The library of my website is loaded on the first image. How can I do to load it later; for example at the 4th one? Thanks for your help...more >>

Hi, can I put my flash animation into a self running exe file? Any extra software requiered? ...more >>

O.K., I know this sounds corny. But I've been using my flash mx non-stop for the past four days. One of my favorite quick keys is the (shit+appple+>or<) key stroke. It's simple to modify any font with this key stroke making it bigger or smaller. Well, today, while I was working on a project, I...more >>

have successfully imported the sampletheme.fla assets file into my movie and changed the title bar of the window component. My question is, how do I change the background of the component.. it is by default white. It is not in the assets folder as a movieclip, so it must be created dynamicall...more >>

I am trying to make an animated sequence synced to a sountrack built from 3 second chunks of audio. Basically I want Flash to act as a mixer and effectively create music for a minimal download. Catch is that unless I select STREAMING then the audio rapidly goes out of sync. STREAMING of c...more >>

I'm trying to copy and paste actionscript code snipets (from one document to another) but Flash doesn't seem to want to let me do it. What's the problem? Can this be done? If so How? I select the code then "copy" then go in the other document into the actionscript window to place to code wher...more >>

Hi - Friend of mine wants to export a FLA into video for use on a DVD (using Apple's DVD Studio Pro). Is this possible? Thanks for your time......more >>

The Flash file was there when I left and when I came back it had disappeared and in its place was a .SWD file. I need the Flash file back pronto....more >>

Does anyone have any insight on why .flv files apparently won't stream on a Windows 2003 Server? Is there some security setting that I'm not aware of? Any help is appreciated. Thanks....more >>

I'm a newbie to flash(just bought Flash MX 2004 yesterday, woohoo), and I've been playing with it for awhile. One of my favorite features is flash within flash, because I'm doing animations right now that involve repeating backgrounds, characters that continue walking, etc. and Flash has been ...more >>

I'm a beginner to Flash and I'm trying to figure out a way for users to click on a button that will let them save files stored with but not in the SWF file to their hard drives. The Flash project will be delivered by web and CD-ROM. TIA ...more >>

Hi people, I have this Flash site that I really like, it uses a high res background image and the swf file sits in the HTML page at 100% width and height. Can somebody tell me how they might have gone about creating this site, the main questions I am trying to figure out are: 1. Whe...more >>

I am writing an HTML page which calls a flash movie. from the HTML page i set some variables in the Flash Movie. I then need to trigger a webservice based on the variable which i have set. When i do the tirgger in the flash actions frame it happens before the variable is set and therefore i ...more >>

When I open the file that someone gives me from this forum or a template I download it says "Unexpected File Format". It seems like every template I try to open says this. Any Idea? ...more >>

I am creating a navigational system. I am want to create buttons that rest on a curved line. The problem: When I rotate a button, even a few degrees from center, the image is lost from view. When I preview it, you can mouse over where the button is located, however it can not be see...more >>

When I play a movie in web browser, the web browser command menu toolbars appear on top. When I play a movie using Flash player, the flash player command menu toolbars appear on top. How to hide those toolbars and show the movie only? Thanks. ...more >>

Hi all, Ii seem to be having trouble embedding a pixel font in this textarea component. basically i've got a textarea component loading an external XML or HTML file, with an external CSS for all the font properties and names. I have the CSS file defining the fonts in the XML tags. I real...more >>

Hello again. Two posts in an afternoon is a record for me, but its for a good cause. I'm trying to create a movie collision with hitTest and, predictably, have run into a problem I haven't been able to figure out. What's supposed to happen: I have two movie clips, A and B, embedded i...more >>

Hey is there anyway to get flash to play the audio back in the timeline at a certain given frame like you do when editing video? I'm making a talking animal sequence and I'm having to go to the begining of my audio each and every time to get to the place I want to try and lip sync. Is there ...more >>

I am trying to have a graphic fade in, from nothing. I know this is possible and it is probably not that hard, but I cannot get it to work. I thought it could be done with adjusting the alpha to 0 and then using a motion tween, but when i change the alpha value on one keyframe, it changes it...more >>

I'm having a strange issue with textAreas and their scrollbars. When ever i load an external swf via a button on my main movie the popup swf's scroll bar does odd things. For instance if i use the arrows to scroll down it automatically highlights all the text and jumps to the bottem of all t...more >>

hi, i have a doubt in flash 'n' i am using flash 7.01 version. when i move mouse over text it should disply some message in tooltip. can any one tell the steps? thnx in advance naani...more >>

I am new to Flash. I am building a site in dreamweaver and I am putting a mpeg2 video in it. I want to do it with Flash. I want to use the Media playback controller in the componants tab. How do I insert the buttons to make it play, FF RW and Stop. Give me an example of one and I can get the ...more >>

I'm writing from Costa Rica. I need to develop 360 products views, like sunglasess, optical glasses. I need if someone can help me telling me what would be the best program to create that views and export them to a SWF file or if with Flash MX 2004 Professional there's a tip to do this thing...more >>

hi all, After creating a site using Flash MX (760 x 540px), my client decided that she wants the site to fill her screen... The only way I can think this being possible is by using FS Command, but that only works with Projectors... Also, I used Dreamweaver to link my swf to my index page...more >>

using this " on (release) { getURL("mailto:martyn@cddatamaster.com", "_blank"); } " produces an unsuccesful attempt to open the url "mailto:martyn@cddatamaster.com" with the usual action cancelled message then outlook express opens properly what am i doing wrong please t...more >>

I am using MX2004Pro to create movies played on web pages. If I create Flash 7 movies using MX2004Pro components features, will the movies look screwed up with Flash Player 6 or lower? Between version 6 and 7, which one is the most popular? ...more >>

alright here goes, I am trying to create this effect where when you rollover an alphabet of a word with your mouse then it's font size increses and when u remove the mouse from the alphabet, the text is reduced back to it's normal size. like lets say there's some text "FLASH" with font suz...more >>

I have a series of logos fading in and out and the preview looks great but the final export looks like...well Sh@t... very bad!!! This file has been exported before and it looked fine..now Im not sure what has changed, I looked at each individual image and set its properties to use original ...more >>

I'm trying to keep this website I'm designing in flash low as possible...what should I import images at ? is 72 dpi ok? The flash file is at 8,162 kb right now and i'm not even close to being finished. Is this too high? Thanks ...more >>

I'm making an image scroll continously across the page, i've put the two instances of the the image as a movie clip directly on top of each other and then attached this code to one of them onClipEvent (enterFrame) { if(_level0.clouds1._x >= 400) { _level0.clouds1._x = 0; _level0.clou...more >>

Is there away to disable the flqash security pop up that says Allow vs cancel, that comes up on outside browsers??...more >>

Dear flash experts, any one have tutorial about the flip book effect for flash which you can drag and flip the page from it's corner Thanks guys Vincent ...more >>

I developed a sfw file for a client. The file has to be placed under a menu item developed with Javascript. It seems that flash movie is blocking the drop down menu. Does anyone know how to fix this problem? ...more >>

i have a scrolling dynamic text box. the text is fixed (not dynamically loaded). my problem is i want to apply a "goto and stop at frame" behavior to a word within the text box so that when a user clicks on the word the movie moves to a particular frame. thanks. ...more >>

i want a window to pop up that can be moved but not resized...this must happen when i click on my movieclip button.. here is the script that i used on the button.. on (rollOver) { symbol_mc.gotoAndPlay(2); _root.x = 1; _root.caption.words = "Welcome"; } on (rollOut) { symbol_...more >>

Hi Can I set a bitmap as the background of my flash movie in the property inspector? Thx Tom...more >>

I would like to know if there is a double-click method for movie clips. I have an icon in my flash movie which a user needs to double-click to have something else occur, but I haven't found anything on this. Does anyone know if a method like this exists? Chris ...more >>

How to add automatic detection of Flash Player version before a movie .swf is played? I set the version 7 when publishing a movie, but there is no automatic prompt for not having the right Flash Player version. What is the right way to setup the automatic Flash Player version detection? Is th...more >>

first FlashVars param being read, rest are ignored. What am I doing wrong ? Example: <param name=FlashVars VALUE="gatewayURL=http://xxxx.xxxx.xx/flashxxx/xxx.aspx"/> <param name=FlashVars VALUE="siteid=1000"/> <param name=FlashVars VALUE="userid=JaneDoe"/> <param name=FlashVars VALUE="roo...more >>

I'm new to this. Can someone respond with a good step-by-step tutorial on how to create a hit counter using Flash MX 2004....more >>

I'm trying to open a Macromedia Tutorial fla file with Flash MX 2004 and it won't open. Says "Unable to open document with this version of Flash because it contains screens". I thought MX 2004 was built with screens available. Am I missing an extension or a patch? Thanks for any advice! ...more >>

I have been tasked with coming up with some elearning for my company. I have a basic understanding of Flash and actionscript after taking a course a while back. I can also use dreamweaver a little bit (layers, adding text and graphics, etc) but I am not strong with that program. When it comes ...more >>

Hello and good morning. I'm trying to come to grips with the nuances of the HitTest command. I tried recreating the exact example in the Flash Help website, but am having no luck. Here's the scenario: I have a single movie clip (a blue circle) in a single frame (no instance name assigned...more >>

Does anyone know how to enable flash to recognise chinese/japanese writing....more >>

Hi there, I am a teacher in a secondary school and have designed my mebpage to include homeworks that are done online in flash, I want to send the scores to an serverside db so that the teacher can access them and see who has done the homework and what score they got. Thought about doing it in...more >>

Is there any way to prevent the text from being edited when you use external text files? I wanted to use external text files but I do not want the viewer to be able to click in the text box, and edit or delete text. ...more >>

Hi I know this question has been asked many times before, and I've seen it done, so... I've got this flashmovie on my desktop importing varibles from a txt-file. Now I need to save some new varibles, from the flashmovie, to the txt-file. Any suggestions? -- Thanks Pop ...more >>

Hi All, is possible to get rowcount (linecount etc.) for loaded html into textarea component? thanx a lot Radek PS: Sorry for my bad English. ...more >>

I'm editing a documentary on an extraordinarily eccentric comedian in Austin Texas. I'm trying to create simple 2D and 3D animations to illustrate his bizarre and hilarious routines. Im realizing my own personal limitations as an animator and am reaching out for help from anyone that might wan...more >>

I've heard about SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) and that it may overtake Flash in use and functionality. What are the facts or where can one learn more about svg and see example work? ...more >>

Hi everyone. I've imported some bitmap images into a slide show. When I test the movie, the quality of the images is fine, right across the board. However, when I publish the project to .SWF, the quality of the images becomes absolutely dreadful. I went into File/Publish Settings, and in...more >>

hi please visit http://www.arrahman.com/ click on the links you'll find a cool effect on images could anyone konw how can we make this type of effect i know we can make this by a movie clip but if thers any other way then please let me know. Thanks Mukti ...more >>

Hey all, Just wondering how do I go about doing a rotating Square/Cube in Flash? I know I can use Swift 3d, but is there anyway I can apply a raster image to the surface of those objects? Like at http://www.cubixrobotsforeveryone.com/ Look at the Fox Box. What are the other real ...more >>

I'm trying to figure out how to build a very simple login page, where a user would input a login and password. When they click the submit button, flash would just take the password and stick that to the end of an existing url. An example of what I mean: A user comes in and types in thei...more >>

hi...when i create buttons using text ..breaking it apart and converting to symbol...the functionality fails between the letters....is there a waya round this please? thanks martyn...more >>

im trying to post variables from: from = "webform@stantiallstudio.co.nz"; recipient = "info@stantiallstudio.co.nz"; subject == "feedback from website"; loadVariablesNum ("http://www.iserve.co.nz/scripts/formtomail/formproc.php", 0, "POST"); there is more to it than that a...more >>

I am loading several .swf files into my main menu, The problem i am having is some of the loaded .swf files are larger (size-width and hieght) than the main movie. Can i resize the loaded .swf files to say 50% of their orginal size? ...more >>

I had a trial version which expired and I have just installed flash MX04 from the install disk. When I launched flash, its application icon showed up in the dock and that was it - no functional app anywhere on the desktop. In addition, I could not shut down or start up... So I forced it to ...more >>

Hey flash experts. There is a cool cloud/sky effect I saw on the top of this page. [L=Euroeffects]http://www.euroeffects.net/[/L]. Can anyone tell me how to accomplish such an effect. Thanks soooooo much. Please? I would be willing to pay to know. Craig M. Hunt ...more >>

I've run into this issue several times now.... I've created a slide presentation, and then, when published, all the slides "stack" up one one another. Has anyone seen this happen before? Or is MM Flash MX04 Pro not worth it's weight in beans? The slideshow was working properly, and all ...more >>

Hello, I was wondering if anybody could provide me to some links with samples of Flash 5 created movies. I would like to have one I can open in Flash and see how it was made, that was I can learn from it. The Flash 5 creator doesn't have much help for making a movie. I'd like to make...more >>

Anyone bought their MX 2004 upgrade on a Mac?... I can't get it to work, did all the usual stuff, but nothing stays in the cart....more >>

I have downloaded the forum made by Steve Webster at the board of phpforflash.com. ( http://www.dynamicflash.co.uk/boardmx/boardmxharmony.zip ) I opened it with flash mx 2004 and published to swf. However the swf file have 11.45MB (the original fla have 480kb) When i opened it by flash m...more >>

Hey all, just wondering if anyone knows how Kioken created the 3D Character at http://www.cubixrobotsforeveryone.com/ Is that Swift 3D created? ...more >>

Hi I created a few flash templates for some new quizzes for a job I am working on. As the job is now finished I want to remove the templates from their hard drive. The problem is I can't find them!! If I click on New from Template and then the Quiz option I can see them but when I do a sear...more >>

I was wondering how to create a flash movie that acted like a normal page w/ frames, where you have your menu, and then the content loads in the same movie??? Any help would be appreciated. Heres an example of what i mean http://www.square-enix-usa.com/games/FFX/ just skip the intro to get t...more >>

Hi, i've got *.mov file from my camera and I need to trim it before importing into my flash project, is there any editor for that, I've PC with windowsXP, I couln'd find any movie editing feature in Flash MX editor! Thanks for any help, Zbynek ...more >>

Hiya, i've written a super simply flash mx 2004 app that calls an audio stream. eg myurlsound.loadSound(myurl, true) [myurl is an external url) obviously everything is declared correctly etc since it does work a) when i do it in flash's internal player (Ctr+Enter) and b) as a sta...more >>

I was wondering if there was any way to create some sort of visualization for music that would be played outside of flash. It would change something in the movie depending on the amplitude and maybe the frequency. A plugin would be great but any help in any way would be appreciated. I'm fairly...more >>

Hi. I'm new to Flash. Does anyone know where I can find good tutorials, or even books on racing games for Flash & Actionscript???...more >>

OK - Is it possible to: [b]Have a Flash movie that dynamically (on the fly) figures out what font a user want to use and grabs that font out of some type of shared library, and applies it to a dynamic text field.[/b] Example: Using a drop down the user picks a font and then the flash mo...more >>

Is there any neat code out there that rotates a film strip of thumbnails. Where you can click on one of them for an enlarged view. I would think Flash would be great for this type of application? Any existing code, free or commercial would be great, thanks! ...more >>

Ok I have a button in my flash "movie" (not really a movie just a header for my site). I used dreamweaver to put it on the top of my site so it was like a header. On my flash Header, I have a button called "Home". I want to go to a URL (lets say www.flash.com) in the same window when I click ...more >>