Hide playbar – problem

Hi,
I have a project where I don’t want the playbar on the first slide where is the title of the course and the Company logo.
I use the Variables feature of Cp to show/hide playbar.
But when I launch the preview or the output file .exe the playbar appears just for an instant like a flash on the first slide.
No transition on the first slide and “fade in on the first slide”in Preference is unchecked.
The same occurs if the output is swf.
I notice that if I click on “rewind”button of the playbar during the project or at the end, the project starts again and the playbar is not visible on the first slide!
It's annoying the flash of the playbar
How can I solve the problem
I’ve Elearning suite 6 with Cp 6.0.1.240 – Windows 7 home premium 64 bit
Anyone has an idea ?
thanks in advance
Elena57

Hi Elena,
I don't think that there is any way to avoid this "flash" unfortunately. The first slide must load completely before any events or actions are executed and therefore the playbar will load and display before the command to hide it is executed.
Perhaps try to experiment with "Fade in" on your first slide to see if you can minimize the flashing.
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