As A novice to Flash 5.....can anyone tell me how to reduce my size of movie either when I make it or when I finish it ...for example ..how do I make a Flash banner ....and also the small Flash movies which usually are incorporated into a banner ? JM ...more >>

I have made a flash client for my friend webpage to get .mp3's from an FTP server and play them through flash. I would like it to be able to be on the main page, and above the actual content like those really annoying flash pop-up ads. I assume that this is done with the Transparent, Windowless opti...more >>

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Hi, Can Flash itself create screensavers or does one require a third party program? Regards, Stevie ...more >>

I need help with a problem activating Flash. It downloads fine and installs but won't activate, so I can't view sites with Flash. My system is running Windows 2000, Internet Explorer ver 6.0.2800.1106IC and Outlook 2003. I've followed Macromedia's recommendations for correcting problems but have...more >>

I have been surfing the net. I found some coool effect (flash that I could download) There was a FLA file... but when I tried to import that on the stage it said: Unexpected format. How do I import it and get it to work? The file I found was at Ultrashock.com and was called SNOWSTORM. ...more >>

Using macromedia Flash MX 2004 in Mac OS X 10.3.1, if I import a GIF of a dotted square (one pixel line width) and place it precissely at 0,0 in the stage (numerically) when the file is exported: 1) if the GIF doesn't have a margin of at least one pixel, the margin is blurred. So, for a 100x10...more >>

I've used many unti pop-up programs but they didn't work on my problem. This http://www.top.e1.com.br appears up often on my desktop with the Internet Explorer, even when I'm not surfing on the web...does anyone know how can I stop it ? I'm using Windows Xp Pro and Interner Explorer 6. Thank...more >>

Peter Blumenthal said earlier in this forum that there is Illustrate plugin for 3DSmax that can export 3D object in Flash format in comic book and cartoon style. I downloaded the plugin, and because i'm in a hurry i must ask Peter Blumenthal this: When i use "Comic" preset on a curvy object (l...more >>

Is there no handy way to set the row color of the DataGrid object by row index? ...more >>

I'm trying to extend the Array class to create a keys() function that will return the keys of an associative array. I'm not understanding why the following includes the name of my function in the "i in haystack" chunk. I can fudge it by adding an if statement but that's pretty weak. Any ideas? d...more >>

Hallo, ich habe Flash 4 und 5 Filme, die wollte ich mit Flash MX 7 lesen: er kann mit dem file format nichts anfangen. Sollte es tatsächlich so sein, dass v7 alte files nicht lesen kann? Ich habe mit v7 ein Film testweise mal als non-2004 .fla gespeichert und den kann er laden... ...more >>

Help! I can't seem to get more than 121 lines of text to scroll in a simple scrolling text box. Tested as a movie( without controls) it won't go beyond that point, either. Anybody have a clue as to what I might be overlooking here? I'd appreciate any input. Frank ...more >>

I have a question about Flash. If i want to reduce the size of an entire group of character animation frames at once without having to reduce the characters one frame at a time, how do i do it? Especially if i want to set the characters to a specific side. Please let me know. ...more >>

My swf file seems to be getting damaged thru the ftp process. I use Fetch (Mac). What format should I upload with....raw data, binhex, apple single. seem to be my options?? thx ...more >>

Hi there, As part of my Final Degree Project (a Flash/Database integrated student magazine) I need over 100 responses (from different IP addresses) to a Questionnaire (audience research) I have designed. If you could possibly spare 2 mins to help a new Flash Designer trying to get their foot i...more >>

i want to make a photo album that loads images dynamically from the HDD. I wanna make it without php or asp only action script. Anyone got any ideas?? ...more >>

Hello Please have a look at the attached file. I'm trying to emulate the scrolling movement of the roll overs in this animation. However, I only know how to achieve a return to frame animation. How is this panning achieved? http://archive.oilspace.com/Method_vol02.exe Any help apprec...more >>

Hi all, This is my first flash site and I would appretiate any comments or suggestions that you may have. It can be found at www.visual-style.co.uk Regards Richard Spillett richard_spillett@hotmail.com ...more >>

Could anybody please help me. I have created a dynamic text field on the stage and named it my_txt. I've selected Render text as HTML in the Property Inspector and have added the following action script to the main timeline: my_txt.text = "Hello <B>world</B>"; When I Test the movie, the wor...more >>

I found difficult to believe, that even with the latest free Flash Player 7 is still NOT POSSIBLE set into settings VOLUME of SOUND for all swf files, or to be possible to disable sound at all (volume 0 do the trick too =;-) (it nicely show and can acess both my microphones and webcam, but maste...more >>

I've created a button, with the actionscript being on (release) { getURL("http://www.vzavenue.net/~jbryant789/bryant_files.html", _parent); } Once uploaded to the server, the swf sits inside www.vzavenue.net/~jbryant789/index.html. When I click the button, it attempts to open http://www...more >>

Sorry, but it has been a long day...and a while since I've done much with Flash. I have a few scenes with button graphics on them -they are assigned the various states -up, over, down, hit, and functioning properly. The question is how do I assign the necessary actionscript code to each to c...more >>

I am using a flash mp3 player everything works fine except one thing. I have it set to stream the mp3 before its fully loaded, so when the file is loaded it starts over rather the just continuing at its current position. Can you help? here is the code... I am using MX 2004 //defines a new so...more >>

how do a make macromedia flash run smothly on my pc? ...more >>

Hi, Can anyone give me a solution... I am building a movie with a audio (voice) trace embedded into the movie.... I can synchronized the audio with movie in my computer, but once the end product is played in other computer (with different CUP speed) they don't synchronize well.... Can an...more >>

I just downloaded the trial version of Flash MX 2004 with Flash Pro. But everytime I try to extract them from the .zip folder a message like this appears: "unexpected end of file" and the extraction won't continue. I checked the file size of the zip folder from the file size on the web site and th...more >>

Hi all, How coan I round the corners of a big flash animation- with masks? How would I do that, any help greatly appreciated ...more >>

Hello Flashers! This is a simple question involving the Macromedia DataGrid component (Flash MX). For some reason, the setDataProvider method is conflicting with an Array class function that I wrote. Please see: http://www.tufat.com/bug/dgtest.html The source code (including .fla) can...more >>

I found some code online and used it to create a mp3 player. the player seems to be set up to download the fiel before playing it. Is there anyway to get it to stream it instead of loading it all first? here is the code.. Thanks alot //defines a new sound object music = new Sound(this); tr...more >>

Hello, I was trying to create a textfield inside a mc but saw that when I try to duplicate that mc, my textfield inside of it don't duplicate as it should be, or am I missing something, probably I am :) here is the code: this.createEmptyMovieClip("textContainer", 1); textContainer.create...more >>

Hi all, Well this is kind of a Director/Flash question, but I'm hoping maybe I can find an answer in one of these forums. I made a simple flash audio controller and imported the SWF into director. The director project is a quiz and when you hit a certain section the music starts to play from the fl...more >>

Hi, I am running a slide show on my page, it runs well with Internet Explorer but it does'nt run with netscape (7.2). Is there somebody to help me ? here is the URL : http://perso.wanadoo.fr/vansnickt/bestof/diapcv.html Thanks in advance. JLVA - from France ...more >>

Hi....quick question..I've got an html website....I started learning MX a while back...I've already got a pretty decent flash template I'm working form...I'm looking to import my html page into a scrollpane....my html has text and pics.....anyone done this before or know how to go about it...tha...more >>

Hello friends, This is my first experience with Flash, and I am having a bit of a problem. I have been making a drop down menu as adapted from the template provided in Flash. I got everything to work correctly when I do a test movie, put when I put it into a web page, it appears very small, almos...more >>

I'm taking my first flash class in school. I'm supposed to export my movie as an AVI...but when I do, I have no sound and none of my movie clips work. ...more >>

I'm a bit new to flash MX. I've created a new .fla. What I'm looking to do is mimic a "web page", with text, pictures, maybe even other .swfs, all contained in a scroll view so it fits into a specific area (and of course is scrollable). Is there a template out there I can use to do this/shows ...more >>

Hi everyone, i'm university student and i'm about to do start on my mini paper (a discussion based on two technologies), and i've decided on comparing flash to java applets for interaction on web sites. The problem i'm having is finding sources, both white papers and general opinions, so i thoug...more >>

what controls the frame of the shape and the fill of the shape being together? because it seems i do the same thing each time to the entire shape without changing any settings and each time the action effects either the fill only or the entire shape. jigen3 ...more >>

I want to open a browser window without navigation toolbar, menu bar, location toolbar, scrollbar, status bar, resize handles after click on flash button. But i m anable to do this can some one help me ??. ...more >>

So I have this script with a textarea and a button that has this as its script: on (keyPress <Enter>) { trace("enter was pressed"); } It was working fine, but then mysteriously it completely stopped working. Furthermore if I put any other key there instead of enter, it doesn't work. A...more >>

hello friends... I want to embedd the flash in html ... that means there will be no external .swf file ... I want just one html file which will contain .swf file.. It sounds very stupid question ... But is it possible ?? plz help .. Urgent.. Scripting are like mini skirts ... Which cove...more >>

Hi need help creating a floor planner the floor size will be determined by them but still have set sizes to choose from, the shapes going into the floor are tables/chairs, which are predetermined sizes, so they are round and rectangular, i need the user to add a table/chair into the floor layo...more >>

Occasionally, one of my web pages will only partially load, and I don't know why!!! It's a few tables with small pictures and 6 decent size flash files. Some times one of the corner picture holders won't load, and sometimes the whole bottom table won't load. And sometimes it all loads fine. A...more >>

Hello, I am sure everyone has seen one by now.. advertisements that sort of float on top a web site.. As if they are on a different layer of some sort... does anyone know how something like that can be accomplished? thank you in advance George ...more >>

Hi, I'd like to know the best way to create a table that can incorporate flash symbols. That is, I want to place flash symbols alongside data called up by a xml file. Thanks...more >>

Hello everybody, I'm trying to set up a WebServiceConnector to execute a SOAP request. Basically everything is working fine, but I would like to provide some error handling in the application. For example, when network connection is not available, the application cannot connect to the SOAP serve...more >>

What i have is what's going to be a radio controller. I have some script on it that makes it move down when the mouse is over a certain part of the stage. THat's not what I want, I was looking for a way to put that hit area over the tab and the rest of the radio, so when the mouse is over the audio...more >>

I'm a real newbie and I'm using Flash 2004. I have created a slide show from scratch, using timelines inside each slide to add som effects. The problem I have is that besides the "Next" and "Prev" buttons, if I don't press any button for a while, the slideshow advances automatically to the next sl...more >>

Hi everybody, I am trying to build an mp3 player in Macromedia Flash that would work with Icecast.(better than Shoutcast). I successfully imported an Icecast live stream into Flash with this simple ActionScript code: TestIcecast = new Sound(); TestIcecast.loadSound("http://myradio.com:8000/mystr...more >>