My website is designed in a popup window and when I want a 3rd popup window to show thumbnails I have the window under (my web site) dissapear. This only happens on PC not on MAC. Anyone have a clue why this is and how I can fix it? Any help would do wonder.. Malin ...more >>

I am new to flash and am in need of help. I am using Flaxh MX Pro and the quiz templates to create quizzes for my company. We do not have an LMS to store information in so I need a way to capture user information (i.e. name, supervisor, email, etc) and the results and have them sent to someon...more >>

I am trying to carry a simple variable from PHP into a dynamic text box in flash, but I just don?t seem to get it. Could some one please walk me through the easiest way to do this? My form and PHP code looks like this: <form action="test3.html" method="get"> <input name="trans" type="te...more >>

I'm a total newbie to Flash. I'm just starting to understand some simple things, and I've created a little text changing intro as a test. When it runs on a test site, there is a split second of white where the movie will play- it's an all black background in dreamweaver, and the background of ...more >>

I have 27 bottons in a flash movie, all of the bottons have sond for the roll over section of the botton. The sound for some reason sound is loudder on some bottons and low on others. When I play around with the bottons, the sound changes from high to low. I imported the sound into my lib...more >>

Hi. I going to make a webpage and put my stuff on it. How can I get my stuff copyrighted?...more >>

I know how to make it so that when you click on a button it'll do it's "down" phase. However I want to be able to do that except where the down phase doesn't stay if you keep it clicked. The normal way you can just click down and keep it clicked to keep the down phases graphics. However ...more >>

I develop an Flash MX 2004 Professional application(with Flash remoting) that was intended to use on Mac PC. (It is Mac OS 8). When I try it on the Mac, the application doesn't run, the datagrid is gray out, now data was populated. It was scary since the company spends a lot of money on it...more >>

I'm trying to create a rain effect. So far I have: 1) created a movie-clip (called DROP) for one rain drop, where the last frame contains a stop() command to prevent repeating. 2) then created another movie-clip (called RAIN) and inserted DROP in frame 1 3) in frame 1 of RAIN added some scrip...more >>

What is the best way to add sound to a movie? The only i have worked out is to load an swf into a different level so that the sound can be stopped. Is this the best way?...more >>

I did it once,but I just can't do it! How do you import series of images into a layer eg animation of a sequence of jpeg images? Thanks ...more >>

does anyone know anything about how to convert/export a swf to a film format (16 or 35 mm)? is it possible? ...more >>

Hi, Could someone point me to a solid tutorial on creating a slideshow with buttons in Flash MX 2004? I am a newcomer to FlashMX. The slideshow I would like to create is one which would launch from a link on a website. The slideshow would be something simialar to this, from the NY Times...more >>

Hi people, can someone tell me how I can preload external swf files that will eventually load into an empty mc from the main timeline. If you take a look at http://plugindesign.co.uk/temp/main.html you will see what I mean, Ideally, the nav.swf file that holds the navigation will load be...more >>

I'm new and learnig Flash. I need to make a movie in which there should be a puse for a second in each frame. First I approached the idea of inserting tweening and increase the length of frame. Then I switched to insert action script on each frame and give pause by using do-while loop. Please ...more >>

I was wondering if there was a way to dynamically import a video (mpg) into a swf file based upon a parameter? We will have a bunch movie files and want them all played within the same media (Flash). So I was wondering if this could be done dynamically or do i need to create a new swf file...more >>

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- here's the situation: I have created a couple of icons created in Illustrator CS with specific kind of gradients. These gradients are NOT importing into MX04 properly. When i do, they become a combination of a...more >>

i was sent an email with a powerpoint file embedded with flash. i checked to see where it came from and found it was from volvo's constuction equipment site. the url/address is below. please take a look at it. my question is, was it done with just flash or with something else like the new flex...more >>

I juts bought the Flash MX 2004 and now I can't play my movies, when I press Ctrl+ENTER this is what the happens: "This movie uses features that are not supported in flash player version 5. View the Output Panel for detais." And in the Output Panel: "WARNING: This movie uses features tha...more >>

Hi all, I've got a problem embedding Flash into an email. I tried almost any solution given, but no flash visible in any email client I tried. (Outlook, Outlook Express, Entourage, Mail, Netscape mail, ... ) I tried to embed the flash movie in my HTML mail, but no luck. When you consul...more >>

I have a Flash MX scene with several buttons. Is there a way to selectively disable the rollover action for some buttons and not for others? Thanks, Keith ...more >>

Hi , I have a swf that is a stand alone transparent menu that I want to open on top of the ?mainpage? swf when a certain button is clicked and have exported the clip ready to import to the library of the main fla .............. well i have done this but when i put the swf (instance of a movie...more >>

When I try to publish flash as a .mov, I get this alert: "The installed version of QuickTime does not have a handler for this type of Macromedia Flash movie. Please conslut the documentation for further information" CAN ANYONE HELP ME!! ...more >>

I'm thinking of updating to Flash MX2004 Professional, mostly for the video features. Is there any point in updating my Sorenson Squeeze V2 to V3 to create .flv files. I am very pleased with the results of encoding FLV's with Squeeze but wonder if Flash 2004 pro has an equivalent encoder b...more >>

We have been trying to get embedded fonts to display in a textArea component and have been unsuccessful. From what we have read, you should be able to create a font symbol in the Library and then refer to the name of that font in the scripts for the component. This just doesn't seem to work. W...more >>

I was asked if there was a way to send a flash file in an email so that when the email opens the flash doc plays. I sent the flash swf file as an attachment but you have to open it to play it. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Len ...more >>

Hi, I have been given a project, which involves a flat screen monitor on a wall; this monitor will show what conferences are taking place at that time. In-between will be a small movie. So this in effect will be a flash movie that runs in a loop, but with changing elements? The problem...more >>

Can I build multiple motion paths and then send a symbol/box down them via actionscript? I want to have boxes travel down a wharehouse simulation and have the boxes go to different areas via motion paths. can I put them in seperate layers and then have box 1 go down path6 on layer(x)? ...more >>

How to I add a 3D animation to a Flash Movie? (For example: The "camera" flying around the object) I think that it can be done with Actionscript, but I am not sure. Are there any "easy" ways to do it, with or without actionscript? ...more >>

I have the new 2004 Pro installed on my machine (Win 2000 OS). I want to uninstall Flash MX, but I want to make sure any components, etc. that could be used in the 2004 version don't get lost. Should I just backup the entire Config folder or are there other files to backup? ...more >>

I'm exporting a FLV from quicktime, and the audio is not synced with the video. I've tried multiple export settings. Whats the dilio?...more >>

I have been creating a very extensive, datacentric web application using Flash MX 2004. This application will have many forms and many, many components on each form. I am just starting and already have 155 components on 4 forms. My question is, I was browsing the Help system in Flash and c...more >>

Every since I upgraded the HTML to <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> my simple Flash movie has been behaving erratically. The movie size is scaled to width=100%, but often it will be only 25% of the page. A refresh will brin...more >>

ok here goes: I want to create a function by which a user would be able to log on to their site and upload images. So far so good. Now, after that I want to have the user be able to go to another area and create a slide show from those images, with information drawn from a database, be abl...more >>

I have some photos on the main time line that fade in and then after 10 frames fade out. On my Mac it runs smooth. On my old Mac and on a friends PC I notice it does not run smooth. What do I mean by not smooth... The image at the last moment seems to make a major flicker. Not the no...more >>

I have created a flash file that references external swfs from a main file. the funny thing is that the movies play Ok on one server but do not play on another. When you click the submit button they will not work on one server. The other servers work fine with the files though. Has anyone come...more >>

I came across this site (see below). I would like to create a similar slideshow like theirs? Can someone tell me how? Does it involve XML and actionscript? Is there any tutorial out there teaching you how to create this kind of "film-strip" slideshow? Thank you! http://www.jwproductio...more >>

Maybe a dumb question, but I am confused. Where can I download the FLV Export Plugin. I can find plenty of documentation on how to use it. But the first step always makes reference to downloading and installing, but no link to a page to download. ...more >>

havin trouble here......wen i click on the button i want it to play a movie ...the movie is in the same scene as the button but in frame 2 how would i do this....? the code that i sent is from my button... if anyone can help thx...!! on (rollOver) { symbol_mc.gotoAndPlay(2); ...more >>

havin trouble here......wen i click on the button i want it to play a movie ...the movie is in the same scene as the button but in frame 2 how would i do this....? the code that i sent is from my button... if anyone can help thx...!! on (rollOver) { symbol_mc.gotoAndPlay(2); ...more >>

Hi All, I want the user to be able to press and hold a button. At present i'm using the below code, but his means the user has to repeatively click on the button. Any ideas?? on(press){ var myCurFrame:Number; myCurFrame = _root._currentFrame; gotoAndStop(myCurFrame + 1); s...more >>

Hey all! Got a quick question... Got a movie with a nice intro and a few different scenes. I want the movie to detect if the intro has already been played and then if it has, skip it. I figure the easyist way to do it is to create a variable called "intro_played" and at the end o...more >>

Hello! Can I go to another scene from a botton placed in a movieclip? How? Thamks ...more >>

How do I get rid of a .swf when I go to another scene? Using the code below I have loaded an .swf from a server to a scene. When I leave the scene to go to another one the .swf stays on the screen and will not dissapear. How do I get it to unload when I leave the scene? on (release) { l...more >>

Can someone point me to a good source for embedding large mp3's into a Flash movie ? I have created one movie to house the mp3 and using another movie to call it. Also, would like to stream mp3 for smooth playback. PLEASE HELP as files work ok locally but not when loaded onto web server. THANK...more >>

hi all ..... i have a movie that is a menu that appears when a button is pressed in the main movie ...at the top of this menu i have a "close" button that is a flash component ......what action script do i use to close the menu movie, effectively making it dissapear from the main movie wehn cl...more >>

Hello All, I am looking to build a video controller in MX04 I am not embedding the video's I am loading flv files from a list, all that works fine, but I would like to add a video controller. The Components that come with MX04 are great but its not quite what I am looking for. So I've been lo...more >>

Hi people, Just wondering how I can add the time and date to my flash file, similar to the flash time & date located at the following address [L=http://www.designforfreedom.com/]http://www.designforfreedom.com/[/L] Thanks ...more >>

Is this possible? I have a SWF (But not the FLA) I want to show it in another SWF. ?? Tom....more >>

Hi, I'm in localization, and we're getting quit some flash movies to be translated, is there a tool for extracting the text from the fla's? NO, NOT for ripping code (as I have the fla anyway)!! But I'm getting a bit tired of cop-and-paste all text manually... I see quit some tools for extrac...more >>

I'm a quasi-newbie- I know the basics of Flash but never have done multimedia stuff. I have MX 2004 Pro. I need to incorporate 6 seconds of a much longer .mpg movie in a Flash banner ad. I have Ulead Video Studio to edit the film down. But I have no idea of the best way to get the footage into t...more >>

Hi, I've got no experience at all with streaming video in flash and have the following problem: I've got a asf-file which I want to play in my flash-file. I also want to have a video controller in flash with play, stop, etc buttons.. Is this possible? I can (if there's no o...more >>

Hello all. I have a configuration file in another application and I'm trying to write a Flash executable that will display the settings in that file. Each line in the text file sets a variable: set drive=L: set folder=C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents\ set startdir=C:\Program File...more >>

Hi! please check out the attachment there is a swf file and the text is coming from xml file what i ... when your mouse on the over of any button there will be a text box will appear what i want to put the text on that area also and this will also i want from xml file please if you some body k...more >>

Hi again, I have to find a way to load GIFs dynamically into my flash... actually, i am thinking of a way to import the gif file dynamically into the library, and then attaching it. is this possible ?! if not ! what is the way to solve this problem ?! I just have to deal with al...more >>

Hi! please check out the attachment there is a swf file and the text is coming from xml file what i ... when your mouse on the over of any button there will be a text box will appear what i want to put the text on that area also and this will also i want from xml file please if you some body k...more >>

trying to import an mp3 to my flash movie and it says it cant read the file... any ideas?...more >>

On my site ( http://irondoves.com/home.htm ) when I click on the e-mail links (on the "contact us" tab), I get an extra browser window with a No Page to Display - Action Cancelled message. Any ideas why this happens? I used this syntax in the link window: mailto:brian@irondoves.com with _blank...more >>

Hi All! I'm working on a Flash program for the Pocket PC interface, using Macromedia Flash MX (6). It's called "Pocket Hebrew Flash Cards", It's made so that a user can submit a Flash card by filling out a table and providing the information for the Hebrew Flash card---The cards are actua...more >>

Hi, My friend made me a mp4 video file which I am trying to import into Flash MX 2004. First it takes me through the import video dialogs twice. The first time it says "Quicktime Editing" in the left hand corner of the video import dialog, and the second "Editing". Then it tells...more >>

Just wondering if ne can tell me a website or sumthing on where to get sounds for flash other then the lirbrary thx _____________________ _____________________ S/<illz~(>' ')>...more >>

Hi there, In internet Explorer, when you press the Start button on my flash animation(Made using flash MX2004) it goes back to the very beginning. For me, this only happens in IE, but for my freind it happens in Mozilla Firefox, although it works fine on firefox for me. My flash player is ...more >>

Hi Flash Experts! I was wondering if Joysticks can control a Flash game? Do you do somthing in ActionScript? If it can't be done it's no big deal---I'm just curious. But if somone could just let me know, I would be very greatful! Regards, -------------------------------- God Bles...more >>