Hi, exporting a swf from a (very large fla) file which exported in about 40 seconds in Flash MX now takes about 2 minutes in FX 2004 Pro. Any idea why?? I'm not compressing it or doing anything unussual...just straightforward CTRL+ENTER on a PC as I had for the earlier Flash MX file -- but n...more >>

I have an object right where I want it on the 5th frame of my Flash MX movie. I would like for it to stay displayed for the rest of the movie. It seems that I somehow got it to work by creating a "static" frame (I think that's the right keyword), but not sure. How can I accomplish this? I...more >>

Hi I am starting my first major flash site for a client - it has to contain over 60 jpegs and I am going to put these in seperate swf files and load them in, My question is shall I optimize the images before I bring them into flash using fireworks or should I use flash's optimize on export f...more >>

Hello Once I've made my flash movie, with all the sounds added, all in the right places, I go to export the movie, then when I click export, it crashes. It doesn't normally crash, only when I put sound in my movies, however small the sound file is. Please tell me what I should do to ...more >>

I want to create a banner ad that gives the viewer different click options, but I also want to track impressions and clicks using clickTAG. Can anyone suggest what code I should use in the ad? This is one suggestion I have been given but it didn't work. on (release) { if (clickTAG.substr...more >>

I recently made a flash intro in the size 1024 X 768 thinking that was ok, when i published it to a website it was to big and i u had to scrool the page to see all of it, i found the size of 990 X 510 was ok for the job as no scrooling was needed to see it all, the only problem with this thoug...more >>

I installed the 'upgrade' over the top of Flash 04 evaluation version and now it doesn't run, returns a runtime error in Flash.exe and it won't uninstall either. Any ideas on how to re-install or uninstall Flash (because it won't!)? Flash MX is installed and runs OK. I've uninstalled this in c...more >>

I've installed a full set of Adobe's Myriad Pro OpenType fonts to use in a Flash project. However, Flash doesn't recognize all the fonts. Apparently, Flash doesn't show the Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic versions -- instead, allowing you to select the "Bold" or "Italic" options in the Text pane...more >>

Hi, I have been trying to stream my microphone audio through flash com. When I am using local server it works. When I try to connect to a remote server, the netstream connection works but the microphone.get() do not seem to work. It does not ask me if it can use the microphone and there...more >>

In the Flash movie I'm doing there is a scene in this restaurant's dining room. I'm trying to do a pan (panoramic view) from left to right. I know this involves using the mask and I did it once but have forgotten. Yeah, I should have written it down but I have ADD. Would appreciate if so...more >>

I know lots of people have been fuming about the new history in MX2004, because it is not contextual anymore. Well, I'm not talking about this here, but just talking about how history steps are working in the new, linear history in MX 2004. Why is it that to undo the last thing i really DID to...more >>

Hi, I am trying to make an image montage scroll across the stage (either left or right), and repeat itself continuously to appear seamless. I converted the image into a movie clip, but need help with assigning the right Actionscript to make it work. Below is a link to an example of wha...more >>

anything wierd goin on with my site. www.theinfoagency.com would really appreciate your feedback. tb58 ...more >>

http://www.freewebs.com/myadvancedpage/ Just click one of the button twice you'll see what I mean, Is there any way to fix that? http://www.freewebs.com/myadvancedpage/ ...more >>

Is it possible to run one copy of Flash Pro 2004 on Windows and Mac? I wasn't sure if it is legal to do so as long as you don't use them at the same time. It seems rather absurd to have to buy 2 copies for use by one person. Can someone fill me in as to what is possible. Thanks Pete ...more >>

when my site opens, theres a small whit bax with a red x in the upper left hand corner. any body know how to get rid of this? www.theinfoagency.com[L=www.theinfoagency.com]http://www.theinfoagency.com[/L] <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3...more >>

Hey everyone, I am working on a piece of flash for my site and a friend told me they saw part of it but none of the animated content showed up. I was wondering if you guys could take a look and see if you notice issues. There should be animated bubbles and fish swimming in the backgroun...more >>

Hi Guys I have loaded a few fonts onto both my machines(PC and laptop). For some reason on the laptop in flash all the new fonts all view the same as some default font. Why is this? Is there some setting that is on one of my programs that is stopping the new additional fonts? Help The ...more >>

how i can make Countdow 30 second every 5 fram ....more >>

I have a created an MC and within it, I have eight instances of a button. I would like to dynamically change the button names on the over state but I cannot for the life of me seem to change the dynamic text fields on these buttons! This is the code I have for 2 of the buttons: onClipE...more >>

I'm an utter newbie to Flash. I'm working on making a music video filmstrip out of a favorite comic strip of mine (still images from the archives set to Don Henley's "Dirty Laundry"). I've figured out how to set my in and out points (uh, keyframes) so that each image cuts at the right time...more >>

Is there a shareware or freeware editor for SWF audio files? Is there ANY editor for SWF audio files?...more >>

im not new to flash but i usualy refuse help and try to figure out things by myself this time it hasent worked (as most times) i need help on how to make a button like the one of this site at the top? can anyone help.? (as i lay dying) ...more >>

Hi there folks I'm stuck! I need to determine the total number of frames in the current movie from its first frame. How the heck is this done with ActionScript? Many thanks in advance Mark ;-) ...more >>

i'm using flash mx. when i publish my project, the compiler warnings are visible for all of about 1/2 a second and then all the generate size report information and trace info appears, completely wiping out the essential syntax error info and such. i've scoured my preferences, i've changed th...more >>

Hi, I am somewhat new to flash components and I have NO programming experience but somehow I got the ScrollPane to work. Only problem I am getting is that it won't display all of the text I put into it. Note that the movieclip I usaed for the content path is pretty big. I was just wondering ...more >>

Is it possible to make calls to external files from within FLA & the generated SWF file? Working with MS ecommerce server that generates html code on the fly & need to access this data from a Flash template. Any help woud be most appreciated! Sincerely, New user to Flash ...more >>

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Hi, I am using flash MX pro 2004 and the percentage bar component. I use a lot of components and as I learned in flash 6 that you have to deselect the "export in first frame" button so the components will not load first in the movie. This allows the preloaded bar to show up much more quickl...more >>

Hi Folks, I have some problem with my swf .. I can see it on local perfectly but when I put it online, I have a blanck part where the swf should be (on the top of the page).. but if I right click it says it is here Strangely, most of the people who checked it can see it perfectly ...more >>

Hi, my name is Greg Sullivan. I need some help. What I have is a set of animations that go from one page to another, and to save file size I want to play those animation backward when going in reverse through the site. If I can pull this off it should be a really slick site, you can see...more >>

I need a tutorial for MX2004 to make a pre loader for my site www.simonbrawl.com I'm a beginner at this, any help on how to do it would be great....more >>

hey folks: I've done some work the past dynamically creating text boxes and assigning different fonts to them. my question is this. I want to export A LOT of fonts for a project (like 500K). Obviously these can't all be loaded on the first frame so i need some kind of preloader. Can an...more >>