At this site: http://www.advanceflash.com/ and just below the logo advanceflash the G5 and cinema display fades in nicely. Does anyone know what kind of fade or mask they are doing or know of a site that points in the general direction? Any help would be appreciated. d ...more >>

I use quite a bit of ASP, ADO and SQL for my websites, to link an Access database to the webpage. My question is, can Flash connect to an access database to read and write data. From what I understand I need to use a dataset to hold the data then a RDBMResolver to convert the data into s...more >>

I use a Loader to load jpg thumbnails. In frame 1 I have the actionscript; loader1.load("image2.jpg"); loader2.load("image2.jpg"); When I first view the movie, the images are not scaled even though I set the scaleContent property to "true", after the first viewing it's fine. Am I making ...more >>

We're beginning work on an animation using Flash to be released over the internet and possibly on video/dvd, what dimensions should we develop the movie in that would fit both purposes? We were unable to find any information on this subject. Thanks in advance! ...more >>

I made a flash movie for a promotional video, how can I make it play in a dvd player? So when you put in the cd it automatically starts playing?...more >>

Are there any issues with saving multidimensional arrays to a shared object? I'm running into some issues, where it seems to be saving the array info okay, but not deleting them properly. I think my script is just messed up, but I thought I'd double-check to make sure there aren't any issues...more >>

Hi, I got hitTest to work so that if a movie clip's center point hits any part of another, to do something. But it's the center point, not the edges. Can someone who knows please tell me how? Thanks, ...more >>

Greetings I have a word doc, which is 22 pages long, and contains several graphics. I need to import this into Flash - either into slides or frames. Can someone recommend the best way to do this? Thanks. Anton ...more >>

ok i got sent a link by a mate http://www.lrap.co.uk and i would like to know how they make it TRUE fullscreen as in without any of the IE visible. Hope someone can help because this is such a cool effect. And also can u make the page that is linked from in this case the actual first page clos...more >>

Is there a way to compare two (2) FLA files in MX? I want to find a small change in the AS that exists between the two files. Thanks CRS...more >>

I have a flash site that has a button that launches a javascript popup window. It also has buttons to download files. The javascript popup works just fine but if you click on a button to download a file and then click on the button for the popup, the popup does not launch and instead the brows...more >>

I need a group of different size dots or particles to follow my mouse when on a menu. The settle over the menu selection and pulsate. Anyone know of a good extension or the best way to do something like this ? ...more >>

My Flash MX Help files display with an incredibly small font. I looked at their source code, and it appears that they are html files with the font set at an incredibly small size. Is there any way to increase the help font size? ...more >>

I am importing a mp3 file that is 754kb and importing the same file in as a wav file that is 4mb. When I publish the flash file for viewing the wav file is being reduced down to 92kb and the mp3 file is staying the same as 754kb. Why is the wav file smaller than the mp3 file. I thought mp3 ...more >>

I have been looking into this for several days, and besides getting extremely frustrated, I'm getting nowhere. I want to import flv's and have nice media controls. Unfortunately the MX2004 Pro Media components do not fit my design at all. I read all about how to skin the components and read a ...more >>

Got the trial version and when I click "Take a flash lesson" on the start page it just sits there for a while then disappears. Can anyone help?...more >>

how can i send an email out to a given address when the user gets to the end of my flash movie?... Thanks Matt...more >>

Here is the script which confirmed that true is 1 and false is 0. if (true == 1) trace("true is indeed 1"); if (false == 0) trace("false is indeed 0"); Is there way to make sure true is true, not 1, false is false, not 0? ...more >>

I would like to disable the menu bar on .swf file that i want to distribute. how would i do it? ...more >>

Hello, My name is Sergio and I recently started creating web pages with Flash. I wonder if you guys can help me do two things, 1. I want to know how to make a pre loader for a website. 2. I want to know how to put HTML code withing the flash workspace. I have Flash MX 2004 Pro. Any help is...more >>

I'm trying to publish to Quicktime but the sound doesn't export with it. Anybody ever come across this problem and/or have the solution? Thanks....more >>

I'm trying to get crisp text in my graphic panels that I have create like those in the Micromedia site, however my text comes out fuzy. Can anyone give me some suggestions as what I'm doing wrong?...more >>

If I create a Flash project on a Mac, can I share it with users that are windows-based? Any other issues I should know about project-file sharing?...more >>

I'm getting annoyed that I'm losing vectors whenever I export from Illustrator to Flash 5. In fact, I'm ready to call this app the dog that I suspect it is. Apart from crashing at every conceivable opportunity, I'm rapidly losing my patience with it. Anyone else have this problem? Forgive my i...more >>

I need to create a slow dissolve effect in Flash 5 and am clueless. Can anybody offer some advice. An example of the effect I am striving for can be seen at http://www.suttertracy.org/ Thanks in advance for any suggestions! Dawn ...more >>

I recently created a small flash movie. When the movie is loading the are that the movie occupies becomes solid white. I wondering if there is any way to possibly change that to a different color. Would a progress bar solve this problem? The file is only 16kb so Im not sure a progress bar woul...more >>

hi folks, thanks in advance for your help. my problem is that i am working on an animated button. there are two screens, one where the button resides and the other where the blur action resides. on the button, i implemented this action on(press){ gotoAndPlay("Scene 6", 1); stop();...more >>

Hi I am wondering if it is possible to specify differnt frame rates for different layers within one movie. For instance, i have layers 1 & 2. In layer 1, I want to transform the text at 12 fps. I the layer 2, I wan to transform the text at 20 fps. can i do this ...more >>

Hello everyone, Macromedia has a lot of tutorial video files archived. I come across some of them once in a while; I cannot find them easily. Does anybody knows how to get quick acces to these video tutorials? Sepecifying a search like "*.mov *.flv" does not produce the correct results. ...more >>

hi I want to create a presentation. Imagine, I have 1 flash screen and as the user presses the mouse or keyboard key, new content appears on the screen. This is something we frequently do in powerpoint presentations. ...more >>

Does anybody know if it's possible to create a textfield in the shape of a circle? So that the text is shaped 2 the circle? THX anywayz PETER...more >>

I have a fun flash site but everyone with slow dial up complains that it takes to long to load. How can I make the movie play as it loads? Also how can I just put a little skip intro button that will show up right away for those who don't want to watch it. If someone could let me know about th...more >>

Greetings! Quick question about sound. I have a sound loop that is being called in a movie (which works), however, i would like to increase the volume level (it it playing, by default, too low). Is there a way to increase the default sound level? I realize this may be due to the recorded l...more >>

Quality wise, out of Flash video, windows media, or real media, which is the best? Thanks, Drew...more >>

Please help, does anyone know of a tutorial that aninmates curtains on a stage to open and close. Or even a working example on a site so I could possibly contact the designer to buy the source code. I am very interested in learning how to make curtains on a stage open realistically. I am doi...more >>

Hi people, I am producing an email newsletter for a client, the newletter will click through to a flash microsite, the client has a list of 300 subsribers to the newletter, here is my question: Is it at all possible to track which email addresses that click through to the microsite fr...more >>

After downloading Flash 2004 MX spanish try version zip file we've uncompressed it but get a CRC error in .exe file in that process. All downloading process was correct, even tried in three diferent computers with different internet connection. Can you post another url where we can downl...more >>

I have a large, rather complicated .fla document (roughly 4mb, made in mx2004, on a mac) that I am suddenly unable to open; I receive the message "failed to open document". I've tried importing the .swf file, but the corrupted .fla was just too complicated for that option to work very well. An...more >>

Please Help, I'm creating a website (using flash) which has a movie within a movie. Now, when I play the sub_movie within the browser, it's preloader loads before then playing (like it should). However when I load the main_movie within the browser and select the button to open the sub_mo...more >>

We've got a CDROM with a Flash Projector movie on it. Within the Flash projector (which is already burned on CDROM...can't change it), we have the typical getURL fuctions to open a Web browser and browse a link. This works fine when there isn't a browser window already open: the link opens in ...more >>

does anyone know any good free resources for sound files for flash on the web. i'm just looking for some sounds for mouse overs, clicks etc. they must be free though i'm very poor!!!! thanks...more >>

MX2004 Pro under XP Pro on well-spec'd host system. If a child swf containing a media playback component is loaded into a parent that also contains a media playback component, loading is protracted and a message eventually appears advising that there is a problem script causing slow playba...more >>

Hi, Would anyone know if it is posiable to render '&' symbols in a dynamic text field? I am trying to develop a news manager that stores news in an access database. The text is saved using xml tags to render the text when loaded into the text field of my movie. Everything is now working ...more >>

I have an external SWF loaded into my movie as such: createEmptyMovieClip("contact_mc", -50000); contact_mc.loadMovie("mailform_mx.swf", contact_mc); I also have a movie clip called orange, instance name orange_mc. I tried to test this by creating a on rollover to swap layers. Is there an...more >>

I need help with regards to launching exe file from publish (projector file) flash file. I'll try using fsCommand exec, but its not working. I used this script. on (release) { fscommand("exec", "install.exe"); } Previously, I've convert swf to exe file using flash player 5. Eve...more >>

I?ve developed a Flash app for distribution on CDROM. On the app are links to IPIX executables. These are launched using the fscommand. The IPIX app launches correctly but I don?t have any control over its location. Ideally, I?d like to open it in a specific location, and not draggable. I...more >>

Hello, On many Flash Resource Websites, Flash users can download "Components". Is there special software programs for making these? Can you just make them with MM Flash? Thanx in advance! ...more >>

Hi, I have a load stars action in my file. I want the stars to appear behind an mountainous image, and in front of the background sky image. But, it appears that the action loads in front of the mountain. Is there any way to change it's visibility to go behind a layer? tia Arizona ...more >>

Can anyone tell me how to place a pdf file, in my flash site, that visitors to the site can downloade. Thx in advance. :-)...more >>

Hi, I have a problem with embedded fonts when using 'createTextField'. I am loading the text from an external file, but special characters such as the euro symbol (?) or Greek symbols do not show. When you DONT use 'createTextField' you can define what characters to use with the 'charac...more >>

I wan to play .swf files taken from my other movies within one central movie. When I import .swf files they appear as movie clips and indeed, some play seamlessly. However, others do not. for example, a game I wrote using AC1 and FlashPlayer 5 gives me a message that "A script will make the comp...more >>

I mean Components are sure great to use and all that, but are they worth the size, I just put a scrollpane component on a blank side to test it and it alone was 37kB, a progressbar 47kB and so on..... I agree generall bandwith is much higher now adays but still... what do you think? ...more >>

I need to start learning Flash and want to find out whether my background is suitable. My skill set is currently Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Fireworks and ASP - (all c. 2 yrs experience). Have dabbled with "Swish" - which produces Flash animations but I don't know whether it is a...more >>

Hi, This is my first post so greetings to everybody. I try to dynamicly stream video in my flash site (www.pantalone.be). This doesn't work. On anther server it does. My provider tells me I must set the mime type for the flv extention. What mime type is that? thanks, Axel ...more >>

Hey all, I am working on a concept for a site, that has a quite intensive flag animation. As a result the rest of my animation is a little jittery. (on a AMD K71000mhz machine. This would be my minimum recommendation when viewing the site anyway.) What would other experienced flash des...more >>

Can an object within a flash movie respond to an audio clip that is playing within the same movie? can that object respond if the audio is played from a Movie Clip (MC) that is in a timeline on another level? any help on this would be greatly appreciated! jeff ...more >>

I am using version 7.01 of this program and I have lots of imported images in my library but they keep disappearing. No assets are moved or changed in any way, yet after some time, usually a day, they are gone. I am stumped. Any ideas? Thanks Oblio...more >>

Hi, I saw a previous post on drop down menus, and I looked at the tutorial. I had a go at it before looking at the tutorial. In the buttons timeline, I had four layers, one for individual buttons for the dropdown menu links, which start in the second frame, a layer for the sound, a layer for t...more >>

I have a flash intro for my site. It is a swf file inserted into an html document. When you go to this page, and click on one of the links, the link opens in a new window. However, once you're in the site, click to go back to this intro page, and then click on one of the links, the link ope...more >>

I have posted this before but to my dismay and attempts, I haven't come up with much. I have a movie clip called bar_mc and a movie clip called navi_mc. The navi_mc holds all of the navigational elements and when the mouse rolls over the navi_mc, the bar_mc will appear and follow the ...more >>

I can't find any documentation on what should be a simple topic: I am trying to use the text area component in an application that parses data from an .xml file. I need to present the data in HTML format. However, I can't seem to figure out how to get the global stylesheet to be applied in...more >>

Im having a problem with Macromedia Flash, all the movies and pics that need Flash will not display since IE wont display them. I tried reinstalling Flash but it installs and does nothing, also when i try to go to their website i cannont automaticaly install it , because it just sits there so ...more >>

I'm a Flash newbie. I am using Professional to make a very simple application. It's really a glorified slide show, but want to learn to use the XML connector and other things I learned in an application development class. I want to know if I should create a movie clip for a section of the ...more >>

I'm trying to have my header text [title] wait until the rest of the scene is finished, and then have it scroll in from the side, one letter at a time. The problem I'm facing, is getting them all lined up and properly spaced when it's done. I know I'm probably doing it very primitive, but it...more >>

Have installed MX2004 tryout. Have probs with both sample files and files downloaded from the net. Get "Failed to oped document" or "Unexpected file format" all the time. Is this a common prob/bug for MX2004 ?? Oeyvind -- http://home.online.no/~oeyvtoft/ToftWeb/ ...more >>

Hi, I am working on a site that for various reasons is becoming a real pain in the ass. Most of my problems involve integrating the flash movie I made for the site with the parts of the site that I created in Dreamweaver. I wanted the site to contain flash but only when it was necessary. BUT ...more >>

where is the rounded rectangle feature like in firworks???? ...more >>