as I can convert of mpg for flv? tanks....more >>

I've inserted a video into a media playback component and before it was inserted, the .flv was 320X240, however when I insert it into the component and publish, it shows up about half the size: http://www.avalonconsult.net/FWISD/video.htm Is there something within the component inspecto...more >>

Hello! I?m beginning to learn Flash and now I?ve got a quite big problem. I wanted to make a little movie where a text ist turned and faded in and out. So I started Flash and created a new movie. I typed in my text and created a new keyframe after 50 frames (at 12 fps). I turned the text i...more >>

i'm pretty new to this.. i have a dynamic text box that is loading an external text file... this works fine. however i'm using the scrollbar component, and it shows up in the file, but won't scroll... there are no buttons, to go up or down, just a white area where everything should be. if i se...more >>

Ok, I couldn't find this topic anyplace, or the search phrases I was using didn't find anything, but I have a flash movie that has 3 sliding panels. There are buttons that control each panel so it slides open to reveal information. When panel one slides open it advances the timeline up to 6, n...more >>

Hi folks! I?m a designer who predominantly works with Flash in design mode, and my skills are intermediate. I?d like to create a quiz in Flash MX 2004 Pro, but unfortunately the predefined quiz templates that ships with this Flash version doesn?t seem to fulfil my needs. I would like to ...more >>

I have an existing animation which I would like to insert a new segment into the beginning. Instead of moving frames around, I was hoping I could pause the timeline, use a movieclip to insert the segment, then when the segment is done, resume the timeline the frame after the in...more >>

Hello my friends... As I can develop this: http://www.limaocommel.com.br/clip_100k.htm Please, I wait aid to create! How I can make this with mine video.mpg...more >>

When I created a .swf with an input text field, I find out the euro sign in Myriad Roman didn't 'work': No character appears when you type it. I tried embedding 'Latin extended A', but then even characters like ?, ? en ? don't work. I switched back to 'basic latin' and 'puntuation', included ...more >>

Hello, We are creating a website for our highschool and are trying to intergrate HTML files into an embed swf file on our site. The site is http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/ksd/kl/. So, what we want to do it to load an entire HTML file into a "traget" inside flash, or maybe into a text field o...more >>

Apparently Flash users are sensitive bunch. I have had a question up for several days and it looks like nobody wants to touch it. SITUATION: I have stopped using java applets on my webs because it seems that most new XP people can't see buttons and other java goodies since it is not support...more >>

Hey, I would like to know if I can convert RTMP to SIP/H323 compliant protocol for telephony purpose (for a PABX software => asterisk for exemple). Do You have an idea how to do this... Thanks ...more >>

When I try to use the exporter from After Effects on Windows XP, in the "Other" section of the dialogue box "Resize to:" is grayed out, the drop down arrow next to it is grayed out, the "Width" and "Height" boxes are untouchable. Why is this? What can I do or what setting needs to be changed i...more >>

This just started happening and I can't figure it out. I'm converting text to a graphic and then asking it to fade in and out with Alpha. It has always worked before, but now when I scrub it -it works just fine but doesn't do the fade when I play it. I even went to an old project and re-ent...more >>

Hello! I have a question about a choice I have to make between using textfiles as database or moving to mySQL or whatever... I really don't now anything about scripting languages like php, asp, coldfusion, sql and so on... Normally, when I need to use some external data, I work with the ...more >>

i made sendform (php) from flash to my email when i receive the email it contains this : FUIComponentClass: [type Function] FCheckBoxClass: [type Function] How i can remove it ??...more >>

I have two scenes. On frame 1 of scene 1, I do a successful loadmovie("intro.swf",1); The timeline shows a keyframe on frame 1. The problem is that when I run the movie it appears to run scene 2 at the same time? How can I get scene one to finish, then proceed on to scene two. Should I be ...more >>

I am having the most difficult time trying to synch up my animations with an ..mp3. Actually, for a bit it works fine, then, for some unknown strange reason, all of the sudden it gets thrown off and gradually the animations lag further and further behind the .mp3 (Animations happen at specifi...more >>

I have an interface full of buttons that will jump to specified frames, each frame has a stop & a loadmovie action on it. i was curious why if i am already on say frame 4 with 4.swf loaded and i click the button that took me to frame 4 again, why it does not reload 4.swf again, having it res...more >>

Does anybody know how to make a rollover menu where sub menu items descend or appear and then you can click on them if you take your mouse off original buttons? When i try to make it the sub menu items dissapear as soon as i take my mouse off the original button. thanks. ...more >>

Is there a way in the quiz templates to individually weight a question with multiple answers. For example: in the drag and drop component, is there a way to individually weight each answer within the drag and drop as opposed to weighting the entire drag and drop component in respect to the an...more >>

I'm developing a flash tutorial which I want to make interactive... i.e. the user will be asked a question, will select an answer and be told if it is correct or not. I would somehow like to store the user's answers and also which sections etc they have covered. Is there a way of storing their...more >>

Does anybody know where I can find statistics of Flash Player on the web. I have this page http://www.macromedia.com/software/player_census/flashplayer/version_penetration ..html but the statistics are not up to date. I need to have the lastess stats of Flash Player 7. Tanx in advanced ...more >>

I have created two pages, one has a progressive download and the other embedded flash movie. The problem is that one viewer cannot see any of the movies. The first page http://greatorb.com/wurstlin/index.cfm has the progressive flash which needs player 7 this page http://greatorb.com/wurstli...more >>

Please help me - i am trying to work with the Macromedia flash MX 2004 tutorial and i have to open the myad_finished.swf and other tutorial files. I cannot find these files anywhere on my system. There are no folders under the Flash MX 2004 folder. No 'language' or 'configuration' or help fold...more >>

Hi, I am a beginner when it comes to Flash. I don't understand why my flash page displays like this. How do I make my swf load and stay on frame 1? www.geocities.com/spirarecords Any help would be greatly appreciated. -Donor ...more >>

Looking for an easy to install ticker tape for my kids soccer site. Just want the latest news and scorers to move across the top of the page -- Many Thanks Alan Waite ...more >>

I am writing a menu for a CD-ROM in Flash MX (not 2004). The menu options need to be configured separately and outside of the Flash executable. I assume the best method would be XML but I am not sure how to go about doing this. Basically I would need to configure: 1. The text displayed by ...more >>

I'm fairly new to Flash, and I'm looking for a way to load 2 or 3 different Flash movies that will change each time the page loads. For example the first time you visit the site you get movie 1, if you click refresh or return to the home page you get movie 2. Random selection is ok also. ...more >>

Within Flash, I suddenly cannot select a keyframe and drag it on the timeline. I opened another project (entirely new) and can do that within the new project. Did I accenidentally turn off a setting or something? Other odd things are hapening, too - hard to explain. My main concern is the ...more >>

I am trying to import some formatted text so that all of my spacing is correct and it looks ("PRETTY") LOL. There is a lot of it so I have to call it from another file. No biggy on calling it (now). But I have to have this text formatted so that it looks proper. Any clues or suggestion. ...more >>

Hello, I am creating Movie Clips dynamically at runtime. To be able to center the loaded .jpg s I need the _width and _height of the mc. As the result of my "trace(myMC._width);" I get 0. Does anybody know how I get to the size of my jpg at runtime? Thanks for your help. Didi ...more >>

How do I make a button created in Flash link to a specific URL? I found out after I had created the buttons that you can specify a URL in the Actions module, but I have already created the buttons. Do I have to redo them or is there a way I could simply link them link you would with a regula...more >>

Hi, I'm having problems with the page: .mcImage._y = 3; } imageCounter = 8; } Can anyone help please? (don't worry if it's squashed at the top of the page, I've fixed that but not been able to upload the fixed version yet). Thanks Nick ...more >>

I got a Mac with OS 10.3 with studio mx with Flash MX Professional 2004.When I try to import a PNG file i get the following error " Flash does'nt recognize the file format of 'filename.png'. Would you like to try importing via QuickTime?" Does anyone have any ideas how i can fix this. I rea...more >>

Hi, I am quite new to Flash. I am trying to create a background header effect for my web site. Something like the one at the top of this web site: http://gfxschool.com/tutorials/photoshop/chromestroke.php Does antone have any ideas, or maybe point me to a tutorial. Any help would be ap...more >>

Hi guys, We have a banner advert on one of our websites ( http://www.spe-uk.org ), which should be loading a word document into a new window when the user clicks on it. It actually worked fine before I upgraded to Service Pack 2 but now I'm just getting an Action Cancelled error. If I ...more >>

I was trying to access a pop up chat that required flash 7. I downloaded it and proceeded to open the window. As i opened it a series of security questions poped up, i said yes. Well here is the problem, i was put into a whole different chat. It was a person chat rather than the sites chat. I...more >>

hi, i need help with fla file that i have created. the font for the text changes inspite of converting the fla to a swf . plz help. as i though when u convert a file to swf format the fonts get embedded. ...more >>

kind of new to flash mx.. and having a real hard time puttin a button i created into a flash document so i can create a menu.. im using two different programs.. flash mx 2004.. and mix-fx.. its a button designer that makes custom ..swf files by templates.. i just want to put the button i ...more >>

I drag the combo box over, add data, labels, etc. I don't see the Change Handler anywhere... This does not work...I never see my TRACE of "hello"...but the very last line of code works. I got this code from maybe an older version...can someone guide me to combobox components in flash mx 20...more >>

Ok, So I have this flash movie I've been working on for the last two weeks. Not too big- the .FLA is like 5 Megs... It used to publish fine, but all of a sudden it started only publishing the first scene (there's 10) and I have no idea what caused it. Before, it would take like 20 sec...more >>

Hi all, I created a scrollpane, which is located on the main timeline. The contentPath of the scrollpane is an .swf. I tested the movie, and it worked just right. Then, I inserted more scenes. After that, I tested the movie, but the scrollpane turned to be a white box without and content...more >>

Hello, I just finished my guestbook, each time when a new message is submitted, the xml file is properly updated but a blank php page with no content is displayed. How can I prevent this page from being displayed? Here is my php code : <HTML> <BODY> <?php $filename = "guestbo...more >>

Could you test and critik my new website ? http://www.metah.ch Thanks a lot for future response :) Metah...more >>

I have imported the text with a scroll bar. Figured out what was going on there with Rangar's help. Not my text that I imported from the file is about 96 in size. I have looked at my font size and it says 12. Really lost on this one! ...more >>

Hello all, I am not too familiar with flash. I am taking over a project for a departed colleague who was doing a flash project. Some of the slides in the movie have distorted images i.e. the text may have a couple letters with the tops "shifted" a few pixels. Also, during some an...more >>

I've a quick question. I want to cause a mouse click event, but not one the user has control off. Lets say I have 2 objects. Top one is destroyed when it is clicked on. However, I want to generate another mouse click in that same position as the user clicked, to interact with the instance ...more >>

i'm a 16 year veteran of the graphic arts, and am proficient in Illustrator, Photoshop, Quark, etc. i am wanting to create a interactive map/chart to place on my genealogy website. i'd like to create something a lot like the one found at http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2004/farmingville/swf/sfp...more >>

communication server, flash. is there any way to integrate speex with director/flash/communcation server... any way? goal: speex files stored in database user plays back speex files via flash/shockwave frontend possible? how? did a search for "speex" across the forums, and...more >>

http://www.templatemonster.com/flash-templates/6554.html Can anyone tell me how did the designer make that robot thing? ...more >>

I wish to be abole to display some .swf files in full screen on a secondary monitor. The default player does not suport this as far as I am aware, and I can not find any other players to support this feature. Can anyone provide some support? Does such a player exist? ...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to use the MediaPlayback Component to link a Flash .flv video file so that it plays in a certain area of my stage. I believe I am doing everything I'm supposed to according to the Help doc and the outline and controller show up (though not the same size as I want my vi...more >>