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All in Flash?
Posted by Adman2004 at 3/31/2004 11:29:59 PM
I have decided to commence work on my new company web site...www.DavisAdvertisingInc.com. I haven't worked in Flash for a couple of years and I have version 5. My question is this...Each page of the site will have animated wording/lettering in the background which will play for a few seconds...more >>


Direct Flash movie to HTML Page
Posted by Mountaingolfer at 3/31/2004 11:07:45 PM
Hi, Flash MX beginner here... I have created a Flash movie and when it's done I want it to automatically open an HTML page in the same window - can someone help? I have the 'stop' function - but the 'get URL' function does not work - I am creating a presentation on CD ROM (not on the w...more >>

dynamic kerning
Posted by parallel2 at 3/31/2004 11:00:20 PM
does anyone know if it is possible to set the kerning to a dynamic text field in flash mx 2004?...more >>

Property window
Posted by Baberny at 3/31/2004 10:54:26 PM
Hi, I can't anymore open the property window in flash mx2004, it's just gone. I reinstalled the prog and still that window missing???? Can someone help please ?...more >>

chinese fonts a go-go
Posted by j3hu13 at 3/31/2004 10:30:37 PM
in the middle of a project that is in chinese. i copied chinese text from a word doc and was amazed to find that i could just paste it into flash mx 2004 pro with no problems as long as the font was either set to _sarif, or _sans. so last night i made a change to some code for the navigation a...more >>

refresh a Flash file?
Posted by cruise95 at 3/31/2004 10:09:59 PM
Hello, does anybody know how to refresh a FLASH file and/or flush all data? I am currently using Flash to talk to a ColdFusion file - this file retrieves data from a database and sends the results back to Flash. Everything works good on the file, but when I edit the database in Flash, the...more >>

Flash text shape tween error
Posted by DragonOrion at 3/31/2004 10:07:37 PM
Ok. I designed some text in Adobe Illustrator, and changed it to vector. I exported it as a swf. file. I opened it in Flash MX & broke it apart. I created a shape tween and reduced the alpha to 0% on the beginning frame and left it on 100% for the ending frame. However, Flash chops up ...more >>

Embedded fonts in MX don't display HTML tags
Posted by pukkel at 3/31/2004 9:19:58 PM
Hello all, my problem is as follows and I can't seem to find anyone who has encountered the same situation and documented it. I have placed a dynamic text field on my stage, which accepts HTML ("render text as HTML"). I want to use Arial for this field so I have imported (via Library - N...more >>



Importing Layered Photoshop files
Posted by Jen Newbie at 3/31/2004 8:57:18 PM
Hi all, I am a very new user of Flash and just today purchased a book to help me - the Show Me series by Que Publishing. The one thing I was most interested in learning was not there. I want to import a layered Photoshop 7 .psd file into Flash MX 2004. I tried, and got a message 'not recog...more >>

CDROM Menu
Posted by dev880 at 3/31/2004 8:50:10 PM
I would like to make a autorun menu, is there a turtorial to create one fast? TIA, Tom...more >>

importing Ilustrator files into Flash-HELP!!
Posted by edgardog at 3/31/2004 8:41:11 PM
I need to import layered illustrator files into flash and have Flash honor the respective layers. what happens now is that I import the Illustrator file into Flash following all of the instructions from three books to a tee and it creates the separate layers but puts all of the layered images ...more >>

load a fixed size movie window from a movie
Posted by ceno67 at 3/31/2004 8:16:28 PM
I'm trying to load a movie clip in a new window with no menu or scroll bars and at a set size of 400 x 400 from a button within a flash movie, without loosing my original movie. My main site is all flash and I'm trying to load a photo gallery that is also flash in it's own window. I've been tr...more >>

controlling two sounds
Posted by Francesco at 3/31/2004 7:56:48 PM
Hi, I have two sounds in the same movie and want to control the volume of them ( whith a volume slider) independently...I use the next sentence: sound1 = new Sound(); sound1.attachSound("loop"); sound1.start(0, 999999); and the next one sound2 = new Sound(); sound2.attachSound("...more >>

Need help with playing sound across scenes...???
Posted by gary92fxr at 3/31/2004 7:42:24 PM
Hi, I'm trying to play a looping sound clip across several scenes. I made a separate sound movie and am loading it to play independently throughout multiple scenes (loadMovieNum("background.swf", 1). The problem is that my stop actions at the scene level are stopping the background sound as ...more >>

Shared Font Symbols
Posted by Laiverd.COM at 3/31/2004 7:18:54 PM
Duh, first timer here when it comes to using shared assets, in my particular case shared fonts. I did get this to work, but am definitely in need of some explanation on some points, as some of the things I had to do, seem completely illogical to me THE SITUATION 1. folder structure: content/...more >>

Masks not working with hairline thin lines?
Posted by Screenweasel at 3/31/2004 7:09:47 PM
Hello everyone. I have a non-animated effect I am trying to create. Think of a typical grid pattern using white lines. These white lines then fade from white to black (the background color) from a central point. It's very easy to do in Photoshop and I thought about how to achieve something...more >>

Flash Movie Overlaps JavaScript Dropdown Menu
Posted by dave_jenkins_71 at 3/31/2004 6:49:09 PM
Using Dreamweaver MX, I've inserted a Flash movie within my HTML tables layout: <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#ve rsion=6,0,29,0" width="778" height="181"> <param name="movie" value="...more >>

ProgressBar with forms in FlashMX Prof
Posted by jaded5150 at 3/31/2004 6:39:04 PM
let's say you do the following commands in the form: on (reveal) { this.contentPath = "logo.swf"; this.load(); } How do you setup a progress bar or a loading bar while the form loads? Haven't had any luck because it's not a Loader component, but just a screen's content. Any ideas? ...more >>

Help with Actionscript
Posted by Paul at 3/31/2004 6:26:10 PM
Is it possible to get Flash 5 to run aspecific swf at a specific time, say 7.50pm each evening? I suspect it is but can't work it out Any help would be gratefully received ...more >>

MX2004 Pro Help! - Output Window displays NOTHING
Posted by frank.hanfland at 3/31/2004 6:13:47 PM
I tried to debug some of my code, but my trace statements did not produce any output. Evene a brand new file, system restarted, single frame, code: trace("Boloni"); did not produce any output. The output window pops, but there is no content. Any help is appreciated. ...more >>

Hiding Menu in .EXE Flash Projector File
Posted by stretch2003 at 3/31/2004 6:09:20 PM
I am creating a CD in C++ but as the CD is first placed in the computer a >EXE Flash file is played. In testing this .EXE Flash Projector file on my computer (with XP Pro), I get the menu above the animation (File, Edit, etc.). How do I get rid of the menu with just the .EXE Flash animatio...more >>

WebBrowser control & Flash = Unhandled Exception
Posted by macroedOut at 3/31/2004 5:43:40 PM
OUCH! I'm unable to debug within VC++ IDE (which is generating an "Unhandled Exception" message) whenever an HTML page within WebBrowser control contains Flash object: Using VC++ Version 6, Win98 platform + include WebBrowser control in dialog box + run inside of VC++ IDE environ...more >>

what kind of assignment is "/:"?
Posted by jalla2 at 3/31/2004 5:38:57 PM
Sorry if it is a dummy question, but could not find in a manual.......more >>

Masking the dateChooser componet?
Posted by Rowan at 3/31/2004 5:35:47 PM
Is it possible to mask the dateChooser componet ? If so, how?...more >>

looping background
Posted by Liat51 at 3/31/2004 5:24:00 PM
How do I get a ackground to repeat throughout my movie without copying and pasting endlessly?...more >>

Flash movie appears Upside Down
Posted by alejomzco at 3/31/2004 5:04:20 PM
Hello My flash movies are appearing upside down when I insert them on a html page. Does anybody know why?...more >>

Panther: MX 2004 won't run in spite of HotFix
Posted by oe at 3/31/2004 4:45:07 PM
Hi, my Tryout-Versions of Director (wich I originally wanted to buy next week but have a peek on it before) and Flash MX 2004 (I'm a long time Flash user) don't work under Mac OSX 10.3 (Panther). They show exactly the behaviour described on the appropriate Macromedia Technote (bouncing ...more >>

voice control game
Posted by Evan Cowan at 3/31/2004 4:41:35 PM
check this out. www.bluerivergames.com i have been playing around with the microphone object in flash, and love it. we have built this game. - I think its the first of its kind. - am I right ? Evan Cowan Blue River Creative Design for Internet and Print Web: www.blueriver.co.nz Ema...more >>

360 degree image
Posted by purple_am at 3/31/2004 4:39:55 PM
hi can anyone guide me to a tutorial or reference to achieve a 360 degree image with interactivity in it. An example is of what i want to achieve [L=HERE]http://www.clubmed.fr/cgi-bin/clubmed55/Ratio/Villages/villageclub.jsp?B V_SessionID=@@@@1408574481.1080750368@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdgadckmm...more >>

dynamic text button or link for a movie clip
Posted by tommy53 at 3/31/2004 4:33:45 PM
I have a dynamic text box that scrolls. I would very much like to create a rollover, button or link in this text that will allow me to display a movie clip on the stage. For example, when someone clicks or rolls over the words "enlarged hilum" in the scrolling dynamic text box, an image (movie...more >>

Importing Flash into Dreamweaver templates
Posted by Franscram at 3/31/2004 4:33:01 PM
Flash elements display correctly in the actual Dreamweaver template, but show up as white boxes in the pages that use that template. Any help?...more >>

Help!!! Please help!!
Posted by mlgrafix at 3/31/2004 4:20:11 PM
OK. I need to know if there is code that will speed up the frame rate so the person playing my flash game can control the frame rate....more >>

getURL does not work from CD-ROM
Posted by mrthink at 3/31/2004 3:46:21 PM
I am working with a client and another contractor on a CD-ROM project. I've built the presentation in Flash, the client has done the video components and the other contractor is assembling everything in Director. When they click on the link to go to the website nothing happens. Is it possi...more >>

Button-Clip
Posted by Zuur- at 3/31/2004 3:42:12 PM
I am trying to makea door open on user's click. I first made it as a clip, but then the clip plays without the user's click. How can i make the clip play on the onlclick action of a button?...more >>

Yahoo messenger causes fault with Flash
Posted by _EnergiE_ at 3/31/2004 3:30:46 PM
My Yahoo messenger can't work :( when i start it, it says " Ymessenger has caused an internal page fault in module Flash OCX".. How can I fix that?...more >>

Scenes Not Preloading...
Posted by scotiegirl at 3/31/2004 3:14:03 PM
I'm using the following code to preload the application I've created, but it doesn't seem to load all the scenes before it loads the splash page. Does anyone know if there's something more I can do to make sure that splash page doesn't appear until everthing is loaded? Thanks in advance! s...more >>

Pics & video clips don't show in IE
Posted by bmallott at 3/31/2004 2:51:21 PM
Am running Windows XP home. I have both IE and Mozilla installed as browsers. Through IE, some pics (like the Macromedia navigation bar at the top of this screen) do not show up. Instead, I get the little Microsoft box with a red sq, blue triangle, and green circle. However, in Moz...more >>

VIDEO flv in Flash Cd Rom
Posted by paquituz at 3/31/2004 2:40:33 PM
Hi, I'm building a CD Rom with several videos to be loaded on a main stage as external movies, embeded in the external clip as .FLV files. The heaviest one is about 25Mbs, but the average size is between 4 and 10Mbs. I'm experiencing major problems running the clip which is actually quite ...more >>

Preloaders with Flash Pro screens and other probs
Posted by fiddlestyx at 3/31/2004 2:37:11 PM
[L=Chaucer Project: Flash prototype]http://www.maryvillecollege.edu/swf/chaucer-01.asp[/L] Hi, Can anyone tell me where a preloader clip should be placed in a Flash Pro file using Forms/Screens? Possible targets are "root" or "application." I've tried both, but can't get the preloader ...more >>

How do I space object evenly around a circle?
Posted by Tullsum at 3/31/2004 2:33:59 PM
I want to space 22 small circles evenly around a larger circle. Is there a tool or window within flash that will let me do this easily? The alignment window seems only to deal with horizontals and verticles. ...more >>

FPS how many? for an flash online application
Posted by nardove at 3/31/2004 1:56:19 PM
hi, do you know how many FPS, can i use to make a falsh website?? is there a limit of FPS or a standart for the online flash applications?? FPS (frames per second) THANKS!!!...more >>

cut and paste text ?
Posted by William D. Gill at 3/31/2004 1:46:28 PM
O.K. I give up! Can you cut and paste text into flash mx? bill ...more >>

Design-time acquire external .fla as movie clip
Posted by Chollo at 3/31/2004 1:41:26 PM
Internally to a fash file (fla) I can create nested movie clip symbols with full timeline, layers, etc. They look just the same as the parent fla in most respects. I have found I want to get an external fla into a new fla preserving timeline and layers. Can I do this, and if so, what are th...more >>

How can I with Javascript catch the onclick event?
Posted by torbjoen at 3/31/2004 1:09:35 PM
Hi, I have a button like this: <a href="http://myserver.no"><img src="mybutton.gif" border=0></a> I would like to be able to do the same thing with a flash movie, something like this: <a href="http://myserver.no"> <object......><embed...></embed></object> </a> ..it did not work...more >>

Sound again
Posted by Kev P at 3/31/2004 12:33:10 PM
stop(); s = new Sound(); s.loadSound( "intro3.mp3", false); var total = _root.getBytesTotal(); var loaded = _root.getBytesLoaded(); var temp = 1; while( temp == 1 ){ if ( loaded >= total ) { temp = 0 s.onLoad(success);{ ...more >>

How is this done?
Posted by phlaphed at 3/31/2004 12:17:20 PM
Hello? Anyone know what software is used to do the animation of the bloke getting up out of his chair on the home page of this site? [L=www.ralphcapper.com/]http://www.ralphcapper.com/[/L] It looks too smooth for it to just be Flash, is it Swift 3D? cheers! :O) ...more >>

I want jobs!
Posted by petrus700117 at 3/31/2004 11:56:00 AM
Send flashwork my way, I am a talented flashdesigner. Check my site out and tell me what you think: http://www.petrus.nu (click ireland)...more >>

Help, I can't play my .swf file
Posted by jenny4829 at 3/31/2004 11:40:08 AM
I have been given a .swf file to play. I've been to the download page and downloaded the free version of Macromedia Flash. It says it's installed successfully. But whenever I try to launch my .swf file, it says I don't have an application that can run files with that extension. I don't see...more >>

Eject a CD within Flash?
Posted by The_Crawf at 3/31/2004 11:38:51 AM
We are distributing a PC format CD which contains an image library. We need an autorun file that displays legal info and "Agree" and "Disagree" buttons. If the user clicks "Agree" they get access to the CD. If they click "Disagree" they cant access the content (CD is ejected??). Any suggest...more >>

Making An Interactive ...
Posted by davideo59 NO[at]SPAM aol.com at 3/31/2004 10:56:40 AM
Can someone please send me an email I have a few questions...more >>


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