I want to create a site where people can login and update the site without altering the template I've create. IE update text on a page, change pictures, etc... I assume it will have something to do with input text. Any advice?? ...more >>

i wanted to make a presentation ,i heard that for this i have to opt Authorware. But i don't know how to use it. I have been using Flash for a long time ,i think i can do presentations with Flash , is i am thinking alright? suggest me which one is suitable. ...more >>

Is it possible to create an anchor that jumps back to the top of a page? I've just begun creating anchors using ActionScript (with lots of help) that jump forward to a designated place in the text.swf file. Because it's a large scrolling file, I want to create 'Back To Top' anchors at variou...more >>

I've posted about this before. I'm trying to export as .mov and not having any luck. I've tried the instructions below and that doesnt work either. Is it because I'm embedding the video? I don't know how else to bring it in. TIA Amelia 'Macromedia Flash MX only: What does this message mean, ...more >>

Hi, I'm a new member and I found this forum last year but I've been involved in more Flash projects recently and this forum has been helpful many times This time I need a good help. I have this problem which I need to know how to solve. I designed a scene in Freehand, and exported the...more >>

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I have 6 video clips that are to play in the same location on stage, depending on which of 6 buttons are pushed. Not sure how to do this. I have a layer for each button and a layer for each video. They are flv's that have been turned into movie clips. I am using the behavior of 'bring ...more >>

Is there a way to scale down a presentation? For example, i make a movie on a stage which is 500 by 500. Lets say i figure out its too small. So i scale it up to 600 by 600. But all the frames don't fit the new stage. is there a way to scale it so it does? ...more >>

Is there a quick way to move objects or shapes in a layer to another layer without affecting their current position on the working space? The only way I found is to cut&Paste in place but I'm curious if there's a simplier way. THANKS ...more >>

Hi Everyone, My name is Henry and I'm a Master of Computing student at Unitec New Zealand (www.unitec.ac.nz). I'm currently doing my Thesis titled: "Newsgroup-based Customer Support for Small and Start-up Independent Software Vendors". This research is to find out whether or not Newsgroups are...more >>

My Flash movie is broken into 4 Flash files totaling appx 15 minutes of runtime with audio and video. All 4 SWFs total 47mb. Each SWF uses the loadMovie actionscript to load the next SWF to make one seamless movie. Everything works fine until 'FlashPlayer 7 reaches the 3th SWF loadMovie s...more >>

Ok, here is what I have done so far. I have my navigation bar .fla file. I then modified an Mp3 player that I found on Flashkit earlier this year. It has now been sized for my navigation bar. 225x45px. My problem hasn't been resolved yet, and I am completely clueless on how to make this ...more >>

On Flash MX in Publish settings I could set detect a Flash version x and publish would create html that would show Flash if the user has it or else an image. In Flash MX 2004 Prof I can't see this option. The detection options give alternate web pages which is definitely NOT what I want. Is ...more >>

I am using Flash MX2004 Professional and would like to have a movie clip play in frame 1 then when that is done to automatically advance to frame 2. Can anyone help? Thanks....more >>

I work for a company that bought a CD of swf files to incorporate onto their website. How do you include options to stop playing or volume controls to these files? Thanks in advance...more >>

I don't have the lessons under the help menu in flash. I've browsed the forums already, and found a perfect post, but it was resolved with someone emailing the lessons in a zip folder to someone else. I've checked the TechNotes area as well, hoping maybe there was a link to get just the lesson...more >>

:confused; I created files about 8 months ago. I tried opening them up and there is no stage area. But if I export the file as a movie. The movie is just fine. I than booted my computer with extensions off. And the stage reappeared. I went through all the extensions and it ended up being m...more >>

quick question.... does anybody know how to make an swf become a screensaver on windows? or do i need another application like screentime to help me convert the file?...more >>

I have a logo that has been traced over in flash mx 2004. What I would like to do is give the appearance of the logo being draw out on screen. Should I try to use a mash effect or is there some other trick. Thanks ...more >>

I have found many Volume Slider tutorials, but that is for one selected sound file. I'm building a radio in a way for my band to put the files up online. The MP3's are loaded externally and I want the volume slider to control all the MP3's. ...more >>

Hey all, Looking for a solution to convert .swf to image at run-time. Any ideas are welcome and thanks in advance for any help. jd...more >>

Hi I see that the background color of the window where the flash document is designed is middle gray. My macromedia document will be integrated on a black page and I'd like, for aesthetic considerations, design with that window background set to black. I couldn't find anything in the for...more >>

I create web site flash intro's for a client at 600x300 I now also need to drop these intro's into a supplied 800x600 flash template for tv monitor advertising. Is there a way to re-size a flash file without having to manually re-position everything in flash? I managed to import a SWF into th...more >>

Hey guys, I have just purchased Flash and i am obviosuly just starting out. I want to start building interactive slide show presentations to put on my website. Can anyone tell me where to find good tutorials for learning this....those that are simple and start from the very basics. Tha...more >>

The common libraries in Flash 5 had sounds in them ... and in MX Studio, they are not there. Am I not missing sometheing obvious here? This is the Studio Suite D/L and registred directly from Macromedia it is not a store bought CD Rom. ...more >>

I'm using MX 2004 suite, and trying to get better at Flash presentations than I am currently. I'm certainly entry level compared to many of you so please help me understand why certain menu options that are in the books just aren't available to me. Case in point: in the Action Script Window,...more >>

I have a movie that works perfectly... except... only the black background displays instead of the "Please Wait" graphic until about 80% of the movie has preloaded. The problem seems to be with the way I am loading the sound. I am using ActionScript to attach the sound so I can stop and res...more >>

I have experience building Flash Movies and auto-starting them in a web browser. I would like to add movie controls to the movie. My web serach has produced very little valuable information and I am hoping someone will help. I'd like to movie to do the following. ? Have links to separate s...more >>

Hey! I'm making a kind of dynamic slideshow-generator and some of the jpg's width is ca 5000px. My problem is when I've loaded the jpg into "holder_movieclip", and the jpg's width is 5000px , "holder_movieclip" only shows the jpg up to 2880px... Is there a maximum width of MovieCli...more >>

Is there anything included in Flash Pro or the Macromedia Video Kit that having Sorenson Squeeze version 3 does not have? Jeff ...more >>

I did some graphics and a nav bar in Fireworks MX and am having a problem importing into Flash MX. I export from Fireworks to a SWF file type, import the SWF file type into Flash MX but when I do all I get is some basic vector graphics and text. I completely lose the flyout menu and menu bar. ...more >>

Hi, i've got template for a test i've made in MX Pro 2004, how my test works:- 1) There are up to 58 objectives in a single test 2) There is a bank of questions where there are 4 questions that cover each objective 3) When a test is started only one question per ...more >>

Hi I have a movie which I am using for a navigation bar. Once the move has played all the buttons appear. My problem is that when a user clicks on a button and are taken to that page the movie plays all over again. Is it possible to stop it from playing more than once even after the webpa...more >>

I am useing a system of the down song in my flash it is just not the same at low bit rate :( how do I chang the way it sounds when I go to test it and for that matter when I make put it on the web ? need it to sound rilly good plz help [oh it is a mp3 but it is of good quality maybe say 1...more >>

How do you stop the little menu from poping up when you right click the flash presentation. I want it so that when a user right clicks my movie, nothing will happen....more >>

Is it possible to run external program by action script?...more >>

i am attaching 8 external .mp3 loops into sound objects in a flash movie. When the .mp3 finishes playing it loops, but not before a pause which puts the whole loop a very small amount. A slight pause is heard between loops and i am wonderring if there is a way to avoid this. the followin...more >>

hi, we have a movie clip which would display a sort of tab graphic when at rest, and that when clicked upon would cause an event to occur. We would like this tab graphic to rest at the bottom of the browser's viewpane regardless of the size of the viewers' browsers...therefore the parent sw...more >>

hi, anybody know how i can display an html webpage inside a flash app? thanks. ...more >>

I have created an actionscript for a button in Flash MX on a mac. I bring the same file home to MX 2004 and run it as is and still works. Whenever I re export the swf file in 2004 some of my actions don't work if they were created in MX. This is from both PC nad Mac for MX 2004 is on Mac only....more >>

I made some buttons in flash MX2004 and when I try to insert the file into dreamweaver all I get is the flash icon and whenI try to view it I can't see anything. I know this has to be a simple operator error but I can't figure it out. Any ideas? Al ...more >>

How do I link to an .swf file so when the user clicks on the button it will go to that particular movie? Thx!:cool;...more >>

I am creating a very complex animated movies to full-length audio files. there are 13 songs/animations in the file, each on different scenes. This needs to be published later as a Mac and Windows projector. the file so far is about 500 MB (huge i know, but I have no worries about download tim...more >>

i use flash 4. i also use dreamweaver for web design. can you explain to me how to make a simple pull-down menu. the kind that if you hover over, say, the word EQUIPMENT a drop down comes on listing other choices? thanks. ...more >>

:confused; I need help please. I need to know how to add a trails effect like the one in director to graphic moving along a motion guide. please help asap. THANK YOUI!!!...more >>

can enybody help me to sorting out problem how to link flash movie in flash or dreamweaver. movie is exp.like baner wich one i wannt link...more >>