded
	}
}

stop();

[korded]

Ah.. worth mentioning, the basic idea is the preloader creates a percentage number (from 1 to 100), adds it into a variable, and then constantly tells the animated movieclip to go to whatever frame number the variable is currently holding.

[sickstick]

Thanks, it works better than earlier, but it only gets about half way through the animation.

[korded]

Hm, and then what happens, the movie plays? Did you try placing the code on the parent timeline instead?

If you're willing to send the .fla, I'd take a look at it.

[mechanixnut]

If you post the .fla someone would be able to fix it.

[sickstick]

Stuck it on the main timeline, still only reaches halfway.

[korded]

Yea, see if you can post the .fla or email it, just the chunk with the preloader, probably easiest to just take a look. Or maybe someone else will post a different method.

[sickstick]

Download!

(Flash 8)

[ChillyCheese]

Could someone tell me what is wrong with this mess of code that I dont understand?

[korded]

Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but isn't the problem inside the preloader mc? Looks like your mask is only tweening up to the halfway point.. I moved it up farther at the end of the tween so it reveals the entire graphic behind it, seems to work fine I think.

At 11/27/08 02:56 PM, sickstick wrote: Download!

(Flash 8)

[korded]

At 11/27/08 02:56 PM, ChillyCheese wrote: Could someone tell me what is wrong with this mess of code that I dont understand?

Well, you have two chunks of preloader code in there, one on the main timeline and one inside the loading bar mc. I think both should work, but pick one or the other. What's the problem anyway?

[sickstick]

Nope. Isn't the animation thats not working...

[ChillyCheese]

At 11/27/08 03:11 PM, korded wrote:

At 11/27/08 02:56 PM, ChillyCheese wrote: Could someone tell me what is wrong with this mess of code that I dont understand?

Well, you have two chunks of preloader code in there, one on the main timeline and one inside the loading bar mc. I think both should work, but pick one or the other. What's the problem anyway?

Okay so I removed the one on the main timeline and its still not working....But this is all I'm getting

[korded]

At 11/27/08 03:12 PM, sickstick wrote: Nope. Isn't the animation thats not working...

Didn't notice this, you have the actions placed on the actual movieclip. Try going into your preloader mc, make a new layer, and on the first frame add this code:

bytes_total = Math.round(_root.getBytesTotal());

onEnterFrame = function() {
	bytes_loaded = Math.round(_root.getBytesLoaded());
	percent_loaded = bytes_loaded/bytes_total; 
	gotoAndStop(Math.round(percent_loaded*100)); // this should send your mc to the correct frame
    if (bytes_loaded == bytes_total) {
		_root.play(); // or whatever you want to happen once the movie is loaded
	}
}

stop();

Same as before. Make sure the mask is tweened fully up, and try it out. The first frame of your main timeline should also have a stop action on it if it doesn't already.

[korded]

Works fine for me

http://dustinshadoe.com/game/71782_prelo a.html

[sickstick]

Can you just send me the .FLA! It isn't working! Grrrrr!

[chunkycheese12]

Go on msn, i'll help you. Well you might be on, i dunno lol. Let me check...