Fade in or out external swf

I have been searching high and low for the answer to this all day, and I can't figure this out. I am new to flash and trying hard to learn.
So, the site I am working on has five buttons, and most of them call in an external swf. The way I have it set up is the button uses this code:
about_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, mouseDownHandler);
function mouseDownHandler(event:MouseEvent):void {
MovieClip(root).gotoAndStop("ABOUT")
which points to the "ABOUT" frame on the main timeline where I have this code in a movieclip that calls in the swf.
stop();
var fl_Loader_6:Loader;
var fl_ToLoad_6:Boolean = true;
     if(fl_ToLoad_6)
          fl_Loader_6 = new Loader();
          fl_Loader_6.load(new URLRequest("about.swf"));
          addChild(fl_Loader_6);
     else
          fl_Loader_6.unload();
          removeChild(fl_Loader_6);
          fl_Loader_6 = null;
     fl_ToLoad_6 = !fl_ToLoad_6;
This all works fine, but I want the external swf file to fade in and then stop, then fade out when I click on another button. How do I do that?
I hope that I am being clear enough for someone to answer this.
Thanks

Add a Color Matte, set to white and then adjust the Duration, to suit. Add a Cross-Dissolve between that.
The Color Matte is available from the New Icon. Not sure if a White Video has been added in PrE 8, like one has with Black Video, but Color Matte will work fine.
Good luck,
Hunt

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I'm trying to have a simple slideshow with external SWFs that outomatic and onClick..I achieved it except the abrupt white space after the unloaded clip goes away... I have this code and I'm not getting any errors - but I mut not have it connected somehow because the fade out is still not there... Can someone please please help me with this... I really appreciate any help ahead of thime...
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//Import classes for easier use
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import fl.transitions.TweenEvent;
import fl.transitions.easing.*;
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TypeError: Error #1010: A term is undefined and has no properties.
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TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
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TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
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TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
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    at flash.utils::Timer/_timerDispatch()
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TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
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    at flash.utils::Timer/_timerDispatch()
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TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
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    at flash.utils::Timer/_timerDispatch()
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TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
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    at flash.utils::Timer/_timerDispatch()
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TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
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    at flash.utils::Timer/_timerDispatch()
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TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
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    at flash.utils::Timer/_timerDispatch()
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TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
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    at flash.utils::Timer/_timerDispatch()
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TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
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TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
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TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
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TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
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    at flash.utils::Timer/_timerDispatch()
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TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
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    at flash.utils::Timer/_timerDispatch()
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TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
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    at flash.utils::Timer/_timerDispatch()
    at flash.utils::Timer/tick()
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
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    at flash.utils::Timer/_timerDispatch()
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TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
    at main_fla::MainTimeline/autoAdvanceF()[main_fla.MainTimeline::frame1:32]
    at flash.utils::Timer/_timerDispatch()
    at flash.utils::Timer/tick()

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My basic question is: "What are the classes which we should not use for iOS using the packager."
I have been trying for a few days trying to get a simple Flash app to run on the iPad. A very simple app (with sound!) with just 2 classes works fine (Performance is a whole other issue. We will get to that). But if I try anything else, all I get is a white/black screen on the iPad. So it would be really nice to know what classes, functions, etc we CANNOT use for the Packager.
I have fairly simple app (not as simple as 2 classes) which loads some art assets via URLRequest/Loader, puts them on the stage. Fairly common standard practice in AS3.
I've read about not able to load an external file using the Packager. So to fix the situation of loading assets, I have looked into the [embed] tag, which seems to work. I hope the blogger doesn't mind, but this page is an excellent source on what works and doesn't work with the [embed] tag in it's various flavors: http://www.richardleggett.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/03/08/flash_builder_and_flash_pro_asse t_workflows. For example, AS3 in a swf is stripped out from an external swf using [embed].
The best way to load an external swf file for iOS seems to be using [embed] with "application/octet-stream" and load the swf through ByteArray (Option #4 in the link above). This works great on the PC. HOWEVER, on iPad, it fails. The [embed] tag works on the iPad with the other ways, so my guess is that loadBytes() does not work. Is this true Adobe/Flash guys? Can you confirm this?
My initial question is "why is this not allowed on iOS?". If it is because of the fact that it uses a Loader, can it be changed so it's not using a Loader to construct a MovieClip? I have a ByteArray with the raw swf/MovieClip data. Why can't I construct a MovieClip from it without going through Loader?
This loadBytes() failure seems to be the only thing preventing me from using the normal pipeline of Flash development in loading external assets. If there are other ways people have found, please share!
Now on to performance. Adobe, can you post some examples/samples of code which runs at decent performance? Like a "tech demo" of what is possible using the Packager running on iPad/iPhone. That would be extremely helpful for everyone. I have done a lot of the optimizing suggestions on various sites and pages ( and by Adobe http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/optimize_content_ios.html), but I am not seeing the 30 fps performance that is MORE than possible on iPhone/iPad. Displaying and moving around Bitmaps (I don't use any vector graphics) should be blazing fast. Quake runs on iPad without any problems and that code is 10 years old. Moore's law dictates that drawing Bitmaps using CPU should be faster than a 3D engine written 10 years ago... I am trying out the new iOS 4.2 which is supposed to be "significantly" better, but I am still stuck on loadBytes().
So at this point, I am blocked on loadBytes() and my performance for a simple app which draws a few Bitmaps and MovieClips is terrible. I am hopeful some people out there have figured out some solution (there are lots of clever people out there) and I will stumble on to something. But being forced to go native Objective-C seems to be my only option at this point.
In summary, here are the questions I would like to ask the Adobe/Flash group for some more help/information/advise:
- Why is Loader not allowed on iOS? Is it a technical limitation of the hardware/os/Flash? Will it never be supported? What is the future of this class on iOS?
- Why is loadBytes() not allowed on iOS? I have the raw embedded data in memory. I don't need to make a remote call so security should not be an issue. Can I create a MovieClip without using Loader?
- Why is AS3 stripped from the timeline when a Symbol is retrieved using [embed]? Maybe this is the same reason loadBytes() fails, but if I could use [embed] and get a copy of the Symbol, that is what I need. (There are issues with the mx.core.MovieClipLoaderAsset/Asset, but it is better than being blocked by loadBytes())
- What are some apps you guys have written that we can use to compare PC vs iOS? Again, a "tech demo" or sample code of what you as experts in Packager for iOS have done which runs at decent framerate (30+fps) would be of tremendous help. If the Adobe/Flash group hasn't gotten the current Packager for iOS to handle more than 50+ 2D Bitmaps on screen running at 30+fps, that would be good to know. Please let us know what the experts and owners of your software are capable of getting the most throughput using the Packager. I'd hate to sound a bit fed up/angry, but I think you are wasting a lot of people's time and energy with a piece of software that, to me, seems like it was a bit early to release. Flash can do some great things. If it can do it on iOS, even better. But PROVE it to us that it's possible, before having your customers run into barriers imposed on us by trial and error.
Thanks.

I have hardly ever seen a post here from someone at Adobe, so you may need to be patient.
Read this article, and get its associated demo files, to see some good performing tech demos:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/optimize_content_ios.html
Back to your main point, loaders are working, what isn't working for you is accessing of things in the library of a successfully loaded swf, that have been set to Export for ActionScript. That means that the swf you have loaded has an ActionScript Class, to represent the library symbol. iOS Flash apps are native ARM code, and don't include the virtual machines that a browser plugin has, and so it's not able to interpret ActionScript. That may be why it would fail.
Now, I can think of at least a couple of reasons why you might want to have external swfs with elements that you want to reuse in the main swf. One would be if you're intending to make a lot of them, like say if you wanted to have an Asteroids game and the ability to use artwork from a set of different swfs. Another reason might be if you want to skin your interface, by taking specific elements from the loaded swf and using them in the main swf. That way you could have artists preparing those swfs for you, and you just include them in your package, and load the one you want.
There is a way to do either of those things. The second one can be done by having the item as a named symbol on the stage of the loaded swf. With a to-be-loaded swf named "inner.swf", that has a movieclip on its stage named "mc1", this script in the main swf would load that external swf and use its symbol on the main swf's stage, without having to make the inner swf's symbol use ActionScript:
var req:URLRequest = new URLRequest("inner.swf");
var ldr:Loader = new Loader();
ldr.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,loaded);
ldr.load(req);
function loaded(e:Event) {
var mc:MovieClip = e.target.content as MovieClip;
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innermc.x = 50;
innermc.y = 50;
addChild(innermc);
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var req:URLRequest = new URLRequest("inner.swf");
var ldr:Loader = new Loader();
ldr.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,loaded);
ldr.load(req);
function loaded(e:Event) {
var mc:MovieClip = e.target.content as MovieClip;
var innermc:* = mc.mc1;
innermc.x = 50;
innermc.y = 50;
addChild(innermc);
var bmd:BitmapData = new BitmapData(innermc.width,innermc.height);
bmd.draw(innermc);
var bm:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd);
bm.x = 150;
bm.y = 150;
addChild(bm);
So, the thing to learn is that a native ARM code application does not have an ActionScript interpreter in it, and if you need to do something that normally requires interpreting ActionScript, find another way to do it.

How to control timeline sound of external SWF

Hi All,
Basic Intro:
I am new in Action Script and trying to create a video tutorial framwork. In this I have lots of animated SWF files in all the files I have multiple scenes as those are 5min. to 10 min. each and all the files have the relevent background and nurration voice place directly on the TIMELINE frame by frame to match lip syncing animated chreactors.
My file structure :
Login.swf with login box is embedded into the Index.html
After logged in it will load another SWF which is Control panel.swf
3. Controlpanel.swf has the controls to control the loaded external swf files i.e.: Chapter menu, Play, pause, replay, volume-bar, next and previous buttons.
By Default Controlpanel.swf will open chapter1.swf as soon as user logged in so no one need to open 1st file.
Here user can navigate to other chapter swf file through Chapter menu or Next and Previous buttons.
All files are loading and playing properly, here I am trying to control the animation and Sound both at a same time with Pause, Play and Replay through relevant buttons.
Problem:
By pressing “Pause button” animation stops but not the sound. Sound remains playing, and if I replay the swf by “Replay button” than animation restarts but sound also restarts that overlaps already playing audio.
Question: So could anybody help me finding out how to:
1. Pause the sound with animation by the same click of Pause button, and
2. Stop the sound with animation by the same click of Stop button, and
3. On replay it should stop playing the previously running audio and restart it with the animation like fresh loaded file, it should not sound overlapping.
Constraints:
Here I am using the sound file on the same time line of each individual swf file which I cannot add into any single movie clip because all the chapter swf file are having multiple scenes in it.
For my problem I have already done a lot of browsing online in various forums and didn't find the solution. So here I am sharing the complete information regarding the project and wishing to get some good solution out here but if I missed any helpful information please ask me anytime and please help me to quickly find out the solution.
Thanks a lot to all of you in advance to help me.

create one global sound variable
you can write when you are pressing pause button
globalsoundvariable.setVolume(0)
to play
globalsoundvariable.setVolume(100)

AS3: How to access and control embedded sounds in an external swf?

I rarely use sounds in AS3/Flash. I am using Flash Pro CS6, but I can't seem to figure out how to access, control (play, stop, etc) sounds embedded in an external SWF loaded into the main SWF.
It's easy to control them when embedded on the main swf. However, on an externally loaded SWR, I get all kinds of errors. For this app, I really need to embed them in the external SWF.
I read several solutions, but none seem to work.
I embed the sound an mp3 file called soundSegment1.mp3 using Flash CS6 import tool and then open the actionscript properties panel on flash to select the class name: SoundSegment1. Then I edit the class code and create a file called SoundSegment1.as and it's saved right next to my document class main.as in the same directory. The code of the SoundSegment1 class looks like this:
package {
    import flash.media.*;
    public class SoundSegment1 extends Sound
        public function SoundSegment1 ()
            // no code in here
        public function playSound()
            var soundSegment1:Sound = new SoundSegment1();
            var channel:SoundChannel = soundSegment1.play();
Then, in my main.as, I have done several attempts to play this sound such as:
var fileLocation:URLRequest = new URLRequest(SWFToLoad); loader.load(fileLocation); loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, progressListener); loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, completeListener); loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.INIT, initListener);
function initListener(e:Event):void // I also placed this code on the completeListener and it didn't work {      loader.content.soundSegment1.playSound(); // doesn't work. }
I get:
Line XXX 1061: Call to a possibly undefined method playSound through a reference with static type flash.display:DisplayObject.
or, I also read that I should be able to do something like this anywhere in the Main.as file:
var theClass:Class = Class(loader.content.getDefinitionByName("SoundSegment1")); var theSound:theClass = new theClass(); theSound.play() //doesn't work either.
I also tried on the completeListener:
var TheClass:Class = e.target.applicationDomain.getDefinition("SoundSegment1") as Class; var theSound:TheClass = new TheClass();
theSound.play() //doesn't work either.
I get:
ReferenceError: Error #1065: Variable SoundSegment1 is not defined. at flash.system::ApplicationDomain/getDefinition()
I am stuck and I really need to get this to work. I would be genuinely grateful for your help.
Thank you in advance for any help provided. I really need to get it to work, because I can't simply embed them in the main SWF or load them individually externally one by one.
Thanks again!

THANK YOU!
I think your code may be over my head though. I think you are using an anonymous function which is not something I am familiar with (but I want to learn about if it's useful).
I also don't know where the classS came from. I see that it's a parameter sent along with the event, but I don't really see where that came from.
Someone at: http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?305098-Playing-a-embedded-sound-in-an-external- swf&p=2658098#post2658098
Is showing what seems to be an easier solution, but my problem there is I can't access the source file of the "child" swf.... ayayay.....
I am going to tinker with your solution and see if it gets me anywhere. Thanks so much for your help again.

How do I load an external swf at a frame after ClickToGoToAndStopAtFrame?

Hi, I'm quite new in working with AS3.
I am designing a site with a menupage with buttons.
Some of these buttons are linked to a frame that contains an external swf, which is a portfolio.
By pressing the buttons 'AQUAREL" and "OLIEVERF" you will go to another frame and the swf-portfolio shows up.
Now the problem is: sometimes it seems to work, sometimes it doesn't.
You can check out yourself at www.erwinvanzijl.nl
Is there a better whay of programming these functions?
Am I doing something wrong or is there a better way to do it?
This is the actionscript that I put on the second frame where the swf is to show up:
stop();
var Xpos_2:Number = 52;
var Ypos_2:Number = 59;
var swf_2:MovieClip;
var loader_2:Loader = new Loader();
var SWF_2:URLRequest = new URLRequest("aquaportfolio.swf");
loader.load(SWF_2);
loader.x = Xpos;
loader.y = Ypos;
addChild(loader);
btn_menu.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, unloadcontent_2);
function unloadcontent_2(event:MouseEvent):void {
removeChild(loader);
gotoAndStop("menu");

For the unloading it is a simple matter of...
function unloadcontent_2(event:MouseEvent):void {
   loader.unload();
   removeChild(loader);
   gotoAndStop("menu");
Follow what Dave has to say... he's far more experienced than I. I was too hung up wondering what swf2 was all about to ntoice there were two loaders involved in the code.

Watching for a variable in an external swf

Hi,
I'm trying to load an swf game, and then repeatedly run a check to see if the game has ended by accessing one of it's variables. Reading the forums and searching the web has gotten me this far:
var myLoader:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
myLoader.addListener(this);
myLoader.loadClip("game.swf", 2);
function onLoadInit(mc:MovieClip)
trace('testing");
_root.onEnterFrame = function() {
trace(_level2.LOCAL);
"testing" appears on the output window so I know it's being loaded correctly, the game is also playing correctly. When I run the game in debug mode, it shows that the variable _level2.LOCAL exists and has a value, but the main loop just keeps kicking out "undefined."
I appreciate any help.

Ok I figured out that to access it I have to use: _level2._root.LOCAL.
Now my question is if there is a better way to watch a variable than running a loop.
Also I was wondering if it's possible to listen for a function call in the external swf.

Changing a variable in an external swf

Hello!
I am working in Flash cs3 with actionscript 3.0.
I want to create a swf that will act as my client's control
panel. What i'm looking for is something with a few textboxes or
whatever that is able to change those variables in another swf
permanently.
Is this possible?
if so, can you point me to something that will help me out?
Thanks!
John iv

Ok I figured out that to access it I have to use: _level2._root.LOCAL.
Now my question is if there is a better way to watch a variable than running a loop.
Also I was wondering if it's possible to listen for a function call in the external swf.

External .swf runtime linkage .pngs AS3

Flash can compress .png files like Photoshop can compress
.jpg files better than any other tool hands down.
I have 77 .png files that are 1.8 .megs on my c: drive after
I imported them and setting the file compression under the "File
> Publish Settings" to 75% for jpg and published the .swf with
all the .png on the stage the file size is 350K that's about 20% of
the original file size of the .pngs downloaded file by file with 77
separate request.
I can create linkage in the shared .swf and test the movie
with code in the shared .swf to add the movieclip holders for each
.png to the stage but when I load the shared .swf into the main
.swf Flash acts like it can't create the classes based on the
linkage I setup or that the MovieClip linkage doesn't exist.
I tried a test to have the shared .swf with all the .pngs and
linked movieclips to add the assets to it's own stage and it works
fine but that means a lot of my code and logic is included in the
shared .swf that the designers need to add .pngs to. It's
unfortunate AS3 sucks but I'm just about done with the project if I
knew what a battle AS3 was going to be I would have stayed with AS2
my next projet will be AS2 no question non at all. Anyway I setup
"class" linkage identifier for each .png with a movieclip holder
for each image. The 20% of the size for the pngs and one request
vs. 77 separate request makes it worth the extra effort of
importing the images, creating a holder movieclip with linkage but
the main .swf that loads the shared .swf with all the assets and
linkage can't see or create the assets like the shared .swf can
when I test it.
We need to have the main .swf get a handle of the linked .png
assets and place them in the main .swf to load the assets to
different parts of the main .swf. It's cute that the shared .swf
can add the linked assets to it's own stage but not too useful.
Also the way we deploy we cannot roll out a new release/build to
update the .pngs but we can upload a new .swf to the asset server
so the .pngs need to be in a separate .swf. I can get the shared
MovieClip to add the linked assets to it's own stage when testing
and when loading my problem is the main .swf that loads the shared
.swf cannot create instances of the classes that are exported for
runtime sharing using linkage.
If it is possible I would like to know how the heck you get a
handle on a linked asset in an externally loaded .swf. Preferably
without creating my own prototyped insane class consisting of mega
libraries of external .as files. Just a way to reference MovieClips
holding pngs that have linkage and are setup for runtime sharing.
It really shouldn't be this hard it's a simple task in AS2. I'm not
looking for a coding competition or some wild class to do the job I
want a few lines of code to create an instance of a class then
reference to the linkage/MovieClip holding the .png to addChild it
into a target movieclip.

I solved it I'm loading 77 embedded assets in an external
.swf that compresses 77 .png images without loosing quality it
works great.

Need help loading an external SWF

I'm not very proficient in Flash, so any help will be greatly appreciated. I'm trying to load an external SWF with the following code:
T1_Bttn_BloodCar.onRelease = function() {
t1_images_mc.loadMovie("images/T1_Gallery/BloodCar_SWF/T1_BloodCar.swf");
t1_images_mc._alpha = 0;
It loads the SWF, but doesn't play it correctly when I test it. Here's how the loaded movie is supposed to look:
http://www.theroboteye.com/T1_BloodCar.html
But instead, it plays without the transitions, like this:
http://www.theroboteye.com/TRE2009b.html
I've been trying to figure this out for a few days and have tried adding "this._lockroot = true;" to the SWF I'm trying to load, but I can't get it to play correctly. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thanks in advance.

Try using the MovieClipLoader class (loadClip method) instead of the loadMovie method. That way you can have a listener that waits for the movie to be loaded and then pull it into play, assigning actions and properties to it after the fact.

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