Re: FLASH: Pause movie

[John Croteau]

Hi 2Nerotik,


Did you even look at the plug and play routine?

http://www.FlashBible.com/Members/ActionScript/PlugNPlay/Delay.htm


Takes 1 frame with a Stop action, drag a movie clip onto a new layer and

add 2 lines of code. One to set the delay and one to call the routine in

the Plug and Play MC.


      Set Variable: "Delay" = 10

      Call ("/Count:Up")


The Flash 3 technique uses one frmae as well.

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2Nerotik wrote:

>> Try this instead.

> create a blank layer on this layer you need 3 keyframes

> 

> 1st KeyFrame

> Properties

> 

> -> Actions

> ---> Set Variable

> ---------> in the Variable window input x [note: this is a String Literal]

> ---------> in the Value window  input 0    [note: this is an Expression]

> 

> 2nd KeyFrame

> Properties

> 

> -> Label

> ---> Set Label

> -------> Loop

> 

> -> Actions

> ---> Set Variable

> ---------> in the Variable window input x   [note: this is a String Literal]

> ---------> in the Value window  input x+1  [note: this is an Expression]

> 

> 3rd KeyFrame

> Properties

> 

> -> Actions

> ---> set IF / Else statement --

> ---------> If (x=60)

> --------->      Go To Continue

> --------->  Else

> --------->     Go To Loop

> ---------> End If

> 

> Explanation: x+1 ---- where x represents 1 frame

>                     x=60 --- should be aprox. a 5 second pause at 12 fps

> ... increase or decrease number in increments of you fps setting

>                     Continue --- where you want to go to after the pause

> 

> the 2nd & 3rd Keyframes should be put in the time line where you want the

> pause to occur (keeping them on their own layer) if the part you want to

> pause at is at just one keyframe you must in insert another frame at that

> spot in the time line on all layers then move the 2nd & 3rd keyframes (that

> contain the loop) to that spot.

> 

> The whole advantage of this is that you only need 3 frames and can set the

> pause as long or short as you want... with these 3 frames you can have a 1

> second pause or a 10 minute pause by only changing one number rather than

> adding in a ton of extra frames.

> 

> note as well the 1st KeyFrame that sets the x variable to 0 may only be

> needed if you are using the x variable somewhere else in the move... it's

> just there to ensure that x really starts a 0.

> 

> These 3 KeyFrames can now be copied into any other part of the movie that

> needs a pause as well so if you need 2 places that require a 10 second

> pause you get 6 frames for the price of 240 frames at 12 fps and 400 frames

> at 20 fps... pretty good deal if you ask me.


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