I need to find a vector movie clip of a running man on a loop. I have a client who wants some athlete animations in the background of the screen. I found some free downloadables on the Flash Kit but they are pretty poor. Anyone know if there are some good commerical Flash stock movie-clip s...more >>

I am having trouble with my movie. I don't understand the whole action script. I want my movie to wait until it is loaded before it starts to play. I also have a button at the end of the movie that I would like to move the user to my home page when they click on it. Here is the link to my...more >>

I can get my symbol to talk when I mouse over it, but it keeps talking even after I move my mouse off. Voices mix together if I move mouse to fast. Any help? Thanx...more >>

well, ive posted multipal times, no one has helped, so this is the last shot. I get an error, tmpframe: has no properties when i try to "transition" an image, how do i rid this error? ...more >>

would like to build a dropdown menu like the one on the left of the screen: http://blackberry.com/support/index.shtml any good tutorials? Thanks...more >>

I'm a new user of Flash MX, and trying to find out if it will work to create an 18-20 minute movie with sound track synchronization. I've successfully imported the sound track -- about 18 minutes long and about 12MB size. When I right click on the file in the library and select Properties, I ...more >>

My daughter has an iMac. The original Bondi Blue. She used to use my computer to get on the net and play flash games on sites like Disneychannel.com Well I didn't want her on my computer, so I got her the iMac to surf the web and play games. We downloaded and installed the latest flash upda...more >>

I'd like to incorporate simple sounds into my movie (eg. rollover beeps). I'm not crazy about the sound files provided with the software. Does anyone have a good source for free sound downloads (simple sounds, not music). Thanks! ...more >>

Looking at the overly used Flash MX Guestbook (http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Interfaces/Forms/Flash_MX-Mentaler-8439/index.ph p), I noticed that when you hit the enter key to signify a new line or new paragraph, the text that is returned is always one continuous sentence with no carriage ret...more >>

I am making a program, where the user inputs text, then each letter is spoken. So, lets say first I make a bunch of sound objects, each corressponding with a character, like the sound object X would play x. Then I used the following action script to find the first character: let=text2....more >>

Hello to everybody, I am completly new to the flash. I have bought Macromedia Studio MX a year and a half ago, but till today, I've been learning, and using only the Dreamweaver. I would like to ask all of you for help. Which books, should I buy, what shall I learn, which pages shall I visi...more >>

I searched for some topics like this, but there wasn't much that I found. What are ways that developers can make sure that their code is not able to be read by anyone other than themselves? There are a few tools that I have been able to find that can practically 'decompile' the source almos...more >>

hello, i would like to know if anyone can help me make the simplest popup page-... a page that appears, in a new IE window, when a hyperlink is cliked, this popup window is meant not to heve any browser buttons, menus, status bar or site address bar... please help thanks ...more >>

Is it possible to draw a line that has a butt (flat) ending/cap rather than the rounded endings? This seems like a basic request (hell, the "F" in the flash logo even has flat/butt caps), but I've spent a couple hours now searching google and reading Flash online documentation and have not...more >>

Hi everyone! Hope someone can help me with, what is probably very easy for some. What I would like to do is this: I have designed a workflow chart using Flash MX. I have three buttons on my main movie called workflow.fla. When the user clicks on each button I would like an additional/new b...more >>

ok i'm ready to face the horrible truth, you can tell me, what about this damn TextArea component, is that even possible to disable a selection ? Please help, i'm so irritated that i almost eat my cat (he was laughing at me i saw him) -- ...more >>

Is there a utility included with Macromedia Flash, or an extension I can download to convert an *.swf file into active desktop wallpaper?...more >>

I have an animation that has two layers that are controlled by a motion guide...I attempted to place a mask over the entire animation ( to clean up up the outsided eges of the animation window) and I am unable to mask the layers that are controlled by the motion guide. can I open the movie...more >>

I do not have internet at home so I am using a computer at the library and I want to download flash 7 and save it and install it at home, is there a stand alone installer like there is for shockwave player? if so where can I find it so that I can download it? I have a game at home and I know...more >>

Hi I have a title page in Flash which has five elements of a menu: (i) 'quit' on (press) { fscommand("quit"); } ...this action quits the program (ii) 'replay intro video' on (release) { gotoAndPlay(66); } ....this plays the 20-sec intro video (iii) 'play interactive...more >>

I have an swf that loads an external text file into a dynamic text box. I was wondering how to execute a javascript pop-up with set dimensions from a word in the text file. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you! ...more >>

I have created a flash movie and am using jpegs. I have saved them (from Photoshop) as jpegs with 100% quality at size (72dpi, 4X3 inches, which is how they will appear in the flash movie). When I am veiwing the movie on my computer (Command + Return) they look good, the quality is fine, but w...more >>

How can I change the email window that I get using getURL: mailto, from Outlook to another email such as yahoo's?...more >>

NOTE: REGRETFULLY, WE CANNOT ACKNOWLEDGE INQUIRIES RECEIVED AFTER MAY 7, 2004. We are a small company who wishes to hire a talented freelance web artist to create a home page design and layout some other page-templates for a new feature-rich database-driven ASP.NET web site. First and foremost...more >>

No More Normal Mode? AAAAAAaahahahhaaaa........ I'm sure that this has been talked about before, and I am sure that a majority will agree that this was a bad move for MM to make with the release of Flash MX 2004, but what I want to know is has anyone heard a good reason as to WHY they did...more >>

I have images that is done in flash. i published it and played it on my site for trial but it takes too long to play the images. is there anyone that can help me with this?...more >>

Quicktime 6.5 with Flash FLV export plugin Platform = Mac OSx I am exporting a .mov file as .flv. I have tried the highest resolution most bandwidth intensive setting and still the video streams in looking all pixelated and horrible. I have also tried lower settings. In fact, i've tried ...more >>

Hi, I'd like to see if anyone would be kind enough to help me with my problem. I'm putting together a presentation that will be distributed on CD. Most of the individuals will not have Flash installed and will "probably" not have internet access when they first put the CD into their laptop...more >>

We all know IE5 on a mac is as slow as a slug.. But even in Safari flash plays so slowly in browser. However the flash player seems to keep uptp speed pretty well. Anyone any info on the situation? ...more >>

In flash 4 i have a movie which starts on frame 1 of the main timeline which contains 3 wav sounds, one after the other. If I got an earlier frame on the main timeline the sound starts playing again over the top of the original sound. Where am i going wrong? Dave ...more >>

does anyone know why all of my dynamic textfields render with a "smeared" fuzzy appearnce? i was exporting as flash plyer version 7 and it was all fine. then i switched to player 6 and had to change all the dynamic text to static to get thiem to look crisp. but in those fields where i need t...more >>

I would like to ask if Flash support to download the movie file (such as AVI or mpeg1) and play directly? e.g. I have a flash.swf, there is a button, when I clicked the button, it will download the movie and play inside the flash... Thank you very much. ...more >>

Anyone noticed Flash is unable to publish some movies over a LAN? Any idea why this is? ...more >>

I must be doing something wrong because no matter what whenever I attempt to copy and paste frames the program eventually crashes. I usually can do it 3-4 times until I see the little spinning rainbow ( I am on a Mac). So what this means is that every so often I have to quit and restart ...more >>

I have an animation that has two layers that are controlled by a motion guide...I attempted to place a mask over the entire animation ( to clean up up the outsided eges of the animation window) and I am unable to mask the layers that are controlled by the motion guide. can I open the mov...more >>

Woohoo! Just finished my first Flash clip for the splash page for a new corporate division web site. How do I make the first inside page open automatically at the end of the movie? Thanks, Cathleen ...more >>

Hello all, Is anyone aware of any complete version histories for Macromedia products? I've scoured macromedia.com and numerous search engines, and succeeded in finding a nice PDF chart outlining the release years, but I need actual release dates in mm/dd/yy format. The only history I require...more >>

I created images in flash but when i tried to play them on my website, it is tooo slow. Is there any way to compress the files so that it can be faster. Thanks in advance Megnote...more >>

I draw cartoon in flash, nothing that is animated just little characters and stuff that have shading etc.. but when I try to print them out they are dark and no detail, I can see the shading colors etc.... Is this a flash problem or a crappy printer problem? ...more >>

Using Flash MX Pro, I'm trying to launch pdf docs from a flash .exe file. They're launching, but in the background, not "on top". I'm running my app full-screen, and need the browser window to appear on top of my app. Any help - soon? Thanks a ton. Kirch ...more >>

i would like to know where i can (with actionscript) take jpg images from an external folder into a fla. ...more >>

Hi, I've been using Flash on and off for the past few years, and 2 things still puzzle me. I use Flash mainly to make presentations on CD (just sit-and-watch, no interaction) 1- How do you get your Flash projector to play in full-screen mode automatically - WITHOUT the user having to g...more >>

I am using loadMovie() to dynamically load jpegs. I have a client whose jpegs do not work with my application. To test I created a simple simple example. Loaded my jpegs with no problems. His did not work. It has something to do with the file itself (not the size (MB) or dimensions (pixels), as ...more >>

Im still pretty new at flash, so bear with me if this is an elementary question.... I am working on a flash website that has a portfolio with about five different sections (brochures, posters, etc.). Each section has about 10 pictures iin it and they all fade into the next as you move through...more >>

how can i make a flash with a transparent background, so i could see the background color of my HTML page? of (and even better) a background that has alpha channel, which means, that my background (no as just white) will be 50,or 40, percent transparrent? if it's possible i will be very happ...more >>

I EMBEDDED A NEWS FLASH COMPONENT INTO MY FLS.FILE. WHEN EMAIL THE STUFFED FOLDER TO SOMEONE, THE NEW FLASH DOES NOT WORK ON THE OTHER END. ANY COMMENTS?...more >>

This is probably a basic question, but I don't know the answer. I have a very complex ActionScript that moves letters about the screen randomly. This ActionScript is currently applied to a MovieClip of the letter within a MovieClip. The ActionScript is the same for each letter with only...more >>

Mkay, I've been working on a small sexy black jack game, and would like some people to test it and maybe give me some programming tips etc. actually most building critic is good. The game is currently only 1 level, and located at http://users.pandora.be/tchort/A-Jack/ What still needs to...more >>

Hello, i've two layers. In the first layer in frame 1 i've put this code : var primeira; a = Math.random() * 6; a = Math.floor(a); loadMovieNum ("http://localhost/img/" + a + ".jpg", 0); if (primeira != "") { gotoAndPlay(2); } else { stop(); } In layer 2 f...more >>

Hi, I apologize for posting such an elementary question - I'm just trying to put a little Flash intro together for my website, and I'm having trouble figuring out this one problem. I have a streaming sound file and an expanding image. The file is meant to just play once, but it loops at...more >>

Hi everyone, I am trying to make a button effect like the one [L=Here]http://www.lesmills-dunedin.co.nz[/L] (the right nav menu), were a button/mouseover opens a hole to display a random particle type effect playing underneath. I have been trying make a mask layer over user submitted o...more >>

Does anyone know where I can find a tutorial on how to build a flash rating system like the one found on the Macromedia Exchange pages? ...more >>

can Flash do this? There are several input text boxes, when users type in, the text box have sure appear text. And I want another text fields also appear those text. e.g type in "input text box (Var: company)", another text box (Var: companyDummy) appear the same text as input text box. ...more >>

Hello everyone. I've been doing flash for a while now, but I feel like I've only barely scratched the surface. I feel this especially when I see sites like www.evb.com. I've been tryin to match that slick resize effect of the main content window they have, but I simply can't. Does an...more >>

Hi there! I'm new to action script, and was wondering whether it is possible to load a specfic scene from an external swf. My problem is, I have a very long presentation that had to be broken into 2 swfs. At the end of the 1st swf playing there is action script (loadmovie) to call up t...more >>

hi all, how do i redirect my page to home.htm at the end of the flash? what action script could i use? thanx in advance.. =)...more >>

One small problem I can't seem to get around. I've got an mp3 as background music in an animation. However, when previewing the animation, the entire track plays. This becomes very annoying when I just would like to play a small section of it to time it with the animation. Is there a work...more >>

This should be basic, and the help files dance all around the issue, without telling me how to do it. Someone please just point be to a basic tutorial that show me how, and I'll be on my way..... and if you can show me how to apply an external .css file along with it, that would ...more >>

HI, Is there any protocol like ?asfunction? in dynamic text field, for textArea component?, So that we can hyperlinked a function in timeline from textArea component. Is there any way to achieve this otherwise ...more >>

OK, I need to something very simple I want to download a windows version 7 of the flash player for my PC which is not connected to the internet. I use it to test only local sites. Any way where do they hide an exe or zipped installer of the flash player for windows everytime. I go to a window...more >>

Hi, Is their any way to view an "outline" of an ActionScript file. Philip...more >>

Hi there, Can someone tell me if it is possible to have a dynamic text box expand to fit its content? I have a dynamic text box that loads it's contents from an external text file. The background of this text box is translucent and hovers above a graphic, so what I want to do is have the t...more >>

I have done a little experiment just for information. To do this, I opened a new flash file and dragged one component onto the stage and published the file. Each time I did this, I started with a new empty file so that nothing was in the library. I wanted to see how MX and MX 2004 components c...more >>

Hi, I really need help with this fast. I will pay $50 paypal if you can help me. I need the flash file to allow a user to enter a ZIp code that will then go to a url and use the zip code to start an online quote. I have the flash file working by going to the url, but I can't get the ZIP t...more >>

I was wondering how to make a layer (with a motion tween, or effect) to only play once, but the rest of the movie to keep looping. How do I do this?...more >>

ok i herd stream really helps sync the sound to your flash movie. but how to you get the streamed sound onto the next scene? i have a 4 min song that i want to add actions to but if i dont use stream it wont be a good flash so i need to find out how to stream through scenes more than 1! ...more >>

Hello all, I am new at the v2 component structure and I am trying to create a simple thumbnail component that will display a jpg file. The url of the image is parsed in via a property in the inspector panel of the component, this is already set up. To the point, I can get the image...more >>