Hi... I'm wondering something. I am working on a project in flash MX on my iMac G4, and it would really help me out if I could fix some of the graphics while in school, so that I can focus on the acctual project at home... and simply import the movieclips.... However... My school uses PC-computer...more >>

HELP!!!! I have created my first flash creation. I have exported, and published as Flash, HTML, .SWF, etc... BUT.. I am still unable to view this file from my website even though I've inserted it. What do I do? What am I missing? lackdd At A Loss ...more >>

First off...I'm a noob...a Flash virgin. I'm dangerous :-) Building a site for a student housing property...Fusebox 4, CFMX, HTML/Contribute...yadda yadda yadda. I've got a Flash movie embedded on the homepage that fades and slide various campus imagery. Client wants to overlay music... So I'v...more >>

Has anybody had any luck getting a transparent background to work in Safari? ...more >>

The original discussion was "TO MASK OR NOT TO MASK". I've tried everything that was suggested and I'm still unable to find a solution to get the planet to revolve around the sun and become invisible when it rotates around the back of the sun. I tried attaching my Flash movie but all I receiv...more >>

hello, i got a movie that loads an XML file (that contains a music cd collection) of about 30k. the data has to be parsed and sorted, but flash crashes. i get the infamous "a script in the movie is causing macromedia flash player to runslowly ...". what can i do? when is an XML file too lar...more >>

Once I visit a site with Flash content, where can I find the swf file(s) in my browser's cache? I am using WinXP OS with the IE 6 browser. It was my understanding that the swfs now resided on my computer once the Flash files are viewed and I am trying to look at a demo from a vendor that I viewed ea...more >>

I'm almost embarrased to ask this; especially since i have Flash animations all over the web but: How in the heck do you create a friggin movie clip and name it? When do you do this? I have read all the docs, printed them out, tried searching the forums. There is NOTHING in all the hours of docs ...more >>

Our school has recently purchased both Dreamweaver MX 2004 and Flash MX 2004. Our machines are mmulti-boot with Win98, NT 4.0 and Server 2000 based upon courses taught to the students. My problem: I've read the documentation for Dreamweaver and found it does NOT support anything but Win98 of the t...more >>

hey all, I have created a rectangle that is the basis of an outline of an object to be made by vector lines angled so that the outline is made by the lines at an angle and the rectangle is then deleted leaving just the angled lines. The problem is flash won't import this lines at an angles, it...more >>

I'm not sure this is the correct forum for this, but I don't see any better choice. Shockwave will not install correctly in Netscape 7.1 on my WinXP system. I've never had a problem with any previous version of Netscape so I'm stumped. What happens is that it says it installs correctly, but...more >>

How can I find the system requirements for a flash projector? Are they the same as the Flash Player? I am making a pc CDROM that holds a flash projector on it and I wanted to include the system requirements. thanks! ...more >>

Maybe it's me, but to me, it seems when I leave a frame that actionscript for that frame should STOP!!!! I develop in 14 different languages and ActionScripting in Flash is a serious cluster F#@&. I'm having to keep a var for every frame and when I exit, set the var to false, so that I do execu...more >>

There's something wrong with my illustrator files, and I don't know what it is. I've almost run out of options to try. For example, in <a href="firstinsurancefunding.com/images/prefi_problem.fla">this example</a>, I've merely changed the color of the text in each frame, then applied a shape tween...more >>

Hi, I need help using Shared Objects in Flash 2004. I need to remember 2 movie clips frames and automatically return to them when the user returns to the site. I don't really understand what I'm doing wrong. I have put the following code in frame 1 of the _root: // Get the kookie so = sharedo...more >>

Hello, In Flash MX there was a scroll bar component which could be dragged into a text field snapping ti its border and satisfying its scrolling behavior, where is it in MX 2004??? How can I add a scrol bar to my dynamic text field in MX 2004? Thanks ...more >>

When I import an Illustrator EPS or export the EPS into a SWF then bring that symbol into my stage (in MX 2004) the programs lags down. If I then select the symbol, I hae to switch to the mag glass and zoom in or out to see that I've selected it. If I move the symbol, I have to zoom in or out to see...more >>

Greetings, This should be so simple and it's turning out to be such a pain in the butt. Using Flash 2004, from within an SWF Movie, Level 0, I click on a button that takes me to Level 2 within the same movie, where a frame script loads an image onto the screen using: loadMovie("bb4k-1lead....more >>

Ive already started my cartoon but still have to put in a preloader. Is it ok to create the layers needed for a preloader even though I already have a cartoon...or do i need to enter the preloader first then start the cartoon on the timeline after the preloader's frames ...more >>

Hi, I'm a *very* occasional Flash user. I have MX. I have a movie with a single layer containing a timeline with about 200 frames. Each frame has a single photo (a jpeg image) of the same scene taken at different times in it. I need to move *all* the images at once to recenter them in the ...more >>

i have a two scene movie. The first scene i want to play only once, then i want to loop the 2nd scene. I am a newbie to flash, but i feel like i am picking it up fairly quickly. Can someone tell me how to make sure my scene1 plays once then automatically plays scene 2 in a continous loop? th...more >>

I am trying to make a flash movie that fills the browser (100% * 100%). The problem is, when the user increases his resolution, the contents of my flash movie increase or decrease is size. This is espacially annoying since I want to have a fixed size for the content, but a background that can in...more >>

Can anyone point me a software to edit video, that will export as FLV. Thanks in advance... Bill ...more >>

How can I add superscripted text to a dynamic text field. I.e. "e = mc2" where 2 is superscripted. Thanks Alex ...more >>

Hi, I read the recent post about transparency in bitmaps, and I can get the transparent part fine. The problem is that when I import the bitmap into Flash, the edges (either in a .gif or .png file) have lost their anti-aliasing, and look jaggy. Is there a way I can avoid that? tx, k. ...more >>

Hi, When I try to open a .fla file sent by a helpful friend, I get the error message: "Flash 5: unexpected format." He has Flash MX, I'm still on Flash 5. Does that mean that Flash 5 won't open MX files? tx, k. ...more >>

Please help me with this. First how do I make the presentation fill up a screen like powerpoint does. Second, how can I do a master slide, not title, so that text is always positioned in the same place. It would be urgent ...more >>

I've found an example of 2 level menu style & trying to create a three level menu out of it. So far I've managed to go down to level three options but when I move mouse over to the next following options, the previous menu options still visible on the screeen. I've tried few things e.g. stop, ...more >>

Greetings All has any one had this problem? We have an outside vendor doing our website. They are using flas on the site as a navigation bar. For some reason, when some of us go to the site, (using IE 6) and the flash 7.0 plug-in the nave bar dissappears. Nothing. Nada. ...more >>

I have a very strange font, and i want to use it , but i don't no if somebody will see the same font in swf, i don't want to make break part. Does anyone know something about fonts in flash mx or mx2004 ? thx a lot ...more >>

Just updated MX2004 to 7.01. No problems here except for the fact that I can not find the location where to disable the automatic search for updates. Although on broadband this completely disables Flash for a couple of seconds and that is irritating. Anyone experienced the same problem an found a...more >>

I've a client who is afraid of using Flash in their site. Can you tell me if there's a fail safe plug-in detection system? I know I can create a Flash and non Flash site but that's my last option. I'd much rather build a site which uses Version4 SWFs and have a sniffer page which looks for that p...more >>

Has anyone else had problems with transparent Flash crashing Internet Explorer? I'm using IE6 and Flash player 6 and quite often when I try to print a page with some transparent Flash on it the browser crashes. Confused! ...more >>

Hi there, can i use something like System.useCodepage= true in flash 7? The problem is that when i load dinamyc data whit ( ñ ) or ( ´ ) the application just show nothing....any idea. Thx ...more >>

Hi, I need help in my rescent proj. How will I display a dynamic GIF image file in flash? Hope you could help me. ...more >>

All, Does anyone know how to stop text being higlighted in the text area component and still keeping the scroll bars visible! I have tried myTextAreaName.selectable = false; but I can still select the text??? Thanks Jon ...more >>

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What I want to do: I want to build a learning module which will be viewed in a stand-alone web page and eventually in a VLE where it will be tracked using a LMS. I?m using Flash MX (Not 2004) and the Quiz template found under the File\New from Template Menu. I want to use the first 4 or so keyfr...more >>

Hi all I wonder if it's possible to add border line for the text loaded from external text file (LoadVariables scripting). I tried to use html coding like <table><tr><td> with border="1"...etc. but it's not working. Please explain what should I do to work it out. Many thx! ...more >>

this is the look i want for my alpacs site and i was having trouble achieveing this in flash, can you tell me an easy way of making this look, but instead of being inside a museme, its in a feid with alpacas, and mabey a barn? because im having difficulty, and i really want to do this :( http...more >>

I want to make a webpage in flash that will scale to size like this webpage www.thestrokes.com This webpage can be any size when you scale the browser window. Does anyone know how this is done? And why aren't more people using this format when designing webpages? It seems to me this solves the ...more >>

hi all im new here.. need some advice i just created a flash site, the problem is when everytime i run the flash all the movie clip auto run.. what i want is when i click a button then the movie clip run pls help ...more >>

Can anyone tell me how to get AutoCAD 3D objects into Flash? I want to animate a short, 15-30 frame sequence of an office building floor, which I will create in either AutoCAD or Autodesk's Inventor application. Autodesk seems to be pushing their own DWF viewer, which is a very fine viewer, but no...more >>

how can i can i take shapes 1 2 3 4 5 and have shape 3 morpth to shape 5 shape 5 morpth to shape 2 shape 1 to shape 4 you get the point...not just your 1 to 2 and 2 to 3, but some...professional -adavanced stuff here baby!!!! I got no problem making buttons...but this may involve some seriou...more >>

I'm trying to create a banner ad that takes the viewer to a website whenever they click anywhere on it. I've looked into the following advice from another post: "click on the movie clip and use the action pannel to type in the following code onClipEvent(enterFrame){ this.onMouseDown = function(...more >>

my friend gave me his old flash intro but iv lost contact with him i can get it to load it loads like 100 frames but there blank im not sure if it complied or what please help ill send you it and you can take a look at it! ...more >>

Ok, here is my problem. I have a bit of actionscript the makes a sentence of text slide out. I just want this text to hang around for about 3 seconds and then slide back out. A delay within the AS to pause the AS before it continues through. I posted this question in here before and I got back some ...more >>

Where Can I get trial downloads to older macromedia flash's like flash 5. Because I'm way better at flash 5 than flash mx 2004 prof. For instance I dont understand how to shape tween. and how to make a line from the line tool thicker. Please help!!! ...more >>

I want to add a database(simple) to my flash movie. from where I can find good tutorials about this? regards. ...more >>

Dear all ; i want to use a simple database inmy flash movie. what do you offer me to do that i can learn it easy and fast? regards ...more >>

I'm almost done with my CD brochure, just one more thing...I'd like to add a button that prints a file that is on the CD, but which isn't a part of the flash presentation. Can I do that? I'm not seeing any commands for executing commands to the OS and since it's not part of the flash presentation ...more >>

Dear All; I want to add a simple database on my flash movie,what do you offer me to chose and work with in that can learn in a little time. regards. ...more >>

I want to be able to discover what version of the flash plugin is on a given computer by simply using Windows Explorer to find the plugin in the Programs/InternetExplorer/plugins folder and then examining its file properties. I can do this with other plugins but I cannot find the file for the flash...more >>

I want to load exe and html files like swf and jpeg(in load movie action) which script I can use in my flash program? ...more >>