how do the smooth transitions work?

[JorisRotteveel]

Hi guys!

I was wondering how the smooth transitions work in sites like 2advanced (and many mor, but 2a is one of the most popular sites since years). You click on a button, then a movie will be played ( most of the time some closing "doors") and when the "doors" open the new subject will be underneath it.

I always use the LoadMovie command for al my site subjects (every subject= different swf file loaded in my root.swf).

Could you do it like this ( not the actual code, just the idea)

on (release) {
    tellTarget ("doors") {
        gotoAndPlay(1);
    }
}

But how do I tell this movieclip "doors" which external movie it should load? How do I use a variable here? And should the "doors"movieclip be in my root, or should it also be external?

I really hope somebody can explain this ( I will write a tutorial about it, because it really seems handy to me!)


thnx

[JorisRotteveel]

why is it that I always find a good tutorial AFTER I posted on FK?

http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/p...transition.htm

great one

[oldnewbie]

Because I was out, and couldn't post that link before you found it!