I would like an image to fade in from 0-100%. This was simple in Flash v5 as all you did was "modify instance". How do you do the same in MX? ...more >>

http://www.richardsonmag.com/ if you go to "life beats death" im wondering how the transition between pictures is done (the kind simi-circle). Note: Nudity on site. Kind regads, neil ...more >>

I've gone through every post on this site and have been unable to find an answer to my problem though many claim to be it. I have a site with a radio Movie Clip. _root.radio I want to load external clips- stop(); _root.radio.sound.loadMovie("radio/mov1.swf"); _root.artist = artistname; _...more >>

(Flash MX 2004) Hi. Im trying to remove the green highlight that appears on components when they are in focus. the green highlight effect can be seen in the search field on the macromedia site in the nav bar above. When you click into the text field, a green halo appears around it. How do i get ...more >>

My Shockwave Flash program was uninstalled and I have been trying to reinstall the program but I am not able to. When I click on the install button nothing appears in the box, no animation. The only thing that shows up is a tiny red x in the upper left corner of the box. It won't even download at ...more >>

hello everyone.. could someone help with this question please. i have a small webpage which has a mix I have done and is streaming with realplayer. I would like to create a button (which is easy enough) to open a new window at a certain size with a list of tracks i used for the mix. I onl...more >>

been having this problem for a while, i can see the video fine, just no audio....any pointers? ...more >>

i have a normal sized image and then below it several thumbnails of different images. the normal image is in a graphic and the thumbnails are a part of a movie. how can i make it so that once the thumbnail is clicked, the normal sized imaged is replaced with the thumbnail full size? i, of course,...more >>

Hi .. Using FlashMX2004, single layer, single frame, I have this code in frame1 that loads and plays Ok. IN FRAME1 createEmptyMovieClip("mymovie", 0) mymovie.loadMovie("b.swf") mymovie.play() I then want to play a second movieclip when the above completes. The way I went about it is obv...more >>

I posted a reply to this in Data Integration, but it doesn't seem like it's been answered since December, so I thought I would try here. I am wondering if their is a way to integrate C++ into flash. I have C++ libraries that I want to use as commands for buttons on a flash interface. But I don't ...more >>

I'm trying to work around the 2800 pixel jpeg width limitation of Flash but still keep the same look and feel of the resulting movie. I've uploaded a working fla file and an example of what the limited version looks like.. http://boundless.net/test.html This is five 550 pixel jpegs "stitched" ...more >>

HI Everyone, I am stuck and I know this is a dumb question but boy is it frustrating anyway. How do you adjust the rulers? You see when creating a symbol and using the alignment to center stage the object goes to the top left i.e x_0 and Y_0. I noted that the rulers show zero in the cent...more >>

Hi there people i use flash mx. i would like to now how can i import 3d and use it in flash ...more >>

I have a movie clip symbol placed several times on the stage. By default all the instances of the movie clip symbol start on frame 1 and loop. Because of this, all movie clip instances play in exact synchronization; this looks crude and primitive. How do I create unique starting points for each...more >>

Dear Friends, I am putting my entire website on a CD to use as an interactive portfolio. I don't want to make the user find the index.html file and select it. I want to have a SWF file autorun when the disk is inserted into the drive which would contain a button to call up the index.html file....more >>

I'm trying to find a drinks/coke can image (vector) somewhere for flash...or ideally a drinks can shape as a flash file as i need to create/animate one rotating top to bottom....and I don't have any 3d vector animation programs...i'm only using flash. thanks in advance CW ...more >>

Alright. Assuming I know absolutely nothing, I need a Flash tutorial for making a preloader. ...more >>

i have an animated flash logo on my site, the rest of the site is code (html, css...) in netscape sometimes the logo wont appear. i have the plug-in installed, and get no errors. does anyone have an idea what could be the reason? the code for the flash logo: <hr noshade size="1" color="sil...more >>

so ya, im making a flash presentation to showcase various artworks ive done. it will autorun from a cd, and it will allow the view to scroll through all the images of my work. Now my question is, if they want to be able to see a larger version of a certain image, what do you think is the best...more >>

Hi all. I'm thinking about implementing a graphic chat, like Habbo Hotel (www.habbohotel.com). The fact is that I don't know if Flash MX is sufficient for me, or if is better to use Director MX. Graphic chat involves networking functions, access to a database in order to store registrations...more >>

I'm looking for a web designer i know some of the site will need to be done in flash. Also i want to be able to up date the site as needed. Thanks Please email me. Steve ...more >>

Hi, I am taking a section of a website to put on a cd. I want to use flash as a 'sort of' splash page that loads when the cd is inserted, and offers 2 buttons, go here if you want this, and here if you want this. How do I set up an external link? In dreamweaver, you just point to it, but I can't ...more >>

hey i have this script for a fade effect: _parent._alpha+=30; Thats in keyframe 1 gotoAndPlay(1); Thats in keyframe 2 that will make my parent timeline have the fade effect, but how do i make that effect only effect 1 symbol instead of the whole parent timeline. Thanks ...more >>

okay, I've edited my original post, since after posting it here and elsewhere, no one seems to want to touch the subject, which is easily understood. So, here's my newer approach: Let's say I've many movieclips in my file, all with instance names of: o1, o2, o3, o4.....etc, etc. I would li...more >>

Hi. Here's what I'm trying to do: I have a main swf that has a navigation bar loaded at level 10, another swf loaded at level 9, and one more at level 8. They work fine. The swf at level 10 is the navigation bar. When you click one of the options, a menu drops down and you can press one of the...more >>

hi im somewhat new to flash, and im trying to create something like an Interactive SlideShow on my webpage with loaded images. i know theres already an example of something like this that comes with flash, but theres alot of fading and indexing actions that go over my head. heres an example of...more >>

i have a movie named "ParentMovie". It uses this.loadMovie("folder1/ChildMovie1.swf") to load a movie named "ChildMovie1.swf" in folder1. That's ok. No problem. However, the movie "ChildMovie1.swf" also uses this.loadMovie("ChildMovie1.swf") to load another movie named "ChildMovie2.swf" in the same...more >>

Hello to all of you!... I'm doing a project in FlashMX, and i'm using XML to organize data... I want to have a link wich will open a PDF document in a new window, the question is: do i have a command that give this order in XML?!? Something like if it was a WWW link, in wich i just have t...more >>