how do i make a button so that when you click it it starts the animation??????????? help please ...more >>

I'm having an odd problem and was wondering if anyone else has run into it and has an idea about what I can do. Here's what I did: I made 2 rectangle shapes. Over each of these rectangles I added a text label, let's say "One" and "two". I left aligned the two rectangles and set them up so that the ...more >>

I have a map of the world as an illustrator file. I want to bring it into flash, but can't have it be so big in terms of memory. How can I, in illustrator, make the thing smaller or less memory heavey? I can't for the life of me figure it out. Thanks. ...more >>

Hi I am using flash 5 I want to create a scrolling text box with scrollin text in for a 'resume/cv' , and I want it to have particular formatting and spacing, is this achieveable ??? sincerely Chris --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (htt...more >>

i was wondering if it is possible to have difrent frame rates for diffrent frames????? please help ...more >>

Hi to all potential knowledge shares! I have a project where I am modelling a city of building no biggger than the 'mesh size' of the attached image. I am using 3D studio Max to model in and can export my files to director or to flash. I want users on the net to be able to navigate and walk...more >>

I want to move and change a block of text via tweening but I want the changes to start slowly then speed up. Is there a method to "vary" the tween rate on the path? I realize my question leads to the wrong answer but I hope I don't have to add numerous keyframes to accomplish this. Thanks, ...more >>

how can i make a clip that acts like a button (works on click over it) without turning the mouse into a hand? thank you again for your help! ...more >>

Hello, I am creating a movie, and have some text within a button that's located on the root timeline (it's a rollover effect). Outside the button on the root timeline I typed the same exact text (same font, and size) and it is a different size. I need the two to match up for an effect I'm doing...more >>

OK OK OK.. I KNOW there are about 500 posts related to these 2 babies. But, I've embedded the damn font outlines, and the Text property of the Text object gets reset straight away after I set it via actionscript. I've also tried placing the Text, the MC it is in, and the MC that is in on a whole...more >>

Hello, I hope this turns out to be a simple newbe problem. Im trying to get a simple small flash movie to play in dreamweaver. Im inserting a .swf and then resizing it to he correct hight/width. IN the preview it works fine but if i select the movie and click PLay in the properties box...more >>

Hi, I am a relative beginner to Flash. I am wondering if someone could explain how to go to a random frame in a Flash movie. Say there are 20 frames, and I want to go to any of the frames between 2 - 20 when the movie loads up... If anyone could explain, I'd be very grateful. (If there's any co...more >>

Hi, I am looking to upgrade my work machine and the possibility of upgrading to an AMD Athlon 64FX or Opteron has become available. My question is does anybody have any experience with chips using the Macromedia Software? I primarily use Flash MX 2004 and Dreamweaver MX 2004, along with Photosh...more >>

Is there a way to easely publish multiple .fla without opeing flash and pressing ctrl+enter? This question was asked many times without any answer. It would be a great feature. I'm working with many swf movies including .as files and I'm really tired because I still need to open flash and publih...more >>

What I would like to do if possible is to have a Website that has both a HTML and Flash version AND use the same assets for each version. I want this to be as simple as possible for the client to update one file and then both versions get updated. I would of course need the ability for both the HT...more >>

Using the tree control in Flash MX 2004, can the default expand/collapse behavior be changed? I have quite a bit of data and I'd prefer to have the nodes simply open and close rather than slowly scroll up or down to do the same. I know it may look cooler, but it is giving the appearance of of latenc...more >>

I'm on an iMac G3 on OS 9.2.2 in IE 5.1.7. I cannot install Flash Player 7 at all, and I can only partially install Shockwave 8.5.1. Using Install Flash Player 7 (Installer Vise 8.2) I get all the way through the installment and receive the "Installation is complete" message. Only nothing appea...more >>

I have a Web based training program, created in Flash MX, and published as a Flash 5. This program has been in use for a year without any technical problems. However, I recently had a user who was seeing html code with the text. For the most part he was seeing the "&nbsp" code where I skipped a line...more >>

Has anyone experienced the server caching SWF files? One of my clients is using the Pet Market application as a shopping cart and asked me to make a change. I went in and made the change, published and uploaded, but I don't see the change. I've cleared my cache and I've tried accessing the file...more >>

I successfully installed Flash MX Professional when logged into my User account which has Admin privileges. When I try and run the application, it takes forever to try and launch and eventually crashes in a half hour or so. I eventually tried logging in as root and ran the application and it lau...more >>

I'm looking for some good interactive calenders. Know where I could find one? Thanks. ...more >>

Ok, here it is! After saving a jpg form photoshop [not using the save for web option] i import it to flash.....but the jpg seems well...errr...bland....too palid....it loses a lot of the original colors...why is flash doind this? All of my programs keep the colors intact....anybody with tha same pro...more >>

I'm just getting into flash, have done quite a bit in Director. I was looking for some design tips on the web (what a nightmare!), and I came across the following on a web page: "If you're using IE on a Mac, the Flash movies will not be automatically displayed because the Flash player cannot dete...more >>

Hello, I made an image viewer like the one the buick site. I made it with 11 thumbnails that when clicked the images slide to view. Everything works well when I preview in IE, but when I test scene or import to DW or test in Netscape some of the images slide to view but appear only as streaks of...more >>

http://www.flash4all.de/productions/BIII/BIII_TR.htm During this trailer, there is a section where the effect is that you a flying through a firestorm. The colors are yellow and orange and it comes near the end. I am looking for any tutes on how to create that. Anyone have anything? I have...more >>

I want to make a movie that can be seen on the web, dvd, etc. It will use stereo music (mp3 128kzh minimum), pre recorded video clips in various formats from video to net types like mpeg, real etc. Recorded video from digital camera. Graphics like titles and drawings etc. So can flash do this or...more >>

Hello, I am having trouble importing some mpeg files into Flash MX. When I run the presentation, the audio is not matching the images, it is actually entering before them by a couple of seconds. If I run the mpeg outside flash (say in Windows Media or Real Player) I don't get this problem (aud...more >>

Hi, Been working on this site for some time and have now found that I can't publish it nor can I test run the movie. I have sent a pic with this post. Can anyone help?? http://www.a1nets.com/Untitled-2.gif Thanks Luke -You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off-...more >>

Hi all, I am working on Flash MX2004 Pro. I have a DataGrid (v2 components) that gets populated through Flash Remoting. I want to know whether I can have a column of the Grid, invisible to the user Didnt find anything like this on the MX 2004 documentation Thanks in advan...more >>

Do I need to embed fonts somehow that are unique...lets say a new released font must I embed this so it is not replaced with another font somewhere along the line ? Sincerely Chris --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). ...more >>

I want to load a movie from a different movie, but i want it to start playing at frame 30. I am fairly new to Flash and have no idea how to do this. Any help would be greatly appreciated. DannySS ...more >>

i have to tell you that i want to use flash mx 2004 professional to make projector files for cd and do cd presentations with video. i have a 44mb mpeg video which after much effor i was able to import into flash (the program stopped sometimes). then when exporting to swf, in the publish settings ...more >>

Hi Group, [1] I need to find a preloader that will count from 10 to 0 - 0=loaded How & where can i go for this ? [2] When using a preloader, is the point of it to load the whole movie before viewing it ? Sincerely Chris --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG a...more >>

I am doing a presentation which involves video, and have been asked to find out whether Flash can handle it. So I am asking if there's anyone out there with an answer... I know that video in flash is great for the web, but what about off-line presentations? Or on a cd? Please help! ...more >>

cant install my trial version of flash mx 2004 due to a crc failure error ...more >>

OK I am very new to Flash, well I have played for a while, but now I am in the mist of my first job for a client, the brief is really that my client has made a pres in power point and they wont it designed to look allot better for our works LAN. Because the LAN is Lotus and html coding in Lotus can ...more >>

I have Aiptec GFX tablet, and it worked perfectly with Flash MX, but when I tried to draw something in MX 2004 trial, MX don't recognize my tablet. In help I reed that only Wacom tablet are supported by Flash now. This is totaly downgrade of Flash! Or I'm wrong? ...more >>

Hello: I have a project I need help with. If you are an experienced MX user, familiar with advanced masking techniques, please contact me off list, You can reach me at: greytail@mac.com ...more >>

Are there any known problems with importing a PDF causing screen refresh issues? Heres what I tried. Imported a simple 2 page PDF to a 2 frame movieclip. Went into the movieclip to try to add some buttons, drag a button out, move it, screen does not update, shows old position of the button when I...more >>

Hi there, I have a sound swf that is loading into a blank movie clip in another swf. The sound works fine on it's own but not when it loads in. There's also some fade in and out code which is also working fine when the swf plays on it's own. Any ideas as to why this isn't working? Here's what I h...more >>

I am looking for a developer that can build a small interactive application for my website. The app will allow visitors to ?drag and drop? stencils from a tool bar onto an empty canvas ? basically modeled after Microsoft?s Visio. If you are interested, I?ll send you a requirements document for y...more >>

Please help Does any one know how this site below was done? any tutorials or ideas? How to control de music? http://thalia.com/flash.html thank you. Antoniohttp://thalia.com/flash.html ...more >>

Hi, I have a problem navigating in my presentation (made with Screens, MX4 Pro) so structured: *Presentation *start *home *Tunnel **T_1 **T_2 *Hill When a go to Tunnel from home I can see T_1 as I need. But when a jump to Tunnel from Hill I see only Tunnel, the child isn't visible. ...more >>

I want to create a site with a navagation bar which has drop down boxes from the original link. Kind of like this but in flash: http://www.dallasstars.com/ example: ________________________________________________________ |ITEM 1 | ITEM 2 |ITEM 3 |ITEM 4 |ITEM 5 |ITEM 6 |ITEM 7 | |ITEM1.1| |ITE...more >>

Hey, Im using fractions (i.e x/y) in my program and I really need a 'simple' method to work out the lowest denominator in actionscript... for example if flash generated 2/4 i need flash to know that 2/4 also equals 1/2 etc. Can anyone help me find a simle way to do this? Cheers guys :) ...more >>

I have an .fla file with 8 scenes (Preloader and Scenes 1-7). The last frame of the last scene has a keyframe labelled "no_sound". I also have a cookie script that is supposed to create the cookie (already checked and it is creating the cookie) at the first time loaded and on the next time check...more >>