Web Site - Multiple Scenes or 1 long scene for multiple pages

[smachalk]

I am teaching myself Flash and I am now at the point of building a web site and I have a non-technical question.

I am building a Flash site. I want to set up the Flash to have multiple (web) "pages" in it. Is it better to set each page in a separate scene or is it more common to just build it as one continuous movie?

Not sure that can even be a general question or if it would be different for each web site so I'll explain my site a bit. It starts with a home page that basically has three images that, when clicked, will send the user to a different photo gallery. I guess my (flash newbie) instinct is to have each gallery be a separate scene but I'm not sure if that is the best way to do it or not.

Thanks in advance.
Scott

[Noct]

Welcome aboard.

Scenes serve no purpose other then organization. Most people would suggest not using them, as they tend to only confuse. When you publish your Flash file, it drops them all and creates on continuous timeline anyways.

They are "mainly used" for animation or something that is easier for the author to keep track/control of split up into smaller parts.

The issue comes in when you start targeting specific frames of your file. If you use scenes, you have to target the scene and the frame. If you just use one timeline, you only have to target the frame.

[smachalk]

Thanks, that's exactly the kind of info I was looking for.

Back to work. : )

Scott

[halfasleeps]

also scenes have bugs especially when it comes to using sound. I had alot of problems when i first started using flash with sound on and scenes. the answer was: Don't use scenes.

my rule of thumb is just make a habit out if not using them.

[krekrekrokre]

03-15-2007 12:35 AM
halfasleeps also scenes have bugs especially when it comes to using sound. I had alot of problems when i first started using flash with sound on and scenes. the answer was: Don't use scenes.

my rule of thumb is just make a habit out if not using them.


actually to use multiple scenes, you need some techniques in order for the sound to work well.to me, multiple scenes have more advantages as Noct said it really provide organization to your work. if you are using multiple scenes, try playing with 'loadMovieNum' script. actually i should give you guys the example of mine but this tutorial "http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorial/Sound-control/22771" works almost the same like what ive done in all of my projects.

i usually used 'loadMovieNum' into my project so that it can provide assists such as help to the users, they can still view the help somewhere around the screen while browsing around the main ermm, movie or project i guess :p

therefore, this 'loadMovieNum' will play the background music with no problem at all because the sound being run from another file. really, multiple scenes rocks!!!