I recently upgraded to Cleaner 6.1 (osx) and am trying to output a Snapz Pro QuickTime video from Cleaner to .flv format. Every time Cleaner either crashes or stops from error -50. I am, however, able to export from QuickTime Pro to .flv format using the Flash Video Exporter options so I am...more >>

Hi, I am a beginner and been cracking my head on this problem. Button can't work in MC even just a simple rollover. I even tried to put the button far from the other elements so that it would not overlap but still failed. Please help. ...more >>

Hi, I've created my first ever flash animation, but the file size it too large. It's 720KB when published. You can see it http://www24.brinkster.com/d2ktest/images/animation.html if you are patient :(. Can anyone give me some tips on how to reduce the file size? I've gone to publish settings ...more >>

Is there a maximum image width in Flash? I have an image strip I want to scroll, the image is 4000 pixels wide, but Flash will not display it when I publish my movie. When I look at it in flash it is cut off on the stage. Is this a known issue? If so does anyone know of any documentation o...more >>

I've created a training module that contains four video clips. The clips begin downloading before I ever click on the link to go to that specific section. I can't seem to figure out how to stop the videos from loading. I would like for a specific video to load only when that section of the training ...more >>

so far I have not been able to easily extract a certain node or its value from a loaded XML file by sorting using something other than [0], [1], [2]....etc. Does Flash 2004 support sorting by nodeName? something like ["my_node"]. is there a workaround? would a XML component help? narunas ...more >>

If I have An object that I want to rotat 5 times on the timeline of 6 sec. How can I do this easy!??? Morten ...more >>

I just received a task to create an animation with falling snow. Perhaps easy to each of you but I am not a Flasher! Can someone hold my hand and walk me through it? Many thanks Seth ...more >>

Hi Using Flash 5, and using the book macromedias flash 5 using flash, page 258. I cannot make the tween work using the circle or rectangle tools. It does orient to the path, but always takes the shortest path to the end. I use the tools for clockwise or ccw, but it just overrides them, ...more >>

I would like to make an animation that is a lot like an animated signature. I want it to look as if it is being drawn out. I have seen versions of this and I don't think they are done with a mask. Is there a program that specializes in this? What is the best way to achieve this? I don't want to do i...more >>

I was wondering if there was a way to have the panels laid out on the mac version of flash mx like the windows version. In the windows version you can dock the actions panel in the same panel as the timeline and stage which is very useful because on the mac version the actions panel just kind of flo...more >>

Hello, I'm new in Flash. I've created a movie which shows a company's name and the font grows and turning into very big font. I was using "Free Transform Tool" and "Scale" option on the toolbar and the movie is showing fine except the words are growing shaky (not smoothly!). What could be w...more >>

I am trying to figure out how to make a graphic repeat with out pasting frame by frame. For example if I wanted a black circle to change colors to green in a single frame which last threw out the movie. Thank you for any assistance. ...more >>

Are they any other formats for importing video in Flash MX besides Quicktime? ...more >>

im makign a chat application and im wanting to use flash 7's new <img> tag feature to make it possible to use emoticons, when i try using the tag for the emoticons, i always have a problem with it because each time the img tag is used, it doesnt seem to allow text being along it, i tried used differ...more >>

hello, i want to do some calculations in actionscript (flash 6.0 MX) using some variables retrieved from a jsp-page (so i guess that will be 'strings') suppose : variables m and n are getting their value from a jsp-script (m = 2 and n = 5) if i make a statement likt this : a = m + n; h...more >>

I am so new to this ... I feel stupid, but I have never used flash before and all i want to do is link to a page that is triggered by selecting a flash button... what is the html code needed or do I need to open the original file in flash and set it there ...more >>

Hello all, Take a look in my new work! www.paulodocarmo.com.br ** NEW ** Tks. Wilson Francisco Eugenio (Neocortex) Brazil My previous work www.ateneucpv.com.br Referring URLs www.paulodocarmo.com.br ...more >>

I'm a seasoned developer with no experience with Flash. I'd like to know if Flash is able to do something that I need to do. Let's say I have a simple black and white map of the US with the states outlined and no other features on the map. I'd like to color the states different colors (red, yello...more >>

Hi, I use Flash MX with the following code on (release) { fscommand("exec", "test.exe"); } and publish it to an exe-file. It doesn't work in the flash-player 6.0 r21. I found tutorials with older included versions of the flash player and it worked. What is it? Thank you se...more >>

please don't attack me if this has been covered, but with the new flash mx 2004 pro package can u develop fully functional applications? for example a bittorrent client, or an mp3 ripper? could someone list the type of limitations it really has. I saw an article recently where somene built an mp3 p...more >>

Greetings and thanks for looking in. New to Flash. Working in Dreamweaver MX. Want to add FLASH XML Slideshow but having trouble getting started. At: http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/applications/jpeg_slideshow_xml/ the full show is explained as are its parameter settings. I thi...more >>

Ok i am used to coding cold fusion and displaying dynamic text with it and having login with it and so on and so forth. But i just cant understand how to do it in flash at all. I mean flash and cfm are mady by the same company now but as far as i know they have no similarities or any chance of being...more >>

http://www.macromedia.com/support/fireworks/downloads_updaters.html Linda Rathgeber ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Design Aid: 10-Palette Pack for Fireworks & Flash http://www.webdevbiz.com/graphics.cfm Playing with Fire | http://www.playingwithfire.c...more >>

I've found a dozen posts or more on this issue, and not one responce from MM .... can someone give me a difinitive answer? FLMX04 I have a class: class Thing extends movieClip{ function Thing(whatSpeed){ trace(whatSpeed); } } I also have a movieClip called thingMc whose li...more >>

Hello, I need help, I had used generator for doing text scrolling, I used a file .txt for it ... Now I'm using flash mx 2000 and it doesn't work... How I can do text scrolling for my about this site page using flash mx 2000?. I have prove with a example that appears in flah help, working with ...more >>

I'm trying to push a silent installation of Shockwave/Flash to several hundred clients. All use Windows and IE. I've been able to push the install but I need to know how to make it either silent or unattended. Are there any switches or other ways to make this possible?? Thanks, David ...more >>

http://www.pupilvision.com could some one tell me how this effect was done. cheers ...more >>

Is there any possibility to install the Flash Player from a CD-ROM? or to detect if the user has installed the Flash Player in its PC? Thanks, Javier R. Buzzalino Buenos Aires Argentina ...more >>

I've read all the complaining about MX 2004, and I've joined in at the loss of components like the scrollbar. However, up til now I hadn't noticed something about the new components. Their size. Filesize with movie compression turned on-- MX Scrollbar: 6K MX 2004 TextArea: 39K MX Scrol...more >>

Hi, Guys, I have 2 ways to present my Flash movie to the users: 1) Upload Flash movie with a text data file onto a local machine, can I communicate with the data file to verify user's login info? 2) Through the internet, let Flash communicate with Access database to verify user's login info. Is...more >>

I have created a number of image files that I import. I then use one as my background (a crowd shot). The idea is that the other pictures "slide" into place on the background. The pictures are head shots. What I am trying to do is eliminate the border on the head shots so just the head moves in show...more >>

GREAT intro tutorials for 2004 MX Pro! http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/events/online/ondemand/index.html Okay, have a question about using buttons like frames navigation on the application page of a form based creation. If you have more than a few buttons, every child form of the applica...more >>

Hi, I have a flash movie as an html layer. I can't seem to get the movie to close. I was using frontpage 2002 and mx and worked fine with an fscommand quit. I now have frontpage2003 and mx pro and it wont work. I think I need some code to close the html layer or something. Thanks for you...more >>

I came accross this idea [key figures under Empire builders] at :- http://www.csmonitor.com/specials/neocon/index.html?leftNavInclude The concept of clicking on the picture is brilliant [although they could do with explaining that's what needs to be done], but for the life of me I cannot see...more >>

Hi, here is the problem : Each time I empty the IE6 cache it seems that it uninstall the Flash Player :( (I can see at the end of the cache cleaning that it delete a file called GETFLASH.EXE). Is this normal? If not then how can I prevent FLASH from being uninstalled? Thanks ...more >>

Hello Anyone knows why the dynamic text dont show the information inside the movie clip? this is the code -> loadVariablesNum("ex1-emails.asp",0,"POST"); and the dynamic text receive the variable "results", but dont show... outside the MC its ok! I dont understand why Anyone can help ...more >>

How do I publish to Low quality in FMX2004? Can't find it anywhere. :-( Thanks. ...more >>

Hello I have this code inside the movie clip and doesn´t work. but ousite the MC, the code work fine. Why? loadVariablesNum("ex1-emails.asp", 0, "POST"); Anyone can help me please Thnks SR ...more >>

Can I install the Dreamweaver MX 2004 trial and still keep running my Dreamweaver MX? Thanks for any info on this. Michael...more >>

Can I install the Flash MX 2004 trial and still keep running my Flash MX? Thanks for any info on this. Michael...more >>

Previously, I used Flash MX, and a very handy program called UltraEdit to edit my .AS code files. Now with Flash MX 2004, Flash automatically points .as files at itself, every time you start it. I don't like this. As usual, Macromedia has failed to provide an option. So, here's how to disab...more >>

Hello, I try to use the component Microphone in flash MX and flash MX 2004. To record a sound with flash, we must use flash communication server. It's very easy to record a sound using the component but it will be record in flv format. I want to know if someone know how to record in wav or mp...more >>

how they do this menu ?http://www.flash-mx.com/flash/index.cfm (news - tutorials -reviews - resources - forum - about) <<< this menu ...more >>

We have just launched a site that is aimed at programmers who want to incorporate interactive music as accompaniment to their projects. You can audition from a large library of music, then decide between a choice of three different pack types that allow different levels of re-mixing/interactivity. ...more >>

Well, here we go... the best I have done yet (I hope.) I am looking for average load time, visual appeal, ease of navigation and user friendliness. Plus, any additional comments. Thank for the time, I do appreciate it! http://www.steeleimaging.com Thanks! Dave Steele www.steeleimaging.com V...more >>

Hi guys, I have a strange problem, I have 3 flash items on my page and they load just fine in IE, but when I caome to view them in NN7 or Mozoilla they are not visible and when I right click over the movie it tells me 'Movie not loaded' What can be the cause of this? Here is a link to my ...more >>

Anyone know how they created the water effect at http://www.evb.com/ ...more >>

Hi, i'm trying to create a transition effect from one layer to another. I always want a layer to be visible. (something like what you can create at http://www.barelyfitz.com/webapps/apps/slideshow/wizard/ but with flash) What i've tried to do is have the top layer fade (using the transition ef...more >>

i created a short flash animation. when i play it in flash player it works fine. then when i press rewind the sound starts playing again before i press play to start the animation again. what am i doing wrong? i need help ASAP. thanks!!! kari ...more >>

Hi, I need some help with flash.I'm using Flash MX. The problem: How do you do the play button thing like in some flash greeting cards? I don't want to do the actual button thing but I want to write Play in my first scene where u click on it and it connects to the next scene.Can anyone guide me ste...more >>

Okay im trying to make an animation of a blooming flower and it is just killing me! If i just make two keyframes with a shape tween inbetween it just makes jarbles in the middle of the movie... Any ideas? ...more >>

Hi, I need to play a mpeg file over the top of an image so you can see through the mpeg file and see the image in the background. Is this possible? I've tried turning down the alpha but it doesn't do anything. Regards Andrew ...more >>

I need help with a couple of things. Where can I find a REAL preloader that works...not a fake motion tween, but a real accurate preloader......? And.......where do I pit it...first layer of main?...in it's own scene?...i am confused! I have searched archives but they all don't seem to be r...more >>

I'm trying to figure out how to create a text area in Flash 2004 with carriage returns. It only lets me do one long paragraph and I need to format the text into a few paragraphs. Please help! Thank you. Chris ...more >>

i cannot for the life of me figure out how to make a movie clip, "tooltip" appear when rolling over a button and dissapear when the mouse is off of the button. i also want it to follow the mouse when over the button. does anybody know what i need to do? Thanks in advance, Webmaster2003...more >>

currently in my movie, on the stage in a scene named "scene 2", there is a button with dynamic text off to the side. the two are seperate (the text is not in the button). i have it set so that when it is pushed, it changes the dyanmic text to "extras" and when released, advances a movie clip, "ima...more >>

I am developing for someone a Screen Saver for someone and I have came across a problem. The structure for the flash is as follows(it is spread out into multiple swf files): Base | ...more >>

I was able to determine that the problem I posted yesterday about the combo box not dropping down was actually fixed earlier, but was never recompiled to a new swf. However, there is a new interesting thing happening to this same combo box. Let me recap: I have a fla file with a blank movie cli...more >>

When I try to create a text link on static text (using the text properties palette) in MX 7.01, it will not publish the link to a Flash 5 swf. The text does not appear in the movie. This works just fine in Flash MX .... highlight a word, type a link, publish for Flash 5 and all is well. Is thi...more >>