Ok, I am familiar with Live Motion, Swish and a bunch of other flash imposters... but a project I am working requires FLASH source code... so Here I Go To Learning. To the point. Using Flash MX '04 - I need to fade in and out images, to music... It is so simple to do in LiveMotion and Swish... b...more >>

I am trying to export my flash movie into an AVI, but there is no sound. and whenever I try to use the oprtion to put sound in it it says it cannot make the file. please help me. Thank you ...more >>

What is a projector? ...more >>

I am looking for a list of the flash player release notes and the dates that they were released on. Also which systems started shipping with which players. Thanks ...more >>

I see that I have posted 46 messages. How do I view them? mgarron@webination.com...more >>

heres my bid for dumbest question of the day. i'm dragging an instance of a logo onto the stage with the intention of erasing it bit by bit & then reversing the frames when i've erased it all so it appears to be being written on screen. when i try to erase part of the logo it just reverts bac...more >>

Hi, when setting up my site, I'm wondering if each page should be a different frame that the playhead jumps to when the corresponding button is clicked, or if each page should be a seperate flash movie that gets loaded into place when the corresponding button is clicked. I've seen techniques used, ...more >>

Hi I just bought the program Flash MX, and have just learned some basic things, created my first flash film. If I wanna get my friends to see my first movie how do I do, I dont have a server or so. Just wanted to e-mail the film in some format..? Can you e-mail a html format? Flash format for peo...more >>

I run Windows XP Pro SP1 and Internet Explorer 6.0.2800. I want to download and install Flash Player. When I try to do that I get an error at the lower left of the IE Window. The error says: Error On Page I click on the error icon and I get a window that tells me the details about the...more >>

I have made a movie which consists of an image layer and another layer with an arrow pointer whose position changes dynamically by getting X and Y coordinates from a database. The X Y database values are changed dynamically by clicking on the equivalent image in another Flash movie which uses ac...more >>

Hello, How can I put the download progress bar into my flash page? For example: " Loading, please wait.. " Best regards, Lab. ...more >>

hello girls and guys, is there an option to mute the sound of a swf which is embeded into a html?? mfg Klaus ...more >>

I can no longer generate Flash .exe files from the .swf files -- I get a "Windows cannot find Documents.exe" message. What's wrong? What do I do? ...more >>

Hello I have this code and work very fine with dynamic text and scroll, but the same code but with a ASP file dont work. anyone kowns why? withTXT file loadVarsText = new loadVars(); loadVarsText.load("text.txt"); loadVarsText.onLoad = function(success) { if (success) { trace("done load...more >>

Dear People, Hi. I have a problem with playing back flash movies on my PC. I have Flash MX. I can make an animation in Flash, I save it as a native .fla file and then test it to save it as a swf file movie. I previews fine from the test menu option in the program, but if I close it all down and ...more >>

Hello, I have prepared an executable file from a presentation made with Flash MX. It is a simple presentation with graphics, voice in off and a couple of videos. The problem is that the presentation crashes on some PC's while it runs fine on many others with different characteristics. One of t...more >>

Hi all I have used a scrolling text box to hold some text in a MC, I want to include some links to web pages. How can I format the text to make it into a link? I also have a scroll box pulling text from a .txt file, again its part of a MC. I have set the text box as 'dynamic' and 'multiline...more >>

On a layer in a time line of a movie clip that I have created with mostly changing text, I would like another movie clip to play. It is simply a picture that fades in. I've read the articles and help files but am still at a loss as to how it should play and stay visible after it plays. It m...more >>

I just recieved Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Professional as a gift for my birthday, and to be completley honest i know nothing about flash editing. I was wondering if there are any online tutorials, or programs that i can use to teach me the basics of Flash professional. P.s. I have found a few onli...more >>

Hi - can anyone tell me why this file is so large? (340k) The dimensions are 300x300 pixels. http://archive.oilspace.com/chart.swf Is it because I've used Swift 3D and the resulting gradients? Is there a way within Flash MX to reduce the file size (I only see this option for JPEGs). ...more >>

I'm trying to do something that simply might not be possible, so I thought I should just ask directly: If my flash detection scheme determines that a given browser doesn't have flash, I want to show an image instead of displaying a broken-image icon with a link to macromedia to get the player. ...more >>

Hi All, Has anyone ever heard the term "flashpoint" when talking about flash? I did a google search and found that for some game or something, they're calling their demo a flashpoint movie. Has anyone heard of this? Someone recently gave me a file to put on a website, and they keep calling it a ...more >>

Can anyone help......... I am sure this is really basic, but my brian isn't in gear! I have a menu in Flash, when I select the menu item I want to open a new window (a pop-up) from a URL. I am working frames and I can open a new link in a different frame, but I can't figure out how to do a wh...more >>

Trying to use timeline fx, but I sometimes don't get a preview, instead get an actionscript error (while the effect window is open). It usually complains about not being able to find something. What's up? ...more >>

Hi there, I've just recently downloaded the Macromedia flash MX 2004 30-day trial, but everytime I try to use it, it says that my 30 days have been used up!! Even the first time I used it, ehich was about 2 minutes after I installed it, the message came up. It says that I have to buy a serial num...more >>

FLMX04 Lets say I'm creating an email chess game. Whenever its someone's turn, they come to the site, log in and the board is displayed in its current state. I have a class called board which handles everything. What is the best way to save the boardObj variable (on the server) so it can be r...more >>

after working fine for a while, suddenly with this one file everytime I try to drag something (e.g. shape, group, or symbol) Flash goes into an endless beachball. This is on 7.01 on a G4/1.25 imac, 512 RAM. Any ideas? ...more >>

Anyone have any suggestions of nice fonts that work without blurring around 8 & 10 size? What do most designers use at that small size? ...more >>

I have successfully created my first loadMovie ction on abutton to the spot I wanted said movie to go on a webpage........through sheer luck. I was wondering....how do I get the movie I am loading to stop looping? Should the link be to the .swf file or other? What do the parameters in load...more >>

I installed the Flash MX2004 trial. Working in Pro 7.0.1. Can't import = jpgs,pngs or gif without hassle....doesn't recognize file format. Have = to use Quicktime (I have v6.4 installed) Hvae uninstalled and = reinstalled QT6.4. Have to resolve library conflict every time. Have to = replace exis...more >>

I have my datagrid and have used the cellrenderer function to add a checkbox into a column. This works fine, but if you tick some of the checkboxes and then scroll down the checkboxes below are also ticked. I gather this is a bug with the cell renderer and/or datagrid. If anyone has come across...more >>

Dear Forum, Can anyone advise me on how to place html into an email, the idea is that I will incorporate a link to an external Flash file? I would prefer to incorporate Flash content directly into the email but I have been informed that this is difficult? Any ideas anyone? Thanks in adva...more >>

How can I set transparency to what I have selected if it's possible? And I have Flash MX (not 2003) Thanks -Jesse ...more >>

Hi eveyone, I have this problem using a javascript dynamic menu and flash. Basically the dynamic menu went behind the flash movie but i managed to solve the problem adding a paramter to the movie: <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> now this works fine on I.E. but doesn't work on mo...more >>

Hello I want to put a power point presentation in flash MX, does any one know how can I dfo that. I know how can I do this in director but I would like to now if I can do this in flash Thanks for your help Manuel ...more >>

I need to run preferably an executable projector file with the following criteria: * The title bar of the window should not have 'Flash' as the title of the window. * I would like to be able to place my own title in the title bar. * Run maximized in the window (but not by loosing the frame o...more >>

I composed a flash movie - it works fine. The problem is that I have accidentally deleted the .fla file and I am left with only the .swf file. Is there ANY way of recreating the original .fla file from what I have left namely the .swf file? I spent alot of time and effort in creating the original mo...more >>

Hi, I have a Flash Menu on a web site, and I need to edit a getURL Action on a specific Button. I am vaguely familiar with old versions of flash, and have used MX to make animated banners. My problem is I can find the getURL script I want to edit using the Movie Explorer, but when I g...more >>

I have created a mini radio player flash movie...that plays a large section of a song (large(ish) file)...I am using the : _root.mySound = new Sound(); _root.mySound.attachSound("FILENAME"); _root.mySound.start(0, 0); method, however, when i come to create a pre-loader this doesn't work becaus...more >>

Hi, I have done a flash file in MX2004 - when I generate an SWF for Flash Player 7 it's 18k (the limit for this job), when I do it for Flash Player 5 it's 27k! that's a huge difference which I never really expected (and will have to basically re-think the job!). Does anyone know why this is, and if ...more >>

I have encountered an odd thing going on with the site I am working on in Flash MX 2004 in XP. I am doing a series of pop-up window to show images in an enlarged view. These images look fine when I test the individual .swf that contains the pop-up. However, when the .swf is loaded on its level ov...more >>

Hi still got problems but as I await on someones help ! I may ask another question, I am looking at creating a simple menu page for my homepage and want to know if anyone has or came across simple design tutorials or similiar for a menu etc, thanks in advance for your help.... Stephan ...more >>

Help...... why cant I open any of my files in flash after I save them ? please help me ....... tried the help menu but nothing there, get an error cannot open file in a message box....... ...more >>

i was looking through the sample that Macromedia provides, the PetMarket, when i click "Check Syntax" all the files below gave me TONS OF ERROR!!!! OrderModel.as CatalogModel.as UserModel.as StringResourcesModel.as CartModel.as How am i supposed to learn how to use Flash 2004 Pro??...more >>

Hi, when I Write in Arabic Language in Flash MX 2004 The writing dosen`t appear clearly and the letters are inverted. I saw all the contents of the (help menu) that concern with multilanguage text but I didn`t find any solution. just that to convert the text into Dynamic or input text which I can...more >>

When I create a flash doc then save it a location, I am then unable to re-open it ? I get the error failed to open doc in an error box , can anyone help please ? Thanks in advance... Stephan ...more >>

Hi all I have used a font through a movie - is it possible to change it to another automatically rather than finding each section of text and doing it by hand? thanks for any help as ever -- keen to learn @ hotmail.com ...more >>

I know, it's a strange request. I'll spare you the lengthy explanation. Is there any way to send simple data to the USB port or another port (not network connection)? I'm told that Director can, but nobody's sure if Flash can. I doubt it, but maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised. Any help would be gr...more >>

Where can i get a fla related to how to animate an explosion, or a place where a huge source of fla can be download related to smoky effects and all types of effects? ...more >>

Hey guys! I'm having a problem opening Flash movie *.fla in Flash5. I'm getting an error message "Failed to open document". On the client's computer they were able to open it with no problem. Can anybody advice? Thanks ...more >>

Hello eveyone, As a newcomer and extreme novice to flash and web page stuff...I put together somewhat, an opening flash movie for my web site that starts upon going to the site. Someone questioned me that I need to provide something for those people who don't have flash installed, or who don't...more >>

Hi! I?m using a CustomValidator just like in the tutorial below. http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/flash/articles/databinding_print.html The problem is that when I add another scene to my movie it doesn?t work. It seems that the CustomValidator Class (MyCustomValidator) doesn?t initiate. ...more >>

Hey all In my flash MX if I go to import a object into my library, it is inserted in a random order. Say if I have half a dozen folders, well if I import 10 files at one time they end up all over the place. Cant quite figure out how to import directly into a folder. Any help is appreciated....more >>

I know how to create a button than can turn sound off, but is there a way that one button can turn the sound off, then, if pressed again, can turn it back on? If so, can someone help me out? Thanks! ...more >>

I'm trying to get multiple movies to load in specific areas of my main movie. How do I tell my LoadMovie function that I want the movie to be placed on a certain x/y/ coord.? ...more >>