I am having trouble installing the lastest flash player, i have tried everything and followed all the instructions. Everytime i try to install it it just comes up with a red cross on a white background in the top left hand corner. My os is Windows XP. ...more >>

I went to the macromedia store and tryed to buy Studio MX 2004 ...You can only download it for MAC or PC..... Are there any plans to release and support the linux operating system? Dustin...more >>

Does anyone know I'm getting this alert when I go to open a flash file. Here's the story: I had a friend build a flash site for me. I then purchased flash mx 2004 (not pro) i just installed it I downloaded the fla file (template that my friend made) off the internet When I go to open t...more >>

Hello -- I have a large JPEG image for a website. What I would like to do is cut out a section of the image and replace it with flash. The idea is to have an animated menu that looks seamless with the rest of the image. My question is, what will be the best way to do this? If I pos...more >>

Hi, I have a PC with windows XP. I received a zip file which, once unzipped, gave me many files with the extension (.swf) I wasn't able to open those files. Internet Explorer shows that Flash Player is needed. I did download Flash Player and shockwave player but I still can't open those f...more >>

I am trying to make this race car game and I set up a track and a timer. For some reason I noticed when playing the game on Netscape 4 you could do faster times (Like by a lot) I also tested it on Internet Explorer, Netscape 7.1, Opera and they all run at the same speed. Do some brow...more >>

Here is my scenario... I have a movie which I am using JPGs in. The movie is full screen. So I would like is for the JPG images to maintain their quality as much as possible. What I have done is created the JPG's so that they are 300 dpi (this is not going to be on the web so file size is not...more >>

Here is my scenario... I have a movie which I am using JPGs in. The movie is full screen. So I would like is for the JPG images to maintain their quality as much as possible. What I have done is created the JPG's so that they are 300 dpi (this is not going to be on the web so file size is not...more >>

Hello, I am looking to convert a projector file into a screensaver. Can you please give me some feedback as to which software is best and least expensive? Thanks, Edwin...more >>

Hallo, is there any tutorial which helps me to solve following problem. I have a large map of the city which I want to show only in a small window or area in the CD Rom. There should be button which allows zoom in/out and also the vertical and horizontal movevement or sliding. Any help will be...more >>

I have put together a flash intro banner for a company website and it has been a learn as I go process. My boss likes the video, so we put it up on the website, and have found that it doesn't play at the same speed as it did in flash player. It is likely some sort of download time issue (the...more >>

I searched this forum and found how to create a pop up window, but how can I center the window in the screen? This is what I'm using: on(release){ getURL ('javascript:n_name=window.open('YOURPAGEFILENEMAE.html','new_name1','width=400, height=400');void(0);'); //You can edit any of the above...more >>

:confused; Please help - first time on message board. I just downloaded the flash player with windows 98 usage. I'm playing videos that i know have sound but am not hearing it from speakers. I know volume is up on speaker, i can get big PING!!!! sound via windows. ??? ...more >>

mi nuevo problema es que por más que un movie corra en el level 1 el mouse sigue teniendo la posibilidad de tocar los botones que están en el level 0 debajo de esa movie, como soluciono esto? desde ya muchas gracias ...more >>

is it possible to view another website in a movie clip or other components in flash mx 2004 pro?? or is there another way to do it? if so pls teach me how.. really need ur help plzzz...more >>

Does anyone know how to install the sorenson squeeze that comes with the flash video kit. It asks for a serial. I tried my StudioMx serial, but that is not it....more >>

ok i am a newbie to macromedia flash and i have made a simple motion tween where the text goes from one side of the document to the other and i only what this to happen once how do i sdo it because at the moment it does it forever please help? sebhughes ...more >>

:disgust; I have just purchased Flash MX and I bought the MX Bible, by Reinhardt and Dowd. The book references templates such as "Photoslideshow_style1" that are not contained in my version of Flash MX. Anyone know where I can download these templates? I am a very inexperieced flash us...more >>

I was wondering if anyone knew of a tutorial where i can make a picture fade into another picture. I know how to make the picture fade through the ransition mode but i dont know how to make picture 1 fade to picture 2. Any help is appreciated. ...more >>

hi all i am looking for a simple stupid flash, macromedia mx, and fireworks tutorials. my learning ability is different than most in that i must read, see, do and compare what i am doing in order to understand an retain the information that i am trying to use. i CANNOT read a book (loose conse...more >>

I've tested my button in 'test movie' and it doesn't work right away. I just keep pressing it until it finally starts scene 2. ...more >>

I am using Flash MX and I would like to apply multiple motion tweens to different portions of the same motion guide. Is this possible? I am trying to emulate gravity on an object, so its motion accelerates as it falls and decelerates as it moves upwards. I use the ease function to do this ...more >>

http://www.worldwideathlete.com Please see The Worldwide Athlete System, and then click any of the menu items on the left. I can't use my normal preloader for these. So when you click a video, you have to wait until they come up. I made these videos by simply importing them into 1 frame of a...more >>

My site is totaly in flash - it's small and simple. Few pages with an intro and that's all. I would like text part of the pages to be easely updated : I would upload the *.txt to site directory and the the *.swf will put in on desired page - in desired format. I tried using MyScrol...more >>

I am re-doing my photo site and I have Flash MX 2004 Pro and want to do several slideshows, where a user clicks on an icon and up pops a photo, perhaps in a seperate window. Such as the galleries on this site: http://www.jasonlamphotography.com/main.html Are there any components, third p...more >>

Alguien sabe con se puede segar un objeto con actionscript. Ya sabéis, quiero realizar el espejo de un objeto,pero con actionscript. Gracias, de antemano! ...more >>

Hi all Using mx 2004 i've created a menu as projector file (menu.exe) This projector file has on it a button which loads a new movie (movie.swf) This to be loaded movie contains only a small (???!!) avi file from about 9mb in size on the first layer. All works very well except when i run th...more >>

I made a small flash presentation and changed it to .swf file so I could upload it to the internet. But when it gets changed to a .swf file the animation I made does not play. Any help would be appreciated, If you have msn I could send you the .fla file. I would also like to know how to ...more >>

I just completed a flash movie. I published it in swf file. I played it. All fine. Then, I inserted it into index.htm. When I open index.htm in this pathway C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\index.htm , the index page shows up and the swf file plays. All fine. When I open index.htm in this pathway http:/...more >>

wow this is frustruating, i just reformatted my computer and did nothing different with preferences or configurations, but when i draw a line with brush tool, it makes it straight if i seem to be going in that direction, for example, i am drawing a circle, counter clockwise, it goes fine, but ...more >>

WELL i wanted to write an function associated with checkbox component, but when i wanted to reference the function in the checkbox component, i found something missing the change handler property is missing in the checkbox properties section... here;'s what my tutor's flash screenshot ...more >>

Im trying to drag a thumbnail into an are. if the object is in the area it will fill the area with the full sized version. this is the code I'm using after the drag. if (this._droptarget == "/here") { gotoAndPlay(3); } here is the instance name of my target image. but the mo...more >>

I would like to purchase a book that is about flash applications and something that skips all the flash basics. Here is the only book that I have found that goes over the subject, but it didn't get the best reviews. If anyone has any other recomendations, or have read the book that is listed...more >>

What is the code to program a .swf to reload it's variables every morning at 12:01 AM. I am using a variable which retrieves the date and I need to make sure it reloads that variable every morning to get the new and therefore correct date. ...more >>

Can anyone give me the actionscript that will stop the man i control from going through a wall ? And also, how the man can - as he rolls over the stairs - go to a frame called 'inside' ? I tried : if (man rollover) { gotoandplay(3); } i didn't write man rollover stairs because that is the act...more >>