writing a loading script for a large jpeg file

Hi there,

I have a very basic flash movie which is a large (w 2500px x h 295px) jpeg image (converted to movie clip) inside a horizontal scroll component so users can scroll across a strip of images.

Obviously the jpeg image takes a while to load up, however the preloader doesn't seem to work.  The flash area remains blank until the movie is loaded, the preloader flashes up very briefly then the strip of images appear -

I have the following setup;

FRAME 1 - is the following actionscript:

import flash.external.ExternalInterface;

function GoToFrame(frameNumber:Number)
{
      gotoAndPlay(frameNumber);
}

FRAME 2 - is my preloader animation

FRAME 3 - contains the scroll component and image strip

I have also tried the following actionscript on frame 1:

stop();
ifFrameLoaded (3) {
    gotoAndPlay(2);
}

Would be most grateful for any help!Start Free Trial