Okay, so I downloaded Flash Player, it says install complete...but I can not find the program in my computer anywhere...I see my shockwave but not the falsh...whats the deal'o ? Anyone, anyone.......more >>

Hi Can anyone give me some guideline's as to whether it is possible to create a pop up window in Flash that is triggered when a users mouse rolls over a graphic. I know that one can do this instantly in DW but with todays pop up blockers this is becoming less effective. ( I hasten to add that ...more >>

When a person visits your site and the movie plays, then the user goes to another page and goes back to the home page, how do you prevent the movie from playing again?...more >>

I have created a component that contains a datagrid and I want to apply a context menu to an individual cell. I import the component that I created using the window component and need to apply the context menu when the datagrid is created in my as file. ...more >>

Good afternoon! I have just begun my quest to learn Flash, and so far, I have both enjoyed the process and found it to be straight forward. I have created a dummy flash which incorporates some text fades, some photo movements and some morphs. The file is nearly 5MB. As I read the archi...more >>

I have flash MX. Does the latest version of Flash have any improvements with the shape tweener? It seems like it hasn't worked since the first version of flash, but they never fix it. It really doesn't work very well at all, even with shape hints and very few points. It's as if they progr...more >>

I was just wondering if any of you have had problems with designing sites that might force the user to download the most recent Flash plugin? For instance I understand a number of large corporations require employees to call on the network administrator before downloading the plugin. If this...more >>

:clock; Hello Flash World. I have been working on a project where I am attempting to use Flash Remoting and the Comm Server together to use CF. I am able to connect all these together. Now the question/scenario I have is this.. For example, if I wanted to call a function that would dynamical...more >>

Hi group -- Does anyone know if it's possible (and how to do it?) to have a frame in my flash movie that I call external images into? Basically I want to create an image gallery but I want to have all of the images stored in a folder, not embedded within the Flash file. So I'd just like ...more >>

I'm new to Flash. Preview works fine, but when I publish and create a SWF, the video is out of sync and gets progressively faster than the audio track. Presentation is about 4 minutes long. Any help much appreciated. ...more >>

I use loadVariables() to call an Active Server Page (that then returns data from a database.) Does Flash have a problem if the URL specified in that function does not exist, but the web server performs a re-direct? ...more >>

I am having problems with Flash Video and slides. I have a project with 4 nested slides that each contain their own video player and controller. On the parent slide I have 4 buttons that load each slide with a transition. When the slide loads, the video doesn't always appear. You can hea...more >>

I notice, when i convert a picture into a symbol, u need to choose a registration point and there are 9 options for it. why should I bother with the registration point ? what's the function of it? Thx. Dario ...more >>

I have a button on level0 and I have a swf loaded in level1. the button on level0 can be activated even when the level swf is covering it. Why? G...more >>

How do i insert a new scene and have all the contents in the exact place of my last scene?...more >>

HI, I am trying (what I believe to be a very simple task) to use the media playback component in Flash MX 2004 Pro, to play an mp3. I am having a couple of issues: 1. The sounds does not start till the file has loaded complete? Is there anyway of changing this, or can I embed it so that it is...more >>

How can I send email in a dynamic text or with a button in projector!! I don't beleive that flash can't do that!! It's a main function, isn't it!! Without putting the swf in a html page, all the url function doesn't worked..... ...more >>

Does anyone know how to export digital video to flash with the Alpha Channel in tact? We have some nice chroma keyed video, and we'd like to use the keyed video in flash. Any ideas?...more >>

Hello. My company has recently purchased Studio MX 2004 with Flash Pro for Windows. We are starting to put together some files and one of my coworkers who has a Macintosh was telling me about a menu driven way to develop Action Scripts. So I went in search of and found what he is talking a...more >>

When im linking from a flash front end to a series of PDF's i want the link to view the PDF's using a local copy of Acrobat that is also installed on the CD. How do i make the link open the local copy of Acrobat as well as the 1st PDF? Many thanks. ...more >>

I have embedded a flash movie in a html page. My problem is that whe you browse away to another document or application when you return to the page which had the flash embedded - and are using keyboard navigation to tab back throught the selecable items int eh flash movie the tab key will not...more >>

I've created a video project in Final Cut Pro and exported to create a .flv movie. I brought the .flv into FLASH MX 2004 movie looks great but runs at half speed (12fps). Is there a way to adjust the frames per sec. in FLASH? If you have suggestions I'd appreciate it-THANKS-SAS ...more >>

Hi, I've created a flash projector. Is it possible to remove the menu bar, and change the title in the window bar? I know I could create a fullscreen, but I want to keep the projector in a window. Thanks! ...more >>

Hello, Is it possible to include a html file in a flash file? I want to make a flash website but i want to use html file as textfields because the layout is easer to optimise in HTML then in flash. I use flash 5 to create my website. Can somewhone help me? greeting Koen ...more >>

Hi, I need to have flash as a button in HTML. I have tried the following but it does not work. <a href=\"$PHP_SELF?action=use&pct=$filecl&filenm=$filenm\"> <OBJECT classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/s...more >>

Hi all Curious to know if anyone has ever tried this. I have a graphic that's been imported into Flash. When that Flash is published, I want to be able to get RGB values from any pixel on that graphic, during runtime. Now I looked into using the getRGB method, but that doesn't seem like i...more >>

On this link there is a flash presentation: http://www.usatoday.com/news/graphics/phantom_fury/flash.htm I would like to save these pictures but a right-click save won't work in I.E. - Mozilla - or firefox. I also tried to save the whole webpage in each of the aforementioned browsers to ...more >>

I am working on a project in school using flash. I'm desiging an animated advertisement for the IT classes. I am using video in Flash except I have a problem. I want to make the movies silent and play music over top of them. I know how to adjust volume on MP3 and WAV files but I can't figure o...more >>

Hi: If you're running Mac OS-X 10,3,6, do you have the below described problem as well? Is what I'm experiencing a problem that others with the same OS have, or not? The 'Help' system in my Flash MX 2004 Professional is not working properly. When I activate the 'Help' menu and get the 'Hel...more >>

Im trying to do a christmas calender, but I stopped on a problem. How could do a ActionScript that would go to a different section of the timeline on a surtain day or time. Example! I named 24 new section on the timeline. The sections are named 1, 2, 3.... I want that on 24. December 2004 it ...more >>

Hi, I've noticed that when I loadmovie a jpg into a MC from an external source (on web/or locally) (MC is preloaded using array) on viewing the movie through the html, the images dont seem to appear on some computers. This is easily solved by downloading the latest Flash player, however,...more >>

I'm creating a movie which loads a movie inside a so called swfHolder. I figured the following.: If I make my swfHolder 100*100 pixels and my movie which i want to load inside my SWFholder also 100*100 pixels it should fit perfectly! But it doesn't It seems that my smaller movie is all stre...more >>

I can not open this flash document I have made. The size of it is 9 919 kB . It's just a picture I've drawn, no animations made. I have no problem opening other files. What happends is that I get this message and the program freeze. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/Chemie/flashprin...more >>

I have a 800 x 600 pixel swf that I want to load into another swf. I have created a movie clip instance wich is a box with no fill of 800 x 600 pixels as well. When I load the swf it is zoomed in and I have no idea how to get it to load in its actual size. Please help it is really annoying. ...more >>

Hi, i want to detect when a user right click the mouse between the first point (10, 10) and the second point (330, 290). When they click in between these two points i want to change some variables. Can anyone give me any suggestions about the best way to do this? Thanks for any help, ...more >>

Is it possible in a flash exe projector to disable keys such as alt-tab and ctrl-alt-del and the windows key? Are there any third party addons that would allow this functionality? Thanks ...more >>

I use Flash MX 2004. Can somebody write me an example, how to set progressBar to show the loading status, when the intro (flash animation) is being loaded? Thanks!...more >>

Here is my script I'm using This animation is a starfield script I borrowed that I incorporated our company logo into. I want this to go away when i go to the next scene and what happens when i change scenes is that the starfield animation shows up on thenext scene but is frozen as a backgroun...more >>

I'm loading flv files dynamically based on user selection from a combobox, using the media component. I've been using a single test file and all works fine, but the final videos will all be different lengths. Can I set the length per video dynamically so that the loader bar works correctly? I ...more >>

I'm a newbie but, this problem is really irritating. I've just worked around the problem just to keep moving but, I can't seem to find any documentation anywhere to solve this issue. I create a document and when I go to test the scene sometimes it works and other times it doesn't. I get an ...more >>

is there a way i can get the alias text option from the properties bar in Flash MX 2004 into Flash MX?...more >>

I'm having a problem while trying to play some flash video from sites. I've use another computer to run the same site & it works. But not on this one....more >>

Hi, I've done a little work in flash and I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice. I'm having problems organizing the layers, buttons, symbols, etc... The type of website I'm aiming for is going to have many layers and buttons and where I am at now is I waste a lot of time trying...more >>

I am a novice with flash, how do I repeat a tween. For instance I have a radio tower that fades in and sets out radar beams. I want the radar beams to continue to be sent out from the tip of the tower.....please help. ...more >>

I have a button that has a submenu system within it, and what I would like to do is have one of the items on the menu link to a frame on the scene 'above' it... or rather, the scene that the button is sitting on... <br><br> I can specify more or provide any examples if needed.... <br><br> T...more >>

Hey guys, I am noticing an issue with my flash site and firefox. When I open the page in explorer, the flash movie shows in the entire screen. When I open it in Firefox, it shows up very small. I am not sure why this is happening. They dont show up the same sizes in the different explor...more >>

hello, i built a flash web-site for a client and he wants a cms so that he can easily update and make changes to the site .. I looked into cms and i found the page publisher from Interactivetools that I liked. However they said that its better to use with html pages than update txt files.....more >>

:confused; Hi! I recently downloaded the trial version and imported a flash. It put all the files into the library, but I cannot not seem to edit them in any way, shape or form. The help features states that you need to click on the options, but when I do, none of the options are visible...more >>

I can get todays date from Date() but how do I get the date say 3 days ago? Thanks Mathias...more >>

Is there a way to view it full screen in a web browser? sorry, I'm a little crabby a frustrated right now with the crapin windows resizing to whereevr they feel like it Thanks Mathias...more >>