Hi. I'm in the process of making a comic, but instead of it being a boring one I wanted to use flash to liven it up. I'me ver new to flash, and want to know how to make a button that you click, that acts like a weblink, but obviously all keeps in the same flash movie to go through and bac...more >>

I am a novice programmer, but I would like to run a visual basic application within flash. Is this possible? Thanks...more >>

I have a very simple Flash MX .fla file with a very short beep (chirp) sound. It plays fine in the timeline but when I export it I can't hear the sound in the ..swf file. Any idea what's going on? Is it getting clobbered by MP3 compression? Thanks, Andrew ...more >>

First of all, don't search for it on Google. It isn't there. I did find a few Single White Females though... I'm using Sorenson in the Video Kit. When I squeeze the file the sound is horrible in FLV. It's great in the SWF version though. So, I thought I would use the SWF. Problem is, I can...more >>

Hi People! Would somebody help me to achieve what I have on my website http://www.brachetta.com under section "Music editing" but in flash? The thing is that this code is not functional under motors other than iexplorer. I thought probably Flash would be a better idea. Some clue for a novice...more >>

Hi- is anyone else experiencing this behavior?? As soon as I expand or open the help panel, flash takes over the cpu and won't let go. It averages about 70% usage. Even if I collapse the help panel or close it entirely, flash never relinquishes control back to the system. I am using ver...more >>

Erm..this is very odd. I downloaded flash mx proffessional 2004 and installed it, and when i run it, the file name is flash mx 2004 but it says professional when i run it and i cant access my screens as well. whats wrong? what happened? ...more >>

Hey, I was reading about that little discount on the Flash MX program. Im in 11th grade right now and know a good amount about that program. I heard that I could get it for $99, so I was wondering what I haev to do in order to get it? Do I need to send an email to someone or just c...more >>

Due to my need for developmental tools, I downloaded (to my knowlege it downloaded) Flash Player 7. I have received messages after trying to download Fireworks that I needed Flash Player downloaded on my pc before trying to download the Fireworks. *HELLO ! ! !* That says it all; Flash Playe...more >>

i am trying to pass in the query string variables on an HTML page so that flash can use them. i have this ASP code - code:--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- myfile.swf?name=<%=Request.Querystring("name") %>&number=<%=Request.QueryString("...more >>

what could be the cause that in a new proyect and only in it the movieclipevents does not work (myclip.onPress=function(){ ....} for example) how can i solve this? i tried removing the aso files but it doesnt work. anything else that i can try? please help!!! ...more >>

Is it normal for a flash movie to look alot worse through a browser compared to viewing through flash player on a pc? The one I have made looks very blurred on IE and some of the images have shifted slightly, but if I open the swf file from my pc it looks fine. Can anyone tell me if I hav...more >>

i search a free program to trasform swf to avi ...more >>

can anyone tell me, i pull a stock button out of the library and put it into my own library. then, i duplicate it so that i can change the letter on each button i drop into my scene. the problem is that when i change the letter inside the button object, it changes ALL the buttons in my lib...more >>

I'm still newbie, so please don't to take it to hard on me ;) Anyway, I'm loading external movie clip with the press of the button, but thing is movie clip doesnt load at ht eplace where I want it to download. IIs there some way to load it in custom specified place, like corrdinate system l...more >>

Is it not a security risk to allow Flash to accept values that are not explicitly requested? param name="movie" value="varTest.swf?myText=helloWorld" / What if a user somehow knows of a variable that can show private content. i.e. if ( myText:String == "helloWorld" ) { // Blow my co...more >>

Hi everybody..... Hopefully I have come to the RIGHT place.....basically I have recentley completed my degree in Multimedia Computing...however I only have one Outstanding MODULE left....and that is to do with the Project....Basically the idea of my project is to create 2 websites...as an ...more >>

I know pc files have the .exe extension....what is it for MAC. Jennifer...more >>

Hello all, I am a newbie to FlashMX and am trying in vein to create a flash movie with a few jpg photos which I would like to slightly zoom in and out of much like the Mac screensaver. The only problem i have is that when the photos enlarge or contract, they are jittery or choppy in the tw...more >>

I bought Flash MX 2004 and it's the most terrible, buggy peice of software I've ever worked with. I was wondering if there was a downgrade anywhere so that I could get the more user friendly Flash MX... ...more >>

I just purchased a web temjplate to use with go live...it has flash all through it and I figuired out how to edit the flash but I cant seem to get it back into the html site..the site is in pieces and every section of the page is a different flash movie..I cant get it all back together..I have...more >>

http://www.focusfeatures.com/home.php If you go to that site, and click the "register" button, a pop-up window comes up... and it even works in WindowsXP SP2 Anyone know how they got that to work despite SP2's flash directed pop-up restrictions? Thanks, Omesh Persaud ...more >>

Hi, Disclaimer: I'm new to Flash, so if my nomenclature is off, please feel free to correct me. I'm using a Java application (from Flagstone) to programmatically generate SWF files. In my first go round, I've created a SWF file (say, "foo.swf") with a frame size (200x200 -- pixels, not TWIP...more >>

really grateful if anyone can help me on this www.willburontheweb.co.uk/forum.html i've got a movie clip menu consisting of 6 buttons, see above, when the buttons are pressed i want the movieclip to scroll along a little bit. also depending where the button is would depend how much the c...more >>

Hi, I was wondering if there was any Forums on the Web that caters mainly for flash Cartoon animation? PhatKow mentioned he has asked about a seperate sub Forum here but nothing as yet. i'm classical trained and not very technical, i just would like to tell stories in 2D animation lik...more >>

Hi I have an swf object embedded into a Visual Basic application and I need to pass variables to it efficiently. In the past I have written to a dynamic text box, but this isn't very fast when large quantities of data are being passed. Can anyone suggest an alternative? I don't know enough abo...more >>

This is the error that I am receiving: ERROR: A script in this movie is causing Macromedia Flash Player 7 to run slowly. If it continues to run, your computer may become unresponsive. Do you wish to about the script? I am getting this error only on a number of computers. All the comput...more >>

Does anyone know of any place where you can download any examples, templates or fully functional flash projects? Thanks ...more >>

Hi! I want to create a menu like this one: http://ousortir.doyoulookgood.com/concours.php with thumbs moving under a mask, BUT I want 2 buttons on each sides, one to make the thumbs go to the right and one to make the thumbs go to the left, when the mouse go OVER. When the mouse go OUT, th...more >>

Hello people Once again I'm on the scrounge for some flash knowledge? Is it possible to include the following characters in dynamic text that references and external text file: "+ or &" Thanks Jig ...more >>

Greetings I have created a CD of an interactive book which needs needs to start on insertion of the CD. The file to run is a projector file created in FlashMX. I burn the CD with a set of files (as user options for Mac, PC), leading with the following: [autorun] OPEN=BodyParts...more >>

This is a random problem. I have used the Flash template to create an online quiz. For some users it works fine for others it does not. For the users that it is not working for they are seeing the quiz template and not the quiz questions. Instead of the question created the user gets "Your fi...more >>

I really like the look of the FlashMX2K4 Professional's Media Components; I only want to change the default green colors in the Controller to match my client's project. As I understood it, I could re-skin the Media Components Controller by locating and editing "MediaComponents.fla" in the ...more >>

Hi Guys, I am building a website, half flash (navigation) and half html (text part). I was wondering if it is possible to make a button action in Flash that when there is a mouse event (roll over) in the html part a hidden layer will become visible and will become hidden again when you rol...more >>

Hi, I have the following problem: I don't know how to create scrollbars. I've seen it in the components menu, but i don't know what to do with it, ones it's in my script. Thank you, Death-Ruler p.s. sorry if there are some spelling faults. I'm dutch, so i don't know a whole lot o...more >>

I saw this effect and I wonder what is the easiest way to apply the same effect with as to a picture? Anyone can help me? http://www.gemini.net.pl/ thank you guys! ...more >>

Is any able to give a newbie some advice on how to get rid of blurry text? I've been working on a site in Flash MX and have followed all the guidelines I had found - 8 point pixel font, dynamic, embedded - and yet some of the text looks okay and other parts look awful. I'm not sure where I'...more >>

I'm currently working on a Flash site featuring six languages. Currently all content is loaded from external txt files using "loadVariablesNum" and "&text1=value". Now the point of these external files is obviously so the client can update and change text at their own discretion without ever t...more >>

When Flash attempts to access an FLV at the same time as itself or another Flash application in a local environment (non-http), only the first Flash application can read the FLV. The others get a NetStream error Stream Not Found. This appears to be a known issue, but I was unable to find ...more >>

How can i change color and font in external .txt-files when im using loadVariablesto load them in swf....more >>

Hi, I have 2 comboboxes, "combo1" and "combo2" when changing the value in one combobox, I wants the second one automatically to change its current value to the default one (row 0). For that purpose I used the following code : combo1.setChangeHandler("myHandler1"); combo2.setChangeH...more >>

I have flash MX and just bought MX 2004 Professional. The directions say that i need to go to Flash MX 2004 help to download software. Do i need to upgrade to Flash MX 2004 first? This is crazy....more >>

In flash, can I do soething like dreamweaver create a link (like http://....) or create a link to other file (like C:/image.jpg)?...more >>

Hi All, I have an animation history and would really like to put my flash trial to good use, i have searched the forum here and at FilmMaker to no avail. can you please help with a few questions. -When copying a key back onto another (say i modify the last key and copy it back to the...more >>

Can anyone direct me to a sample fla or tutorial on how to make those rectangualr masks with dynamic curved edges that reveal what's below? Thanks for any help with this. -- Dabbler...more >>

Hey all, the size of the .swf file on my homepage at http://www.ropeofsilicon.com is about 85KB, is this the normal size of a simple Flash file like this or is there something I can do to make it a lot smaller? Thanks ...more >>

Hey, Does anybody know that eightiesish font used for the text box on http://www.billycorgan.com? ...more >>

My first post and it's probably an easy one to solve. I have added some asp code to swap a swf to a jpeg if the user goes to any page other than the homepage: <%if request.querystring("m") = "da" and request.querystring("id") = "13502" then %> <td valign="top" height="150"...more >>

I have a HTML link to launch a new window (using "target=_blank") that is a frameset. I have a Flash movie in one of the frames. I need the movie to be maximized to the size of the frame/window. Due to the content, I can't launch the movie in it's own window. Any ideas? G ...more >>

hi together, i've got a little problem for that i need a solution. whenever flash performs a script, which needs a longer time (about 18 seconds) flash promt up a message saying flash is running slow due to a script. but the script sometimes needs about 25 to 35 seconds to complete. so how...more >>

On friday, I payed a visit to one of our prospects clients and when I played our flash presentation by Internet (a swf of 180 Ko embbeded in a html page) on his Internet Explorer (on his PC) the presentation was playing twice faster than usual so that it was inaudible. His computer was rather ...more >>

Hi I am a web desigen who has been using flash all be it at a basic level quiet happily for a number of years, I have just started using 2004MX and its a major change with the actionscript sode of things, is there an easier setting similar to normal mode an expert mode? ...more >>

Hi there, Chk out this page http://ayyaali.freeserverhost.com I tested this on several computers. On some of the computers it plays really slow and on other computers it plays smooth. And on the computers which plays this slow, it plays other animations fine, they play slow for this one only...more >>

Hi! I have a speech-audio wav in my flash. How can I make it louder? It is recorded with less volume than other audio objects, and I want to increase it?s volume to same level, without the trouble of editing the volume of other sounds lower. Sure, I could edit the volume of the audio...more >>

Using Flash MX 2004 when publishing an exe what version player does it export?...more >>

I'm unable to add a second motion tween to an existing tween without the first becoming corrupted. Even when following Macromedia's tweening lesson to the last degree (Flash MX, v.6.0) I can't even make their example work (the 'car wheel and tyre' example). Here's what happens: 1. I have a...more >>

Hi, I know that you can use 'getVersion' in flash to detect the flash shockwave version, but is there a way of detecting the director shockwave version in a flash .swf file. The reason being that I have created a website flash page which has a link button to a 3D director shockwave pag...more >>

Hello, Can someone help me to change the color of the background area (where the text are) for the demo application located at : C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Flash MX 2004\Samples\HelpExamples\xml_blogTracker It is currently white and i would like to change the color... Thx very muc...more >>

i need help in flash. i want to noe how do i make frames in flash. frames as in the html type frames where when a button is clicked one side is only affected. i want to noe if thts possible in flash. i've search some tutorials online and the best i can get is they use the button in flash but t...more >>

Hello all, when and how is flash object used ? whats its exact functinality ? can someone refer me to any notes / documentaion expalining what is flash object used for ? I've searched the web, but all the links tell me about flash OBJECT & embedd tags in html. Thank you. ...more >>

i am trying to use flash buttons to manipulate text on a web page. I found a great tutorial for how to use flash buttons to change the background colour of the web page here http://www.echoecho.com/flashjavascript.htm. I thought i might be able to use the same principle to change text, but i...more >>

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If i've create a button how can i link it to a site if its pressed?...more >>