Is it possible to create a standalone projector from a SWF on a Linux machine? I have heard yes, I have heard no. I tried to open the SWF in the standalone player and chose File/Create Projector... but nothing happended. Is there a unique extension for this executable? Any help is appreciated. ...more >>

Hi all... I was wondering if anyone out there has found a technique in turning ambient music off if the user presses a button that prompts a pop up window. That seems fairly easy yes? eg: on(release) { turn sound off; <-----I'm certain I can find this actionscript on my own... openURL("med...more >>

I would like for my .swf file to play in a pop up window by itself off of the web. Basically, I will have an html page to click on to enter the site and from there I want the flash site to pop up in its own window without any of the regular address bars, buttons, etc. that are on the standard bro...more >>

www.take10.com Is this just one FLA file / one flash movie. The source code on every page is the same. I see how it works, meaning the start and end loop with each other seamlessly...but my question is coming from a totally newbie perspective with flash. I have a website now that is terr...more >>

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I just purchased Studio MX 2004...don't I get free extensions?? I keep getting an email saying, time is running out...how do i download my free extensions? ...more >>

Hi there. I'm real close to having my problem solved,...I think. I'm not having trouble getting my values from my LMS, but I am having trouble setting a value. I want my lesson location to be variable I set in flash. loca = _currentframe(); I want loca to = the frame# when I ...more >>

Hello. I have a problem with making percent preloader. It doesn't work. Could someone help me with this? It must be preloader without loading bar. Thanks. If you wanna to write to me with this problem I give my mail: mich_oles@tlen.pl ...more >>

Is there any way I can download the executable to install the Flash Plugin? I don't want to have to install it from the webpage. End goal is to make a silent install package ...more >>

i am trying to make a video for a squad website that i am in and something isnt going right...........i am making a tween for some letters to spin out but the only problem is when i publish it on the internet it does not work the words just pop up without fading in or spinning in............please h...more >>

how was this site made? http://www.eyeballnyc.com/ how does it look on a mac? would a person viewing this on a dual screen monitor see it "cut in half" across two screens? Is this the case with all centered popups? Any work arounds -- perhaps to test for the presence of a second monitor?? ...more >>

I have installed this thing a dozen times and cannot find it? I have all the current updates and version of Flash Pro. I cannot find the Video Exporter. I am also trying to find it the Exporter through third party programs (Final Cut and Cleaner). What is the deal? PowerBook 17, running Panth...more >>

Hi there is it possible to combine two pictures in flash? I would like to take two pictures, take the red channel of pic one and the green channel from picture 2 for example and combine the two resulting in a picture consisting of the red part of pic 1 and the green of pic 2. I've tryed that usi...more >>

I am a novice and have been experimenting with a variety of different preloaders for the Flash site that I'm building. The problem I'm having is that whatever preloader I plug in, it wont show on the screen until about 80-90 percent of the swf file is loaded. I've never had this problem before. I'm ...more >>

I'm trying to import a 4.5 meg AVI file into my scene. I know how to go to File > import > import into library/onto state blah blah. I know how to do this, but Flash MX 2004 keeps crashing when i try this. I've also tried to import as a *.WMV. both ways crash Flash. I can watch the video outside of...more >>

Hello, Can anyone please give me easy instructions on how to open a new window in a site Im designing completely in flash, which has no toolbars and is sized to the exact amount of pixels that I specify?? Someone has said its got something to do with Javascripct?? Which I know nothing about. Im...more >>

I am a current owner/user of Flash MX. I have installed the MX2004 trials for Flash and then also for Dreamweaver. Both installed fine with no errors. When I then try to run the programs I get an hour glass like they are loading. In the task manager a program called ~e5d141.exe starts running which ...more >>

Hi guys Sorry to trouble you all but i have been given a little task and i am racking my brains over it. I want to try and create an age timer. So for examle if i was born on the 1st November 2003 at 07:15a, and 10 seconds I would be 0 years 46days 6 hours 2 mins and 20 seconds I want to tr...more >>

Does anyone else have this problem? I created a new 2004 pro document, used the media component to load external FLV's exported through Sorensen Squeeze 3. Navigation leads the user to a frame that loads a video, which loads, plays, sounds and looks great. A second button leads the user to ...more >>

I've been trying to stream a video with the bandwidth selection template, but something is going bad. Can anyone tell me if the following procedures are correct? 1º) creation of the fla with the bandwith selection template 2º) set the URL to the video content wich is made by setting the data...more >>

I am working with flash to create an intro to a website for one of my clients. Here is what I have so far: http://clients.simetra.com/nyfc/ The sequence where the checkerboard tilts back - I want it to go faster. How can I do that? Also, what is the average frame per second people use on ...more >>

the new video exporter update works fine (better quality, no synch-problems anymore). BUT: it seems as if on MAC OS X the videoStream.onStatus does not work properly. (i am refering to the macromedia standard-script for implementing flv?s here) the >>infoObject.code == "NetStream.Play.Stop"<< ...more >>

Newbie question.. I can make a javascript easy that would allow me to place a button on a webpage that could instantly add that webpage to a person's "favorites" list in IE, but is there a way to do this with a flash-generated button? I've been trying to import the javascript into Flash but wit...more >>

Hi, here it goes: I have a page where the top menu has javascript submenus and just below that main menu there is a flash animation. The problem is that flash overlaps the javascript submenus, is there anyway to fix this? Many thanks, nolas ...more >>

Hello, I have a project right now and I have a section in the project that has to load an external text file (.txt). That section is in a moviclip called content, I have tried the loadvariable action in the first frame of that movieclip and it didnt work, also I tried in the same frame where it sho...more >>

Howdy, I want to create hot spots (or buttons of some sort) on panorama images. Has anyone ever done this, to where they may have a .fla that I can look at to see how it is done? Or does anyone know where is the best place to find information on it....i can't seem to find any tutorials anywhere f...more >>

I am working with .jpgs in my library. In this instance, the .jpg is on the stage, and I want it to simply fade IN. But as it fades in, it's literally shrinking in size (think: zooming out). This isn't happening with all of the jpgs, just randomly. I can't figure out why it's doing this. I have...more >>

I am having and issue on two seperate computers with Flash MX 2004, I am running Mac OSX 10.3.1. Flash is starting, but hanging on Inintializing fonts, granted, I do have many fonts loaded, but they are dissabled in fontbook. I have also tryed removing the fonts, deleting font book preferences a...more >>

Hi, How can text appear a few pixels above browser windows regardless of differences in browser size? We need text to appear at the very bottom of a browser's window -- similar to text forced to the bottom of a flexible table in html, but, within a swf expanding throughout an entire browse...more >>

Hi, How can viewers of a site which has popped up to a chromeless full screen be provided a button which would allow them to return the site to a typically sized browser window with chrome? (Ideally identical to the window from which they accessed a site, including history/browse back func...more >>

HELP!!!!! I created an executable file that autoruns on a CD. There are links to open other files and browser windows and I would like to control the window so it pops out OVER the Flash piece. Can someone tell me how to do this? I have been trying to find an answer for a while... Thankyou!!!!!...more >>

Hi, This is probably a no-brainer for most of you, but it's causing me a problem. I have a movie symbol, which contains an animation of about 60 frames. I set to loop repeatedly. I then placed the movie symbol on the timeline. When the timeline hits this symbol, I need it to stop the time...more >>

I am creating a loader for a cd, and one of the buttons, when clicked, must open a file(powerpoint) on the cd. I must also click a button, and be able to browse the folder, either through explorer or flash itself. Aparently you could do it in Flash 5, by using customised components, but they don't w...more >>

hi, im a rookie at using Flash MX, but doing ok. I'm working on aan animation project for my computer class and have everything planned out. I've started working on it and so far i have everything as planned except one thing. The motion guide that i want to work in won't let me. I want to place...more >>

We have introduced a new corporate identity for our website and want people to use a standard style banner graphic on all pages, but with their own text on each banner. I dont want to start teaching anything upto 200 users how to use Fireworks! I've created a flash file that asks the user for the...more >>

I have a flash movie in an html page. In this movie is a button which is pressed to continue. I want the movie to be on this frame every time this HTML page is loaded, but it isnt - even if I refresh the page. Is this a simple problem, or are more details needed (ie am am using the moock fpi fla...more >>

I have an input text field deeeeeply nested inside of a mc. I want to send it's variable to a dynamic text field --> _root and then nested inside of another mc. How do I do that? Anyone? ...more >>

Can anybody tell me how I might create variables in Flash that can be updated in Macromedia Dreamweaver. I have been told this can be done but I cannot see how! Paul ...more >>

devo fare duemenu che entrano nella scena ma quando ne apro uno laltro deve scomparire penso si faccia con una if true e false ma non ricordo come avete qualche esempio?? ciao e grazie ...more >>

The following are a list of errors and omissions I have found in the = Macromedia Flash (SWF) File Format Specification = flash_file_format_specification.pdf (FFFS). I wasn't sure exactly where = to post these, but this forum seemed like a good place to start. a.. On page 102 of the FFFS, t...more >>

Flash MX Hi Is it possible to tell the movie through pressing a button, to open a pdf file? Ideally I need it to work with the movie in a browser and a standalone movie. It doesn't matter if it opens the pdf within the browser or actually opening Acrobat Reader to view the pdf. If so ...more >>

Hi - Hope you can help... I created a flash 'projector' file... not sure if thats the right term, but published the exe & hqx files. I have found that while working on the swf - the jpeg images were great, but once published the quality has deteriorated, more on mac (the hqz file) then on the PC ...more >>

Hello! For a Course in University i have to design a flash-animation in FlashMX. My problem is, i can't find out, how to overlay several animations on one 'objekt'. I want a circel to move from, for example the upper left corner to the lower right corner, changing his size and color during the mo...more >>

Hello, i've a question for you. When i run Macromedia Flash mx 2004 the program says me it's not possible run macro flash 'cause there's run time error! What is? May i resolve this error? Thanks. Vinz ...more >>

Just a bit of fun for christmas :) http://www.hildendesign.co.uk/snowman ...more >>

Hi can someone help , I am doing small projects to learn . I have 3 frames . frame 1 , I have a button sripted to :On press goto & stop on frame 3 . frame 2 I have a blank keyframe then on frame 3 I have a different button scripted to , on press goto & stop on frame 1. My problem is when I expor...more >>

HI: I'm new to this Macromedia Flash thingy. I need to download it, but everytime I try nothing happen. I came to this site a lot of times trying to download the Flash but isn't useful. I try to download it thru downloads.com, and when i try to install it, it says that a required component could ...more >>

Seasons Greetings from Community MX! Continuing our Christmas theme, Jim Babbage has created the following timely masterpiece: Making Snowflakes in Fireworks [FREE] http://www.communitymx.com/content/article.cfm?cid=ACF57DE81F403A97 This being the season of giving, we are also offering tw...more >>

I am trying to open a .pdf file from a projector. For some unknown reason I get an error that states the file does not exist. My path to the .pdf file is correct. It actually launches Acrobat Reader and gives me the error. I am using a getUrl action to link to the file. I read on google gr...more >>

Is there any way you can compress your flash file so it will be easier to load. Big files take big time to download, especially on lower connections. I was wondering if there was some feature I didn't know about or some tricks of the trade that allow for faster loading and viewing. ...more >>

I'm doing a project for a media production company (tv, radio and direct mail) and they and my project manager are pushing for a very involved Flash intro including a number of elements that the company uses in their videos and other stereotypical video effects like countdowns and things like that. ...more >>

Ok, I've been pouring over the docs for at least an hour and unless I'm really missing somethign here, I see no properties for row counts or methods for actually EXTRACTING the data from a DataGrid. Adding data is a breeze and couldn't be easier. But did somebody forget that we'll eventually want th...more >>

hey i need to know whats the best program for creating animations ....i have a mac OS 9.6 though....does anybody know? I only want to make animations... ...more >>

I have made a Flash 5 animation and when viewed with Flash player it appears in the top left hand corner. How can I make it appear in the center of the screen?? ...more >>

Has anyone noticed a problem with the actions panel in Flash MX 2004? In all the tutorials' screenshots, I see an "actions" book in the tree structure to the left of the panel, and a helpful text box at the top that says "actions for [whatever]". My actions panel doesn't have an "actions" book in ...more >>

Hi all I have a main movie which loads external .swf files via loadMovie. (thanks Urami) If I place a preloader in the main movie, does it preload only for the main movie, or preloads also for these external .swf files as well? Or should I place a separate preloader for each external .swf ...more >>

Hello-- This is probably pretty basic but I can't seem to make it work when following examples in my flash manual. I have a flash movie that has a movie clip playing on the stage. While this movie clip is playing, I'd like the user to be able to roll over 5 different buttons along the button e...more >>

Please help me if you've got any information about this. Apparently, WMODE is supposed to work in newer versions of Mozilla. WMODE allows you to make a shockwave transparent by adding the code wmode=transparent to the EMBED tag. I'm using DHTML layers above the shockwave and they need to be visib...more >>

I have a program in which someone will be emulating taking out a plug which has a set of screws (such as one on the computer). I have created a movie clip of a plug which contains another movie clip of the screws. When someone clicks on the screws, the screw they click is supposed to unscrew. I t...more >>

How can i make my links( or something else) scrool using the cursor, to go left or right only by mooving cursor left or right Thanks ...more >>

Hi The email that I received, dated December 16 says that the new version of Flash installed after the update will be 7,0,19,0. However when I installed the patch at http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer and ran the installation, the message returned was 'Version 7,0,14,0 installed success...more >>

I am very new to flash, about a week now. I have completed the tutorials, but I continually get an error when I test movie. The error is in finding file for the text. I even get this in the tutorial. I have retyped it the url box a number of ways but to no avail. The tutorial says "../assets/copy.tx...more >>

This has happened before. What does this mean? Files I was just working on I can't open now. This was happening before, and I re-installed Flash and it worked for a few files and now I'm shut out again. http://www.rdesigncreative.com ...more >>