Reducing Pre-Load delay

[ClrWtrDsgnr]

Hey everyone. Just a quick question. I have a site that I just created with a preloader at the very beginning. Only prob is that the preloader takes about 2 -3 minutes and I'm afraid that might turn people away.

Is there an easy way to minimize loading times?

[marSoul]

you mean the preloader itself takes 2-3 min to load or the whole site ?
please send a link for ur site too

[ClrWtrDsgnr]

It sits on the preloader for 2 - 3 minutes. Here's a link.

http://www.clearwaterdesigner.com/

[marSoul]

The problem is that you put all of your site in one movie clip and that makes large file,
you should separate every part of the website in another movie clip to loads faster.
Also check on your image files, use compression about 70-80 for jpgs...

[ClrWtrDsgnr]

I have each section of the site separated into different scenes, if that's what you mean.


I've been trying some if statements on the buttons and at the beginning of each scene, but they don't seem to be working. The scene just freezes up. For example:

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on (release) {
    ifFrameLoaded ("Identity", 200) {
        gotoAndPlay("Identity", 1);
    }
}

the work in progress is here

[marSoul]

I mean you should export each of ur sections as swf files and load from external files, i mean for example you should export your gallery as external files and load them when user press the button of your gallery.
Also you should do this for your image files too...

[ClrWtrDsgnr]

Ah, i understand. Thanks a lot, I would have never thought of that!

[marSoul]

Glad that i can help

[alexgeek]

ClrWtrDsgnr If this is all you wanted to know, please mark this thread as solved via "thread tools".