- I'm considering buying Flash. - I see they have 2 versions... MX 2004 & MX 2004 Pro... - What is the difference? - Is Pro only a video tool for converting video's to flash or is it a Pro version of Flash? thanks - Will ...more >>

I imported some videos into a flash project of mine. IM on mx 2004, the problem is every time i hit publish preview i get a error message saying that "this movie uses features that are not supported in flash player version 5 view output panel for details" it will play the movie, but the vid...more >>

Have a problem with frame selecting in MacOsX10.3.3 and MX2004. I select one frame and start typing actionscript and it goes to the frame directly below the one I selected. Not sure if this is an osX issue or Macromedia? I use a Wacom tablet on a g5 1.6. anyone else experiencing this? ...more >>

I am brand new to flash actionscript, but have been developing CF and ASP years... I want to dynamically animate/grow a bar chart based on data. I know how to return the data to Flash, but don't know how to animate/grow flash objects based on the data. Can anyone provide a clue? Thanks ...more >>

I'm publically voicing my disapproval for the lame css support given in FMX04. Perhaps that's why I don't see a lot of posts on the subject in various forums... MM has rendered CSS back to the day's of the dinosaur. Alas, I'm stuck with it tho... Here's hoping MM is working on another ...more >>

Could Flash ever be intepreted on the server instead of the clients computer somehow?? Is there anyway that Flash could be viewed by 100% of its viewers?? Has there been discussion about this topic before?? I am curious. ...more >>

I have created a website in flash at a size of 800 by 600 but when i export it and watch it online at any higher resolution the animation is very sluggish. Is there any way to make it flow smoothly at all resolutions. Any comments are greatly appreciated ...more >>

most of my site is built in flash, but it's held within several html pages created in Freeway. What do i do to have the index.html page deliver the flash only if the viewer has flash, and deliver a basic html site if they don't have flash? I want this to happen automatically without needin...more >>

With my finished Flash site and Dreamweaver page loaded onto my server and ready for public viewing, how can I prevent people from right-mouse clicking and zooming in on my work? I only want the 'settings' option and 'About Macromedia Flash Player' option to be available. How do I do that? ...more >>

Hi, I am looking for macromedia flash programs to use to make a website. I am mainy going to use it for animations as fade in and out and other effects. So what are the programs' names, version numbers, and costs? Thanks, Azure...more >>

Here's my situation... I have a Flash object on a webpage that is 99.9% audio. It's really large for dialup. I don't know what to do. It basically consists of two buttons: start and stop audio. What I don't know what to do is, how do I make this easier for everyone? This object slows do...more >>

I'm cutting a lot of demo's out that I would like to go over using a nice Flash controller (preferrably the one found in FLMX 2004 Pro). currently I've been using QuickTime media player to play the movie and control it. Though Quciktime isn't always installed on the machines I'm using and it's...more >>

Hi, what im trying to do is import a video into flash but only use part of it. when i import video, it wont give me the option to edit the video, but it will import the whole thing. it says the codec in the video you are importing does not support editing. how could i fix this? ...more >>

on a recent site check I stumbled across the sound player on this site: http://www.zoetyler.com/noflash.html it is really great in the speed of the streaming and it also has one of those progress bars like quicktime so you can see how much of the song has to play. I really need one of th...more >>

Hello, Can anyone tell me what's the minimum system requirement for the PC Projector? thanks, Edmond ...more >>

Currently I'm working on a Mac with OS 9.1 using Flash 5 and DW 4. I can no longer use Flash on this computer because of some bugs that make it impossible to work on. BUT we need/want to use Flash and DW and are thinking of upgrading to OSX and the latest versions of software. I've heard o...more >>

Hi there, I've made a slide presentation using the "Flash slide presentation" option in Flash MX 04. Now I would like my flash slide presentation to go to the next slide automatically without any user-interaction - and keep starting over from the start "for ever". The help files I've rea...more >>

ok, this is an easy one.... mc x has a button inside, with an over state and a hit state defined. Upon testing it acts like there is no hit state, toggling the hand pointer on and off between the text Also, even when it DOES hit, the rollover state is not shown ok...I solved the hit stat...more >>

Hey all, first day with this... working my way thru a book. Trying to import a ..png to my library. After selecting "Import to Library", and selecting a graphic. an icon appears in the library, however at the top it indicates that "Bitmap is not loaded". If i then try to view properties Fla...more >>

I have a Flash object on a page of mine that is rather large. It slows down the rest of the loading of the page. I would like to delay the loading of it, until the rest of the page loads, but I can't figure out how to do it. I'm fairly new at all of this so if you have a reply, try not to g...more >>

I am posting my Flash resume online. My intention is to have a button that will allow the user / viewer to download a zip file containing my Flash samples. I have no idea as to how to program this. Can anyone help? Please!!!! Camyle ...more >>

I have mx pro - whats the story with the old actionscript - how do i get to it - from the looks of it i have to handcode everything now? I used to be able to start a function ie: Go to - and it would fill in the rest and give me options to fill in below -that does not work anymore - how do i g...more >>

I was wondering if anyone else is bothered by this... When I try to scroll up/down the timeline in Flash MX2004 with the scroll wheel on my mouse, it scrolls horizontally instead of vertically. This has been annoying me for a while now. Anybody else experience this problem or have a soluti...more >>

I'm using the following actionscript to create a dynamic date field that displays the current date on my flash website: myDate = new Date(); myDisplay = myDate.getDate(); When I play my movie all it does is display the day of the month. How do I get the dynamic text box labeled "myDisp...more >>

Hi there, Anyone who can help me figure out how to make a flash where 8 pictures rotate for ever, and the transition look like blinds (every second transition a blind top to buttom and every second right to left). I've seen it on the homepage I link to below , but cannot figure out how to ...more >>

When designing comps in Illustrator, I usually copy and paste the live text right into Flash. (without creating outlines) When I export my Flash files, does it matter if the viewer has the font I used or not? I have just assumed that the swf file compresses everything and therefore the text is...more >>

In no particular order: 1. Some users see the flash movie once and then it won't play a second time if they go back to the same slide during the same poerpoint session or if the stop powerpoint and rerun the presentation. 2. I want the slide to transition to the next slide after the flash ...more >>

i am installing something but i need to install to my projector folder where is that?...more >>

In Flash 7, I use xml.load(servletURL) to read an xml document that a servlet retrieves from a database. However the URL changes so I want to generate the Flash html page from another servlet and put the appropriate URL in the FlashVars parameter. If I put a static html page and the .swf fil...more >>

I'm using flash 5 and don't want to involve any other languages like php and all that. I just want to know if it would be possible to have a high score and a user name saved to a text file but not overwrite any previous data saved in it. Is there a way to do this with actionscript? Any help wo...more >>

noone can help me !! no tutorial. i just want to mke a text relief how do i ? i need help...more >>

I am creating a Flash movie that has a short text message as one of its components. Is there any way to change this text without editing and recompiling the whole movie? -- Peter Aitken Remove the crap from my email address before using. ...more >>

This movie (size) is killing me. I have been chipping away at it - changing image sizes, text to symbols, formats, compression, swf optimization tuts etc. And no matter what I do, it trims a few kb here and there. But when I'm trying to get a 2.5MB swf down to something with a reasonable lo...more >>

How exactly do I set up the progress bar when loading, lets say, a video? I've read through the help but I still am a bit unsure. Thanks. --Dart321...more >>

Hello everybody! I'm using Flash MX 2004 to create a web project. My fonts keep antialiasing, and I don't want that, so I'm currently hunting for tenths of pixels to make sure every movieclip is placed on an exact pixel... However, I have a large MC which is 3215.7 pixels wide and 1520....more >>

For posterity, I post my problem & solution: (I racked my brain for ~10 hours working on this problem.) I wanted to display html text in a Flash MX 2004 but I had the problem that registered trademark and other symbols were showing up in my TextArea component as ® (with the ampers...more >>

hey, I have a little problem. I want to make a few buttons on one frame that when clicked will first play a question (in mp3 or wav, and an other for each button) and after the mp3 (or wav) it should close the swf and start an other swf file. can somebody explain me the easiest way to do...more >>

I've noticed on some web sites that Flash movies don't show a list of options such as play, rewind and zoom if you right click on them. How can you disable these options? It was causing a security problem until recently because I had a secure log in for a movie that stopped before you got to ...more >>

For those who purchased the Professional version of FLASH MX 2004, would you please tell me why you did so as opposed to the Standard version of FLASH MX 2004 ...more >>

hi, does anyone know if you can, and how to import 3d max files into flash?...more >>

Hello all, This question refers to the following example; ![L=http://www.designpharm.com/test/docmeasure.html ]http://www.designpharm.com/test/docmeasure.html[/L] I'm hoping one of you can help me with this thorny teaser. I have a flash movie i want to stretch to fill the width of th...more >>

I'm hoping that someone here in the Flash group might know the URL of a site I'm trying to find... Last year I found the site of a photographer who specialized in photos of cemetaries and graves. He used Flash animation to add effects to the photos, such as flowers waving in the wind and butte...more >>

i am editing an existing Flash. I have inserted Scenes in the Action Frame but have not been able to delete unwanted scenes. In addition the existing Flash has the Scenes names changed from Scene # etc. How do you do this? ...more >>

I'm sure this is a simple process, but I can't seem to find it in the documentation. How can I test to see if a MovieClip is playing or not? I want to add this to a stop/start button. So if the MC is playing, stop it. If the MC is stopped, start it. Thanks ...more >>

Hello I need to have a swf display as if it was html. The html code is like this: <script type="text/javascript">var go_mem="webewitch";</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://somesite.com"></script> <noscript> <img src="http://somesite.com/count.pl?mn=webewitch" border=0 > <...more >>

I seem to be having a problem importing pictures into Flash MX. Whenever I import a series of pictures while using the Photo slide show template, flash just closes down by itself!! I've also tried not using the template and it does the same thing. Sometimes when I import them one at a time it ...more >>

hi. i am working on an e-learning application that uses the standard scrollbar component in Flash. The scrollbar works for all the text input boxes. Once submitted to the database the data can be retrieved back into a dynamic text box in the next page. However, in certain cases the scrollbar d...more >>

Hi guys, I am making a DVD of a slideshow of photos and a few home movies of an overseas holiday I was recently on. I have a graphic design background so am proficient in Illustrator, Photoshop etc, and have some experience in Final Cut Pro and DVD studio pro. What I want to do is simply have ...more >>

How do I change the "click handler" of a button?...more >>

I have my scene ready to use but when I hit the F12 button to preview my scene the scene starts off not directly in the center of my browser. It's always up and to the left. I need to know how to "fit" my scene to the web browser so that it is directly in the middle. Am I overlooking a check b...more >>

I saw a flash sequence using a TV type remote with buttons on it..each button played a different movie.. what I want to know is, Is there a tutorial or info available that can show me how to do that...just a beginning flashMX..TIA ...more >>

Why can it just work? Ok ? maybe it?s me. Somebody enlighten me: I got Flash MX 2004 since it?s advertised as mother of all interactive creation tools ? especially for embedding videos and doing all that cool staff. I have number of fairly big clients that are all waiting for content to be ...more >>

I have been having numerous problems trying to get my movies to work in Netscape. First of all the loader component wont load a simple swf file in Netscape even though it loads perfectly in IE Also I can get POST and GET functions to work from Actionscript in Netscape even though they al...more >>

Yesterday, I used Macromedia Flash and tried to make a photo slide show from its photo slide show template. It works! BUT....it's sooo slow....i mean the loading page time is sooo slow!! I am not sure why? I would like to show u guys the the page link, but I just took it out when I knew...more >>

I had a developer create some interactive Flash movies as a training resource. He apparently used a Mac and Charcoal fonts which do not run on my Windows network. He is no longer available so I'm going to have to handle this issue myself. How would I go about converting the Mac fonts to a com...more >>

Hello. I'm trying to implement Windows Media 9 High Definition Video ([L=http://www.wmvhd.com]http://www.wmvhd.com[/L]) into a flash project. The video itself plays perfectly on my system, but after importing the video into the library, when I publish the project (even a simple one that just...more >>

Flash, There are a few problems with your charting components. In a Bar Graph if you do 2d-vertical the mask is not created properly so it hides bars incorrectly. The 3d pie chart doesn't accept colors to use in the chart if you are using a data provider. those are a few problems but other...more >>