Flash CS4: Setup a basic preloader

* I recommend watching this video in full screen, & HD.

Creating a simple preloader for a visual effect when loading the larger Flash file.
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PRELOADER ACTIONSCRIPT:
loaded = Math.round(_root.getBytesLoaded());
total = Math.round(_root.getBytesTotal());
percent = loaded/total;
this.loadBar._width = percent*300;
this.loadText = Math.round(percent*100) + "%";
if (loaded == total) {
gotoAndStop("content")
}

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[bloodybastia6]

the actionscript isn't very clear, could you type it here again because it won't work over here and I think I typed something wrong in my actions.

[flash276]

@bloodybastia6 Argh, YouTube!!!

Yeah they've done something, and now the video quality of the video is bad. The video used to be clear before YouTube went through this recent update. I'll add the actionscript to the description until I can sort something further. Sorry for the bad quality. Also try watching in HD and full screen. Will help.

[jsmrcaga]

Hey, I'm sorry but my Flash CS4 tells me that "_root" isn't used anymore in AS 3.0, and the closes one would be "Stage" but in any case it does not recongise the "get Bytes***" preperty, what can I do?

[bloodybastia6]

thanks mate ;)

[DarthNimod29979245]

good video..gay OS lolz