RE: FLASH: Loading an image into a flash movie from a url

[George Medve]

Hi,the easiest way to load in a Jpeg from a location is to create a single

SWF containing the Jpeg (as a symbol) and then load it using the Load Movie

action...this way you can have some kind of control over the image too, you

may want it to fade in or out, you can "talk" to the SWF using Tell Target,

but remember when using this you must include the level that the movie is

loaded in (i.e.  _level1/movieclipname/action  )


Otherwise you'll have to purchase Macromedia Generator which can load Jpegs

and some other image formats, but it is quite expensive.  Or you'll have to

opt for a cheaper ($100) version from

http://www.swift-tools.com/

which is probably the best alternative.


But, there are other manufactures too:


http://www.blue-pac.com/

http://www.kessels.com/Form2Flash/


Read what some of the developers have to say:


http://www.flashgen.com/html/flashgen.html

http://www.gendev.net/


Ok hope this helps



G.


-----Original Message-----

From: Steve Arnold [

stevesignprint [dot] co [dot] uk (mailto:stevesignprint [dot] co [dot] uk)

]

Sent: 08 April 2000 14:14

To:

flasherchinwag [dot] com

Subject: FLASH: Loading an image into a flash movie from a url





Hello Flashers,



I am a graphic designer, new to flash,producing a web site for a Lingerie

distributer.  We are using several hundred images and need to keep the .swf

file size down.


My question is (though basic):


 How do I load a .jpg image from a specified url into my movie so that is

displays in a certain position within the same window ?



BTW: check how the site is looking please ;

http://www.alchemylingerie.co.uk/newsite.html


Regards,



Steve


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