I'm desparate with this one. I have a preloader that calculates the bytesloaded and totalbytes and then when they're the same moves on to frame 2. In frame 2 a blank movie clip that loads an external swf file. My problem is that the preloader only calculates the bytes for the first movie, not th...more >>

I downloaded some extensions for Flash 4 when I was using it and just got Flash MX. I was I can install and use those extensions for MX as well? If not, are there new ones? Also, where are some good sites for plugins and extensions, etc....? Thanks. Just getting back into Flash again. ...more >>

As a designer, I haven't had to write this much code in years. This is excruciating....and the results - visually - are pathetic! What is going on at Macromedia? To make a tree menu, I should only have to drag a tree off the components menu, type the variables into a window, and have Flash wri...more >>

Hi all, I'm looking for a way to play a flash movie only one time when a person visits my site. As it is now, the movie is loaded and plays with every link on my site and this is annoying and people with slow connections will not even bother. I want it to just play once when someone visi...more >>

Please, help! I loaded a movie using loadMovie method and components inside it (button, combo) act strange: combo wouldnt drop down and button wouldnt send form information. And it all works if I play just that movie, when I'm not loading it from my main SWF file. Help, people.. Tnx ...more >>

Without using the communications server, is there any way to capture a sound clip from a microphone, then loop it continuously back to the same user? I can see it is possible to simply route to the user's speakers, but does anybody know how to store the sound (even if only to a temporary objec...more >>

I'm somewhat new to Flash. I've created a simple button (Modify>Convert To Symbol) that utilizes different images in the button's UP keyframe and its DOWN keyframe. Contrary to my expectations, when the button is clicked it appears to play through its four frames and return to and stop on it...more >>

In creating a button action you can nominate a file to load, the level at which it's loaded, and all that stuff.....but can you also tell that swf file where to start? (i.e. at which chosen frame label on a specific scene's timeline?) Basically I'd like to have a series of buttons in a paren...more >>

Is it possible to preload FLV files, played by the built-in media player component in mx 2004 pro? ...more >>

Hello everyone. I'm still using the quite buggy MX on OS X, and from everything I've read and heard from colleagues, MX 2004 was to be avoided like a paper-cut on your tongue. Now that MM has updated MX 2004 (Note to MM: Thanks for including us Mac folks this time around), is it now worth ...more >>

How do i set the movie size that will play when i create the projecter file...more >>

I have a main movie that links to 5 other sub movies. The links call the swf sub movies. From the main page, I can click to a sub movie and then click to go back to the main page. But if I want to go to that link again, it won't work. Any ideas? ...more >>

Hi i have this mp3 player but at the moment its not very user friendly, to add new songs you have to edit a txt file an it can take a while to do so, does any one know an easy way which i could add songs to it, i have attached the curret player at the bottom thanks. ...more >>

I was just wondering if it was at all possible to make buttons have animation and also if one button is clicked it changes another instance? I'm a complete Noob Please help, Paulie...more >>

how can a change the resolution of the monitor over a swf or a projector? Tool/Function? have a nice day h.stony...more >>

i am very sorry for the delay!! it was imposible to open your file i dont know what wrong did you fix it?...more >>

hello. my site does not have PHP support, is there any way i can create a form, for example so users can fill in a form (email/name etc...) from which the details will be sent to my email address? i tried a form with a mailto action, but it just opens up my email program (outlook, entourag...more >>

Is there any possibility to create a complete flash movie from an swf-file wich creates a text-fx with a script? I want to use an effect to export to an avi-file, with use of an alpha-channel (transparant background) Thanks. Bert. ...more >>

Hi, on my first scene i have 4 buttons, each leads to another scene, but before it goes to either scene i want it to play a short animation located at the end of the first scene. is it possible to script the buttons to that for example, you say, 'play scene1 frames 5to25, then, gotoandpla...more >>

This is happening very often to me. When I attempt to import a PNG from Fireworks, Flash suddenly closes. I am using Fireworks and Flash MX. Has anyone else experienced this? Thanks ...more >>

Hi! I have a movie with 2 scenes: "Preload" and "Scene 2". There is small animation of 3 frames in "Preload" scene, that contains 2 dynamic text fields with variables "loadedkbytes" , "totalkbytes" and movieclip "loader". The first frame of scene is blank, to second frame assigned folowing...more >>

would be great to see a ac3 implent. in flash, don't you guys think so? -Sun li...more >>

Hi everyone: I want to load a animation Movie before load a large movie.So I use the loader component. I want that the animation will disappear after the large movie load. My code is: In Frame 1: I add code: loader.load("Form.swf",2); I click the loader component and add the ...more >>

Hi, I am writing a Flash web application that allows users to browse a collection of MP3 stored in a database (I am using CF and Flash Remoting). Now the challenge is that the application should also allow users to download the selected MP3 on their PC. I am not able to figure out the way to do...more >>

Hi, I?m a beginner in flash and I was wondering how to solve a problem I have with dynamic text. I want to have a CLEAR looking text for my links(or any text really) on my flash site. And it works fine if I use dynamic text instead of static text, which have that stupid anti alias thing ...more >>

does anyone know it?...more >>

I use flash 5 coz i think i't much better than mx, but that's not what this topic is about. Can anyone tell me where to get an update? Thank you!...more >>

why is my movie when published 100% not correctly showing in Netscape (it's just a small square), it is just fine in Explorer. address : www.van-dael.be Thank you for your help Peter ...more >>

I have buttons in a movie clip, and when I add keyframes to the movieclip the ht states don't seem to work anymore, resulting in chopping mousing over rather then the proper functionality of hit states. whats the remedy? ...more >>

I created a Flash file in Flash MX, exported it as Flash 6, called donate.swf. I created a sniffer, exported in Flash 6 called sniffer.swf. Here is the code for sniffer.swf: with (_root) { // v 5.0 or higher a = getVersion(); a = String(a); s = a.charAt(4); if (a.charAt(4)>5) { // v...more >>

I am having a problem loading external swf files with images. On the original swf, the photo looks great, but when loaded to my intended page, the photos are losing a lot of quality. I am loading the movie using actionscript into an empty movie clip on my main page. Thanks for the help ...more >>

I use Macromedia Flash MX, and I'm pretty tired of the way Flash works with curves! It's quite impossible to work on a complex vector object in Flash MX! Each time you move (group, anything...) that object you have new anchor points (keys) generated on curves of that object! How to create a co...more >>

Hi all, I'm in the process of learning PHP and I'm experimenting with it for html stuff, and I'm having a blast. I also love Flash, so I was wondering if there was any Flash/PHP compatibility, or anyway to apply PHP to Flash sites?... For example, could a login Form be made in Flash and hand...more >>

I'm sorry, I don't mean to be rude, but I've ordered Studio MX with Flash Pro by cheque and if I want to cancel the order, I need to do so tomorrow (Saturday). If there's a bug or a serious incompatibility with my hardware, I really need to know about it now. No one responded to my earlier...more >>

Hey folks, Is it possible to use loadMovieNum to actuall load another swf over TOP of the existing swf? Right now when I have a button/object that has the following code, it loads the new swf, but I can still see the old one below. I don't want this to happen...I actually want the old ...more >>