How to detect GIF image Play finished

[webwudi]

I want put a GIF animation image when start,
All the buttons and text will Visible only until the GIF image play finished.

At first I want to use with the progress bar say GIF image playback progress , until it is completion.
but it looks like the GIF plugin unable to return the progress value.

I don't know how to grasp the GIF picture playback progress, or that it has finished playing, In order to terminate playback before it start loops.


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GIF animation image on different computer playback speed is not consistent, so using the GIF animation playback time to control its termination is not reliable

[reteset]

i would suggest the following options

convert it to a flash movie , and put a fscommand() to last frame of movie to indicate end of movie

convert it to a video and play with best suited player , catch finish event on the player

[webwudi]

i have found a better way : use slideshow object, it may be better than any way ! haha !