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| Flix Video Preloader Shell - Absolute |
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| Note: Flix Pro will automatically create preloaders
for your Flix-encoded files. |
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This
brief tutorial contains an FLA file that you
can download and use for your own projects. The
file below is accompanied only by a fairly brief
explanation of its purpose. It will be up to
you to examine them and determine how they will
be most useful to you.
In most cases, you can use the FLA as provided and you should only have to modify
the graphics and perhaps adjust the function slightly to suit your needs. You
will also likely need to change the size of the background graphic that the video
plays in, but the very existence of this graphic is optional. I like to use a
background graphic because it gives you a visual placeholder, allowing you to
position your other elements around it so that they will not obscure the video
while it is playing. The size of this placeholder (gleaned from the Info Panel
in Flash) can also be transferred to the Custom SWF dimensions in the Flix Video
tab so that all your parts fit together as expected. The clip that the video
gets loaded into is just an empty movie clip and won't need to be resized, only
repositioned to represent the upper left corner of the loaded movie.
We can't foresee all possible movie configurations though, so it could be that
you only use certain elements from this file. I personally use parts from this
file all the time. It is quite common for me to copy and paste either the Information
Clips that return information about the status of loading movies or play controls
that give viewers the ability to control the operation of the video. They provide
quick functionality and you can pick and choose which elements you want to include. |
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This
is the example preloader shell that accompanies
the Flix Video Preloader Shell Tutorial found
in the tutorial section. This is the original
file that was made to go with the tutorial and
makes use of absolute paths in the actionscript
throughout the movie.
If you are not comfortable with actionscript or if you plan on heavily modifying
the function of this preloader, you may want to opt for the relative path version
found below.
Download
this .FLA |
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| This
tutorial was written
by Mark
A. Rush. |
