Hi, How can I control the playback speed of an E-card that will be saved on a website? I want it to play at a certain rate on different people's computers--basically just want to make sure it won't play too fast or too slow--anywhere in the middle will be fine. Can I control this somehow? I cr...more >>

Hi everyone. I am wondering if there is an easier way to zoom in the movie I'm trying to create. I have just been taking my graphics and scaling them up to get the zoom effect but it is no longer working because of pixelation. Any ideas that might help me? Thank you. -jeff ...more >>

Hey everyone, I am new to Flash and am trying to create an on call calendar for my group. Basically, I only have a standard webserver (IIS4) to work with so I can't use ColdFusion with Flash. Of course I would rather have a calendar database but not sure how with ASP. I was wondering if so...more >>

If seen this question asked before, but no one answered it. I have a Flash file (not on the net yet but as soon as the server comes back up i'll post it) that has some text that scrolls by the screen, and later some text that appears next to the buttons when the mouse rolls over them. When It's...more >>

This should be quite simple; I've inserted a sound wav on my button overstate, but the sound doesn't play in the swf. If I enable simple buttons, it works fine when I test it. Any ideas??? ...more >>

Hello, I'm using the getBytesLoaded process for my preloader. Everything works fine. However, the entire movie has to download before it will start playing. I would like playback to begin after only 75% of the movie has loaded. Is there something I can add to this line to achieve this? ...more >>

Hello. I didn't know what forum to post this in, but I was just wondering if Flash has the capabilities of passing either AICC or SCORM variables to an LMS (Learning Management System)?.... I create courseware for my company, and I use various authoring tools that report the test scores and comp...more >>

This one should be easy for someone other than me. Lots of time searching macromedia.com and on the internet generally has not provided me with the AS code to create a radioButton. I am trying to dynamically create a set of radioButtons in a movie. I am looking for something akin to: foo....more >>

I'm using a mask as a means of creating a scroll-pane-like effect. The mask provides a 'window' in which items (movieclips) are viewed. These MCs that are 'underneath' the mask are attached dynamically. They are supposed to act as buttons or links, and when rolled over they should change their ap...more >>

I just upgraded to Flash MX 2004 Pro. I activated and registered my product, and I am a DevNet subscriber. Within the help pane, when I click on the "Update" icon to download new help files from Macromedia, I get the following error: "Error downloading help content. Please check your network conf...more >>

hi guys, i want to play my movie in a small window. i tried in the publish settings also. but i couldnt do that. when i click the link a new browser window has to open and the movie should play in it (i have to define the window size myself)and it should have the close button on it. how shoul...more >>

I started having problems with flash a few days ago, and was able to get it out of my system. Now, when I go to download the latest version, nothing happens. I click on install, and it says when the movie shows up, and the text at the bottom of the page is there, the installation is complete. ...more >>

Flash MX04pro.01 on Mac OS 10.2.8. Whenever I preview a movie containing a scroll pane, the pane contents are not masked (contents 'explode' out of the pane, covering the scrollbars). Works fine when I publish the file. Anyone else seeing this? ...more >>

Can anyone recommend any decent Flash MX books? I feel i am no longer a beginner and lie on the boundaries before Intermediate so would like a book to accomodate my skills. Something with some helpful actionscripting that will further my work. Most books i find are like "learn flash in 24 hours" whi...more >>

hi, in the presentations of 'studio mx' the guy made something like create a shape, tell 'edit in some other mx product' and once he exited the other aplication the shape was edited already with all effects and so on. where is tha bloody button to tell it 'edit this thing somewhere else?' right now ...more >>

Oops, should have posted this along with other question. txt_name.text = "David" ; //my text box focusManager.setFocus(txt_name); // <<< Doesn't work? I have spent three days trying to figure out how to set focus to misc. fields, I can't get the focus to set on any fields? If I put the focu...more >>

I am trying to figure out how to "Reload" a datagrid.... I am filling it with myDataGrid.dataProvider = dg_arrayItems It works good, but... There are about 10,000 items in the db, so I can't load them all at once. I looked and looked for page counter properties, but couldn't find any, so I "bru...more >>

After trying a few of the ideas from some folks on this board, I came up with the solution to globally control all MC on a level. on (release) { _level1.stop(level1); } on (release) { _level1.play(level1); } Simple huh, it's probably in a book somewhere. ;^) Tom ...more >>

In Flash MX you have a horizontal menu linked to an external xml file. If I use this menu (its a nice one) I would like to link each menu item back into the FLA. It seems that this is not possible because of the external XMl file. Can someone tell me how I can set the href and target in the XM...more >>

i have a flash movie that brings another movie on top of it on the next level, is there anyway of controling functions of the second flash movie from funtions in the first movie? is this possible? can anyone help. ...more >>

Hi all, When using 'duplicate mc' working on Level0, the dupe appears above all other layers in the file. Is there a method of making the dupe observe the layer stacking order for the other symbols on the same Level? At the moment the dupes are appearing above a mask layer when they should go...more >>

Hello, I've found a text effect utility that can export .swf files. How do I get that .swf file into my .fla presentation in a certain place on the stage on a certain layer? Thanks in advance for advice on how to do this. Steve ...more >>

I'm trying to do the tutorials as outlined in the PDF file, but for some reason I don't seem to have this tutorial file - stiletto.fla - in any of my program folders. Please email the file to tpennock@abccst.com if you have it. Thanks! ...more >>

When animating items in Flash using a tween between frames, I can't seem to get as smooth a movement as I'd like. I see some sites that have beautiful flowing motion, and I'm curious as to how they achieved it. Is it a higher frame rate, or some other technique? Here is an example of what I ...more >>

i made a simple animation of a robot breakdancing--at first he stands in place and waves and the frames play at the corresponding rate that i set it at (30fps)--but, as soon as he drops to the floor to set up for a flare, the fps number drops to about 15.7 fps no matter what i set the fps to, it ...more >>

I am planning to make an animation where a camara slides across a long line of senery. I would do this by drawing a long scenery and the motion tweening it across the screne. But how would I draw something this long with the work space that flash provides ( the gray area ) Is there any way to make...more >>

I can't seem to get the "%" to display properly. I checked MM web site, but there is no code for a "%" The technote is for Flash 5 and I could not find a technote for dynamic text and Flash MX. I tried using &amp; to display "&" - but that did not work, either. I am loading an external text ...more >>

I want to set up stop and play buttons to control all MC that open on level1 of my main movie. Please don't flame me. I know there must be a simple answer. Tom ...more >>

How do you get the timeline and a mp3 file, played with movieplayer in mx2004pro, to be sync when played over the internet (it playes sync when tested localy)? I have attached a link to a file that illustrats the point. The numbers in the window is the seconds, 18 frames timeline. :O) Frank ...more >>

Maybe I'm using this detection kit the wrong way, but it doesn't seem very easy to implement to me? I get nothing but problems when I try to incorporate it with my site. Can anyone offer some advice on how to use this thing or maybe some other form of flash detection. ...more >>

I have read that is possible to utilize version 7 video features such as cue points and FLV streaming without having to upgrade a version 6 player. From what I understand this can be achieved through using the FCS. What do I need to do to my flash server to use these features and prevent my cl...more >>

Hey . . . I'm on the bum for add ins for a kids safety website (pre-school to say 3rd grade-American). The site is dedicated to help kids stay out of trouble. Fire prevention, crime prevention, etc. I need some real simple coloring book, puzzle, dress the fireman types of games to give the k...more >>

%20 is a character used in flashvars for a space, but what do you use to insert a new line? ...more >>

In put an audio track (it's a speaker talking, not a music track) in a movie in "stream" mode, the movie works in fullscreen mode (in a projector). how can mute it? stopAllSound() doesnt works and sound controller works only with an istance of a Sound() object.. Thanks ...more >>

Hi I have a problem with the new Component: TextArea in Flash 7. When I use it directly in my movies it works perfect, but when I load it externally with loadMovie it behaves strange... Perfect! http://www.adekvat.no/kampanje/mamut/alone.html with loadMovie: http://www.adekvat.no/...more >>

In my tests I've noticed the F04 TabBar fires a change event when loaded: The ComboBox doesn't do this under identical conditions. This is inconsistent behavior to have these two similar components function in different ways. I think an ideal scenario would be to have them function interchangea...more >>

Trying to create a spotlight (mask) effect where the spotlight travels over and reveals text as it goes. Tried and all I get is a blank page? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Steve PS - I thought I posted similar message earlier but it did not show up. If it does please forgive the do...more >>

Hello. this is my problem... I load a swf into a layer and the script does not work anymore. when is test the swf itself it works fine (when mouse is in a specific area, than play a movieclip) but when i test is from the Level0 is does not work... waht am i doing wrong? Who can help me...more >>

hi everyone. ive only just started using flash mx 2004 and was wondering if anyone could help me. all it is that i want to do is have a title box at the bottom of the screen and move up to the top. following this the information on the topic will appear. if anyone could help me i would be extremely ...more >>

Should be simple, but doesn't seem to work, whether in a frame or on an instance of the TextArea Component: > onClipEvent (load) > this.setStyle("backgroundColor","0x000000"); // works!!!!!! > this.setStyle("color", "0xFFFFFF"); // doesn't work > } The manual says that > color > The ...more >>

I have tried unsuccessfully several times to install the Flash plugin for Linux. The installer indicates a successful installation (I ran it as root), and the appropriate files appear in their proper locations with access rights of rwxr-xr-x. However, when I restart Mozilla and look at available p...more >>

Flash MX Getting an elapsed time in milliseonds. Need to convert to Hour, Minute, Seconds format i.e. 2:45:33 - Hayes ...more >>

i dont no how can use the Media Components in flash mx 2004. I want to play in swf avi and mpg, but this files is external files. pls help me . thx ...more >>

Ok... I am having problems getting variables/values INTO Flash from an external source (PHP). I'm NOT having problems getting loadVariablesNum() to _SEND_ variables via POST, but I _AM_ having difficulty reading back into Flash local variables. Say, for instance, I have a Flash page that has...more >>

Hi folks, It was suggested to me by a fellow Flasher that MX movies can be made to export a screenshot of the animation, ie 'Build Your Own Monster' can then produce a jpeg of the creation or a dynamic Flash pie chart can be saved. I can't find it in the MX docs, is it possible? TIA, jg...more >>

Hello, I was wondering if there was a way to make my buttons animate when the mouse moves over them, and then animate when the mouse moves off, or when clicked on. So far I have gotten them to animate while moving over by placing a movie clip in the "over" section inside the button. I wa...more >>

I have created a Christmas card in flash and have exported it to windows projector so that clients don't need to download any software to play it. However when it plays it keeps looping, how can I stop this?? Any help is greatly appreciated Andy ...more >>

Exit in Flash a similar funcition for print the location? ex. var url = FLASHFUNCTION; trace (url); I detect where i'm c:\flash.swf THZ jj ...more >>

Hey Flashers - As a member of the writing MFA program, an on-again, of-again participant in this forum, and a member of the editorial board of the publication, I issue our call for submissions for new media art for Eleven Eleven, the new literary arts journal at California College of the Arts; th...more >>

Hello, This usefull function with which you can insert the exact percentage of scaling or rotating, seems to have gone in Flash MX 2004. Is there an alternative to this? Thanks! Marianna ...more >>

Hi everyone, Just wondering if there is a way to get rid of those hideous borders that Flash MX2004 puts around scrollpanes. ...more >>

Can anyone tell me how to confine the mouse follow parameters? Below is the code for mouse follow, but I want to confine it to a certain area, anyone got any ideas? startDrag("/follow", true); ...more >>

Just wondering but is it possibile to make colored gradients without just making transparent symbols. Can you even make graphics transparent??? This program is strange sometimes... Im confused... ...more >>

Two questions First (I think I know the answer but I need confirmation -) Is it necessary to have the Flash Player 7 to view Flash swf files created with Flash 7? If the latest Flash Player is not installed, does the viewer get a request to upgrade? Second - I have a long Flash movie that...more >>

I?m working on making a sort of animated dress-up doll in flash. The idea is simple, I?ve designed a character, given him some basic ambient animation, and now just want to draw some clothes, give them ambient animations that match the character, and then add simple On press startdrg, on release st...more >>

Hey Everybody, I am totally new to this whole web design thing; however, I am learning quickly. I don't know all that much about this Flash MX 2004 yet, but I know the timeline effects aren't very easy to work with. I keep on getting several errors upon trying to add the actual effect to any...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to fade the text along with the rest of the TextArea component in Flash MX 2004. Scrolling and fading text is important to my application. The body of the component fades nicely with a change in the Alpha setting, but I can't figure out how to have the text fade along with it? ...more >>

I was hoping someone can tell me how my site works on a different platform and processor speeds. I am running a PC 2.4 gig processor and 512 megs of ram. Not everything is complete on the site, I have to add my tutorial and the sound controls ..and some other randon junk, but basically everything...more >>

Hello - This is going to sound like a really stupid question - but I am reading a book about integrating ColdFusion and Flash and the book references the Flash UI Component Pushbutton. Where do I get this? On my component list all I see is UI Components...so how do I get to the Flash UI components?...more >>

Will this work? I know that you can't animate more than one thing on a layer, but does that go for movie clips? I currently have one that is working, but it is a little quirky. Before I troubleshoot, I'd just like to know if this is possible. It's a slot machine under a mask layer, so it's a lit...more >>

Mac vs. PC rendering of dynamic txt content I am working with dynamic txt content in flash MX, but have hit a wall regarding the leading (line spacing) with this txt content. The leading is very different from Mac to PC, which is problematic in planning layouts using dynamic txt (when you don't ...more >>