I am developing an interactive educational package in flash which involves a fair bit of mathematical computation and coordinate geometry. My biggest problem is that the Flash "page" origin is in the upper left corner so all of my y coordinates read backwards! I can implement a work-around (...more >>

Sorry to post this twice, i dont mean to spam the boards but probably a better chance of getting answered here if at all. When I try to edit the parameters of a component, I get an error in flash stating 'There was an error opening the custom UI for this Component' Can anyone explain what this...more >>

I'm a newbie, trying to link external MP3 voice overs to my SWF. It plays perfectly when I test the movie, but when I publish it and play it in a browser, the sound doesn't come in until the movie loops back to the start (at which time it comes in perfectly synched). I tried loading the SW...more >>

im trying to make a snowglobe turn upside down to be shaken...then to turn right side up. i need to move the snowglobe half a turn, and i cant seem to do it...it always tries to turn a whole turn. i could turn it manually, but i dont have time and id like to know how to do this the easy way fo...more >>

Hi, How do I create a window, 400x400, to pop up, whwn a site is loaded? And be able to close it... thanks...more >>

Hi, is there a way to send a flash movie by mail in order to play automatically when the message has been downloaded? Can I insert flash movie in word? Thanks. ...more >>

Hi, in my flash html publish settings there is no way to align my movie in the center of an internet explorer window... is there a way? I?m trying to do a square movie that I would like to appear in the middle and top. Thanks. ...more >>

I'm using flash mx v6 on a g4 mac. the tutorial says 'insert/timeline effects/' How come i can't see it? someone please help!...more >>

say you have several thumbnails in a flash movie, and you want to set your ..fla up so that when you click on the thumbs, a larger picture opens up in an outlined box on the same screen. how do you set up something like that? cheers, macron. :confused; ...more >>

To whom it may concern: I have been working with Flash and other programs out there, and run my school website. I could DEFINATELY see me as working with the net and creating pages with graphic design in them stream-lined with Flash, yet I have no Idea of what to do from here!!! I have ...more >>

hey i am working on my personal site and i want to add a forum similur to this one but not as complex.. i was thinking a simple one topic forum. wondering the best way to go about it as i am not skilled enough to make one on my own. any advise, direction or comments would be greatly appreciate...more >>

hi! I need a help from you great ppl. Im calling images from database in flash file, when i run that flash file from server all the images( called from database) also appear in my temporary files folder. Is there any way to stop this. plz help me out aks1 ...more >>

Hello, I was wondering if anyone new how to populate a combobox and, at the same time, hightlight a specific combobox item? I know it's probably simple but, I can't find anything on it on the web. thanks, Clem C ...more >>

Flash creates movie/movie clips and displays a viewing area in a 2x2 grid (Quadrant 1, 2, 3, 4). With a cross-hairs in the middle. The problem. Only the bottom right quadrant actually displays. Worse the quadrant is not as big as my stated size 800x600. So that content runs off the 'work a...more >>

I'm planning to start a simple project and I'm evaluating various alternatives, one of these is flash: what I'd need is the ability to manipulate pixel colors (on a per-pixel basis) in a quite large area (something in the order of 300x500): can this be achieved with flash with reasonable perfo...more >>

YO, I am trying to produce a rotating gradient effect. Imagine a rectangle (say 200w x 50h) with a gradient from blue on the left to white in the center back to blue on the right. I am trying to figure out how to tween that gradient so that it winds up rotating (say clockwise 90 degrees...more >>

How do I add transparency to an image in Flash?...more >>

I'm starting a music stream with the command music.loadSound('themp3.mp3', true); After the stream starts is there any way to interupt the download? I can stop the audio from playing, but the mp3 appears to continue loading. ...more >>

I'm not sure if anyone will be able to help me or not. I am teaching Studio MX 2004 using the course technology Step-by-Step book. This is the first time I have ever used Flash, let alone taught it. I have students who are having a couple of problems that no amount of my troubleshooting can...more >>

does anyone know why the following script works on a button if published locally, but it doesnt work when uploaded. All the files are correctly uploaded. on (release){ getURL('http://www.mydomain.co.uk/pdf/doc1.pdf', 'blank'); } thanks in advance ...more >>

I am creating a multimedia CD that includes several video clips. My question is what is the best way to include the video on the CD version? Each clip is approximately 1.5 minutes and it needs to be synced to the animation in the swf. Also, I need to use my own graphics for the UI controls. I...more >>

Any tus on making a Flash presentation available to llom at in a regular DVD player? ...more >>

Hello, I hope I can find some help here. I am using the Quiz template from Flash MX. I am trying to create a Quiz that has 40 multiple choice questions and 10 hot spot questions. I have created the background, and the first multiple choice question throught the tutorial, but I am unsure ...more >>

I don't get this. In author mode with enable simple buttons selected the buttons work fine. In test movie they work fine In publish (f12) they work fine BUT, when I try to test the scene they don't work. Yes, they are buttons linking to elements in that scene. Why is this? thanks, cj ...more >>

Hi All! Please help me in deciding which version of cetification to choose (from flash mx and flash mx 2004) as I want to take the exams of its designer's track. Is there any major difference between the two I have checked the prerequisites of both ,both of them are same.And the important thin...more >>

Hello: I have two similar slide shows flash/XML in two different pages: http://iafe.gov.ve/html/red/r_sce.html which is working OK and http://www.produccionescollage.com/enviexpress.com which is not. What that might be? Thanks for your help ...more >>

Hello everybody Is it possible to write information on XML file from flash.For example user has enterd some information and now we whant to store them in XML file Any idea Thank you Best :cool;...more >>

Hi all, I am trying to create an output from ColdFusion in Flash MX 2004. I have a movie clip (mc_itemsList) on the root timeline which contains another movie clip (mc_item). This movie clip contains the data being output by ColdFusion. What I am trying to do is to duplicate 'mc_item' once...more >>

I dont' know why i'm having such difficulty finding info on this. Any help would be appreciated. I have a pretty simple html webpage with one .swf on it. when you click on the link to go to this webpage, it sits there for about 20 seconds before loading the page. How can i get the page ...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to add a background song to my .swf file, but when I test my movie the sound is very bad (the speed is ok, but it sounds very 'dry') I've tried it with a .wav and with an .mp3 --> same result... Anyone knows what is causing this? And how to fix it? Thx, ...more >>

my site http://www.federicocarrara.it shows correctly in Explorer and Mozilla, but not in Firefox (ver. 1.0): Firefox shifts the swf content from the top left corner of the browser window, while in Explorer and Mozilla the swf occupies the entire browser window. i suppose the problem is in the H...more >>

I am having a problem incorporating Flash into my web site. I created a Flash file where the first frame contains code that picks a random number 0-7. It then goes to a certain frame associated with each number, plays a small motion tween, then stops. I tested this out in the Publish Preview (...more >>

Go to the link below is an example of what im trying to do. They have a graphic that is a set loop i think. They have the One picture fade out while another one is fading in. How do i do that? http://www.uoa-architecture.com/ ...more >>

I would like to know how to convert a flash file (.fla) to any VCD compatible files (.mpg) as i would like to try making a VCD. I have tried exporting as (.avi) but it was at first 2.7GB as i used the max. Then, i went to check, which they said that the video shold be 352x240 / 23.976 Hz. ...more >>

Hello all I am desperatley looking for solutions on this current problem I am experiancing. Everytime I attempt exporting or publishing a project file with sound I get a pop up message in the output window reading: "Sound has no valid device sound path although exporting device sounds was ...more >>

I have a photo (.png) that I want to use in my .gif animation. After selecting the appropriate options, I preview the published file. The detail in my photo suffers greatly. Basically what I am asking is, is there a way to publish an animated .gif without the quality of my photo suffer...more >>

Ive made a few flash cartoons, not exactly pro standard of course, but ive notice on slower comps, the music starts after the animation, even though i have them starting on the same frame, so i though, maybe having it load up before playing would be good, now i think, wait, i dont know how ot ...more >>

A really simple question that I can't seem to find the answer to in the pages of blurb I've read. I've upgraded to Flash MX 2004 Pro 7.2. Can this export FLV 1.1 or not? Is there anything else to upgrade to do this from Flash? I'd rather not have to use a separate converter tool as I have a l...more >>

Hi! I just downloaded Macromedia's Flash Detection Kit, and am using the HTML method which comes with an SWF file called 'flash_detection.swf'. Works fine, but I want to make it transparent, or at least the color of the background of the HTML file that I've placed it in. Can I somehow edit...more >>

I have a fla with over 270 items in the library, is there a way to search for the items that are set to be exported in first frame? Because I believe I have some clips that are set to be exported in first frame while this is not needed. This could make my preloader start from half way right ?...more >>

We have been suing PDF's of print ads on our website and we're considering going to Flash. Is there any way of converting a file produced in Quark, InDesign or PDF into Flash? Or is there a simply way of doing it without having to reproduce the enitre ad? Thanks ...more >>