Could someone point me in the right direction to learn how to make great animations that aren't choppy? Ive done some Flash animations and they look like crap...completely amateurish. Where are the good tutorials that show how to do Flash "right"? Which books do you guys recommend? ...more >>

I'd like to know if you can place a button symbol as the down or hit state of a another button. Thanks. ...more >>

I have a Flash movie in which I assigned Ctrl+N key combination for some validation. In flash player it is working properly and it is possible to enter the key combination, But when i publish this movie in a browser (Internet Explorer or Netscape) , whenever i pressed Ctrl+N a new browser window...more >>

Is it possible to hide the right click popdown menu ? Is there any way to hide the menu in proper way ? Also is there any method to sense the right click event from a flash movie. Its better suggest a better method other than Asnative ? Suni...more >>

I have a grid with rowHeight set to 20 which consumes most of the height of my form. Under certain circumstances, I need to reduce the height of the DataGrid itself. At that point, I would prefer the font and rowHeight of the DataGrid to remain the same, resulting in simply a display of fewer rows...more >>

The doc for DataGrid points to "Customizing the List component" for certain styles, and for alternatingRowColors, it simply has the following: Specifies colors for rows in an alternating pattern. The value can be an array of two or more colors, for example, 0xFF00FF, 0xCC6699, and 0x996699. Do...more >>

(MX 2004 Pro 7.0.1, Final Cut Pro 4.1. Quicktime Pro 6.4 running on Panther 10.3.1) Has anyone out there got the media display component to work with audio in sync? If so, can you tell me what platform, version etc. I've encoded my video clip 5 different ways. Embed it in the timeline and ...more >>

I am new to flash. I have been able to create an animation that plays and repeats. It has everything I want with one exception. I need to be able to allow the visitor to get extra explanation about areas on the animation by rolling thier mouse over the area and having a "tool tip" or ALT text appear...more >>

I just installed Flash MX, and the program exits on startup with an error dialog entitled "Could not load a transcoding service" and the message "Xerces Panic Error". I have seen this error as few times on the Internet with a Kodak product as well as Dreamweaver, but no cogent solutions have been...more >>

I just upgraded from Flash 5 to MX 04... I think I should've upgraded to "Flash MX Professional"? Can someone clear my confusion between the two (Professional and Standard MX 04)? The reason I purchased MX rather than Professional is... I'm more of a designer then a programmer, but I?m starting t...more >>

Does anyone have any advice on how I control spam blockers blocking pop-ups that are a design element in a website? I have a java script calling pop-ups to load from my flash file and on some computers with new spam 'pop-up' blocking software, my site isn't working properly.. any suggestions? Is th...more >>

hi guys, i have drawn a colored rectangle in the middle of the stage and i have a colored circle moving from one end to another end of the stage. while it passing through the rectangle, the circle should be visible and it should look like the tint effect(with the colored rect). i dont know how...more >>

Is there any way to save a flash MX file from MX 2004 without the constant prompting to use save as etc? I save my flash document very often and since other members of the team are still using flash mx I need it to be in Flash MX format. This is driving me bonkers. Thanks much. Michael ...more >>

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I have done a few peojects involving the integration of a few Flash movies into a PowerPoint presentation. As a result, I understand how to integrate Flash into a PowerPoint doc, but my question to the Flash developers is: is it worth the time and the effort to integrate Flash into PowerPoint? In my...more >>

I have a swf that I need to email out to a bunch of people. I don't want to just attach it to the email, I want to send it via HTML email and have it in the email's body. Does anyone know how to do this? Thanks ...more >>

hello all, i've been looking for a solution for creating webbased presentations. im currently evaluating iCreate and Camtasia, i found them goood, iteresting, i read reviews for both of these products. finally i got a review about breeze, it was really good. but i can only see the screensho...more >>

Greetings, I have a symbol which I am editing. On layer 1 I have some items added, and I've created a closed space with lines and a circle on layer 2. I'm trying to fill the enclosed space with white, but the fill tool is not working. I've selected white for both the line color and the fill color...more >>

anyone know or is having the "X" pattern on the video display window when exported? It seems it is showing the dimenison of the video display window (like a title safe box). I can't seem to get rid of it locally. thanks in advanced. 420yet ...more >>

im running flash mx on a win xp computer. the same disc worked on my old win 98 but not on my new computer. whenever i load flash some of the text in the titles of things in my toolbar and where my zoom window is distorted and you cant read it at all. ...more >>

Hi, this is probably a dumb question, but is there any way to *REALLY* make the library panel show up in the same place everytime, no matter what file you open?? Even in MX 2004 this hasn't changed -- the library window opens up in some default location even when I select a "saved" panel set. It'...more >>

Hi, I'm using Flash Mx. The static text that I used on my buttons seem to be a bit blurry. This happens only with small print. Why is that? How can I solve this problem? Referring URLs http://www.bertmoniz.com ...more >>

Hello, Firstly I have to confess that I'm not a developer of shockwave files - I only use them inside my browser... A while ago I found you could use a projector file to open other .swf files. This is something which I use a lot, since it enables me to copy .swf files from my temporary files c...more >>

Hi there I am quite new to this area so I need some basic info. I have created a button and when that button is pressed I want to run a setup.exe file. What is the action for doing so??? Thanks ...more >>

I have a problem rendering flash text. I have a couple buttons that have text (size 12 _sans text) that render differently than html text in a textbox. The font for the text in the textbox is also size 12 _sans text. Why would they look different? I have not resized the buttons, so the text on t...more >>

i am importing images from a database like this: var totalJpgs = 6; var URL1 = "images/"; for (var i = 1; i<=totalJpgs; i++) { createEmptyMovieClip("jpgHolder"+i, 100+i); var howManyMcAreMade = this["jpgHolder"+i].createEmptyMovieClip("jpg"+i, 110+i); trace(howManyMcAreMade); this["jpgH...more >>

I created a Flash presentation that was never intended for the web, being 8MB. Surprise, surprise, the client has asked us to put it on his website regardless of size! I therefore created a preloader and uploaded to a testing page. I am working on a Mac (OS 9.1) using Flash MX. When viewed on a M...more >>

Hi, I am creating an online quiz for my company. I ran into a problem though when I tried to create a multiple choice question. I cannot create a multi-line checkbox! Any suggestions? I've tried a couple of cases so far, which are: * resize the label for the checkbox to fit the text. --...more >>

I'm a new Flash 30 day trial user. I've imported an .mp3 sound file into one of my levels, and can't get it to stop playing. Also, I would like to make an object fade in, from invisible to solid? How can I do that? Any help, much appreciated. ...more >>

hello, how can I know if the flash is loaded in my domain name? and if is not loaded in my domain name i want to make it redirect to my domain name. thanks for any input ...more >>

I have created an action script that on rollover makes an image scale up. In other words when the user enters the page there are six thumbnails. When the user scrolls over the thumbnail, it scales up by a factor of 4 (four times the size). Since it is an image, and I want the scales up version not b...more >>

Here is how the preloader works: Frame 1: bt = this.getBytesLoaded(); trace(bt); Frame 2: (percent_loaded) = int((this.getBytesLoaded()/this.getBytesTotal())*100); if (this.getBytesLoaded()<this.getBytesTotal()) { gotoAndPlay(1); } else { gotoandPlay(3); } My question ...more >>

I have a question regarding where i should place my exe file. (Note i am using Flash 6) I am creating a flash presentation, that will run off a cd. The flash movie file sits in a folder called "Runner". Inside that folder there is a sub-folder called "fscommand". Inside Fscommand i have an exe fi...more >>

Hi, I have some dynamic text questions. 1 - When I format dynamic text in a text box it appears okay within Flash, as soon as it is published it looses all formating such as justification bold etc. Is it not possible to format dynamic text? 2 - I have some dynamic text boxes which are setup...more >>

I am trying to create a book that starts closed and then opens up. I have the top part of the book and the bottom part of the book on seperate layers. For the top part of the book, I used 2 symbols. One to represent the topside of the book as it is opening and the other to represent the inside of...more >>

How do you create those text fields that get a halo effect around them when you move the mouse over them or are typing information in them? ...more >>

I have a larger SWF that I need to load multiple SWF's into, and I need = to be able=20 to control the placement of them on the stage. The smaller, loaded = external SWF's=20 will have some data along with them, like the example below... I can get the following code to work, except of course...more >>

Is anyone using the first version of Flash MX with Panther? Do they work well together? Any Problems? ...more >>

Hi, Folks. Can you please tell me where to go to test a flash website for XP problems? Haven't been on this forum much & a week or so ago and was told it was the wrong site. It's live and since I put flash detection on (not Moock's, but Dreamweaver's), I am getting "I get a black screen", "I can'...more >>

I'm going nuts, although I was a little bit before anyway. Here's the scoop: main page, navigation buttons on top. they activate other .swf's that I want to load below them (so they stay there all the time). In my main move, and on the last frame (where all the buttons reside) I've created a b...more >>

FlashMX2004Pro 7.0.1/MACOS X 10.2.6/Illustrator 10 When importing an swf that's been exported from Illustrator, the stage no longer updates the view in the authoring environment ie: any element (whether part of the imported swf, or not) fails to redraw when moved, selected deleted etc. The stage...more >>

Hello I have this problem. In my Dynamic text, the data came "codified" from asp file. This is my code in flash (frame1): myVar = new loadVars(); myVar.load("ex1-emails.asp"); myVar.onLoad = function(success) { if (success) { trace("Done Loading"); scroller2.text = myVar; } else {...more >>

Hey, I am in my final year of college and we have just one big project to do, Our project is all done in flash and it will contain a drop down menu for registering and login which will contain a number of text fiields (such as name and address etc) I am having trouble sending the informtation...more >>

Hi, I need some help. Can anyone guide me regarding this: How to do like when users click something on the scene and then something would open up? Help please ...more >>

Does anyone know how to make a movieClip move randomly about the stage, but within specific coordinates? (picture a chemistry beaker with water molecules moving around randomly within it.) I've figured out how to move the thing in all positive directions (so it will go right and down) but I ca...more >>

Hi, I have just spent a day optimising the fonts on a text rich Flash site so that they are legible at 800 x 600. It really frustrates me that people still view at this resolution but I guess they still do. Can anyone recommend the best fonts to use for 800 x 600 resolution and an optimum fon...more >>

I have to link .html documents. The original animation was created in swish is it possible to edit and link buttons in flash? ...more >>

I need a help if Urmi you can do some thing then please let me know how can make these kind of scratches effects in any software. please log on to these site you www.realvast.com/flashindex.htm (corners) http://www.wa007.com/ (homepage's back) i think they are enough to understand what i...more >>

Scripting are like mini skirts ... Which covers the essential but gives you the idea. ____________________Mathews...more >>

howdo you create a slide show that loops? ...more >>

Hey guys- can you help me in figuring out if there is a specific way to make the apperance of a camera rotating up and around an object or spinning around an object or a three dementional type of layout. That would greatly help me in my goal of making better flash movies. Thanks a bunch -Marjori...more >>

hello there I am a intermediate scripter and my swf I am loading into my preloader is getting corrupted Isn't it supposed to work independently of the swf it was loaded into? you can review both the working and the non working samples below http://members.optusnet.com.au/~kevindauth/loadMovie...more >>

Can anyone recomend any books or websites for learning Flash Action Script? ...more >>

Is it possible to increase my frame rate and keep the length of my movie? Basically I want to automatically add the correct ratio of new frames to various sequences. Any ideas? Thanks ...more >>

The flash plugin (6 or 7) installed successfully with my Mozilla (V1.5) browser. It tests out OK with the Macromedia test page for Flash and Shockwave. However, when I go to the day in pictures on the USA Today website at: http://www.usatoday.com/news/gallery/2003/dayinnews/flash.htm it continues...more >>

I'm here again, sorry. With the kind help of people on these forums I have been able to find out all I have needed to know in the past and now I need to post again and ask for help. What I need to do is make a simple guest book for a flash site I am making, so people can leave messages at the sit...more >>

it seems that the search function in flash mx is better than flash mx 2004 pro. the search function in flash mx is really efficient, but flash mx 2004 pro doesn't. any suggestion? ...more >>

Hi, ive a movie which looks like a square in Flash itself. Problem: I want to fit the whole browser-window ALWAYS complete with the movie but in most cases the browserwindow is a rectangle. I tried 100% width+height and also set both with javascript but the result is always the same. i a...more >>

Is there any method to prevent Flash from caching the mp3 files it streams? What I have setup is a flash front end that references a coldfusion file in the sound load. So when I hit play, it calls filereturn.cfm and that file refreshes via cflocation to an actual mp3 file. I do this to create ...more >>

Hmmmm the last time I posted this it disappeared. I'm looking for a Flash web app (open source) that allows a user to draw on it and then it gets saved to a specific spot on the website. Anybody have one or know of one? ...more >>