Is there any way to darken a bitmap as it advances along the Timeline? Other than building sixty different bitmaps in Photoshop, each with slight variations in shade, then importing each one? ...more >>

I'm making an interactive US map where the navigation calls for the ability to click on states (to zoom in on the state and grey everything else out) as well as individual points of interest (like cities). To preserve city position during zooms I've pretty much figured out I need to attach them to ...more >>

when i published my movie and uploaded it, i recieved complaints that viewers could not read the text. it was too small!!!! when i look at my site on my pc it looks fine, the same way it looked inside flash. any suggestions on what i have done wrong. Referring URLs www.supergreenturf.com...more >>

Howdy, I have a client that has a flash screen on his main page. He wants to be able to only play it once per visit per visitor. I don't think this is possible, but then again I know nothing about flash. Any suggestions and help is appreciated. Bobby ...more >>

I have about 22 images in a movie clip ... the file size of the .swf is around 2 megs. LARGE! All of the images have been broken apart. Does braking apart an image make the bitmap a much larger file or the same? ...more >>

Hi, I am doing a flash website containing scrolling text fields and I need to put buttons that will scoll with the text. I saw that text fields does not support images but I would like to know if I could do somthing else to make it works. I am using Flash MX on Mac OSX Thank you Vero02 ...more >>

You know those tree structures, where there's a little plus sign that you click on, and it expands to give other possible links or buttons? Is there a technical term for these? I've tried searching on flashkit.com for a tutorial on how to make something like that, but I think I'm searching for t...more >>

Such a simple question, but how can I change the opacity of a text block in Flash? Do I have to use Dynamic Text or can I just keep it Static Text? Where is the option to do so? Help me out, thanks! ...more >>

As a "newbe", can someone tell me how to center a swf file window when it opens on a screen... It is annoying to me that such a window always opens with it's "X" control located off screen, to the tright. ...more >>

Hello Flash Folks! The clock is ticking and I'm racing to figure out what has happened with a button. In my flash project, this button works fine. However, when I publish the movie and then view either the projector movie, flash movie or quicktime movie, this particular button has stopped goi...more >>

Does anyone know how to make a text field scroll automatically? I really need to know as soon as possible...Thanks! Peter ...more >>

If I remove a stroke from a filled object, is there any way to re-assign a stroke back to that object? I can't seem to do it in Flash (it won't let me) as in other programs such as Illustrator, CorelDraw and Freehand. I must be missing something. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Bob ...more >>

--My disc has the following: Disc title: Disc Root file: MAC_Projector Root folder: fscommand --In the fscommand folder I have: AppleScript (saved as an Application with Notification turned off): openPDF PDF file: mydoc.pdf --In my MAC_Projector, I have a button that calls: fscommand ("e...more >>

Hi guys I'm creating a website actually. I need to determine if i make it in Flash or in Html. I have many reason that make it easilly to do in flash except one thing. The search engine. I need the site to be on the search engine. Some site use the text in the html page to find you. Is there a way ...more >>

I am creating a website using flash, and as the user navigates to each page, one things always happens. The buttons swoop off and disappear. At the moment, I am copying each layer for each button and the guide to my new page. Is there an easier way to copy the whole little part of the movie where th...more >>

I have two movie clips that are stopped on the loading of the movie. Then I have buttons that start the movie clips respectively. I want to start one then when i click the other button for the other movie I want the other one to stop and go back to the first frame of the movieclip. my current code ...more >>

I need help with this menu, after looking for this example, I found it in a web, but... after I adapted it to my needs, I found out that, when changing the buttons AS, that actually have the function onPress to onRollOver, it works really bad... I need to have this menu (or someone similar) with o...more >>

Can someone help me I am having trouble finding the right code for closeing the flash movie. I have an exit button with the unload movie command. This unloads the movie but it doesn't close the browser. I want the button to do the same as using the X close button at the top right of your screen. Tha...more >>

This should be a very easy question, but I'm new to flash and have been trying to figure this out on my own for the past 3 hours. I made an intro for a webpage im working on, and im almost done except for the loading screen. I want to put a skip intro button that when clicked, loads a url. Thats ...more >>

Hi Is it possibe to analyze a homepage created in flash, which is on the web ( and not on the computer as ex. the tutorial fla files? -Mikkel ...more >>

Hey Hey! First time on this forum and first time working with Flash... I'm working on a flash that will involve a lot of audio. When I imported my first piece of audio, an 11MB file, my .fla file grew from less than a Meg to 172MB. When I published it, the .swf file size came out to only 9...more >>

I am aware of how to make a color fade using the tweening function over a number of frames. However I was wondering if there is a way to make a color fade occur using actionscript to make the fade take place over a set amount of time. ...more >>

Hi guys, does anyone know if it is possible to load an external sound using loadSound so it play in sync with the animation? I have tried loading it set to stream, but it is not in sync with the animation. thanks, Ariel Gronau. ...more >>

Is there any way to make a hit test work with the edge of an object and not the movies edge? for example.. say there is a could thats shaped like a banana and I want a cloud thats shaped like a apple to hit it. I want a warning to come in when the inside curve of the banana hits a round side o...more >>

Hi, I have two bitmaps that I have been trying to shape tween for a long time now, and I must be doing something wrong. They are both pictures of a woman, one with eyes open, and one with eyes shut, and I want to tween the blink. Here is what I have tried, step for step: 0. Import two bitmaps ...more >>

Does converting an object to a symbol not allow you to action script on it ? Right now, I have a button (which i converted to symbol ) .. and I attached the : gotoandplay : action script to it, however, when i test the movie, the button does not work Any ideas ? - Shadow ...more >>

I'm trying to help my mom out, long distance and over the phone.... Well, she tried to go to a web site that has flash, it asked her to install it because she didn't have it, and after she did and re-visited the site, she got an error message similar to this: "The Flash movie you are attempting t...more >>

hi how i can let Dynamic text move in this mov I LOVE FLASH this is original text i want it to move in theis road like numbe seven 7 I LOVE **** ****F ****L ****A ****S ****H Thats mean i want the text to dividee and each character move in Specifc Road Like Nu...more >>

I have an image which has been imported. (and converted to a symbol) And have set up a simple tween where the image fades in and out (using Alpha). However, for some reason there is a slight movement at the crest of the tween - yet they are perfectly aligned. I already have two images set ...more >>

I installed the Beta Flash Player and noticed when I login to Comcast now can't view their flash. Curious would this be because of the new beta or problems at Comcast? Look at a screen shot at.... http://franz.org/comcast.jpg ...more >>

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Hi I'm creating a foto gallery with thumbnails, the pictures are directly loaded in an empty movie clip. My question is the following : Is it possible to give a clip created through the EmptyMovieClip action a button behaviour? So that my code will look like this : _root.createEmptyMovieClip("...more >>

is it possible to pass any variables to a flash movie as it loads using the <PARAMS> tag in the HTML page containing it? ...more >>

form some BBS,i saw that flash2004 has enter the beta3,and the final version will be announce in Nov 2003,is there any information about its beta version?if so,where can i get it Thanks ...more >>

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I've read the post on how to convert trace bitmap(jpg) to vector but when I try to shape tween it doesn't work. I the arrow tool doesn't change its function so I can stretch out the vector object. Like you can do when you use the Oval Tool to make a vector shape. I would like shape tween my jpg ...more >>

I downloaded the beta Flash player program. However it seems to tell me everyday on my system there is a new update. But it doesn't seem to get updated? The setting to check for an update is even set to once every 7 days, but I still get these popups everyday?? ...more >>

hi. i have a really frustrating problem viewing flash movies. they won't play. take, for example, the All Your Base movie(http://www.gamersrage.com/all/allyourbase.swf). I'm sure you've all seen it before, but unfortunately i haven't- i've only seen the first frame :(. I can sort of play it one fram...more >>

When I try to install FlashMX on my Laptop(windows98) I get a message that says it cannot install the application because it is not a 'valid Win32 application'. I installed Dreamweaver MX and FireworksMX no problem. Any thoughts ...more >>

Im just a beginner using Flash 5 but I've been hearing about this Swish app. as a great Flash (non-Macromedia) tool but somehow I'm a bit hesistant of trying it out coz it might just "distract" me from learning the "real" Flash standards....or am I wrong to have this "impression"? What would b...more >>