Pre-loader Using Flex 4? - apache-flex

is it possible to create a pre-loader using plainly Flex 4? I've seen tutorials on how to make one but each of them requires that I have Flash Professional or Flash Catalyst.
I have absolutely no experience when it comes to implementing pre-loaders as well as making one. So please try to elaborate a little more.
Thanks!

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flex/using/WS2db454920e96a9e51e63e3d11c0bf69084-7e3c.html#WS2db454920e96a9e51e63e3d11c0bf62d75-7fef
Hope that helps.
Shaun

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https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/javafx/media-tutorial/overview.htm
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http://webverwirklichung.com/en/blog/programming/flex/3d-carousel-layout-flex
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I'm interested in integrating CKEditor into my Flex 3 application so that users can generate full HTML documents. After some quick googling, I am interested in using CKEditor, but I can't find any home-run success stories on using it with Flex 3. For example, I found:
http://blog.aboutme.be/2009/10/25/ckeditor-running-in-flex-and-air/
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I have to make an ultra quickstart on this framework, since I have to dive into an existing project ASAP.
Any help is much appreciated!
This guys created a Flex application to help explain the work flow:
http://robsondesign.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/18/cairngorm-diagram-explorer-update/
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Why to use design patterns (inspiration/motivation)
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