We've created a short animation that has audio throughout, and when played in Flash player it syncs up with events etc. fine - but when played in a browser the visuals are about 6 seconds behind the audio. Is this a pre-loading issue?... any ideas? Thanks ...more >>

Several months ago, Macromedia (I think) posted the winners of a competition it held for the best use of Flash in websites. I'm trying to locate it again on the Macromedia website but can't find it. Does anyone else remember that competition and where the winners were announced? ...more >>

Hey - I have an SWF that basically just has mc placeholders where I load other swfs. One of those swfs is a login movie. If the user is logged in then it stores a variable uservalidated = true. That is fine, the problem is that I want to make sure that the placeholder movie (which has naviga...more >>

I'm trying to develop a new site, but so far, the Flash 2004 Publish code requiring a Flash 7 player is not working in Safari: http://www.petersonsales.net/20045.html I get this error sometimes when go directly to the swf: http://www.petersonsales.net/20045.swf "Can't find host" and I have ...more >>

What is the secret to achieving slow-scrolling textual content (horizontal or vertical) in Flash MX? My text (saved as graphic symbols) seems to move herky-jerky even when inserting key frames in every frame (undesirable in itself). Any tips is appreciated. Thanks, DS ...more >>

I'm pretty much a beginner at flash, I know the basics and a little bit of actionscripting. Recently I've seen a Flash website that had a iframe in the middle of it (not appart of the flash). Sorry I lost the link so I have no example to show you. Can someone please tell me how this is done? ...more >>

I'm new in flash and I'm in the intermediate stage for ASP. My problems are: - how do I return n number of record from database. Example: Select * from table1 where Nick = 'pm2k'; return 5 record and display it into flash? - Can I do data grid in flash? How? Pls explain in advance as I need to un...more >>

I have created a menu bar..... with flash... i have a swf file and a xml. the xml for the text that should appear on the bar but it does not... could some one plz help me and tell me y its not working.... u can see the menu bar at www.jrcustoms.no-ip.com. PLZ REPLIE THANK YOU JRCUSTOMS ...more >>

Tool available at: http://www.menutec.com/flash2004.php From January 2004, an update to Internet Explorer will mean that all pages containing flash movies need to be updated as regards the way in which the movies are integrated into the web page. This conversion utility allows web designers to co...more >>

i'm trying to edit the default skin on the progressBar component that came with flash mx 2004 pro. how do i update the component after i have edited the theme in the standardComponts.fla file? a ...more >>

hallo my name is ludica, and am a web designer ready to work i very good at flash and dreamweaver now i am working as a freelance www.nearsourcing.com www.empalmes.com.mx www.sheratonmexico.com i hope you like my job and send me an email ...more >>

Hi All, Where can I find free flash components similar to the ones located at flashcomponenets.com? Thanks in advance, Braulio ...more >>

Regards, Is there anyway to have Flash Player on a Windows form part of the software? I mean for example embedding or including player's code into my form app. does Macromedia sell it's Flash Player 7 source code under any special condition or license? Please help me or give me some link to get ...more >>

Is it possible to distribute the standalone flash player? I'd like to share SWF files that are not inbedded in HTML documents... and don't want them to have to view the files in a browser or third party player (like QuickTime). Basically I want them to click on the SWF file, like I do, and have ...more >>

I'm fed up with spammers using the flash to get past much of the anti spam software I have and use is there a way to disable the flash, or only run it when I want, can I get some kind of prompt to run on approval, or do I have to remove it completely.. ...more >>

Whenever I create a new shape in flash, the stroke separates itself from the fill so that when I move the graphic, the fill moves while the stroke remains in the same place. Yesterday when I was playing around with the program, I probably changed a setting or two, and I don't know what I did that r...more >>

Hi, I want to develop a website, and I need your suggestion. I have a dilemma now: 1) Do it all in Flash, eg. links, tabstrip, banner, and other server controls. And call/invoke asp.net codes at the back-end if needed, like simple codes for Calendar, or implement Forum, or screen scraping. ...more >>

Is there a way to export a movie clip symbol in the library as a stand-alone, rather than as part of the main timeline? The situation I have is that I have a movie clip with an animated sequence, which for reasons of interactivity I built in its own movie clip, not on the main timeline. Works gre...more >>

Does anybody have any idea how to check if a user just put numbers in an input field? Basically I would like them to be putting in numbers only and want to give them a warning if they enter any characters other than digits. ...more >>

Can someone tell me how to specify the size of a displayed graphic or image after importing from the library? I'm importing 600x400 images but want them displayed at about 1/8 that - resizing them by hand is painfully inexact. Must I resize them outside of MX Pro? Also, Snap to Grid seems to wo...more >>

can someone download my FLA (35kb) and tell (in the simplest of laymans, low-experienced actionscript......lol)me how i can make my dropdown2 movie clips come up when you mouseover the 2nd button, istead of bringing up the same menu with every rollover? I'm very close to finally making my project...more >>

Since day one, i can not view movie websites on SAFARI which is comparable to INTERNET EXPLORER. all movie websites has the broken quicktime icon and says i need FLASH/MX ETC. WELL my brand new MAC lap top is top of the line and has everything needed. I can view movie websites with other applic...more >>

i have a movie that loads an swf into itself at _level1, then the clip loops checking to see if _level1 gets loaded. here's the problem: it works fine when i test it in flash, but when i upload it and test it in a browser all that shows is: 0 of 0KB loaded, and 0% a ...more >>

Hi all, I am new to MX 2004, I just got it actually. Here is my situation, I have a website in Flash where I would like to play video, I want to keep the quality high and size as low as possible. They are all in .mov format right now. I was wondering how I could go about this and if I could ...more >>

Thank you for your reply. I use flash 5.0....but I can use flash mx ... (do I need to make a new file in mx again?) file size is 466 KB Regards Kungkung (kungkung35@yahoo.com) ...more >>

Does anyone have experience and/or advice for transferring Director files into Flash? Can they be exported then imported? Any help is appreciated. Joe' ...more >>

Hello all, I am soryy if this question is not apropriate for this form, I just did not know where else to go. I have a limited knowledge in javascript, and I am trying to have a window pop up when the user presses it on my movie, This can easily be done within flash, but I also want this window...more >>

Hi, I am trying to load an .SWF generate from an AVI in a new flash player. On my main screen I have 6 buttons, and each will have a different behavior. One will launch a movie generated from an AVI file. Another will launch a flash presentation in another window (flash player). and so on... ...more >>

I am setting up a web page that will have 2 separate Flash movies. I want a button in the first Flash movie to control a button in the second Flash movie. Can this be done and how do I do it? Thanks. ...more >>

Hi, I have a flash movie on a page, and that page is going to have a query string in the url, like for example: "myflashpage?prop=Gant" Can I make my flash movie read this query string and put the variable into the movie? Ive been looking around for answers and can't find one, cause all you find...more >>

Can someone look at my fla and tell me why the very first submenu buttonclick will not function. It's the one where you click on "what is a chiropractor", the menu slides down and you click on "flash movie #1". I have the lingo code set... on (release) { getURL("lingo:go to \"whatis\""); } a...more >>

Hi, I?m new. Hope someone can point me in the right direction. I want to use FlashMX to create animations that i want to then export as AVI?s to combine with other video sources in Premiere. When i build slightly more intricate animations that use movie clips with their own animated timelines, ...more >>

Dear friends, I´m having a problem. I have a flash animation inside a table and another flash animation inside a floating layer that passes over that table. The problem is that the floating layer is passing below the table. What can i do to the layer passes OVER it? Thanks, Jecosta. ...more >>

I have an application on CD-ROM. The .swf files are inside a folder. There is a mac alias outside this folder calling the mac_projector that is inside the folder. We need a similar thing for the pc but shortcuts are no good because they use absolute paths and not relative paths. The crude solutio...more >>

Hi urami : "you can make it a button , hit F8 and convert it to button. Make sure you place Filled up SHAPE in size of text in the HIT state of the button , otherwise the button outlines will only act for button HIT and make it hard to click ." I have made mouse click button with a gif, but...more >>

Currently, I have a dynamic text box which is used to read an HTML formatted text file. I'm looking for an alternative because editing and updating these is tedious. Basically, I use as much HTML formatting as needed (that is supported) to gain a nice look to the site... I also use asfunction to cre...more >>

I need to convert a shockwave projector .exe file to a format that will enable me to change the content, like Flash. My client has some of the original flas but not the ones that need changing. Before I suggest a complete re-design to the client does anyone know how I can succesfully extract the a f...more >>

I have an upcoming CD project and was exploring my options with adding video. I've used Director, but since a lot of what I will do for this CD will probably end up on the web, I though a Flash solution might work out better. And I like what I've read regarding video and MX 2004. I followed an ex...more >>

Is there a tutorial for making a ray of light effect somewhere on the net? I have searched on google..... but I give up!!! anybody who knows??? ...more >>

Is it possible to have a textfield on a button dynamic? I am trying to create a global button where I specify the text to be displayed on the button, but I have not been able to assign the text to the button successfully. Any help please would be appreciated. ooba. If I can't do it the ri...more >>

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Dear all, Can any one tell me how to use the menubar dataprovider? The following example of menubar in the using component help won't work properly. var myMenuBarDP = new XML(); myMenuBarDP.load("http://myServer.myDomain.com/source.xml"); myMenuBarDP.onLoad = function(success){ if(success){...more >>

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I'm using loadMovie in FlashMX to dynamically load .jpg images. Works fine, however I've noticed that the image has one pixel "cropped" from the right and bottom edges and is then "rescaled" to the original image size. On photos the impact is negligible, but graphics can get garbled, especially...more >>

hi! I was wondering if you could play quicktime or wmv videos in flash mx (with a play/stop button) or is it just possible in flash mx 2004? thanks :) ...more >>

How can i open a file or an swf externally from an other computer ?! i mean, to open a file in a computer from an other one.. is it possible ?! ...more >>

I've got an embedded mp3 in my swf that users can only just hear, as it's soo quiet, however I can hear it fine on my PC....what can this be? Can anyone help? I really need it sorted asap! Cheers, Kate ...more >>

Loading from an xml file. My html files are in the same directory. I'm trying to create some sized popups: .... _root.mc_body["clip" + i].****url**** = obj_xml[i].attributes.url; trace(_root.mc_body["clip" + i].url); _root.mc_body["clip" + i].url_btn.onRelease = function() { getURL("java...more >>

I have an Aiptek HyperPen tablet connected and installed on my computer. Flash MX works with the tablet without any problems, but on 2004 the pressure option can not be found. How can I get 2004 to work with my tablet? ...more >>

Hello, Someone told me they can't see a flash animation I've put at the top of a website. They must have something turned off in their browser. Is there a way to assign an alternative, non-flash, static image (a gif) to show up in place of the animation if someone's browser isn't configured...more >>

Hello, How to insert website url in add banner so people can click anywhere in it? Is it done with behaviors? Thanks in advance for any help. Robson ...more >>

I'm brand new to flash and have some questions about using other tools to create content. We've been mocking up pages in Photoshop, but now I'm to the point in the process where it would be nice to use some of the mockup pieces in the actual flash layouts. If objects are created in Illustrato...more >>

I have an animated movie clip that loops through a short series of frames. This is then placed on the _root timeline. The problem occurs when I want to advance to a different scene, the animation stops and restarts, giving a brief but annoying 'blip' in the animated sequence. I do not wish to use a ...more >>

Hi, am using flash 5, but am having problems when exporting my flash movie. Whatever I set the jpeg compression rate to it always exports it as 100%. Has anyone come across this problem before? TIA Euan ...more >>

hello i want macromedia global nav horizontal flash menu for my site. i want excatly the same as it. i need .fla with full customization over font, size,.... my site page layout stretches on 15"+ monitors and so i want this menu to stretch according to all page. stretch should be occur betwee...more >>

Hi again... I have done a program that retrieves information from a DB and uses vedio conference. The server will hold the DB,and I will use IE6 in the client's side to run the application. I have some questions: 1-) Do I have to download the flash MX,CommunicationServer,ColdFusion,and the ...more >>

I have a progress bar in a preloader that has been working just fine, nice and smooth. After some recent edits (none having to do with the graphic), the bar tends to disappear every other frame. It functions, but "chatters" across the screen. I think I have run into this before but cannot rememb...more >>

is it possible to share fla work? i mean that we want to work in the same project at the same time and i don't know how to do it. Any tip on this? ...more >>

Hi, Has anyone come accross any flash MX version 6 movies that stream video with a progress bar showing percentage loaded, as well as playing the video while streaming? I'm aware of the netStream object but don't know if it's compatible with Flash MX version 6. Is it something that only works ...more >>

Hello where can i find a component to zoom an image or any object? What i want is something like the sound slider of Windows Media Player but instead of increase the sound it will increase or decrease my image...Is it clear? Do you know what i want? Help please. Thanks ...more >>

Hi. I haven't worked with flash at all, mainly because it seems to me it's pretty hard to integrate any dynamic functions, at least for a flash noob like me ;) so bare with me. I have decied i'm going to give flash another shot. So now i need to know how to fix some database connectivity, i ha...more >>

I am having major problems and yes, I realise this must be one of the most frequently asked questions. Here goes. I have a movieclip placed on frame one of my main timeline. There is also a stop action on frame one to allow the movie to play. Now back to my movieclip - inside the movieclip there ...more >>

Hello Does anyone know how to make a "mailto:" email link that will work from a flash projector, not a browser window? I am trying to use the GetURL command to no use. thanks Steve ...more >>

When outputing from flash mx 2004 to the flash 6 ... what version is the output? 6 r79? 6 r47? ... I am guessing, r79, but not entirely sure. If you know, drop me a message. Thanks. sjanousekNOSPAM@blueedgedata.com ...more >>

Hi, I have built a simple news ticker that is basically a modified slide show downloaded from Macromedia. It works ok but there is a problem with the images not loading properly each time. I'm wondering if there is a way to cache the images that have been loaded (as its on a loop)? The Flash f...more >>

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We've developed a fancy flash chat room but our client said Russian can't display correctly in it. So we made some changes. since we don't know how to write Russian, could anyone be kind to help to input Russian and tell me if it's right? http://www.123flashchat.com/test.html THANK YOU! ...more >>

In scene one I have a movie clip that ends with a new button (next) appearing at the bottom of the page. The action on the button is set to "on release got to and play scene 4/Frame 1. When I hit the next button, it plays scene 1/frame 1 again and stops. When I take the stop action off the ...more >>

Okay, this will sound weird, but there is a referring URL you can use. I have a flash movie that is 128x374 pixels. I want to put it into a frame that is exactly 128x374 pixels, and I set the frame to have border=0 on all four sides. So it should fit, right? Well, no. It looks like the mov...more >>

Hi, can someone please help me make fire to look like this i just can't seem to make it look like this site. If you think you can please e-mail me at mattholdsme@hotmail.com or just tell me on the forum http://www.geocities.com/opfallenangelz/satisfied1.html ...more >>

I searched and couldn't find anything on this. How do sites like 2advanced and stuff load a movie into a spot on their screen without changing everything around them...basically like a video screen within their web page? ...more >>

Also please excuse any rudeness, I'm sort of rushing this as what I wrote before got erased. To put it simply: I have 6 buttons. I want one of them to be on my web page. When it is clicked, I want the other 5 to make a list underneath. So I'm asking anybody that knows how to help me with the ...more >>

I want to add a scrolling pane from the IU components that will include a long excel type sheet of product specs and pictures. I pasted it in so far and resized it to 750 x 450 (the size i need) but i do not know how to import the pictures or draw the table inside it. Am I using the wrong IU?...more >>

Hi, My ActionScript is not constantly saved, although I have saved it, and it appears to be saved. Only when I close my file and open it again, then I discover that my previous code was not saved. The UI part is OK. It's saved accordingly. Anyone also facing this problem? Currently my work...more >>