importing swf & movie sequencing

[grimm]

I have swf. files that I need to import and then add a header (or) footer to with a scrolling text movie clip. can this be done or do I need the fla. to do this. Have had some problems importing the swf. (nothing plays)

My train of thought:
Import the swf.
modify movie to fit swf. and header/footer
insert a Movie clip of the scrolling text
so on the main stage there's 2 layers
swf.
scroller mc

does that sound right.


lastly I need an idea on some simple movie sequencing scripting. I need a movie to play then trigger the next moovie to play, but after the second i need the first movie to play, and at it's end play a third different movie, and back to the 1 again. and so on and so fourth.

diagram of what i mean

MC1>MC2>MC1>MC3>MC1>MC4>MC1 etc. etc.

I was thinking of just resaving the swf. of 1 as different names? sound good?

[sfa]

I didnt quite get your first question but for the second what you can do is this. Have a counter that keeps track of what you have played. On the main timeline as the swf loads set a variable count = 1;
At the end of mc1 put a pice of code like this -

_root.count+=1;
_root["mc"+count].play();

and at the end of each other movie just have some code that will say -

_root.mc1.play();

Get the idea?

SFA

[grimm]

yea that makes sense

to explain the first question better:
I am creating a presentation movie for a client. they provided me with the swf files of the movies they want played. They want to add a seperate box (bar) that has text scrolling on it. I am going to have to create the scrolling text. But not the swf. can I just import the swf file into a new movie / main stage then insert a MC of the scrolling text?

Or do I need the fla of the main movie?

[sfa]

Sure you can, why not?

SFA

[grimm]

when I've done it before it didn't import proprerly I guess. Cause I ended up with about 12 keyframes with nothing in it and when i f12'ved it nothing played? anything special i need to do?

[sfa]

Cant you just place the scrolling text on the timeline and import the swfs?

SFA

[grimm]

the problem is the importing of the swf's... they don't play once imported.

that and the second one was an .exe (self executable projector)...
no biggie the client is not being very helpful in getting me the correct files so his loss.

[sfa]

When you view the Swfs alone, do they play?

SFA

[grimm]

sort of and what i mean by this is that i think the 4 swf's are linked or grouped to play as one movie. I know one is only sound? (didn't know it was possible) and one is a still image. the others play.

I think I'm honestly just not going to worry about it. I need to have this presentation burned onto a CD and shipped by 4:30 Pm est. I still need to what I can.

Thanks a bunch though. next time the client should follow through with my RFI.