I *think* what I'm trying to do should be fairly easily, but I've looked in the tutorials and can't find anything that specifically addresses my problem yet. I have a sequence of movie clips that I want to play one after another. They are each loaded into their own frame in the parent movie (Fra...more >>

Hi, Quick question about trace(); It AINT workin'............ Why would this be?? Is there anything that can stop the trace command from working?? EG : trace("TRACE"); won't open the output window and write TRACE to this window. This is only happening in ONE FLA, other FLA's ...more >>

Im trying to make a really simple movie and I cant seem to make it work. I have both Flash 4 and Director 7 - which would be best to make an advertisment movie? ...more >>

I have created a an interactive Flash presentation and now I need to put it on a CD that runs on a PC for my client. I built the presentation on a MAC and it runs great. I published an EXE file to test on a PC and it does all kinds of weird things: 1/ it's not loading the swf files from the e...more >>

I have an intro movie that i have broken up into 17 individual swf files. each one has a load movie script for the next swf. some of these files take longer than others to load, is there a way to pre-load some of these WHILE the movie is already playing rather than playing 1 movie and waiting for ...more >>

Hi. Why there is a big difference between the original quality of my avi and that is exported into swf? (even if you select the best quality) Is there any solution for that? I need to use a preloader because of the huge size of my avi, therefore I have to import it into flash. ...more >>

hi, i´m current program on an external script editor for lingo. please help me to test this program and give me a feedback in the forum. lingo scriptEditor is an external authoring tool for lingo object orientated program. it provides a professional script-environment in use with macromedia di...more >>

I have a presentation where I link from a Host SWF to an external SWF (via a loadMovieNum action). But at some point I need to link from the external SWF back to the Host SWF to a specific frame. SCENARIO :: 01 Here's how I have it set up now: o The Host SWF plays and stops at frame 69...more >>

Hi Can anyone tell me how to make such lines as they have made at http://www.2advanced.com/flashindex.htm between the Auxiliary Panel and the Sub system? They have the accurate same distance, and there's only about 0,5 cm. between each of them... is there an easier way to make those than to d...more >>

I'm noticing a lack of quality with GIF and PNG files once exported out of Flash. On the stage the GIFs and PNGs look every bit as good as their JPG counterparts. But once the movie is exported, the GIFs and PNGs look ragged, not nearly as clean as the JPGs, especially text at small font sizes...more >>

I have a flash component that sits on an .aspx page and would like to perform some tasks(e.g saving data) when users close the browser or navigate away from the page either through an URL on the page or using the back button, etc. Is there a way to do that? Thanks. ...more >>

I want to develop a movie that uses images, text and sound that are held as files on the server, probably in a database, rather than embodied within the .swf file. This would allow my customer to modify the image, sound or text files and therefore create a different movie without having to modify t...more >>

Alright folks, I have a tough one... I've gone through all sorts of tech tips etc. I am currently importing a 2 minute RAW (uncompressed, no codec) 30 fps 360 X 240 .avi file into Flash MX on a brand new Dell running XP, tons of RAM and Processor. I have even put int a preload for the .swf, ...more >>

hey guys, I've been trying to get a bit of control over the "getURL" action. I want the window that pops up to be a particular size, centered and have the maximize button accessible (it always seems to be greyed-out). heres the code I've been using: on (release) { getURL("javascript:open...more >>

please tell me the way to link parts of movies swf using the botton for send ...more >>

Hi I have seen various examples of flash advertising that appear on html pages, they can appear odd shaped and apparently transparent showing the actual html page beneath, how is this done? Regards Shaun ...more >>

I'm in dire need of some help. I'm trying to create an exe of my flash movie. But when I try to publish I get an error message regarding memory. I'm running on a high end system so I don't think it's that. More so when I do actually get the movie published the last two scenes won't play proper...more >>

Please can someone tell me what I need minimal to put Flash files on my website. If I create the Flash files in Flash on my PC, can I upload them to my website and others can view them if they have Flash player? Or does Flash MX need to be on the actual web server? Kind regards, LemonP...more >>

how can I read properties like _name and _x of a button instance? "this" seems to refer to the mc containing the button, not the button itself. are these properties only to be used as reference, from other mcs, but not from the button itself? thanks in advance marcel ...more >>

I am currently updating our companies cd-rom portfolio, and we have 3 section on the cd. On all of the sections we have a scrolling images which when you click on one (for instance website: it uses the get url action and pulls up a website) The other 2 sections are not live websites, what we have ...more >>

hi everybody, I'm just looking for help regarding a problem with flashMX under winXP, timeline scrollbar just disappear from time to time and when it's the case I just can't scroll up or down anymore. I just quit and reopen flash for it to work again. also I have the same issue with the color...more >>

I am creating a series of 5 second graphics plus a 30 second title sequence for broadcast on UK TV. I've been using the paintbrush for outlines and colouring in using the pencil tool quite sketchily. These tools are slowing down render times massively - if it renders at all. When I replace the penci...more >>

Hi, I am very new to Flash and needs some advice/help on a matter please. Company I am working for are currently looking at developing a Flash website that will incorporate dynamic content e.g. Latest news picked up from a db or list of new products etc. The work will be handled by 2 teams ...more >>

Hi all.. I just want to ask you guy, if you know what to do. I can't install the free macromedia falsh player.. my screen just do nothing, everything happened, since i runed a SW named AD-Aware... any ideas? ...more >>

I have buttons that loads different swf into level 1... this works after a while then the next movie that I choose comes up blank.. until I press the same button again. it seems like a memory issue. is this a known problem? ...more >>

hello . someone know how can i generate file from flash.. i mean any file: exe, word etc. what function exactly do i have to write or to choose to generate it before i fublish the movie? please help me' i need a solution as far as u can:-) p.s. - i use flash 5. 10x a lot tamar ...more >>

Hi. We are putting a proposal together that involves construction of a CD-ROM with text that must be searchable. I have a developer on this project that hypothesizes that we could use XML objects and a Flash interface to accomplish this. I know the parameters are vague, but has anyone do...more >>

Hi there, What frame rate would you guys recommend for a PC screen saver created from an swf. It's to be installed on new machines so plenty of RAM to play with. I'm looking for tips on ultra smooth playback. Cheers, Will -- http://www.hookson.com ...more >>

I have 2 movies (separate swfs). Movie B loads into the 'external' object in movie A. Movie B has the following script to load sound using ActionScript from it's library. soundInstance.attachSound(filename); soundInstance.start(); This works fine if you just play moive B by it's self. ...more >>

I'm working with a Flash designer needing to import mpeg2 animation from me. I've found a good extension for the pc but not Mac. It's called JMovie by Flash Jester but they only author for the pc. Is there an extension that will do this for the Mac? Thanks, Gary ...more >>

I am a newbe and I have created a flash file. However when I go and place it in dreamweaver I get the white background with it. What am I doing wrong??? Thanks ...more >>

Anyone know where a good tutorial of a animated person running would be? Thanks Adam ...more >>

I am trying to re-use the same movie clip symbol with a slight variation five times in the same Flash movie. I tried to duplicate the symbol and change one of them with the variant (it's just a text change). They both changed! At that point, I had two different symbols in the Library with differ...more >>