HTML question (flash play delay)

[USLatin]

I was wondering if anyone knew how delay a flash animation embedded in an HTML page from playing until it has loaded, so that it doesn't stutter the first time you visit it.

http://www.zumovalusa.com/index.html

Here is what I tried but it didn't seem to work: :badputer:

 

[GenJerDan]

I've never tried it, but...and I assume it's not just a Squeeze thing...

In the SWF output options there are three movie start actions: Play Automatically, Play After Pause, and Stop On First Frame.

The second lets you put in a delay of your choosing. But you'd have to guesstimate how long that delay should be for the page load time.

 

[USLatin]

I've never tried it, but...and I assume it's not just a Squeeze thing...

In the SWF output options there are three movie start actions: Play Automatically, Play After Pause, and Stop On First Frame.

The second lets you put in a delay of your choosing. But you'd have to guesstimate how long that delay should be for the page load time.

I am rendering out of AE and all I have is to loop continuously, the JPG compression setting, some other options but nothing like that...

 

[GenJerDan]

Ah, well.

 

[USLatin]

So, no can do?

 

[GenJerDan]

I don't know if it's possible to manually configure the SWF. Maybe there's a utility "out there" somewhere to edit those already made by other programs.

Hmm. Googling "SWF editor" brings up a few. Free and otherwise. Whether they can edit that particular attribute or not...don't know.

Sorry I can't help more. I've never done any SWF files, just the FLV type of Flash with an external player.