i have been having a problem using buttons to send my links to another html frame in an html file. i just started using flash mx 2004 professional, but i have used flash mx before, and i know that this should work (because i have done it before). i am pretty sure that i have the correct acti...more >>

Hi, I'm working with a video and would like to use a scrollbar so the user can move back and forth through the frames of the video like in the following example: http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/flash/sample_files/html/import_video.htm l I looked at the .fla files that are listed but in...more >>

I'm trying to copy and paste images from Flash MX to Fireworks MX - something that should be really siimple. Both have the same size canvas. But when I copy and paste from Flash to Fireworks the image is pasted much much smaller, regardless of wheather I resample the image or not. How can I...more >>

Hi there! Im having problems with a a file. I exported the movie as quicktime video (.mov), in a MAC, but when I tried the file in a pc , it did'nt run, it says that the quicktime handler is not supported, or something like that. Please, if you know how to overcome this issue, please reply. Thankyo...more >>

is there ne knowlegable flash people that can take request on making some .swf files, .swf is a movie file right? i really need a matrix one ...more >>

i got a clip of the mtrix can i convert that to .swf so i can put it in a theme maker? and does ne body got a good matrix.swf with the letters coming down i wanna be able to change the colors of the letters and stuff. ...more >>

hi guys i am first time entering forum problem is that separately *.swf is playing attachedSound, but when it replaces in the same level the previous swf no sond is playing. I use 2004 so called "pro" and Player7 attaching is standart like: song = new Sound(); song.attachSound("slshow"); song....more >>

I am in the middle of finishing a website for a design studio. The images in the portfolio section are all contained in the SWF file. The client has now requested that these portfolio images be linked to an external JPEG images. (each section contained in its own folder). This way in the future, he ...more >>

I have a presentation that is about 1mb and I noticed that in the Bandwidth Meter, it's trying to load 271k worth of something. I do have a preloader on there. So I decided to try a test and actually got rid of 95% of the presentation...in fact I got rid of everything except for the preloader. ...more >>

Hello We are in need of a Flash Slide Show application where the image url's are read out of a text file on the server. We would like it to be similar to the one which comes in Flash MX 2004. Like VCR style controls and auto slide. Soemone here who did something like this before or want...more >>

Please if someone could help. How do you add music to a movie or any project using FlashMX? Thank you for your help. ...more >>

I'm wanting to have an oval mask over a bitmap image that zooms in a part of the image. Its for training purposes in which I want to zoom in for greater detail of a part of the image. I know it involves masking but trying to figure out the best way to accomplish this. Is there a way to accomplish th...more >>

I am trying to print a specific frame. I don't have any movie clips on it just some text and a few input fields. I want to print whats on that specific frame. I have a print button and tried to use the print() method but in some cases it worked and some it did not, some it printed like three time...more >>

where is it? I am trying to lower the alpha on a graphic and cant find it. help. ...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to make a button that allows the user to jump to the next section of my animation (the animation is not divided into scenes). When I code it "if, if" it does only the second action (goes only to frame 118, from any frame in the animation) and when I code it "if, else if" it does o...more >>

I have a movie clip of some text that moves in a path along a circle (circle is the guide layer) and it also rotates one time in it's orbit (kinda like the moon revolving 'round the earth). When I play my movie the text does not show, it just flashes once at the top of it's path for a second, then ...more >>

Is it possible to put a table into a text box, or at least the appearance of a table? Ideally I want it to be in an external file to ease ...more >>

hi i try to do a list in a combobox linked with urls, how i can do this in flash mx 2004? ...more >>

Can I execute and external ActiveX (or maybe Java applet) from my Flash movie? ...more >>

Hi All, How can I speed up the downloading process of this movie. I don't have the source flash code. It takes about 15 seconds to download and start playing. Is there any way I can pre-load this movie before the link is clicked? I tried Pre-load html and javascript for graphics, I didn't exp...more >>

I would like to build an app for my granddaughters that would be paper dolls in Flash. There would be an image of a doll on one side. The other side would have three scrollable areas...one with images of clothing tops, one with images of clothing bottoms and one with images of footwear. I want th...more >>

Hello does there excist a guestbook in Flash ??? Dennis ...more >>

Please help. I am having problems importing .eps files into Flash MX it keeps coming up with an error message: "the eps file was not completly understood part or all file might be missing". Any suggestions. I have tried using illustrator 10.eps as well as macromedia freehand and the file do...more >>

Does anyone know how to create a dvd that will loop from a flsh file? I have built the flash movie and would now like to put it on the dvd to play on a plasma display. I understand that it needs to be 16x9 in size but i am stuck on what is the best way to go about it. Cheers, Neil ...more >>

hi everyone... here's the issue: just came on board to an e-learning project that has been built using numerous html files, some pages holding sound-only swf's and others holding swfs with real interaction and sound. now people want to turn sound off and on, which i'm not sure is easily pos...more >>

My trial period is about to expire, but I find it hard to evaluate the software because the "help" text is grey and so small it's hard to read. Is there a way to customize the help text - i.e., enlarge the text or make it darker, so I can read it without eyestrain and frustration? My purchase decisi...more >>

Is there a way to change the shape of a text box without changing the shape of the text it contains?...more >>

Hi, I hope someone can help, This may be a really stupid question, but how do you move an enitire animated movie around on the background. I have created an animation with about 20 layers all with several graphics, keyframes, tweens, etc. Unfortunatly my animation is not placed correctly onto the...more >>

Hi I want to put a flash animation inside my first page, but it is very important to me that the user can have Flash player 6 or 7.Is there any JavaScript formula for me to put it inside that page like this: If the user has flash player 6 or 7 do nothing else goto("Macromedia url to download...more >>

Hi, I am using loadMovie to import a JPG file into Flash. When I open the SWF file the JPG appears, but when I place the movie into a html file, it doesn't work. Any suggestions? Thanks, E.J. ...more >>

Please help - What am I doing wrong - I have produced several flash movies each with several buttons - then placing them onto a page in dreamweaver. What script do I use assigned to a button to get a url to work to find a specific page in dreamweaver- I have tried e.g - on (release) {getur...more >>

Alright there, I need to make a presentaion that needs to run over two monitors (English on one, other language on the other). they both need to be controlled from one keyboard for ease of use. What I was thinking was, creating three .swf in pop up windows which are: language A, Language B and a ...more >>

is there any way to make the canvas transparent in flash so that when its exported, an animation or text can be on top of a background and just show the text/animation ?? any comments appreciated ...more >>

I need your help guys, let me see if I can explain: I have a background with small squares, some of these squares are MovieClips and they glow when the mouse passes over them, that's simple to do. What I want to do is, how do I prevent that litle hand (the click hand on the mouse cursor) to show u...more >>

Hi, i'm having a pretty bad problem with flash & php. -In my main movie I have two Input Text Fields with a variable: user & password -this two variables are sent to a php using the following: on (release) { if (user eq "" or password eq "") { stop(); user = "username"; password...more >>

Hi all Is there a way you can mark spots in a song as it plays? This would be REEAALLY usefull for matching actions or movements to notes or beats in a song. Thanks for any help! ...more >>

Hi I am just wondering how is Flash and EPS related ? Anyone has any idea ? or where can I find more information abt these topic ? Thanks in advance Javen :) ...more >>

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http://mystikar.com/mystik/ if you guys see this website is that something that is very difficult to do? ...more >>

For some reason my movie is not streaming from the first frame. The movie is rather large (about one meg) but it was starting right away before I put a bar peloader in. The images are large but the music is set to stream. It is intended only for high bandwith users so it should be able to load fas...more >>

Spent the last hour reading posts on this subject. Serveral people have similar question but many of those posts were unanswered. Still I hope someone here have the skills and time to have a look....:) Can someone explain why masking is so buggy, especially when creating/loading things dynami...more >>

Hello, I was wondering if anyone can take a look at the file I have attached and help me. I'm not sure if I'm going about this the right way. I have about 200 hundred or more information windows that need to pop up in this map I'm creating. I'm not sure if there are components out there that ha...more >>

Hi, I am very new to flash, so please excuse me if this seems like a retarded questions. I have a flash file that reads from an xml file. The path is given as playlist.xml in the variable "playlist" Here is snippet of it getting the xml file: data_xml.load(playlist); My problem is i ne...more >>

My business partner and I are both working on a site for a client. For ease we are creating it using one FLA file. However because of this only one of us can work on the FLA at any given time cutting production time in half. We have tried importing scenes we work on into the FLA file but Flash MX 20...more >>

i have mx 2004 pro/windows 2000. i can only export to a quicktime .mov file. i need higher quality and i know the the quicktime video option is availble on a Mac. I have updated my quicktime to current version but the qucktime video option doesn't appear in the format box in MX. Does MX not suppo...more >>