I used the quiz template to set up a drag and drop screen. The only thing i cannot figure out is how to check if the user has droped in the right place. If they drop in the target area I want to play a sound. I have a wave file and sound instance setup but it plays anytime the object is ...more >>

I was wondering if any Flash Gurus out there would be able to tell me if it is possible to re-create bullet time effect like you see in movies, such as the matrix, the one and generally along those type of lines. I have seen some flash cartoons re-create Bullet Time effects, with the panni...more >>

Hi, if you visit www.may1reboot.com, and mouse over some of the links, you see an arrow to to the left of the text rotating in a very interesting manner. Could anyone teach me to reproduce this effect? Kind regards, Kr0nnik ...more >>

Hi, I was wondering what the most efficient way of converting a 45 minute powerpoint presentation into flash to burn onto cd-rom. I have a seperate audio track which I will cut up and about 30-40 slides (approx) Are there any programs/extensions/plug-ins that i sould be looking into? ...more >>

I am making a movie in flash and want to be able to move the timeline and hear the muzik so I can get the objects to move at the right time, is the possible to hear it as I move the timeline?? cheers...more >>

Hi Can u take few minutes to look at the examples of rotation and zooming at the following pages: http://www.eds.com/services_offerings/vr/centers_product.shtml Basically, I would like to develop a 3D model of our products. Then I want to allow the users to be able to rotate that 3D ...more >>

Hi all, Does anyone know if there is a way to include a font/font outlines with a flash movie without embedding them? Any suggestions, much appreciated. Thankyou....more >>

Hi, could someone please tell me if it is possible to create both OS9 and OSX standalone projectors from the Mac version of Flash MX 2004? thanks...more >>

Hello, I am taking the following steps Create a movie clip using _root.createEmptyMovieClip ("targetClip",1); Loading a JPG file using _root.targetClip.loadMovie(imagePath); I set the _x and _y using _root.targetClip._x=300; //works fine _root.targetClip._y=200;// works fine I se...more >>

I'm loading a SWF to a page on my website and it works fine but as expected the SWF is downloaded to my hard drive in the "Temporary Internet Files" directory. I don't want this SWF to be downloaded to a visitors hard drive. I've tried using "loadmovie" but same problem. How can I load a...more >>

Hi NG, a fast question: can I make a "chroma key" transparency of a color (white for example) of a JPG imported with LoadMovie()? I'm searching for a workaround to make possible importing transparent GIFs/PNGs converting them server-side to JPEG. Thanks all... ...more >>

I have these templates that are really cool except I can't seem to get them to open up in flash they are .swf??? any help ...more >>

I load a jpg image into my flash movie using var h = holderName==undefined ? "holder" : holderName; this.createEmptyMovieClip(h, 0); this_accProps._visible = false; this[h].loadMovie(picName); when I view the result I see a border around it (at least at top and left side). Any...more >>

I am using a few irregularly shaped buttons. When they are close together, their hit frames overlap. What can I do so that the rollover only applies to one of the buttons in those areas?...more >>

I've been working on a flash interface that has 2 combo boxes. They used to work, and now they don't.....hmmm. Now they don't drop down. Before they worked almost all the time, but when I would click on the cancel button they would stop working. Now it's all they time. Any thought on what ty...more >>

If I have a dynamic text box, I can change the text by assigning a name to the variable of the text box. My problem is, once I create a symbol of a dynamic text box. How do you still change its context? I thought it would be something like: onClipEvent (enterFrame) { thisTextBoX.T...more >>

I am running Flash MX and its crashing almost every time I try to import a jpeg or png. Does anyone have a clue as to why this is happening or how to fix it? If it does import an image I will crash without fail the next time I try to import one. ...more >>

Hi, When I try to download the flash detection kit, I get an error page. http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/resourcecenter/resourcecenter.cfm?pagename=fla sh%20deployment%20kit&loc=en%5Fus& Is it still there? Does someone have one that they can send me? Thanks, suzabelle suzabel...more >>