//Import libraries for the BitmapData and Matrix objects import flash.display.BitmapData; import flash.geom.Matrix //Load XML file var image_xml = new XML() image_xml.ignoreWhite = true; image_xml.load("images.xml") //Array for the path of the images var images_path = new Array(); //Variable to keep the number of pictures in the stage var frames = 0 image_xml.onLoad = function() { //Loop the nodes for(i = 0; i < image_xml.firstChild.firstChild.childNodes.length; i++) { //Get the path _root.images_path[i] = image_xml.firstChild.firstChild.childNodes[i].attributes.title; //Create a MC _root.createEmptyMovieClip("frames" + i, _root.getNextHighestDepth()); //Load the image using the MovieClipLoader that we will Code below _root.MCloader.loadClip(_root.images_path[i], _root["frames" + i]); } }

//MovieClipLoader object to load our images MCloader = new MovieClipLoader(); //New object to create an Event Handler listener = new Object(); //Add the Event Handler bellow to the MovieClipLoader MCloader.addListener(listener); //Array to store every frame MC we create var frames_array = new Array(); //This event is called when the image finished loading listener.onLoadInit = function(target) { //Create a BitmapData object to save the loaded image. var bmd:BitmapData = new BitmapData(200,150); //Get the scale of the loaded image so that it //will fit the size for our frame var xscale = 200/target._width var yscale = 150/target._height //Create a Matrix object to modify the loaded image var MT = new Matrix(); //Set the Matrix object to scale the image using //the value we got above MT.scale(xscale, yscale) //Draw the "target" to the BitmapData using the //Matrix to scale it. bmd.draw(target, MT); //For loop 3 times to make 3 copies of each image for(i = 0; i < 3; i++) { //Attach the "frame" MC to the framesMC, which we //will create, and use the variable "mc" to call it mc = _root.framesMC.attachMovie("frame", "frame" + _root.frames, _root. framesMC.getNextHighestDepth()); //Create a new MC inside the frame to attach the image mc.createEmptyMovieClip("pic", 10); //Set the position of this MC mc.pic._x = -100 mc.pic._y = -75 //Attach the BitmapData to it. mc.pic.attachBitmap(bmd, 1); //These are not the actual position of the MC. They are //two variable inside the MC and will be explained later mc.x = Math.random() * 2000 – 1000 mc.y = Math.random() * 1600 – 800 //Variable to tell us how far away this MC is mc.z = _root.frames * 1000 //Set the event "onPress" to call the function //"selectFrame" that we are going to create mc.onPress = _root.selectFrame //Create a function called "Move" inside every //MC that will call another function, "moveFrames" mc.Move = _root.moveFrames //Set an element of the array to be a reference to this MC _root.frames_array[_root.frames] = mc //Increase the variable frames _root.frames++ } //Remove the "target" MC that loaded the image as we don't need it now target.removeMovieClip(); }