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opening a Flash MX file in MX 2004
Posted by Jonny_0154697 at 11/13/2004 11:10:41 PM
hello, when i try to do this i get an error, saying unrecognised file format. is this something to do with actionscript 2.0???? (i'm totally brand new to 2.0!!!!)...more >>

Help with Flash games for newbie
Posted by ozhog at 11/13/2004 11:01:17 PM
I am a member of a web site that has quite a few flash games on it, about half of our members can only get some of the games to run whereas the rest have no problems, we all have the latest version of flash installed, so can anyone give me any clues where to head next? ...more >>

Re: INTRICATE MASKING
Posted by proxmaster at 11/13/2004 10:34:43 PM
You can draw a shape of any kind and use it as a mask. Create a new layer draw your shape, animate it as you would like and then change the layer type to a mask....more >>

INTRICATE MASKING
Posted by enthos at 11/13/2004 9:41:30 PM
Does anyone know how to make masking that isn't simply just a square or a circle? Here are a couple of examples, notice how the decorative swirls appear.... http://www.zaoonline.com/index2.html http://www.billymilesmusic.com/ How do you make masking trace an image like that? Is that ma...more >>

Button Inside Movie Clip Not Working
Posted by kevingoldman at 11/13/2004 9:29:46 PM
In the .root timeline I have one frame that has one movie clip in it. Inside this movie clip I have a button that animates onto the screen. This button animates fine. And the hover effect and button action works fine when view WITHIN flash. However, when I publish the movie the button aniam...more >>

I really need help (noob to Flash)
Posted by IronMaidenRULE at 11/13/2004 8:00:36 PM
Anyway, I've got Flash MX 2004 Pro now and I am totally lost. What I want to do is create a 'cartoon' movie. Those that have been to www.newgrounds.com will know what I mean. Anyway, how do I go about this? Cheers -Adam ...more >>

need to make a text Box
Posted by chas_smith at 11/13/2004 7:58:30 PM
could some one tell me how to make a scrollabel textBox ?...more >>

Erase effect
Posted by K4SSU at 11/13/2004 7:50:39 PM
How can I do a erase effect like in this movie? http://comps.nordic.mtve.com/comps/sonywalkman...more >>



PLEASSEEEEEE! open a external program like word with Flash
Posted by carlinhos2 at 11/13/2004 5:37:21 PM
i want to open a external program like access, excel or word with a botton of a control panal in Flash. i test it with fscommand("exec", "MYFILE.MDB") but it dont run!...more >>

Using flash to show if a user is signed on AIM
Posted by NSurveyor at 11/13/2004 2:21:04 PM
If you open: http://big.oscar.aol.com/somescreenname?on_url=www.google.com&off_url=www.ya hoo.com Then Google will open up if 'somescreenname' is logged in aim. And if 'somescreenname' is not logged in aim, then Yahoo! will open up. I'm trying to sorta make a buddylist. I already made ...more >>

CSS and mask
Posted by harsi at 11/13/2004 10:49:02 AM
hi anyone know why i cant see text loaded from external html file under mask? its working without thee mas good......more >>

Newbee flash help, please help
Posted by Donnwar at 11/13/2004 7:55:49 AM
I was trying to create a 3 (or 2?) frame movie (has just 2 photos like the one I saw on the header at this page http://www.athinapalace.com/main.html (top left) with the same effect (sort of white lines moving across on the 1st frame and the box effect on the second frame), can some one help m...more >>

sorenson squeeze: 480x360, why not 640x480?
Posted by noonehasthatname NO[at]SPAM yahoo.com at 11/13/2004 4:30:43 AM
hi, i suspect the answer will be obvious but i can't figure it out (i hope the answer will be simple). i've got a sony trv38 and when i import a video clip, the "default" seems to be 480x360. when i squeeze at that ratio, the result is fine although the size is smaller than what i'd prefer. ...more >>

Text boxes?
Posted by MeHendu at 11/13/2004 1:41:37 AM
How do I get the boxes around my text not to show up in the final movie? When I make a SWF file the boxes around the text are still there. I'm using FLASH MX Thanks, MeHendu:confused;...more >>

My flash buttons wont work HELP!!!!!!!
Posted by Zerografx at 11/13/2004 1:17:07 AM
I have these flash buttons on my http://www.slackinradio.com/main.html to see what i am talkin about. you can contact me and i will send you the flash file to help me work on it. I just want it to goto another webpage. cant be that hard but it boggles my mind. ...more >>

Advanced (complex) preloader
Posted by SirJames7k at 11/13/2004 1:01:39 AM
I'm no action script expert by any means, so I've been snooping around trying to find a tutorial on devising a complex preloader, but as of yet haven't found anything usefull. What I'm most interested in is a) how to make my preloader text aliased insead of the standard anti-aliased text that...more >>

changing icon of radio button or checkbox, doesnt work
Posted by flashoman at 11/13/2004 12:54:48 AM
hello i am going crazy i followed as help said To create a custom icon, create a movie clip or graphic symbol. Select the symbol on the Stage in symbol-editing mode and enter 0 in both the X and Y boxes in the Property inspector. In the Library panel, select the movie clip and select Lin...more >>

Why won't my Flash movies export into quicktime?
Posted by Tnova92 at 11/13/2004 12:54:06 AM
Why won't my Flash movies export into quicktime? It did once but then it wouldn't do it anymore....more >>

please help
Posted by jasonATF at 11/13/2004 12:21:45 AM
I was wanting to know if there is a way to send corel draw files into flash. THANKS JASON...more >>


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