First I want to thank any and all for their time and help. Heres the problem. I have added a MediaController (Media Component) to a slide on my presentation. I know I can supposedly add behaviors to it and have it load a file from the library or load a streaming mp3 file, but I have pla...more >>

I like to "vectorise" bitmaps by hand for styling my work and reducing file size. I know there are programs out there that will do this sort of thing but I prefer to d o ti by hand as you tend you tend to get a better result. I find tracing the lines easy enough, but what is really time cons...more >>

does anyone know how to open a pop-up window ( a specific size, like 240 x 400) when clicking on a link? and how to add a button to that pop-up window that will close the window out? thanks A...more >>

Hi I have a swf file and it is a movie but the first 25 frames of it is a loader and a "menu" where you have to click a button that says "play". i downloaded this and have permission by the creator to change this yet i dont know how.i need to have the movie to where i don't need to click any...more >>

Here?s what I want to do, any help would be greatly appreciated. I?m making a site with one page that?s reserved for pictures. I want to have a ?list? of thumbnails of pictures that are links or buttons to open a new window with the full-size picture. I would prefer to have a scrollpane...more >>

Is there a way to make a movie clip run at a faster FPS then the movie itself? It's a spinning blade and I can't simply cut out frames because it still doesn't go fast enough (and it also doesn't look right). I want to stay away from onion skins as well (I don't think it will look right either...more >>

it's the most unintuitive program i have worked in. I have already burned my flash books, I have boycotted Macromedia. I don;t care if they have flash player installed in 90+% percent of browsers there are other technologies out there that will do the job. They call this Rapid Applicat...more >>

This should be the new name for Macromedias new line up. Where are you Adobe LiveMotion?!?!?!? ...more >>

Im using Flash MX 2004 Proffesional and im wondering if there is any way to do pixel art in it. I have tried but it seems like it isnt possible....more >>

Please help! I have a client who has asked me to do a website and she's set on having a Flash animated opening, even though I've never programmed anything in Flash before. She's made a drawing--an abtract piece with little dots and spirals and x's and stuff--basically several distinct little ...more >>

I've loaded Flash Player 7 onto my computer. I have an application that requires Flash Player but does not run my application. If I test Flash Player from its web site, it still does not function. HELP! what am I missing, something not setup proper? DonB ...more >>

when making a site in Flash, does screen resolution sizes come into play? say if i have my res set at 1024 x 768 and i design on that res, and if someone is viewing my site and they have 800 x 600 will it look all weird? this is the hardest part. Designing for 2 diff. resolutions. th...more >>

In Flash MX is it possible to extract a sound file from the library of an opened FLA file?...more >>

I joined this forum some time bach because there was a Flash MX Actionscript section or sub-forum here, where is it now?...more >>

Hi I can't seem to get the asfunction to work. My html is loaded into a textArea, and the link in the html is: <a href='asfunction:myF1()'>test</a> My Flash file has only on frame on the main timeline and I have included this in the code frame: function myF1 (){ trace ("hello"); } ...more >>

Hi, Is it possible to have a button inside a movie clip that will change the scene of the main movie when it is clicked? And if so how? I have looked around the net but have not yet found a solution. Thanks ...more >>

out of final cut pro, it takes 8 minutes to render a 15 second flv clip! (2 pass vbr)(this was just for testing) The real video I need rendered is going to be 15 videos, 5 minutes each. This will take way too long. (I have a deadline) Any recommendations? ...more >>

Hi, I am preparing a self contained movie which I am opening to fullscreen. However I want to control the size of the movie within the full screen and just expand the surround to fill the users display, if that makes sense. Basically I have a 400 x 250 pixel movie that I want to open up ...more >>

I'm trying to build a concentration game. Concentration is a game where you try to match two cards. If correct a match is made the player receive a point, if not the cards are flipped over again. Can someone please give me clues on how to build it i've been trying for over one month now. Tha...more >>

Are there any groups that help people out whenever and do certain areas of artistry in flash movies? I'd like to know where some of the good people hangout. I'm making a few movies, but they are pretty rough. I don't use actionscript because I think it's very difficult. I guess I need to g...more >>

I have had it with this crappy app. I am nearing the end of my first - and last site developed in Flash. This program is the most disgusting pile of steaming code ever to touch my screen. I honestly do not know how anyone gets a damned thing done in this app. - Cannot paste text into F...more >>

Hi, I was wondering how I can open a html page or Flash file within another Flash page. I am creating our bands website using Flash, and the home page has buttons on the left, and a square on the right where each section of the site opens. I want it to open within that square, but I am unsure ...more >>

Hi, I have created a movie in flash and have inserted a preloader on it to make sure the movie plays correctly but the preloader does not seem to be doing its job. It seems the preloader is running through its graphical process with the % loaded counting up to 100% before the movie starts...more >>

I have ME but it was suggested to get an older version of flash studio, i had one before but it was a while ago, can someone give me a link or send me and e-mail with an older trial version that is compatible with ME? send it to pyropaintball178@aol.com thanks ...more >>

I've been using Macromedia MX for some time at 800 x 600 resolution on my Win XP Pro -based desktop. Today my new laptop arrived (same operating system) but with a 1680 x 1050 standard resolution. I loaded the MX products no problem, and all are working fine except for one thing that is cons...more >>

Hello friends. Can someone tell me how I can add a color picker and also use the value from the color picker? Any guide to a tutorial would help. Thanks Denis ...more >>

Im trying to do the most basic- Slide show template. I figured out how to customize the colors, change the text and change the pictures. I cant figure out how to add frames. I want to have like 10 picture and the template only has 3 ...more >>

i have about 50 pdf documents that i want people to browse. right now, when a user clicks the title in a list of documents, that pdf document will launch in a blank window. i would like users to have the choice of saving the file immediately (like an html link) or letting it launch in ...more >>

Hi, I would like to know how it's possible to make an animation like the one on this page: [L=http://rockinrio-lisboa.sapo.pt/index.html?lang=en]http://rockinrio-lisboa.sa po.pt/index.html?lang=en[/L] Notice that guy and girl 'electricly vibrating' for few seconds over the logo and fina...more >>

I have a pretty large flash (1400pix high) that has a ton of checkboxes and radio buttons. All of which have script attached to them for logic (ie: if X.checkbox.value then Z.checkbox.enabled=0)... Anyway, for some reason the mouse wheel doesnt work unless the swf's html is set to transpar...more >>

working with screens [presentation] in Flash MX 2004, and having pasted movie clip frames into a child screen, the movie clip is appearing on the parent screen --- in other words, my movie clip is going up through the hierarchy somehow --- any ideas? ...more >>

Hi everyone. I thought I read somewhere that the Flash Player can't record audio or video to a local drive or upload the saved file to a remote server. Is that still true? I'd like to do it without having to buy the Communication Server just for that. Also, can Flash play Ogg Vorbis ...more >>

Can flash MX 2004 run on windows me? PLEASE TELL ME!...more >>

I was wondering is it possible to goto a frame in a seperate movie? I have two movies one that houses all the regular information (about, contact us, blah, blah2, etc...) and the other movie which is the store front. From the storefront movie, I need to navigate to the other movie, but they...more >>

Hello. I tried to download the FlashMX2004 30 day trial but after i had unzipped it i tried to open it and it said my 30 day trial had expired when i had only just installed it. i uninstalled Flash MX2004 and tried to download it again however the same problem happened again. Why is this hap...more >>

Hi all, Can anyone tell me what component was used to create the "Exchange Top Ten" list that appears on the right column of the MM exchange home? I'm referring to the scollable list. In particular, I'm curious about how some rows are one line while others are 2 or more lines. The ...more >>

on our local testing server, the media player works as expected, dynamically loading and playing content. on the web, however, the media player seems not to even see the FLV file. Is there something our host should know in order to facilitate streaming FLV ? ...more >>

Hello, are there any known issues with Netscape and SWF pop ups? point in case, i have javascript in a button to open an image in a new window. this works fine in Safari and IE but in NS just gives a new window with text garbage starting FWS. the main flash movie works fine. i'm using NS7....more >>

Can Flash download extra graphics files in the background while a user is using a Flash app in the foreground? E.g. if a player was playing level 1 of a game could the graphics for level 2 be downloading invisibly and be ready for him when he's finished 1? I know that screen loaders do s...more >>

hi, i'm trying to create a button with a different movie clip for the hover and hit states, only thing is i want to hide the other states during each relavant state, right now if i hover, you can still see the up state - any ideas on what to do? thanks :) ...more >>

I have 2 movies that are text effects. I want movie1.swf to play at the top of the screen and movie2.swf to play at the bottom at the same time. I think it has something to do with X and Y coordinates. Can someone give me sample actionscript on how to set this. thanks!! ...more >>

I have recently noticed a HUGE slowdown in the time it takes to do a Test Movie or a Test Scene, and also to apply Effects. I have removed Norton AntiVirus, but this was apparetnly NOT it. (I had added exceptions under AutoPrpotect for the entire Program Files/Macromedia directory, whi...more >>

Hi, I hope it's not boring question : I need to play a movie clip thanks to the slide (left and right) of the mouse on the swf surface... when the mouse go to left the MC played back etc... how can I do that with FlashMXpro ? if there's a way to do that on flash5 I intersded too :) than...more >>

Hi all, I have a flash file made in MX. For some reason, it doesnt play on a mac platform. The mac i am testing on has a 5.2 ie version + the flash plugin is updated. Still the initial file loads but stops working when 'Load Movie'script is run. Please Help! --gzee-- ...more >>

hello all, i've noticed that when I import some files from illustrator to flash mx 2004 pro library it takes a very very long time.....not to mention the performance of flash seems a bit sluggish overall(when manipulating these imports or using interface in general). My computer is more t...more >>

Hi all I have never used Flash before but I want to start in a learn as you go situation. Which version of Flash should I get? I have an IBM running windows 98 and I am not very computer literate so something simple is probably best. Thanks Simon ...more >>

i want to know how i can use flashplayer in my avatar at one of my favortie websites..i have notice this cause when i see a nice avatar and i want to steal. i cant cause they are using this flashplayer. so how can i use it for my avatar??? could someone please help me out here.. ...more >>

I have created a very simple preloader for my movie, displaying the percentage of the movie in a dynamic text field. There is nothing in the first frames except for an empty movieClip being used as controller and the dynamic text field. The rest of the movie is about 200KB. But when I prev...more >>

I have used the behavior->sound->load streaming mp3 file to add a narration to a frame where the movie has been stopped. The size of the mp3 is about 180KB. The mp3 was converted from a .wav file at mono - 16bit 22Kbps When simulating a test at 56K download speed the sound starts, stops, st...more >>

In Embedded Video list, Play is missing, how do I restore it?...more >>