Question

Quick question: why adobe air load up with a black screen in iPad(inital load screen when the app first launch)? Is there a way you can get around it byload up with the a bitmap or movieClip existed on the stage?

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Answer 1

Without Flex

Yes, this is possible on iOS without the use of Flex. This process involves placing a Default image in your project root.

More info can be found here:

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/air/build/WS901d38e593cd1bac1e63e3d129907d2886-8000.html#WS901d38e593cd1bac58d08f9112e26606ea8-8000

On Android I do not think there is a similar bit of functionality. I believe this tries to come close:

http://swfhead.com/blog/?p=817

With Flex

When using the Flex SDK you have the ability to set a splash screen inside if your Application:

<s:ViewNavigatorApplication xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" 
xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
splashScreenImage="@Embed('spash.png')"
splashScreenScaleMode="letterbox">

As of Flex 4.6 you also have the ability to set an array of splash screen images for use on different size screens.

This is done by defining a SpashScreenImage.mxml file:

 <s:SplashScreenImage xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark">

<s:SplashScreenImageSource dpi="160--" aspectRatio="portrait" source="@Embed('portrait.png')"/>
<s:SplashScreenImageSource dpi="160--" aspectRatio="landscape" source="@Embed('landscape.png')"/>

</s:SplashScreenImage>

And back in your app:

<s:ViewNavigatorApplication xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
splashScreenImage="SpashScreenImage">

More info here:

http://devgirl.org/2012/01/20/flex-mobile-development-dynamic-splash-screens/