I'm dealing with a basic knowledge of the program and I just can't figure this out. I've placed a button on my site and want this button to open another flash movie in a separate window without browser info. I would like this window to be a different size than the website itself, essentially anoth...more >>

I am trying to get this effect where you click on a button and a movie clip drops drown. You can see this effect at http://www.n-e-r-d.com/ Go to the brain, click on Tour dates or Audio/Video Lope and you will see the movie clip appear and sort of drop down. Thanks! Mac ...more >>

I have a component that I originally created in vanilla MX, gave it to a client to use (he used it in MX 2004 and made changes to it). Now when I try using it in MX the application immediately quits to the desktop. Is there anything I can do to get the component working again? Is this a known issue?...more >>

wel I think the message is clear, so please help me! by the way I use flash mx 2004how do you delete a whole scene..?? ...more >>

Hello... I have an application where I would like to use a follow-me bouncing ball over some text, and I wasn't sure how to go about that! Is there a script I can use or is it something I need to create using Flash? Thanks so much! Kimberly ...more >>

I have a .swf that was built in Flash MX. I want to be able to open it up in Flash MX 2004 professional as an individual slide in a Slide Presentation. Is there a way to convert, copy, or open up this file as one slide of the presentation in MX Professional? I tried copying and pasting frames but...more >>

I'm trying to make a cd with cd-audio tracks and a flash projector on it. Is there any way to make a button in the projector that opens up the cd-audio part of the cd in whatever default cd player the user has? If not, is there any way around it? For instance, I know if you want to open a video ...more >>

I made a flash menu in the site: www.prsp.mpf.gov.br (a governament site), and I have a problem with blind users. There are images button in these menu. (TAB is used to navegate with blinder software.) What can I do to make my menu accessible ? How can I create a logical sequency in these men...more >>

Using dynamic text fields to read in data from local xml file. Works fine until I try putting the dynamic text feild into a movie clip. If I do this it no longer works. I works if I change the movie clip to a graphic, but as I need rollovers and so on plus nested movie clips I really need the dynami...more >>

I've created a transcript page for some Flash Learning Interactions. I have several dynamic text fields that are being populated by different variables generated by the quiz itself. For one drag and drop exercise, I am receiving the following data: {CT:Atlanta,CO:Albany,NY:Denver,GA:Hartford} ...more >>

i've set up a site on one of my new servers which is a microsoft server 2003 standard edition server with IIS 6.0 if i try to stream a flv within flash on that server it cannot find it. but i can pull it in from another server running advanced server 2000 and IIS 5 without any problems.. i've ch...more >>

I have a bar that scrolls from right to left... I want this to be in continious motion. so when it ends i want the beginning to start where the end ends....... its not doing that now... I have attached my fla... can someone please help!!! here is my actioscipt with the x values: _root.sli...more >>

I have a basic swf, wich loads multiple other swf's. One loaded swf, I'll use as a soundObject. When I set the volume of this soundObject to 0. The sound in the other levels has also changed to 0. How can I fix that? I only wanted to change the volume of the soundtrack (wich is an external sw...more >>

I'm new to Flash want to add some additional fonts to Flash MX for use in my movie clips. Do I need special fonts or can I just us ttf's? Also, does flash read the fonts out of the Windows/Fonts directory, or is there somewhere in Flash that I have to install them? Thanks for the info. ...more >>

I have a sound on/off button layer that plays over top of a slideshow of images. The button works fine when you advance the images forward. However, when you go to a previous slideshow image, a another sound file is added...creating multiple tracks. If you go back again, another is added, and so on ...more >>

hey people im working on flash mx for uni, and ive seen this movie which i think uses masks. heres an example http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Effects/Masking/John_Mar-FlashGur-1993/index.php i have no idea how to do it, can anyone help me out?? i wanna use it for many of my projects, if ya co...more >>

Hi, Is there anyway to make a flag wave in flash? Pict sequence may not be practical, as we have 108 flags to animate. What do you think / suggest? Thanks so much. Hope ...more >>

This is so basic, but it actually seems like a bug. MX 2003 Win 2k, I used the Pen tool to draw a closed path, the lines worked but the fill did not take effect. I tried to click on the lines and then try to add a fill color - still nothing. Am I missing something? Best regards, Jip...more >>

Hi all, I don't have, nor do I know, all 3D rendering software, but I would like to create a simple square or cube that rotates in my project. Does Flash come with a simple way of rendering simple 3D FX? Below is a site that I think is outstanding when it come to 3D FX. Did this person use Fl...more >>

Ok. I´m using flash mx 2004 pro and i have some frames withe the same text in all them... I´m using verdana at 12 with the option anti-aliase off so that my text look pixelated...the problem is that he only gets pixelated at the first frame, when i go to the next frame it will appear anti-alised ...more >>

MY loader Starts With almost at 30 % because my Components loads at very first frame.. Need Help.. ...more >>

Could someone point me to a tutorial or clue me in on how to create a simple animated soft edge mask? All I want to do is to have a circle mask start at the middle of a masked image and gradually get larger until the entire image is revealed. I want the masking circle to have a soft or gradient e...more >>

Does anyone know anything about this version of flash? I am using it at the workplace and am having major issues with it. Thank You. ...more >>

Trying to reduce file size and download time as much as possible... Have a main movie right now that is loading about 20 seperate swf files into it...right now all those swf fiels are in another directory. Would it be to my advantage to put all those swf fiels into say a "load" swf and just have th...more >>

I would like for a movie clip to play and when it ends for the movie to advance to a labeled frame and start the fade-in of a text block. I'm looking in MX Flash Advanced, and it seems that a conditional statement would be needed. Is this something that I would put in the final frame of the in...more >>

forums... i wanna know what kind of image format is the best that we use in flash? coz, i've done with my project i disapoint with it. text inside image is not readable. is there anyone can help me... is there any clue, ex. resolution or format mine is tif format with 150 dpi thanks a...more >>

Can anybody help!!! I?ve made a banner in Flash MX, but the client wants it as an animated GIF. The guy in my office who usually deals with flash work is off sick, and we?re on a deadline. Desperate ...more >>

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Quick newbie question I have created a Flash Movie when I put it on my web page it is white I need it to be transparent as it is fading text. It is presently white and blocks out the web page??? How do I make only the words show? Cheers ...more >>

Hello. Might seem like a stupid question, but I am wanting to creat a tutiorial for a client. It's a bit like the video tuitorials that macromedia have done, with video of someone moving mouse around screen, droping down menu, clicking on buttons..etc telling you how to do somethign in their soft...more >>

Hi.. I'm in a very big problem.. I'm trying to load a SWF file by an ActiveX Control.. but it is not working!! But when I made it a normal VB EXE file.. it worked.. so what is the problem ?:( I mean by that that I made an ActiveX Control.. and now I put inside it the Macromedia Flash Active...more >>

Recently I've noticed Web pages with Flash content won't display in my IE6 browser (Windows XP). I've tried downloading the free Flash Player from Macromedia but nothing happens. I was able to download and execute the Flash removal tool. I have tried turning off my firewall and Norton AntiV...more >>

Here is a link to a scrrenshot of the problem I am having. http://www.jmtesting.com/screenshot.jpg if you have any idea what the problem is and the fix for it, please let me know. Thanks again, Terry ...more >>

Dear all, I have added a flash movie onto my webpage. What browsers support flash swf pages? Will I need to add a flash download link onto the web page? Many thanks sc ...more >>

Dear all, I have created a flash movie (swf) and inserted it into dreamweaver. I now want to create a link from the movie to a page within the website. I am fairly new to flash so be basic if you can. When I inserted the flash movie theres no where in the properties inspector where I can a...more >>

Why can´t i import psd files to flash mx 2004 pro? Flash ask me if i want to import it via quicktime i say yes and than gives me an erro that there were problems reading the file...I guess i already did this with flash mx why can´t i do it now? Thanks Mário Diogo ...more >>

http://www.visitmarshallislands.com/main.htm How did they do this effect: arrows moving from one button to another as the user goes over them. if someone can give a more complex answer or direct me to a .fla example i'd appreciate that! P.S. thanks, urami_, i tried that but it doesn't...more >>

I am trying to make the flash movie smaller using html code but it doesn't want to work. Can I change the size the flash movie in the flash program without having to resize every individual item? ...more >>

I'm learning Flash MX (not 2004!) at school right now and I'm trying to find a downloadable trial version but I'm only coming up with MX 2004. Does anyone know if this is even a possibility? ...more >>

Hi there, I was thinking of buying Camtasia Studio 2 to prepare tutorials by recording screen activity but I just want to check first of all, can Macromedia Flash record screen activity. It would be the ideal program if it could regards Oliver Dempsey ...more >>

I used software like flashcapture to capture swf file from website but when I double click to play file it didnt play, it show white blank screen. Can you tell me what the problem is? What should i do? Thanks in advance ...more >>

I recently made a flash gallery which uses loadMovie to load images into the movie. This is so I can display a preloader for each image and dont have to load all the images at once. The gallery works great and I've been using it for a while now with no problems. I just got a new computer (AMD...more >>

Is it possible to upload images using just Flash and php? or does javascript need to be involved? If anybody knows of any good resources relating to this (file uploading via flash) please let me know. Thank you ...more >>

Okay, I have the following code: loadVarsText.load("http://www.geocities.com/actionfiguresonline2001/audio.txt"); loadVarsText.onLoad = function(success) { if (success) { info.text = this.var1; } else { trace("not loaded"); } }; This work fine when...more >>

I'm currently using Flash MX Pro 2004 and I'd like to know if it's possible to adjust the alpha of a graphic AS WELL AS the brightness. It seems as though I can only adjust one or the other. Here's what I'm trying to do: I've got a graphic of a person and I want that person to fade from transp...more >>

I just got my flash but then it terribely laggs, even when i close all programs including windows explorer!!! I have windows XP and 112 mb ram, 860 Mhz... My flash movie im making is upto frame 300, but i cant go on because of that lag... is there anything i can do? like pick any options, to do anyt...more >>

I recently purchased the Macromedia Studio MX and I am trying to install only the Flash and Fireworks software. I have a Mac G4 1.25Ghz with 768 megs of installed ram on OS X.2.6. I am getting the message "There is no default application specified to open the document "Flash MX Installer.exe". ...more >>

I'm converting a PowerPoint presentation to a simple (?) Flash movie for publication on the web. I'm using the "slide presentation" setup that is new in Flash MX 2004 Pro. Rather than using the Timeline approach, this setup creates a unique "screen" for each scene the user sees. I want to play on...more >>

Can't figure out how to make a flash presentation open automatically when a Cd is entered in to the computer any ideas? ...more >>

Can someone please help. I am loading swf files on differant levels. I need to fade in one swf while another fades out on the same level. This should help with transition. Any advice? http://www.granadesign.com/rem/index.html if you notice when you click on the links it isn't a smooth transition. ...more >>