Hi, i do not remember where but i ha seen a utiliy for Flash where after upgrating there was a command like FPS = (number) which actually set the frame rate. I did not read it carefully so i am not sure about it but please if anybody knows about this program let me know where i could fin...more >>

I have a really quick question. I have a scene that is animated. I want the scene to play through all its frames and on the last frame I want the animation to stop (so the user can press a button to go to another scene or other page). How do i do this? I'm sure its some easy, simple setting th...more >>

ok im a complete n00b I've read through the help files etc and still cant do anything so I was wondering if anyone could help me? I'm trying to use a combo box to view different labels / frames / data when I select different selections in the ComboBox ...more >>

Im loading an ASP file from the Database and the bringing it into flash using LoadVars object. Im trying to create a dynamic menu the asp file looks like this: &menutxt=ABOUT,CONTACT,PHOTO GALLERY,GUEST BOOK,LINKS, In flash Im using an Array like this: dataObj = new LoadVars(); dataOb...more >>

Any MacroMediaPeople to comment on that?.. I feel that there is so many new features for the new Flashversion that it would be interresting with a forum devoted to this. ...more >>

make the help window bigger?...more >>

OS 10.2.3 Flash MX for Mac. I need to produce a presentation just like PowerPoint, which I do not have. I posted the message last time but I did not make it clear. While in Projector full screen on a G4 laptop, it is possible to use the keyboard strokes to jump forward and back between...more >>

Hello... I am currently working on a splash screen where I use flash. As I was importing some pictures into flash, I came to think of how you make a picture that you have imported (let us say logo.jpg) transparent? Is this possible.. Im sure that I could have found this in a tutorial or some...more >>

I have a flash page with vertical sliders that I want to control the color percentages and absolute color of another movie clip. For code purposes, let's say the "slider" movie clip (the actual object that moves up and down adjusting the values) is nested in the "slide_rule" movie clip (that c...more >>

Hello, I use a animated flash navigation thingy for my website, which worked fine. I wanted to add a fade in effect so created a 15 frame Tween going from 0%alpha to full. The problem is that the movie loops after a few seconds making it fade in again. This is the file http://www.freewe...more >>

Hi! Im making a game in flash MX. It consist of a board and the player should move across the board. I made a movie clip with a animation of the player moving (4 frames with the same picture in diferen positions). When the user clicks a square in the board, I can make the animation to p...more >>

I NEED SOME ADVICE. Let me give you a short background of what's going on: I've been working for the worst company for about a year now. Paychecks have bounced, been late, etc since the beginning. They are currently 6 weeks behind in paychecks, which is the worst yet. The only levera...more >>

Hi all, I have installed the trial version of Flash MX Pro 2004 but I can't seem to find the FLV Export plug-in installer which Macromedia says is included with it. Apparently I can register this version and activate but what about the plug-in. Anybody have any idea on this? The video expo...more >>

Hi all, i have included a .jpg file into my flash animation, but the problem ist, that this .jpg picture has a white background and thus doesn't fit into my flash background. Can i make the white transparent somehow ? Or is there another solution ? thx ...more >>

I have a mask that is showing the picture in workspace, but not during test. I have a large JPEG image under the mask. Is there a size limit to what can go under the mask? Does the masked image need to fit on the stage - 'cause my image is fairly big 3600x1900. It's of a floor plan so I need ...more >>

I'm trying to accomplish two things: (1) allow resizing of .SWF without resizing ALL of its contents... ie. i want to preserve certain text at a static size even though the .swf is resized. For example "roll-over" text on buttons that become smaller can be too hard to read if the text shrin...more >>

greetings flasheads.. Most of the horizontal menus i have seen require i large amount of real estate for the menu.. I would like to create a horizontal menu that wouldnt' have this problem. I would like to use popup menu's with javascript calling the popup menu's when the above button i...more >>

If you go to the MEDIA section, and to the TRAILERS/CLIPS section, http://gothikamovie.warnerbros.com/ there are three thumbnails, two with halle berry. When you roll over them, the image brightens a bit and the highlights flare out. It's a nice effect and I've been trying to recreate it, ...more >>

i nedd a help..i am having a power point presentation about 13 slides.. in the the slide number 13 i included flash file 'SWF'. so far everthing was ok until i did the slide show the flash sound start playing although i am still in slide number one..what can i do PLZ i need it before saturday....more >>

I know this is the flash forum but I couldn't find a shockwave one! I am having real difficulty in downloading shockwave. When I go to the download page, the imfamous red cross appears where the movie should be, and no security boxes come up. Please help! Craig ...more >>

every one that can hepl me, I NEED IT BAD i just got flash 04 and need to learn how to use it. i have tried the little videos and they dont help what so ever!!! [E=this is my e-mail if you can help] batman100_@hotmail.com[/E] ...more >>

I am using FlashMX (not 2004). I need to open a QuickTime movie from Flash. I tried embeding it, which worked fine, but the resulting fla file is too large. Is there some way to launch the QT movie from inside of a flash file? Any other suggestions? ...more >>

I have my navigation swf at the root level and all of the content of my site on level 1 (a total of 10 swf files at the content level). What I'm looking to do is have a smooth transition when I press a button on the navigation level (level 0) and change the content on level 1. Right now it i...more >>

I work for a ministry that wants to deliver a number of videos over the web. Some of the videos are upwards of 15-30 minutes long, so even when compressed significantly, the file size is still large (for example, one video is 5 MB at very low quality). I have Flash MX and am trying to figu...more >>

I am a total n00b when it comes to flash. I want to learn how to use it for a software splash screen. I have read someplaces where I need to make a projection file? Could someone tell me what program to use and maybe a few tips to get me started. Any suggested tutorial sites would be appri...more >>

Macromedia has a rebate on buying Flash 2004 Professional as least with the Studio MX 2004. Now, I can ALREADY see the comparison table between the two. However, that STILL doesn't tell me anything to justify buying the Professional version in the real world. Furthermore, could I just spend...more >>

I am using the following javascrip to open a new popup window from Flash javascript:openNewWindow('http://www.mywebsite/index.html','thewin','height=550, width=750,toolbar=yes,scrollbars=yes') Along with this scrip on the HTML page <script language="JavaScript"> function openNewWin...more >>

I have a button on one layer of my timeline, and a graphic element (another movie clip) in a layer on top of the button layer. The graphic element partially hides the button. When I mouse over the graphic element on top of the button, the button behaves as if the graphic wasn't there. In o...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to implement a sound toggle for my web site. Each .swf is on its own HTML page. I would like the user to be able to turn the sound off, and have it remain off even as they visit different pages within the web site. I'm looking for the most straightforward approach - possib...more >>

Does anyone know how to add the AltaVista Babel Fish Translation to Flash?...more >>

Probably a simple answer...but it eludes me. Situation: New client needs edits to existing flash movie. Sent me the source ..Fla files. I get "unexpected file format" message when trying to open them with flash MX. My system says these new files open with..." flash 6.0r25". I Checked my ...more >>

Hi All, I've been set a challenge which i think is possible to complete using Flash, coldfusion and dreamweaver, but at the moment not sure how to do it. The challenge to show a map of the UK (which is made up of multiple images) in a flash enviroment. The user must be able to zoom, pan,...more >>

We are setting up 2 large (50") Plasma Monitors to run a flash exe with company news and still images. The presentation has two parts running simultaneously: A large image area showing photos that shift every 10 to 15 seconds and a text band scrolling horizontically all the time. Problems...more >>

Hi All, Sorry to be a pest but the message I put in last night seems to be gone. I checked the first three pages and didn't see it. Anyhow, has anyone got this tutorial to work right? I'm having a problem with creating a symbol from the button. I'm told to double click button 1 and then...more >>

Tr?s urgent...... je demande ? une personne experte en flash s'il est bien possible de faire appel ? des m?dia genre ( son et vid?o sur une animation flash ) sans l'importer sur la sceine, c'est ? dire juste en sp?cifiant un chemin relatif au son que je veux jouer ou ? la vid?o que je tie...more >>

hello, i am searching for arguments, why i have to use macromedia flash. i find the following: -rich text & rich media appliccations -complex and professional webapplications -browser independent development who knows more arguments?? thank a lot best regards ...more >>

Hi all, I have an MC with a dynamic text box inside it. I am calling in some data to the text box from a MySQL database and so I can¹t tell how long (or short) the text is going to be. I have scrolling set up for the MC and at the moment it works on a fixed size but I would really like to r...more >>

does anyone know that maximum width an object within flash can be? I've looked through all documentation and searched, but not been able to find this value out. At present through my experimenting it's somewhere within 2000 and 3000 pixels. above 3000 throws a program error but within that ...more >>

hi everyone! I'm trying to get fullscreen popup window to open without the button. I put following action script on Frame 1. I put stop action on Frame 10. It works fine on Mac IE & Safari but don't work on PC IE. getURL ("javascript:NewWindow=window.open('mysite.htm','newwindow',...more >>

Hello everyone, I am sure you have met this issue before, but as far as I know I can't find out a solution to this. Well, I work in Flash MX 2004 and I want to use a scroller from a previous Flash version. The problem is that the scroller is not working in all computers. Although it a...more >>

Hello all Im new to Flash designing and I managed to create a presentation from a template ... Having watched On-line seminars about flash I was amazed on 2 things. 1: How can you record yourself and paste the video to the flash presentation? ( I want to start the presentation like in sem...more >>

We are a training provider located in the Coventry area and require a Flash MX 2004 trainer. The individual needs to at least be an intermediate level user and be comfortable with teaching actionscript and embedding audio and video. Reply by email: a.thethi@coventry.ac.uk or phone 024 7688 5...more >>

Can i know how can i create the security warning to prompt out in my website to let people download flash player since their own personal computer don't have flash player! how to i create it in my flash? You may email to me at wee_liem@hotmail.com ...more >>

Anyone know why I'm getting "the instruction at "0x041c9b6f" referenced a memory at "0x041c9b6f". the memory could not be "read". when I close my flash mx2004 professional. I'm on windows 2000 5.00.2195 SP 4. After checking Microsofts support pages I found this: CAUSE This beha...more >>

Hi im amaking a web page for my school astronomy class and want to aplly a loading bar to a gif to tell how much has downloaded. How would I use this bar [L=http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Actionscripting/Basic/Progress-Josh_Van-668 /more2.php]http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Actionscripting...more >>

Hi forum, I want to create a quiz using flash. Macro media provided us templates for this purpose. It contains components like, True/False, Multiple choice, Hot object, Hot Spot, Fill in the blanks and drag and drop. But i want to create myown template which contains the above components a...more >>

Greets! This seems so elementary, but its faffling me. I'm developing in Flash MX 2004, on a G4. I'm inserting a static text box, using 11pt Verdana. I have nothing special done to the text, except have it white. No auto Kerning, subscript, etc. In any event, several of the "i"...more >>

I get the following illegal operation error message when trying to start my trial copy of MX 2004: FLASH caused an invalid page fault in module FLASH.EXE at 017f:00c45437. Registers: EAX=00000000 CS=017f EIP=00c45437 EFLGS=00010202 EBX=040a9d50 SS=0187 ESP=0130ed20 EBP=0130edac ECX=000...more >>

Hello, I've created a flash animation and I'd like that my animation runs only one time and not restart when it's finish. How can I parameter my swf file for that ? Thanks a lot....more >>

I would like to have a link or button in my Flash movie, that would directly print an external Web page without requiring the user to first open the page and then select print from the menu. Is there a way to build this into the link with some javascript or somehting else so that it just pulls...more >>

I am creating a website with text buttons and the buttons don't seem to be sensitive enough. when moused over the pointer has to right on the letter to be in the 'over' state. Is there a way to make the whole area live but still only have the text as a button. Thanks! ...more >>

I just downloaded the trial version of Flash Pro. I opened it and messed around for a couple minutes and then closed it. Now I can't open it. I'm using Win XP Home. When I click on the icon the hourglass shows for about 2 seconds then goes away. I opened the Task Manager and watched the Proces...more >>

I just upgraded to Flash 2004. I cannot view a file on my site I made with flash 2004. When I look at the code in a browswer, the flash html code is not there. If I export the same file from flash mx, it works fine. Is this a flash problem, dreamweaver problem or a browswer problem. I'm using...more >>

I stumbled across this site: www.danielnyc.com and I really like how the 3 images at the bottom expand upon rollover. I'd like to know where I can find a link to tutorial or a .fla that shows how to create that. I've been looking through flashkit but haven't found anything yet. Any one fami...more >>

Has anyone had a problem with mp3s being blocked by a firewall? I have a site that calls loaded mp3s on demand, and some users cannot hear them. I have a firewall on Mac OS X Panther and Mac OS Classic and access the files fine, and several other configurations of test users with firewalls als...more >>

I've seen this behaviour for years in Flash, when you scale a bitmap it gets a "ripple" effect going which is really nasty. Is there a way around it? I've tried the "turn off smoothing" option and it makes no difference. ...more >>

I have an animation made....but how do I add a mp3 or wav sound to it....no buttons....just to play with the animation...need a good sound tutorial ....Help....just a beginner...more >>