Preloading a .swf from multiple sources

i have a rather big (34 MB) Flash CS4 AS3 swf being loaded as a whole into a preloader like

l.load(new URLRequest("sample.swf"));

What are my options to minimize loading time? Can i split th开发者_StackOverflow社区e swf and load from several servers?

I'm dynamically loading images from the library:

var myBitmapDataObject:myBitmapData = new myBitmapData(100, 100); var myImage:Bitmap = new Bitmap(myBitmapDataObject); addChild(myImage);

Right now i'm declaring/referencing every single image in order to get it included in the compiled clip. Does anyone know of a better way? Haven't got round to using Flex yet.

Thanks for any suggestions!

I'm assuming this is two separate questions, about (a) reducing loading time, and (b) reducing the number of variable declarations you need to make.

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Regarding (a), reducing loading time, I'd recommend... changing the way you're approaching (b).

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Regarding (b), is there such a thing as dynamically loading images from the library? They're all embedded! And bloating up your SWF. What I'd do is use a lazier strategy - pull them out of your SWF, and then load each one straight from the server using image loaders. For info on how to do that, see http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/ActionScriptLangRefV3/flash/display/Loader.html#includeExamplesSummary

That should trim the size of your SWF and possibly do away with problem (a), although I don't know how much other stuff you have knocking around in there.

As for your problem with having 704 different declarations, one solution could be to rename your images to have a consistent naming convention, i.e. "image1.jpg", "image2.jpg", ..., "imageN.jpg". You can do so quickly using programs like Applescript on a Mac or Photoshop on Windows. Once you have done that, you can do something like this:

for(var i:int = 1; i <= 704; ++i)
{
 var url:String = "image" + i + ".jpg"; 
 // load the image from this URL
 // addChild(this image)
 // maybe push it onto the end of an array as well, if you need that
}