Ok, I downloaded the trial from macromedia.com and it says that it includes Flash MX 2004 and Flash MX 2004 Professional. Now, I DO NOT want to use flash mx professional, I just want to use the normal verison, and it says it includes both, so my question is how do I use flash mx 2004 non-profe...more >>

Hello All, I am looking for a good way to have images show up on the stage at specific times, related to lyrics in the song/audio track. I am a Director 8.5 convert, but do not know of a Director-esque way to do it. Is there a better way than just having a really long timeline? I am familiar ...more >>

Can anybody help me? I want to install Flash but when I try nothing happens. I pressed install now and when the page loads nothing happens. I waited 15 minutes at least but I still don't have flash....more >>

How would we contact Macromedia about suggestions to Flash upgrades? After talking to my artists here, we thought that some kind of 'List View' that had the stage, then movie clips and movie clips under that would be a good idea. Clicking on a movie clip would allow you to view the code atta...more >>

hi i did an flash invitation and i want to send by email, as the user open his email message he will see the flash! how do i do it? thanks...more >>

I am creating a slideshow presentation in flash MX pro and created a multi-layer animation (tweening). When I play back the presentation I would like the animation slide to just play once and wait for me to prompt with nav buttons to go onto the first slide.....simple question I know but I don...more >>

I have a Flash template that is about 900 pixels wide and 500 pixels high. Is there a way to re-size the document so it is about 770 pixels wide, making it look okay on an 800 x 600 monitor? I don't want to simply select Modify>Document and chop 130 pixels off the right side of the document...more >>

1 http://members.toast.net/cbminfo/Sabrina/index.html 2 http://members.toast.net/cbminfo/bev/index.html To save space I'll use their numbers. 2 works every time, but if I switch between page 1 and 2, the masking is off when it 1st reloads the page. Both movies are almost identical. The nu...more >>

Can you mask video in flash. Every time I create a mask and view it in explorer or Qt the mask dissapears....more >>

there has got to be a way to set flash to not only display web safe colors? everytime import images they are dithered to web safe, and look like garbage.. my issue is im making a cd, not a website! i dont remember flash 4 doing this... ...more >>

Ok I have this Flash site I designed. It uses alot of FLVs as button rollovers and as videos played on the site. For some reason, the site seems to crash alot of browsers ESPECIALLY Safari. I noticed on the Activity Monitor in Safari that if you click to view one of my FLVs and then befor...more >>

How can I do the following coming in and out effect. http://www.templatemonster.com/flash-templates/7045.html...more >>

I have a fla that I lost the original images. Is there a way to export the images that are saved within the fla? thanks Michael ...more >>

Hi all This is my first time here so be kind. I am fairly green to flash MX pro and I need to put up some photo galleries on a web site. I would like the application to use .jpg files in predefined directories as the source for images. This way I can FTP new content without having to touch...more >>

hi can any one give me a technical side of things as to what the real differences is between flash and director. i find alot of ruppish on the internet but can any1 be more specific.what is the difference between the 2 thanks michael ...more >>

Hi sorry to bother ye.... just a quick question......... is it possible to upgrade from Flash MX 2004 to Flash MX Professional 2004 or do i have to pay the full e800 or so for the professional edition?? Cheers Aoife ...more >>

I want to buy flash mx 2004. Apparently its around 500 quid :Q Anyway. I do not have that sort of money. And plus i was useless at the trial. Does the actual program have more things on it. Anyway. How much does it cost :confused; ...more >>

I created a several promotional demos (4) which I want to put on a BizCardCD. I created a menu and now that I've done this...I may have gotten in too deep. I thought I'd know how to link from the menus to the movies...but I'm doing so good. I need action script syntax help. I can't seem to fig...more >>

I'm going back and forth on how to do this ... I have a closed path I've drawn using 100+ points, and I need to animate this line being drawn (starts with one point in the bottom right, then moves around clockwise). Is there an easy way to do this? Seems an animated mask could work, but I'...more >>

I'm using the sharedobject to store variables for an online app. Is there some default expiration attached to the sharedobject? Will those files last forever unless I otherwise code for that or the user physically browses to that folder to delete them? ...more >>

Hi all, If I want to extract people from videos and the such to put in Flash videos (like the basketballer on the macromedia home page) what software would I use????? After effects or something??? Thanks] Jansolo:D ...more >>

Hi I'm a novice at flash but need to place a shot movie clip in to flash 5. I need it to open in to a pop up window and play. Any advice would be welcome...more >>

:confused; I just downloaded the demo version of macromedia flash and am having trouble when i try to publish or export an fla file to an swf. The progress bar goes about a third of the way then it hangs up; after about a minute I get a not enough memory error message. I am running windows...more >>

Hey people. Is it possible to make a dynamic text box with HTML enabled links to make the mouse turn into the hand icon? I would like to make links within this dynamic text box dummy proof. I hope this was clear enough... Thanks in advance. Mark ...more >>

Is any way inside dreamweaver that i can put a link to a .swf? Please advise Thanks ...more >>

I am trying to use a mask with a text box but have been unable to get the text to show in the mask. On one layer I put a square shape and a text box with some text in it. On the layer above that I put a square shape covering parts of both the text and the shape on the layer below. I turn this ...more >>

I am dynamically populating a scrollPane with a container movie that holds 5 movies that are positioned one underneath the other. The population is working fine, but the scrollPane does not automatically allow verticle scrolling. If I set the vscrollPolicy to 'on', it does not allow scrolli...more >>

Thanks for the help in my earlier post. I have a frames page and the flash menu is in left frame. I want the page to come up in right frame..Anyone know the target= code to have it come up in right frame?? ...more >>

I would like to program a demo for a customer´s program in flash. Is this possible? Is it difficult? How can it be done? -- Message sent by 80.136.240.172 via MMKit http://www.mmkit.com/newsgroups.php ...more >>

Can anyone tell me how to delete a scene from a Flash animation please?...more >>

I've tried posting this in Data integration but had no response - can anyone in here help? I Have a form with with three text input fields - Name, Address, Postcode which I want to send to a database with asp. this is the code I have created from a number of tutorials /* change this value...more >>

Hi I have a form in flash that has 5 text input areas on the left hand side and 2 large text input areas on the right hand side. The problem is that having filed in the first two boxes, when the user presses tab again they end up in the first left hand box. I there a way of specifying which ...more >>

Has anyone seen this problem in Flash: 1. Create a new flash document. 2. Add a text field to the stage with some text in it. Make it a dynamic text field, and select embedded fonts. 3. Add the TextArea component to the stage. 4. Run the movie and observe that the text field disappears. ...more >>

Hi Experts, Can any body help me to create a button like the one which is placed in VERTICAL FOCUS section in the following website? http://www.isgnovasoft.com Thanks, FlashingGuy...more >>

hello everybody, I need to open powerpoint files from a flash movie that will run within a powerpoint presentation. So far I have understood the concept of fscommand and have been able to open powerpoint files from a flash projector. I have not been able to import the flash projector within p...more >>

This is going to be a bit of a rant, so I apologise in advance. I'm using mx 2004 and want to do something very simple. In flash 5 I could do this in 2 seconds. All I want to do is select an object make it a motion tween over 10 frames. Specify at frame 1 it has alpha = 0% and frame 10 alpha =...more >>

Hi, Can someone please advise how I can do a match in flash. E.g I got "Fruits" on the right and "Apple" on the left. I want user to click on Apple and there will be a striaght line drawing and move together with the mouse pointer and when user click on Fruits, there will be a line connect...more >>

Hello all, I was wondering if there is anyway to save my Macromedia extensions. I have DL and bought quite a few over the last year and I am going to have to reformat my computer as it is acting up on me. I do not want to loose these extensions So any help would be appreciated Thank you ...more >>

Ok so I guess i created some libraries and i want to delete them now so i can use the names. They wont delete, i've tried by right clicking and Delete is grayed out. If i press the trash can or any of the other little buttons they dont work. Help plz, ty. ...more >>

I've created a Flash movie and a separate Flash quiz using the quiz template. Once the movie has ended, I want to link to the Flash quiz. However, I've tried everything I can think of and nothing will work. Please explain. ...more >>

I've created a Flash movie and a separate Flash quiz using the quiz template. Once the movie has ended, I want to link to the Flash quiz. However, I've tried everything I can think of and nothing will work. Please explain. ...more >>

I've been struggling with this for awhile now and have no idea what to do - IT managers are blocking Flash content. Not just some of it. Not just big chunks of it. All of it. The network security program Websense blocks it all. I see giant gaping holes all over websites. I have trouble wit...more >>

I am fairly new to flash, and would like to be able to import my Illustrator files, but the graphics dont' come in consistently and the fonts I have chosen don't seem to be supported by Flash. From what I gather, the best way is to save them as .swf files in Illustrator, but I have not found ...more >>

I am developing a web based Flash piece. I have a quit button. When the user rolls over this button, I have a message appear, (which is a movieclip), using the setProperty command. In this message, the user is asked if they are sure they want to quit. If they click on the yes button in this me...more >>

This is really weird. I want to play an external FLV file via the Media Playback component. I have a very extensive movie and only want the clip to show when the navigational item is clicked. This is what I have done: 1. In a movie clip, I drag an instance of the Media Playback component ...more >>