How do I get photos in a scene to loop over and over ? Thanks Tony ...more >>

Anyone know a great tutorial that teaches how to have a preloader within the main movie for an external swf without a progressive bar and all that other stuff that tells you how much is loading? All I want to have is an animation that says loading. ...more >>

I need to create a vertical scroll text without buttons. You could see the referring url as sample. If anyone could help me, it´ll be great. Thanks, Marina Referring URLs http://www.scriptocean.com/flashscroll/ ...more >>

I recently loaded the Flash Player 7, when I installed Flash MX Professional 2004, and noticed it is causing a problem with a dynamic movie I have. I have a Flash move located on one site (media.XYZ.com/movie.swf) that requests a string of variables from an .ASP page on another site in the same d...more >>

I am working on a project to create several business cd's for a client. I need the cd to auto detect whether it is in a pc or mac and play the appropriate projector. My question is - What method do I use to do this? and can it all be done on a pc? Are there any other files I need to include? ...more >>

I am using the Flash Quiz templates from the Macromedia website. They are working great...however here is my problem: Lets say a user takes a 10 questions quiz. If the user gets a certain amount of answers correct I would like them to be transferred to a screen that allows them to submit a comp...more >>

Hi Guru's Can someone please let me know is it possible to set a transparent background in flash mx or do i have to use a colour. Simon ...more >>

Has anyone successfully used the V2 components by attaching them rather than dragging them to the stage? Nothing I am trying works. Help? It's a BeU2iful Day! -------------------------...more >>

Hi, I would like to know if there`s an option to make sure that the surfer views the swf on server without it`s being downloaded and saved to his own machine ? without its being saved to his `Temporary internet files` folder or any other place? Thus minimizing chances of tempering with those SWF f...more >>

Hey all. First, I did a search to see if anything matching my dilema has been posted and I didn't see anything. So, I'll try to describe this well, as I don't have an example. Thanks in advance. OK - What I'm trying to accomplish: In frame one, I have a vector map of my home city. The map wi...more >>

Flash MX use to have issues exporting to an AVI file if you used symbols in your Flash movie. It would export without failing, but would fail to play once you hit a symbol in the timeline. (This was confirmed for me at the Flash Convention). The reason I ask is my group wanted to put our Flash m...more >>

You can download a modification of the 3rd party Scale and Rotate dialog that was created previously and is linked to from the Flash "emerging issues" page here: http://www.polygame.com/scalerotatefix.zip This version has been modified so that it remembers the entered values. However, it still ...more >>

Hi I was working on project made with Flash 5 and everything was working fine, but now I must modify some things like put an instance name on a button and to do it I must export my swf in Flash 6. The problem is that when I export in Flash 6 I got some errors in my code lines. I must change th...more >>

Hello, I am using Flash MX and want to insert an image as a background. The steps to accomplish this is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help. Regards, Cbarone@dca.net ...more >>

I have seen some of the posts to the same problem but have not seen a fix for it. So, the problem is.... I have a animation that plays when you rollOver a button. I set it up so it is a mc with a button inside. The clip stops on the first frame. When you rollOver it plays to the 5th frame an...more >>

I would like to learn how to create a navigational system like the one macromedia.com uses. Please help me.....!!!! ...more >>

Hi Everybody, We are trying to trap the keypresses in an input text box, which is placed inside a Movie Clip, using the onClipEvent(keyUp) and onClipEvent(keyDown) events. We have also disabled the tabEnabled properties for the button, movieclip, and textFields. The problem: The Flash player ...more >>

Since Flash can handle links and graphics, etc, is there any real disadvantage to developing the ENTIRE site as a series of flash pages (files.) and forgetting about using Dreamweaver or whatever to create html pages? Although I'll admit my knowledge of Flash is limited, It seems to me that this ...more >>

Does anyone know if it possible to completely disable the flash player pop up menu? If not, would it be possible to disable the "About Macromedia Flash Player" option in the menu? The Flash content that i am concerned with is used primarily on a WAN and does not have access to the internet by de...more >>

I want to get a button with a animation on top which when you rest on the button the animation takes one frame forward and when you take the mouse of it takes on frame back. So you will rest on the button and when you roll out it will rewind the animation. I?ve got all the script right as it works...more >>

We built a applet for a customer and it has works in the Flash 6.0.79.0 player and we just noticed that it is not working in Flash Player 7.0.14.0. It bothers us a bit that "maybe" all of the things we have built to this point do not work in the new flash player. Do we wait till the next version? ...more >>

This seems so basic. I want to create a text box of a fixed size. If I drag the resize handle it does something that no other application in my experience does - it stretches the font instead of just making the box a different size. For instance, if I make the box taller, the font gets tall and skin...more >>

I'm having the jpeg images shift and break on the swf files from flash mx. I've tried publishing as both 5 & 6 and changing the jpeg output quality. I have the driver for flash 7 installed. The movie plays smoothly inside of flash its only on the publish that the error occurs. I would appreciate ...more >>

Hi, I have an animation in which I do not want to embed any of the font information into the text field so that I get a nice system font look. The font I want to use is Verdana. However, I want the text to scroll up into view starting at 0% and tweening to 100%. Hope that makes sense. I've define...more >>

this is he issue, I publish a swf in a htm document, first time I view the page the swf flips vertical, if I refresh, the swf appear normal as it has to be. If you want to take a look here is the link: I apreciate any explanation, because is not the first time it occurs http://www.poboxin...more >>

My broadband ISP requires Flash 7 to be downloaded from time to time. Despite trying for several hours, following all the advices given in the Macromedia site I cannot succeed. Any ideas Seagoon ...more >>

hello, i seem to be having trouble animating text. all i want to do it make it change color. i can do this easily with a shape, like a square, but when i try it with text, the tween function won't work, i just get my first keyframe followed by a bunch of blank keyframes, ending up with my last ...more >>

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Playing in the timeline, all is fine and acts as it should. However, when I export the movie from Flash, and try to play it in Flash player, the items that gradually fade out don't seem to keep that function. There is no longer any opacity at all. Its instead rendered fully opaque on each frame. H...more >>

I'd like to build a photo gallery in which the images are dynamically loaded; and will ONLY show up in the browsers catch as .SWF's . However I do not want to have to turn each image into an .SWF since there will be a Content Management System to allow the photographer to change images in the gall...more >>

When I made this page with Flash 6 it works good, but with Flash 7 it redirects the page. Here is the site: http://admission.bryant.edu Redirects to: http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/alternates/ The page loads fine with Flash 6, this problem only happens when I install and hav...more >>

How do I input sounds into a presentation? I am a new user and I am experimenting with the trial version. Just wondering if anyone would take some time to explain better than the help section included with the trial of Flash MX 2004 (not proffesional version) ...more >>

Dear, I have different scenes, in every scene I use speech (sound) I put the sound in a movieclip and have an on/off button in that movieclip to. I made a next and backbutton to navigate between the scenes, when I click the nextbutton, no problem the right sound plays. If I use the backbutto...more >>

I am at a new job, and have never used any image editing software by macromedia. I am experienced with Adobes' Photoshop and Illustrator programs. So, my question is this, is Macromedias Fireworks the equivalent of Adobes' Photoshop?, and is Macromedias FreeHand the equivalent of Adobes' Illustra...more >>

Hi, I have 2 bitmaps. Is it possible to produce shape tweening between them? I didn't convert pictures into symbols. Moreover, I ungrouped the images. Please, help! Thanks. ...more >>

I would like to play a few .swf's in my PowerPoint (PP) presentation. Firstly, I'd like to know if it's possible; secondly, how? I tried importing a flash object and all it did was open Flash. Maybe the import thing wants us to create a new .fla file to import but that isn't exactly what I want. ...more >>

Can't believe it - I just installed Flash Player 7 and it doesn't play my Flash 6 movie properly. I tested the file from two different machines, one with Flash 7 Player, one with Flash 6 Player, just to make sure. The result: the Flash 7 Player seems to have difficulties when the file loads Vari...more >>

I can no longer import Photoshop files into Flash? Are there certain Photoshop files that can be imported? What am I doing wrong? I have the latest quicktime. Seth ...more >>

Hi Has anyone experienced this weird behavior ? I drag a Button component into my movie (in Flash MX 2004), and set it label to 'Start'. In the authoring environment, I can still see the label; but when I puslished the movie or tested movie, the label mysteriously disappeared, leaving only ...more >>

Hi, I have 2 movie clips... A and B In A(an instance), I put the code //covered between onEnterFrame(and onEnterFrame covered between onClipEvent) if(A.hitTest(B)) { //stop A } The problem is A always surpasses(overlapping) B for quite a distance, then only s...more >>

Using Flash 2004 I have a movie that loads a swf that displays a video with the MediaController. When I unload that swf and loads it again, the MediaController does not work. Why is that ? Stian ...more >>

I'd like to build a photo gallery in which the images are dynamically = loaded; and will ONLY show up in the browsers catch as .SWF's .=20 However I do not want to have to turn each image into an .SWF since = there will be a Content Management System to allow the photographer to = change images ...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to persuade my employer (who publishes a world famous and extremely busy website) to progress and create Flash projects in version 6. They currently only want to support the creation of Flash 5 content. This is due to their perceived view of the installed verison base. I've seen...more >>

Hi I've got a movieclip that loads the same txt.file every minute. The txt.file contains new info every time it's loaded but the flashmovie dosn't update unless I emty the "temp internet files" in the browser. How do I make sure that the flashmovie is loading the right/latest version of the...more >>

I have macromedia falsh 7. however the falsh flickers. I am using IE 5.0 ...more >>

Hi people, I have been supplied with a swf from a client. Is there anyway to find out, what version of flash player this was exported as? Thanks Dave "In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king"...more >>

Hi! Can anyone tell me me if is it possible to draw on the flash mx for an example a square with smooth corners? I now that i can create it on photoshop or fireworks. I know this is a daaaaaaa question, but can it be done in flash?? thanks :) Idu ...more >>

When using the action loadVariablesNum("assets/copy.txt", 0); Is is possible to load a number of text variables from that copy.txt file such as I have myText=blah blah blah And then I want to have myText2=yada yada yada And so on. How do I include these, and other variables in one t...more >>

Hello Everyone! I have a small button of 10 x 10 pixels,on pressing which I should get a Movie of 640 X 400.While 10x10 button is showing other area should be transperent How to accomplish this?. Kumar.K.Nair http://www.onlinemandya.com ...more >>

Hi all, I need to figure out part of the code for a simple timeline (not video) controller. I have 4 buttons: Play Pause Scroll forward Scroll Backward Play/Pause is no problem, but how do you set up the scroll forward/backward? I just can't seem to figure out the coding for this; it m...more >>

I just completed a rather large Flash application - 4 interfaces comprising 1400 - 1700 lines of code each with a .NET/SQL back-end. Unfortunately, some parts of it don't seem to like the new Flash player. Naturally, I'm not about to recode this thing - I'll wait till we start on version 2. ;) ...more >>

I downloaded the Trial for Flash MX 2004, I have used both the Pro and Normal version. Well the biggest difference I have noticed was this: I CAN'T FIND THE DARNED BASIC AND ADVANCED MODES FOR THE ACTION SCRIPT!!! Does it even exsist in MX 2004? It did in MX, and if it does, I highly suggest pu...more >>

I need the help of the experts. I am an actionscript dummy. The movie I have created is quite big so I want to put a preloader between each one of my scenes so everything doesn't have to be downloaded all at once. I want my main scene, scene 1 to load first, then when the user hits a button to go to...more >>

Despite Macromedia's inital claims that the SQL resolver would be in MX2004, they just released this note on the emerging issues page: Macromedia surveyed users of Firefly and Flash and found that the user base did not want Macromedia to continue to invest in building out the SQL Server connecto...more >>

I thought that flashplayer automaticly updated for daylight savings. I'm running windows xp and my system clock updated but flash still tells me the non daylight savings time. I live in hobart and we change before the rest of the country but I didn't think this was an issue as flash worked out t...more >>

I would like to burn a portfolio on a CD. I am curious to know if anyone knows how to get a flash movie to autorun when the cd is placed in the computer...... any help would be sweet thanks marc ...more >>

Hi, I made a website using flash and dreamweaver. Some people say that it looks good, but it takes to long to load each page. I'll appreciate if you can help me fixing this problem. The easiest way is if I reduce the animation, but I really want to use them. Please, take a look www.go-gator.com ...more >>