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How to pre-load an image? ( Easy ) Simple solution?

Asked Apr 19, 2020417 views2 answers

Ok so I will make a Tv in my game and images will change on it, but I noticed when the images change they take like 0.1 seconds to appear because the image isn't loaded.

wait(5)
script.Parent.Decal.Texture = "rbxassetid://73737626"

Then I tried doing this, but still, the image took some time to appear.

local image = "rbxassetid://73737626"
wait(5)
script.Parent.Decal.Texture = image

And when the images constantly change I don't want 0.1 seconds of a blank white screen before another image appears.

AnonymousApr 19, 2020

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Try this https://www.roblox.com/games/1689414409/80-Off-VIP-Roblox-Uno at the start when all the cards show up, he's preloading them

AnonymousApr 19, 2020#

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You have to use the ContentProvider service. The :PreloadAsync function will preload the image. Note that the image has to be an instance which is inside a table in the script.

local ContentProvider = game:GetService("ContentProvider")

local image = {script.Parent.Decal}

ContentProvider:PreloadAsync(image)

wait(5)

script.Parent.Decal.Texture = image[1]

AnonymousApr 19, 2020Permalink

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How do I add multiple Images?

AnonymousApr 19, 2020#

Just add them to the table variable called image.

AnonymousApr 19, 2020#

For more info go here: https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/api-reference/class/ContentProvider

AnonymousApr 19, 2020#

Thank you, this worked perfectly and I learned something very useful from this!

AnonymousApr 19, 2020#

No problem.

AnonymousApr 19, 2020#

I think there is a property called Transparency. You could set multiple image and set it to 1

wait(5)
script.Parent.Decal.Texture.Transparency = 0 -- The image will be visible but you will need to set other image transparency to 1

Way 2 if the first one isn't possible You could make a folder containing many decal then every 5 second you put it on tv

wait(5)
local Pic = folder.Pic1 -- Change this
Pic.Parent = script.Parent

AnonymousApr 19, 2020Edited Apr 19, 2020Permalink

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Okay I will try that soon.

AnonymousApr 19, 2020#

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