I noticed that things developed thru the forms mode are much larger(in one case 8 times larger) then those developed thru normal flash document. is this also the case for more complex/advanced stuff? maybe im asking too soon, doesnt seem many ppl are using this mode in the first place. ...more >>

Why is the Scroll Bar component in Macromedia Flash MX 2004 or Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004 trial? ...more >>

I'm debating wether or not to fork out the $50 bucks for upgrading my Sorenson 2.02 to the flash Sorenson Pro codec, Or just bite the bullet and get the $159 full-meal-deal Sorenson windows suite. My workflow right now usually works like this: Capture video on Cam, Edit in Premiere 6.5, Expo...more >>

Flash Player 7 crashes out in both windows and mac versions with a project we just finished. I compiled the swf with flash MX, and Flash MX2k4 pro, nothing stops the crash. the url for the project is here: http://www.royaloakbrewery.com/beta/main.html the crash happens when you switch betwee...more >>

In general I think the update is great. It probably worth the price alone for being able to find and replace fonts. hehehe Anyway, one bug I've found that is driving me nuts is that after just a few copy/paste frames I get the spinny rainbow disc of "busy" in mac OSX... and then the big crash and...more >>

I have made a small movie within a movie that scrolls through different products. Most product pictures scale in and out and I leave the rotation setting on auto in the frame box. One of the products, the Surge Suppression product, does a cool three-dimensional twist rotation, and I don't know how...more >>

Hi, I am using Flash MX 2004 Pro, and when I try to open some of the templates, such as the Slide Presentation, I get an error message: "Unable to open document with this version of Flash because it contains screens." I also get this message when I atempt to open some of the sample start_...more >>

I added a selection of music to my project using loadSound. How do I contol the voulme of the sound using buttons. ...more >>

With all these problems regarding the new version being discussed, it pales in comparison to the problem for Flash discussed here... "Microsoft has suffered another legal setback in the patent dispute with software developer Eolas and is now advising Web authors on workarounds, as new details eme...more >>

I'm well experienced in Flash but couldn't answer this question for someone. On extended page size such as 8/5 x 11 portrait. If a single frame represented a page, with a "goto next frame" or "next page" button at the bottom of page, ..how do you get flash to go to next frame "top of page". Click...more >>

I have a pretty simple question. I'm building a website for my band. when you look at the page in 800x600 it looks normal(because that is what my setting is on and what I programmed it in) however when users are in 1042x768 the page doesn't look like I want it to. Odvioudly I understand why they loo...more >>

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Hi forum members, I understand this is a bit more of a "tech and work tip" forum but it seems the best place to pose the question as I'm not finding any other resources specifically concerning Acacia's streaming patent claims and Flash technology. An educational institution my company provides...more >>

Have anyone got the RichTextEditor component to work, if so, what are the properties? Thanks - Gary ...more >>

On the release date I purchased Flash MX 2004, I have never used Flash before, I am considering using Flash as Rich UI for an embedded systems product that we are developing. I am a C++, C#, Java, you name it developer. I must say that in all my years of using development languages I have yet t...more >>

The thing is I need to export it in flash 4. So how can I loop my animation three times in flash 4 using actionscript? Thanks. ...more >>

i'm building a website where the top and bottom parts are divided by a frame. the top part houses my flash movie. my question is, can i link a button from the flash movie so that it opens a page in the bottom part of the frame? i've tried searching the forums but i'm still a beginner at flash and no...more >>

I have a AI file that is an image of a guy holding a mug of beer and I want to make him wink and take a sip. I tried to break apart the image and I am getting no where. Is there a good tutorial on the web somewhere that explains this? Dave Waller ...more >>

Hi there, I have a video embed in a swf (180 frames) and it playes fine. When I try to call this swf file from another swf file, the video dose not load right away and takes 10 seconds to load. Is there any way to make the video starts right away? Is there a preload code that I sho...more >>

I am basically trying to copy the data from one array to another. Both arrays are already created. One is called BPATROL_DATA, and has data in it already. The one I want to copy to this is called ONE(or whatever the user enters). So I want to copy the data from ONE over the data in BPATROL_D...more >>

I need to create a Bus using flash. This bus will be in web page. Whenever loading the page, the bus should come out from page(like emboss or popup . Now lot of companies doing this animation). It should show the animation 1 or 2 minutes and it should go and stick in the page. How can i do the an...more >>

I'm trying to create pop-up windows from a flash file with multiple buttons. So button "portfolio1" would open a pop up window "portfolio_1.htm", and button "portfolio2" would open "portfolio_2.htm" and so on how do I acheive this? Matt http://www.rdesigncreative.com ...more >>

I figured there must be a plug-in available for Flash for generating a 3D animation, the kind for red-green glasses, not the rendered kind. I've only discovered software/shareware for bitmapped images and nothing particularly for Flash. Anyone know of some tools for this purpose? ...more >>

I have created a block of text and 2 key frames at frames 1 and 20. at one the text is black, at 20 it is white. i then created tween between them. when i play the tween on the stage its works perfectly. no problem. when i test the movie or put it into a html file however, only one line of text appe...more >>

Hi, I am trying to copy the data from one named array to another. So i have two arrays already made and perhaps with data in: BPATROL_DATA and selectedNewLabel I need to copy the contents of 'selectedNewLabel' over the top of the contents of 'BPATROL_DATA'. I can't seem to get ...more >>

When I close this window (see link) on Mac's it either crashed Explorer or even worse my computer. I get an Error type 2. Here's the code from the button: on (release) { getURL ("\rJavaScript:self.close();\r"); } Any help? Please I need to get this working the boss is really breathing...more >>

Hi, how can we play the flash movie full screen on the PC without the border? Please help.... ...more >>

ok, i've read quite a bit of, how do you say, "ranting" from many flash developers about the outcome of the new Flash MX 2004. whether it be the Normal -> Expert mode missing, format incompatibility or errors and bugs trying to run files with the F7 player. and though i haven't used MX 2004 as yet, ...more >>

Hi all, sorry if this is a really dumb question, but I cant find the answer anywhere. I'm working on a new site at the moment with integrated flash. I have a 780px * 22px background gradient in the centre of my page which is set to repeat and I've successfully been able to import my flash movi...more >>

Hi, I have written a chat app in Flash MX and use HTML formatting in the message box. I get the impression that there is no way to include images or library clips within the box. I would like to be able to use smileys like you can on most messenger programs. Does anyone know if this can be don...more >>

Hi all I tried to import diverse pdf files into a MX 2004 presentation, although I checked for the correct pdf-version, Flash didn't show up the text correctly. (Just boxes instead of letters) Is there any important setting I forgot or is this feature just to wet the mouth? Alex ...more >>

I dont know if anyone has ever come across this problem. I make a new flash file, import about 1mb of files. Save the movie to lets say test.fla. The file size is just over 1 mb now. So now i go to the library and delete the files i just added. Save the movie. and the files size is still over 1 mb y...more >>

What is the best way to import video (w/sound) into a flash movie? Mr. Hackney ...more >>

I have used 10 days a previous trial version of Flash MX. After removing old and installing a new trail version I've got message: "Your trial period has now ended". I would expect to have access at least remaining 20 days. Is any help for that? Thanks a lot. ...more >>

Hi everyone! I'm often wondering about a mc (sometimes nested) x and y position. To help me I tried to make a textfield to show me this information when the movie is playing. If the clip is moving I will constantly see its position when testrunning my compositions. I'm only getting the _xmouse/_...more >>

In MX2004, is there any way to attach an AS2 MovieClip subclass programmatically ... without defining a symbol in the library? I'm developing several MX2004 AS2 MovieClip subclasses that are part of a dynamic menuing system. All of these subclasses generate content via actionscript so there's...more >>

Ok, Just received my copy of MX 2004.. Lets just say I like the potential but will continue to use MX most of the time until some of the older components I use can be updated. However, I do like what I see with the new datagrid in MX2004.. I am however once again disappointed at the doc...more >>

hello, thanks for your time, in advance. i'm wondering if anyone has a link that seems to work well for directing users from a splash screen, to a place where they can get the appropriate flash player needed to view the site. in this case, it's flash 6 needed, but would they be better off just...more >>

Hi all, In a flash, to use getURL to open a window and load a flash is so discommodious. We can not specify the size of the window, to communicate between the two flashs is not easy either. Can we popup a flash window in a pure flash environment and set the size of the window dynamically? ...more >>

Hi, My problem is rather simple (and terrible!!): I can't open Flash MX 6 .fla files .... I get a "unexpected file format" Any idea on what's happening ? Thanks very much, ...more >>

Hello, I have a great problem. I wrote a website wich contains a portfolio, this means a lot of .jpg's and .txt's (in unicode). I tried my flashmovie several times before, and never before I noticed the next problem: when my text is loading from an external txt file, for one microsecond do I get ...more >>

is there a way to get the _x and _y for a movie clip that is a few movies down, but the _x and _y for it on the main stage? ...more >>

please ... need some help! i am using the scrollpane to generate a list of various products, each product has a drop down menu, the products near the bottom of the scrollpane are creating a problem, when you click on the drop down menu, the menu is hidden within the scrollpane, how can i make it ...more >>

Can Someone please tell me how I can create flames or a fire trail in flash.... I have no idea how to go about doing this. Thank you, Pria ...more >>

In MX 2004, if you type something like "_parent.t" and then press dot/period (which you might do if you have something called "t"), the editor automatically completes that to "_parent.tabChildren". If you enter more than one letter then you're ok, so there is a workaround, but this certainly wasn...more >>