Slideshow with multiple SWFs and Preloaders?

[murph402]

Hi, I posted once in this forum a couple weeks ago regarding a slideshow that I am creating in flash mx 2004. I've encountered a new problem with my file size.

The slideshow contains 100 photos, each within their own movie clip. The movie is split into 5 scenes, containing 20 photos each (there is also an intro scene, for a total of 6 scenes). As you can imagine, this makes for quite a large swf file, which does not download quickly.

You can actually view the current version of the slideshow online:
http://www.eastcomultimedia.com/slid...slideshow.html

It seems to me the best way to make it more usable on internet browsers is to make each scene into its own swf file with a preloader, then re-structure the original flash movie to reference each of those individual swf files using the loadMovie function.

Honestly, I don't have the first clue how to do this. How do I get the imported swf's to flow seemlessly into one another? How do I structure my navigation so that I can navigate within the loaded swf's AND simultaneously within the main timeline?

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.