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This in depth tutorial from the award winning ActionScript.org will teach you in a step by step manner how to implement a percentage preloader which displays such information as bytes and percentage loaded so far, and remaining. The code is all explained in detail and very little knowledge is assumed.

This tutorial covers 2 new cool features which are unique to Flash 6 and above. These are setMask and setInterval. This demo could not have been possible without these features.. or at least without setMask which really is the more interesting one of the two, for this example's purposes.

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Learn how to create a very simple preloader for your flash files. This article is done in Flash 5 but also applies to Flash 4. The preloader is essential to prevent partial loading of the movie while it plays. A preloader is usually made attractive to the viewer to keep him/her occupied while another movie or some data is loaded in the background.