Movie Gulp

Notice that you don’t need the start command with a streaming sound. However, you do need to pay careful attention to how you make the MP3 file. For instance, if you use the 128Kbps or 160Kbps setting that is popular for playing MP3 music, it will be too large of a file to stream over the Internet, especially if the user has a modem. 32Kbps or less will give the stream a chance to work successfully.

Summary

Streaming is a great way to ease the user into a large Flash movie. You can use ActionScript to track the loading process. As a movie streams, you can hold the movie on the first frame and then let it continue when the entire movie has loaded.

Taken From: Sams Teach Yourself Flash™ MX ActionScript in 24 Hours

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