I have a simple shape tween which is on another simple motion tween. the code is like this: createEmptyMovieClip('empty_mc',-10); empty_mc.attachMovie('mc_1','new_mc',-5); trace(empty_mc.new_mc._currentFrame); // this traces a 1; empty_mc.new_mc.gotoandPlay(7); trace(empty_mc.new_mc._curre...more >>

Howdy, When my swfs load in HTML, the area that the swf occupys is the color white before it loads. Now, I have set the swf background color equal to the backgound color I want which is also the same as the HTML background color. But still there is a momentary white area before the swf finish...more >>

Hey all... I have a page whereby at top-right corner there is a small collection of .swf buttons for audio controls. At bottom of page is another ..swf file, so there is a total of two .swf files on the page. I want to have the .swf controls at top of page (which is integrated in as part of...more >>

Hello everybody I create web app with flashmx2004 pro and know I want to create file avalible in pc with install and uninstall file . (for offline use) How can i create it? is it possible to create an icon for it? Thank you bye ...more >>

i have this script to add to a text box on (release) { box = box+"hammer"; } and i have loads of differnt button but changing the hammer bit so a difernt word gose into the "box" text box but i want another button to take away a certain word from that text box like on (release) {...more >>

I have a FLV that is progressively loaded into a movie on a certain level using the MediaDisplay component. I am noticing When I clcik on a button to load a new movie into the same level the audio from that FLV keeps playing even though the movie that contained the MediaDisplay component has ...more >>

For some strange reason my work area (stage) is aligned in the upper left corner of my program window. I can't use the HAND tool at all to move my stage around. How did it get this way, and how can I get it back to normal? Did I accidentally hit a wierd keyboard shortcut to lock my stage down?...more >>

Hey guys, I have a couple movie clips that I would like to have play on one scene by a rollOver event. Basically, the user will roll over the link and a movie clip will play in the scene. Is this possible ? If so, can someone help me out with it ? ...more >>

Anyone know how to export to QT from Flash? I tried to and it said "The installed version of quicktime does not have a handler for this type of Macromedia Flash movie." I just just upgraded to QT PRO and thought that would do the trick. anyone have any suggestions? thanks very much ...more >>

I have the following problem: I am creating two movie clips at depths 100 and 110 respectively using action script. Call these base1 and base2. I attach one movie clip to each base at depths 120 and 130 and call these arm1 and arm2. So arm1 is attached to base1, and arm2 is attached to base ...more >>

When I try to import "@" with AltGr and V on keybord in field input text e-mail, computer insert text from clipboard and only on server mashine. On the local mashine it is ok. Please, help me! ...more >>

Hello. I have used flash for a long time. However, I was at a loss when asked this question. What makes Flash run better? Fast processor? Tons of RAM? Another unknown item? If anybody knows, please let me know. Jose macromedia@lonebannana.com ...more >>

i was reading the response to jimbos Q. and he might have got the anser he was looking for but i would like to know if there is a script that makes the object follow it at a certian speed , you no so it folows it around the screen where ever it goes . ...more >>

I would like to play back a soundfile and use the signal level of the soundfile to control aspects of the image (ie rotate a shape, or change its size, etc). Is this possible with Flash? I recall a long time back someone made an audio tracking plugin for Director, which made this kind of thing...more >>

I'm trying to find out if it is possible to allow a user to slow down/speed up a piece of audio within an audio controller without it sounding like either the chipmunks or HAL (singing "Daisy"). In other words, the pitch needs to stay the same, regardless of the playback speed. I know this is ...more >>

Hello everyone, I?m looking to do a page transition in Flash MX 2004 and I have an image of two people (solid color blue) that I want to rescale in an animation until they completely cover the whole flash document in solid blue. What is the best way to do this? I cannot just make a tween and ...more >>

I'm working with movie-clip buttons, and I've been asked to make multi-level submenus out of the buttons. I've been going crazy trying to figure out how to do this, to no avail. Can anyone help?? I'll post an example fla with what I have soon, Thanks! ...more >>

I inserted a loading progress bar component in frame 1 with a blank key frame in frame 2 of the loading bar layer. All other layes have a blank keyframe in frame 1 and their content begins in frame 2. When the animation loops back to the beginning, it loops to frame 1 instead of frame 2 and th...more >>

If you create a movie clip with two or more layers, and flip some of the objects in the movie clip, when you use the movie clip as a mask on some other shape, the mask is reversed. take a look at http://www.northernlightsdesign.co.uk/mask.fla this makes one object punch a hole in an...more >>

Can anyone tell me hour to lock the AUdio with my animation so that the sounds don't go out of sync with the images when played on a slower machine....more >>

hi, i have a webpage which contains a path to a mp3 file. the flash file integrated into the webpage reads that path, loads the mp3 file and plays it. My problem now is that sometimes the webpage stops displaying the additional content which is on the page after the sound was loaded. y...more >>

:)Good Morning everyone! I have a prob with a site I built. It loads most content Dynamically (XML) using actionscript. For some odd reason, the site loads locally on my PC, but not online? Any Ideas at all?? please Any info is greatly appreciated!! Thanks! ~MC~ ...more >>

I am new to Flash, I am trying to create a slideshow of jpegs using an XML file. It works fine, but the jpegs are not being displayed at the correct dimensions. The stage is 475X450px, the movie clip object is 475X400px, the jpeg is 300X225px, yet when I test the movie the jpeg is so huge you ...more >>

When i created an .exe with Macromedia , it has the toolbars (File, View, Control, Help) etc at the top yet in the publish preview u dont see it.. is there anyway to remove these properly? Thanks. ...more >>

I am trying to learn about components and all the Flash articles require me to have this file: StandardComponents.fla it was suppose to be in my macromedia folder C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Flash MX 2004\en\First Run\ComponentFLA) but i can not find it. i have looked on the Macromedia Flash ...more >>

I'm creating a CD-ROM project with a 15 minute video. I created one flv file in the mediaPlayback componet with button linked cue points for my chapters. I have it all working but when I click on the button for the last cue point it takes too long to get there. I thought if I created a flv ...more >>

I'm working on a text shape tween. The gradient in the text moves but nothing else changes in the keyframes; not the shape or the position. However, when I do the shape tween, the text gets distorted! Tried different fonts/sizes and hinting but it just changes the distortion. The shape...more >>

I'm working on an animation and noticed sometimes when motion tweening animations, there is a line at the end of one keyframe just before the start of the next one and sometimes there isn't. Is this just a visual bug or does it mean something? THANKS! ...more >>

I have a comboBox and its properties are Editable - false Lables - [aez, amg, antera] Data - [aez.swf, amg.swf, antera.swf] Row Count - 8 Change Handler - chooseCatagory when I test the movie and select one of the drop down options it doesn't load the movie, also how do i target the movie ...more >>

Hi, How is it possible to change the registration point of a MC? Indeed, after many changes I did on it (scaling, etc), the registration point changed and I wnat I want to set it on the middle agin like it was. thanks in advance, Pascal ...more >>

I have a movie (http://www.vialenguas.net/ipue/_horarios.swf) where I use a scrollPane, I want to change the color of the scrollbar. I remember that before, by double-clicking on the symbol you could get to the original shape and change it, or you could just 'tint' it easily. Now in Flash M...more >>

I was wondering if there any blending option for layers in Flash? the thing is i need to put some picture over another picture in flash, and i need it to look like if i were using 'Multiply' blending in Photoshop. Is it possible? I was trying to do it with opacity, but obviously it doesn't loo...more >>

Hi, look my last work. www.implacare.com It evaluates, please. My http://www.ateneucpv.com.br/curriculo. Tks. Wilson Francisco Eugenio Beta Tester Macromedia - Brazil...more >>

hi friends, I am just a beginner to flash. Here is a question about the graphics formats. Which is the best image format to import in to flash mx 2004? Is it ai, eps??? Also tell me which format is better for Flash? Is it CMYK or RGB? Please suggest me to learn my self more about these things...more >>

For me as an intermediate user at best I am really impressed by users such as Hugo amongst others at Template Monster .com Question: Any idea where he probably gets his music and sound effects from? If you don't maybe you can recommend some of your best companies or cd's to buy. Thanks. (I...more >>

Hello My flash movie is very high (height = 2000px), and the width is regular ~ 800; The page should be displayed in both 1024, 800 resoultion. i can't find an html setting that will put a vertical scroll and scale the width. is there any soultion? adi ...more >>

I need to post a sound file on the internet and allow people to play it in different players (Windows Media Player and Quicktime) or download it. How do I do that? Thanks as you help me out....more >>

Hi! I'm wondering if there is a way to inport 3ds max object in flash , i think i saw one page using good 3d animations and objects and i didn't find any plug ins.... Bob:cool;...more >>

Hi all, I'm stumped. I've looked all over Usenet and in the Flash MX 2004 help docs, and as far as I can tell, I'm doing everything correctly, but the below isn't working. I'm loading an external CSS file with the code below: var my_styleSheet:TextField.StyleSheet = new TextField.StyleShe...more >>

hi, i'm designing a presentation that has animation with a voice over. is there a way i can quicken or slow down the animation to match up with the voice over, as the voice over explains what is happening in the animation. please help as i've been trying to get this to work for the last 2 day...more >>

Hi all, Does any one know were I could find a .fla similar to this: http://muppets.go.com/main.html Thanks Q...more >>

hi all I'm trying to load an external.swf file into my main movie, onto, for argument's sake, level 1. The .swf in question houses my video player, which plays a .flv file sourced externally. I have used the standard video player component that comes with mx 2004 pro. Any ideas, then, as to w...more >>

Hi, as you go on to my live site, the place where the flash movie is placed within my index page, comes up in a white box just before my preloader starts, then jumps to the movie. I checked within dreamweaver, where I placed my swf file, there is no bground color, yet it shows a white box. an...more >>

I have a problem, my preloader doesnt start until 60-70% of the movie is loaded. I'm using components and they load on the first frame. I have also my preloader there, but the components loads before the preloader. I've tried to disable "export in first frame" under linkage, but nothing chan...more >>

I've come across a problem, and I wanted to know if anyone else has the same problem. It would seem that my dynamic texts don't work in masks, when set to static the typical masking effect works just fine, just like it works with any image, my problem is i'm using a dynamic text that is chan...more >>

:confused; Trying to finish this project, but all my exe's and swf's automatically play in loop mode. I can't find any preference switch, or publish setting to prevent this, and it's not gonna work for what I am doing. Any help is very greatly appreciated. ...more >>

:( I've been designing flash pages for over 5 years know, and need something advance to look at. I usually visit www.threeoh.com to get some flash inspiration, but I don't know of any other gallery sites like it! Can anyone point in a simular direction, thanks! ...more >>

Hey everyone. I'm using Flash MX, and I've encountered a strange problem. I thought this would have been a common problem, but I can't seem to find any other references to it. In a movie clip symbol, I have things motion tweening around in front of a background. I then have this mov...more >>

I was just wondering what the hosting requirements are for sandard FLV video playback with the mediaPlayBack component?? I have 2 hosting packages, and an application i have built that uses FLV video works on one host but not the other. The component will not load the video of one server?? s...more >>