Hi, On my first page of my homepage www.webpascal.com, the rollover onto Awards doesn't work properly, when rolling from up to down direction or from left to right, the MC is then blinking whereas when rolling from down to up or right to left, the rollover event behaves correctly. Has anybo...more >>

Forgive the newbie question here, but I can't find what I'm looking for in the tutorials. My client is concerned about people on dialup (my animation is 178K) so he wants an image to display while the flash animation loads. Can I have a static image load and display while the rest of my ...more >>

Hi Gang, I am playing with sample FLA project sources from a couple very nice page flip book projects. I need to ultimately make something like these that dynamically loads all of the JPGs from files in the same folder as the SWF (named SIDE01.JPG-SIDE40.JPG). Here is a link to the samp...more >>

Is it possible to import a PowerPoint presentation created on a PC into Flash Professional? If so, how is it achieved? ...more >>

How can I have an SWF autorun from a cd, openning automatically to full screen? ...more >>

I would like to know how or if you can have two different 'hit areas' on a button. For example in the up state the hit area is 100 x 100, once you rollover the button hit area is 300 x 300. ...more >>

Im having a problem justifying text in flash, when i you the type tool and put in a few paragraphs, then click justify it looks the same as if it were left aligned. How can i justify the text in a typed box? ...more >>

If I embedded a quick time movie in a flash projector, does the final user need to have the quick time installed in Is computer to see the movie inside de projector?...more >>

Ok all so it has been some time since I have used Flash on a daily basis, but I dont think that much has had to have changed as far as tweening goes, so here is the skinny I have a flash movie I am producing and I am just wanting to do some siple tweens in this movie yet the output is hoarked...more >>

Here is the page I am having problems with: http://65.115.104.55/tdwi_2004_demo/index.html The flyout layers of the main menu do not remain persistent above the flash. I have given the flash container div a z-index of 100 and the flyouts are all z-index 400. I am not an expert at Flash, so ...more >>

Hi, I am pretty new to Actionscript programming. I need to display a text when a button is clicked. For this, I have put a button and label in my flash document, and named the label as textField1. Now, in the action for my button, I am doing the following: on (click) { this.textField1.te...more >>

Hi , i' ve tried to make links to my images, that are each one in a motion tween. I change it to button to put the code: on (release) { getURL('http://www.nothing.com','_blank'); } but, still dont work. The images are in movement and i wish that can link to an url in every...more >>

Hi, I would like to have a graphic symbol change to a movie clip on a roll over event. I currently have this as my script to perform that action and it is not working. Could someone please direct me or show me the correct script ? on (rollOver) { _root.projectorswap_mc.gotoAndPlay(1)...more >>

I want to run the two videos on a click of a thumbnail in flashMX 2004. I am running the video through Mediadisplay component. But not able to run on a click of a thubnail. Please tell me what is the actionscript for running the specific videos on a click of thumbnail. If possible please pro...more >>

Is there a way to temporarily disable Flash in IE and firefox? I would like to test my flash detection logic, but finding a machine without it is hard to do. Thanks Mathias...more >>

May be a strange question...I just dont see where I should be downloading the 'Text Effects Volume' (one of the 'most Downloaded') to? This is the first time I've been on the exchange..any advice greatly appreciated. ~MC~ ...more >>

If you look in the StandardComponents.fla file you see the ScrollThumbBottom Disabled, ScrollThumbBottomDown, ScrollThumbBottomOver, ScrollThumbBottomUp and then ScrollThumbMiddleDisabled, ScrollThumbMiddleDown, etc. In other words when the mouse rolls over the thumb of the scroll bar or ...more >>

I am looking for a supplier of quality flash site design templates that are attractive and professional, yet relatively easy to modify for site content. Does anyone have any recommendations? Thanks much. ...more >>

Hi I had installed Macromedia Flash 2004 Proffesional Trial Edition on my Machine. I created a lot of FLA with the Trial Application. After the Expiry of the Program. I purchased the Macromedia Flash 2004 Proffesional educational License. I also activated the product online. Now I cannot o...more >>

I have already done a quick search, Keyword: DVD. and yet found nothing as to what i need. I Need to be able to convert a SWF to be able to play on a DVD player WITH all the functionality. For instance..... i need to know how to make my Flash file convert into a DVD menu when played on a DV...more >>

The speed of the Flash program I am using speeded up dramatically after installing and purchasing Flash 2004 MX Professional after just having the Reader and The Flash 2004 MX Trial versions on my computer. It's thrown off the timing of the presentation of the home page. my laptop with just ...more >>

Hi I have a simple movie with 5 basic text layers. I would like to link each layer to a different webpage. I have added a link in the property inspector for each layer. Unfortunately the links all appear to go to the same URL although I have installed different URL's. Can anyone plea...more >>

Flash player will not work within the Internet Explorer browser. I've uninstalled and re-installed the application muliple times(with and without reboot). Flash does work properly within Netscape browser. My security settings are at the lowest where all activeX controls are allowed to run. S...more >>

:confused; I'm having problems importing QuickTime video into Flash. No problem with MPG or AVI format, but the new video I received is in QT4. I can import it without problem into my timeline and set up the controls. The problem is that when I publish it, there's no sound. Any suggestion...more >>

:frown; No matter what I do with the sorenson settings, I get one frame of video on the timeline! I can't figure out what the problem is and I'm going insane!! Can anybody point me toward some kind of tutorial for this? Please help me before I get fired or go postal over here... ...more >>

Greetings, I'm just finishing up my first ever Flash project and I've run into one snag - I've applied a sound to one of the buttons and though it works when I enable simple buttons and try it in edit mode, when I publish the file, it does not work. It's not the volume because other sound in...more >>

This problem is starting to make me crazy. I have a swf file that is convereted into an EXE for a cd-rom. The file takes the full screen of a user so the windows background is hiddden. My problem is with PDF's, once a user clicks on a PDF, link the web browser window pops up in from o the flas...more >>

I have a presentation where I have navigation on the bottom. It seems that when the slide has played already and I navigate to that slide it is paused at the end of the slide. How can I force Flash to go to that slide and even if it has played already play over again from the 1st frame. ...more >>

I'v tried all posibilities, but without results. It's about a html link comunication with swf movie . I want to navigate into a flash movie. Can help me somebody with this problem ? ...more >>

While working on a movie at home, somewhere in my project I added a text field that uses a font I do not have on my machine at work. So every time I open it, I get the find a replacement font box. Is there a way hunt down and destroy that sucker? Thanks Mathias ...more >>

I'm hoping someone out there can help me, when i import a small image (including pngs) into flash (mx), then convert it into a button, flash distorts the image making the text in it appear stretched and distorted - with some images (bigger ones) this doesn't happen. Does this happen to any...more >>

I have five circles, one inside the other. I would like the user to be able to press a key 1-5 and then have a cross appear in one of the cicles, i.e if they press 5 the cross would appear somewhere in the middle circle but if they pressed 1 their cross would appear somewhere in the outer ring. ...more >>

Hi guys, It's really strange. I have some games in exe format which are done in flash and was working fine till I installed a freeware anti-virus software. I don't understand what has happened after that. When I click and open these exe's, it shows a white screen. And on right mouse click ...more >>

Hi, I've come accross an issue, on my HTML page I have a DHTML menu and Flash App. I set the window mode to transparent so that the menus can appear over the flash, however my flash app has text feilds in it, and in Mozilla when you click in the text feilds the cursor doesn't blind or show......more >>

It is possible to call an external swf with loadmovie and then ask it to stop at the frame 5 for example, or does it need to be played from the beginning? thanks. ...more >>

I'm hoping someone here can help with this...I am trying to figure out if, and how, I can change the text color on the button component in Flash MX....made each a seperate instance and used the : var buttonStyle = new FStyleFormat(); buttonStyle.textColor = 0x333333; method, which I ha...more >>

Hi there, Does any one know if it is possible to get ride of the window frame when creating a projector in flash without going full screen? Thanks Q...more >>

I'm about to make a web page with a lot of video content on it and I've decided to use flash new video features, I've experimented my self for a while now but my video doesn't get the quality that I'm looking for. I'm focusing on an audience with a broadband of around 500/750 and my video fil...more >>

I don?t want to think that macromedia has chosen not to let developers open older versions of their files in the last release of flash (mx 2004). Any suggestions on how to do this? Thanks.:|...more >>

Hi, has anyone of you experiences in producing and then writing to an external file (such as an word file or .txt file etc...). How can I manage this in ActionScript? Is it provided directly by an ActionScript object or do I have to use something like php...? Would be great if somebody can h...more >>

Hello folks :) Guess what? Someone with IP 216.104.211.5 (corp.macromedia.com) came on my site and complained about one of my menus. I am wondering who was it and why he/she did that ? The menu in question was approved on macromedia exchange and I don`t understand why now someone with the...more >>

howdy, new here so please excuse me if i break any rules! question: ever since windows SP2 and windows increased security updates have happened the sites i'm design using Flash MX don't show the flash player until the user allows the impending ActiceX control access denial by windows sec...more >>

I am a new user. I start by using tool and color panel. I choose pencil / brush and pick the color from the stroke color or fill color. The color doesn't remain on the object (document window). The color shows when I click and hold the mouse, but it disappears as soon as I release it. Object s...more >>

:o Someone please help. I took over this site because a friend of mine basically begged me too after his web developer won't return his phone calls and now he wants me to change the images. I don't understand how to do this because I am just learning Flash (slowly) Anyway, I had to downloa...more >>

I have a SWF that I want to use for several corporate clients. Can one pass a parameter or argument when they call a SWF file? I do not want to call the SWF with a SWF becuause it will screw up all my variables referenced with _root. Any help appreciated. bob ...more >>

I need help! Im building a flash website which has over 200 pics which need to be dynamicly loaded into flash, Plus I need to know attach a preloader to each picture or movie clip. Please help URGENTLY::| ...more >>

Hi everyone... i just begun using flash today, and i tried to use the tutorial lessons to begin. to do so, u need to use some flash files which helps u understand how it all works... but the thing is that i cant even open those files, an error message always pops up, it's in french: 'Format de...more >>

:confused; Hi I just started and I'm confused about animations. All I want to do is make a guy pull a sword out of a pedestal and slay a dragon. (for my website http://www.freewebs.com/warglomsclan...more >>

Hey does anyone know how to make those cool looking sunrays that rotate? Here's an example: http://www.staplemusic.com/flash/flashsite_full.html thanks...more >>

Im using flash mx 2004, and making a website that needs to validate on the w3c's code validator. Im using the HTML 4.01 transitional doctype, but the elements and attributes that flash automatically inserts appear not to comply with this. Is there any way around this? Is there any flash emb...more >>

I posted something similar to this question earlier today, but the solution I wanted isn't going to work so I'm going to try for a different angle here: I am going to have two flash movies on a page. One of the flash movies will have buttons, the other will just have movie scenes. I'd like ...more >>