Flash SplashScreen
 

Hallo Developers,


i created a nice flash animation that i would like to use as a SplashSceen in my Installer.
How can I do that ?

Greetings
jojoey

Best you can do without writing a NSIS plugin is to use a GIF file with:
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/NewAdvSplash_plug-in

-Stu

Thanks for the reply !
So is there no flash plugin out there ?

Actually, see if that plugin works with Flash.

-Stu

why dont you just put the flash in an exe (export dialog in flash) and call it with exewait?

Yes, would be a solution, but a bit unprofessional, isn't it ? Thanks for the idea ;)

i did this once, but it was in fullscreen. i see it might look unprofessional if the flash window has a caption..

First of all are you sure Flash player presents on the target system? Or you suppose this to be a part of NSIS plug-in? :) If this is OK and you can point player to any window, just CreateWindow in the NSIS script and show your animation ;)

nsWeb? :)

nsWeb ? Is that a plugin ?

you don't need flash player installed, when it's a selfcontained flash movie.

i guess one would need flash player when using nsWeb, which isn't necessarily a problem unless you need people to have a specific (i.e. the latest) version. flash player is installed on about 97% (my own webstats confirm this number coming from adobe) of all windows computers anyways.

But then i'd have ie/firefox popping up .... I thought about having it borderless

I thought having your own flash executable does not require a web browser to run.

-Stu

So it would appear borderless ?
Just the flash ?

Well have you never seen it? A lot of games now seem to have flash introductions to their installers... usually borderless or sometimes even with semi transparent edges blending into everything else on the screen.

I guess it's up to you to find out how it is done.

-Stu

Well, i think so ;)

Thanks for the support

Well I did what you want for fun actually.

TIPS:

I created a NSIS plugin via Delphi and embedded the OCX while using the component of http://www.f-in-box.com/delphi/ and also via a once created own embeddeing see:
http://delphi.about.com/od/graphics/l/aa040103a.htm

I also got position via the grabbed handle of the current calling NSIS installer so I would position nicely and have same width and height.

Not that you have to display some legaltext somewhere in your installer if you embed the OCX in the installer-plugin.

I sadly cannot give you the source, but only wish you success.

Thank you , i should be able to rebuild it with the tutorial ;)