Static Image in FLV file?

[KindredMac]

Is there anyway in FLASH CS3 to place a static image to show up in an FLV component as a place holder that will disappear once I click the Play button in the scrubber?

I have done it in the past by using iMovie to place the JPEG at the beginning of the entire movie file. Just wondering if there is a way to do it in CS3.

*Note: I am using the Design Premium Suite.

Thanks!

[TORCH511]

Sure there is. In fact you see this a lot when loading long animations/sites. sometimes used in conjuction with a loading bar.

Basically, your static loading image is simply a scene that is displayed until the rest of the movie is loaded. You can use actionscript to specify a minimum or maximum time the scene is displayed, or again, using action script, instruct the scene to wait until the rest is loaded before moving on.