I'm doing a huge project and I've got the 16000frame problem. I need to make this project happen so I need your help. I was thinking of splitting my project into 3 smaller flas and importing them into Blitz Basic and going by there. Its the best idea that I've got. Can anyone tell me everythin...more >>

Why cant i INSTALL MACROMEDIA ON MY COMPUTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT SAYS THAT THE FOLDER IS CORRUPT OR INVALID. I WASTED 6 HOURS WAITING FOR IT TO BE DONE DOWNLOADING AND I CANT EVEN GET INTO THE FRICKN FOLDER???!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!? The last time i posted this f...more >>

Hello, I am creating a Projector to be distributed in a CD ROM. I need to have external files, text files, music, flash movies, that eventually will be loaded into my main movie. But I would like to hide those files from the user of the CDROM, at least the editable ones (text) Or i...more >>

Hopefully someone can help me with this one. I've created a drop-down menu with four buttons, which each have a set of sub buttons. When I go to 'test movie,' only the first click on any of the main buttons works. (Note, each of the subButtons for that menu button also functions.) If I "re...more >>

Hi I am working on a site at http://www.daviddudley.co.uk/ Any help please Regards Andy...more >>

I've upgraded from v.5 to MX. The onmouseover event is no longer available for this action and I must click in the Properties window with the text button selected? When I select the button the link option dissapears, I'm very annoyed, such a simple thing should not be this tricky. Can someone ...more >>

I need to assign a variable to a certain masked text field so that it is readable through a scroll box i aquired from a friend. How do i assign this text field a variable so that i can refer to in in the scroll components parameters "content path" field? ...more >>

I have a menu where the text on each button is generated by XML, and is inputed into Flash in a dynamic text box. The menu, as it grows will become scrollable. Unfortunately a simple mask can not be used with this because it renders the dynamic text blank. Therefore, I had created a "mask" out...more >>

I dont no how to do it, and when i trys draging it in, it says somethin is wrong wit the format, help...more >>

I want to make the canvas larger, but I don't want it to grow to the right. Can i change the size, and make it grow to the left? Is this possible?...more >>

error is: An error occured while attempting to write to a file. If you are logged in with a limited user account, then you may be attempting to write to another user's folder which is not supported. I'm not logged in with a limited user account. I'll be working and able to save without a p...more >>

hi, im trying to make my own aim remote in flash. its supposed to be able to send me an IM, email me, go to my chatroom, add me to their buddylist, download aim, get a screenname, and able to check if im on aim. i figured out how to do everything, except checking my presence on aim. but i do k...more >>

hi, i'm really getting my but kicked here and i could use some help, in scene 1 i have a movie clip that has a nav button in it, (Scene 1(movieclip(button))) i want the button to move the playhead of scene 1 to frame 20 so on the instance of the button i have: on (press) {gotoAndPlay("Sce...more >>

I used the loadMovieNum script for my video. But everytime I test it out, I get an error message saying "error with the URL". How can I change that? Do I have to specify what folder to take it from? maria- ...more >>

It appears to me that Netscape 6+, Mozilla, and Opera cannot pass parameters into Flash by any method, including Flashvars in the object or embed tag, params added to the swf url, or calls to JavaScript from within Flash via getURL(); On Mozillazine there were some words to the effect that the...more >>

Hi, Im building a website and I have a little problem with the menu. This is the figure: I have a movie1(lolo.swf)and I have a movie2(pepe.swf). I want to load pepe.swf into rolo.swf. When i preview the pepe.swf by itself looks and work great, but when i loaded into rolo.swf, pepe.swf do...more >>

How do I access buttons I have used in other movies?...more >>

I have a interactive flash site. I was wondering if there is any easy way to convert the site so that the interactivity works on a DVD? Do I need to import the site into Director? -Chris...more >>

Hello, I am having some problems with flash and importing gradients of any type, once it reaches flash they get converted to bitmaps which are all nasty looking and nothing like the objects I am trying to import. I have a few questions about this I would be so thankful if someone could h...more >>

Can I view my web site in html editor? If so, how? (ex. <html> <body> </body>) Thanks...more >>

How do I make a text box that you can scroll through the contents? Thanks....more >>

Using the built-in drag and drop components, is there any way to have 9 drags and targets instead of 8? If so, where do you change the setting? Thanks so much!...more >>

I'm trying to programmatically resize a flash object within a C++ dialog box. I've changed the size of the CShockWaveFlash control using: ::MoveWindow( GetDlgItem(IDC_SHOCKWAVEFLASH1)->m_hWnd, (int)left, (int)top, (int)right-(int)left, (int)bottom-(int)top, TRUE); and ...more >>

When I am looking at my page in the work area the buttons work fine, but when I test the movie and roll over them they do not work. They are the same buttons I used on all my other pages and work fine on those except this one page. What should I do? ...more >>

Is there a way to search across multiple ActionScripts in a movie (AKA "Find and Replace")? Please pardon this basic (and maybe stupid) question, but I can't figure how to do it for the life of me! I know that I can do it in Director. Thanks for any info. Phil ...more >>

when I export a diapo document, it do this : http://membres.lycos.fr/download1000/si.fla plz do not modify, post ... files...more >>

Your shift key is broken too! (as is your spell checker. 1 t in 'edition' not 2). Oh and good luck getting help if that's how you solicit it. Devil's Soul wrote: > Why cant i INSTALL MACROMEDIA ON MY > COMPUTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > IT SAYS THAT THE FOLDER IS CORRUPT OR ...more >>

If I wanted the over state of a button to glow on and off three times and then stop, how could I get that effect?...more >>

Does anyone know how the hell to work this program? i've read so many tutorials but i didn't understand anything... i don't know how to do anything at all can someone please help me? e-mail me at g0ldfinger182@yahoo.com ...more >>

Hi, Just wondering if any one knows how to make it look like a box in being drawn on the screen? Can't think of another way to describe what i'm trying to do so hopefully that makes sense. Don't really know where to start as i'm still pretty new at all this. Any suggestions welcome and ...more >>

Same problem, the JPG will not be loaded, you to try and do a check to see if it's loadec. Where are you loading the JPG to?...more >>

How do you get the "loading... Please Wait. on your flash animation while it's loading on you website. I want my visitors to know that something is loading and to plase wait, right now it says nothing and I have to put something on the side that says "The flash might take soem time to load". ...more >>

I have a 300 frame flash animation and my background is a picture of a sunset. I'm tring to get my picture that is an aircraft to paste into the new frame and layer with out showing the background of the aircraft picture which is blue. I've tried cutting out the white background in Photo Imp...more >>

Hello, I am developing an interface like those old mainframe systems - black screens with a white blinking cursor. The user must use all the keys on the keyboard at one time or another. The first problem (G4 Mac with OS 10.2) is that Flash won't recognize the TAB key as being pressed unles...more >>

in my wisdom i purchased a template that i thought would be easy to edit! i have managed to edit the html side of things and some of the flash but am having trouble with inserting links to pages in the menu section. could some kind person help me out with this as it is proving a little more...more >>

hi there, how can i pass a command or a action from a external .txt file to the flash movie thats call it? ex: myMovie.loadVariables(txt_file.txt); and then in this txt i put something like myOtherMovie.loadVariables(another_txt_file.txt); or other action to flash thanks in adva...more >>

Hi all Is there a way in Flash to convert strokes/lines into outlined shapes, like you can in Illustrator. My problem is that I have heavy ruled lines that sometimes look pixilated around corners. I hear converting the lines into shapes can help with that. But I've never known that F...more >>

One of my clients is having trouble playing back mp3 files that are linked to an swf presentation we've put together. Other audio files that are embedded in our swf files play back fine, and the mp3 files play back on every other system we've tested them on, including other WinXP/Internet Expl...more >>

The last company I worked at, someone had an auto load flash detection item such that when someone who did not have flash went to a page on our site that had flash content, it would automatically and transparently load flash player (into memory) so the user could view our flash content without...more >>

First of all, I am a designer. I'm not a programmer, by any means. So I know that this is possible, but have no clue how to make it work. Basically I have a website with a flash version and a nonflash version. I know there is a way so that when a user visits the home page?there is some kind of...more >>

Hello guys. Can somebody help me with this one. I am using that old trick getURL and javascript to open a browser window from within Flash. However, I'm having a problem when the movieclip that triggers the getURL script is not in the _root, but loaded remotely thru loadMovie. The script w...more >>

Hi! I am a flash/actionscript newbie looking for beginners tutorials/advice. Basically, I want to create a scrolling text editor in a flash movie. I want the user to be able to type text into a text field and see it scroll along the bottom of the movie. The user should then be able to select...more >>

Will Flash MX import MP4 video? I haven't had any luck with it, but maybe someone knows a tip... If not, is there a more compressed video format that Flash MX will import? Thank you! Shari...more >>

Hi guys, Im havin major problems figuring this one out right now, and ned your help badly. Basically I have a movie symbol with a long animation inside it (flash animation no video)on the timeline, and I want to add some buttons with actionscript which can control the timeline within the...more >>

I recently purchased a flash animation from a template dealer. It was somewhat pricey, and so i do not want to pay the company even more money to customize it. They say that if customers have Macromedia Flash MX, it's really easy to make text modifications. I had no problem changing th...more >>

I have a plain text area called mainText and have set the style for it like so: var styleObj = new mx.styles.CSSStyleDeclaration; styleObj.styleName = "DISTextStyle"; _global.styles.DISTextStyle = styleObj; styleObj.fontFamily = "Verdana"; styleObj.fontSize = 10; styleObj.fontWeight = "...more >>

Hi I work with Falsh mx 2004 pro on win2k. I have an application where I need to load dynamic content including images. The Loader component works perfectly on the _root level. Now is the problem: I try to load .jpg into loader that is attached dynamically. The Loader component is...more >>

Hi, In my application the Splash Screen contains a Flash Movie. It accepts UserID and Password for the application. I pass that information to a function in another form called frmLogin. Every thing works fine except when the pointer leaves the subroutine sfMain_FSCommand VB crashes. I am ...more >>

I have 2 scenes in my movie. i don't want flash to show the second one. only when a certain button is pressed. meanwhile, i want the first one to be loopped. how do i do that? ...more >>

Please can you help me get the following sound FX for a Flash movie... 1) a painful 'ouch!' or 'ow!' sound, for someone being stung by a bee. 2) a magical sound FX one might hear in a movie to denote use of magic wand. I'd be v grateful if someone could email me these sounds or tell me to ...more >>

Hi all, How do I use the loadmovie function to load several of swf file into my main swf. And those swf will be play by loop. For example, I have 5 swf need to load into my main.swf (1.swf, 2.swf, 3.swf etc...) When the main.swf start, I want it load 1.swf into my main.swf, after 1.swf ...more >>

Hi again, I looked for the color effect tab and couldn't find it. Could anyone tell me how to get it? Thanks ...more >>

Hi, how to use flash mx components? say i dragged a button component on the screen and now i want to say to gotoandplay(5) how can i say that :( please help me out...more >>

Hi everyone. Recently I've been working on an extremely large Flash project. Although I'm having a major problem. When the Swf gets up to frame number 16005 the whole thing just stops playing for no reason. Is this because of the limitations of Flash or is it some kind of code error? There is ...more >>

Hi, I made a simple animation that includes an object moving across the screen. I used a guide layer that contains the line that the object follows. the layer underneath that is indented and says "guide..." the 1st keyframe contains the symbol at the begining of the line and the last keyfram...more >>

I have site with a background music track playing using Flash. However when a visitor launches and plays video clips using Windows Media Player (or Real or QT) I'd like the Flash audio to turn off. Is it possible using a script to detect if a media player has been started and turn off Flash au...more >>

Hello, I am new in flash. I created a frame by frame animation - each frame has its own picture. I would like to add the effect of fade in and fade out - so the ink will be changing when moving from one frame to another. I saw an explaination on it in the internet, but I think it was in ano...more >>

You only have to post one thread to get a response. Not 4 in a row....more >>

Good evening, I recently heard in a discussion group that it is best to set Flash movies at FPS setting ending in 1 (ie. 11, 21, or 31). Their reasoning had to do with an oddity on the Macintosh version of the Flash Player. Can anyone verify and elaborate on this? Thank you. ...more >>

Hi, can I play mp3 files with flash and which version do I need? ...more >>

Trying to figure out how to create a floating text window such as in http://www.weblications.com/. After a few seconds a floating window comes in from the right hand side. Any help will be much appreciated. Thank you, Wil ...more >>

Hi, Im building a website and I have a little problem with the menu. This is the figure: I have a movie1(lolo.swf)and I have a movie2(pepe.swf). I want to load pepe.swf into rolo.swf. When i preview the pepe.swf by itself looks and work great, but when i loaded into rolo.swf, pepe.swf do...more >>