Hey there. I've imported a couple hundred sequentially numbered images as a sequenced import, but they're all hanging half off the stage. For the life of me I can't find the way to align them as a group. As soon as I select the whole timeline, the coordinates area of my properties shuts do...more >>

I have a client that would like this: when mouseover on on a bit of text, the text changes colors, but it does not go anywhere. also, the client would like the pointer to stay at the default arrow, not turn to the hand indicating a link. Is there a way to do this? I cannot figure out how t...more >>

hey you know when you insert a flash file on to dreamweaver like a game you made or somthing people can right click so it comes with a load of comands but then they can skip threw my game by pressin play, how do you stop play and forward from coming up from the right click menu if you know wha...more >>

I have a very simple sound board in flash and some of the music clips are loops of background music. I was wondering, is there someway to have a "stop all sounds" button that, instead of outright stopping the sounds like I have, fades the sounds out over 3 or 4 seconds? That would make my so...more >>

Hello, I was wondering if someone could help me figure out the construction of a sliding button. Basically, I would have a main button, which, when there is a mouseover, 2 buttons will slide to the right of it, sort of like submenu buttons. The problem I am having is that when I move the ...more >>

On Macromedia's site they say: "It is not advisable to permit HTTP content to access HTTPS content. This practice can compromise the security offered by HTTPS. " I guess I'm not seeing this. Guys, please tell me if I'm wrong, but here's how I see it. If you try to access Https data via fl...more >>

This sounds incredably stupid but I'm completely new and I don't know where to begin. I've wanted to learn how to make Flash Movies for ages but I dont have a clue where to begin and im looking for some pointers! Anyone can help? ...more >>

After several months learning Flash, I find I need to learn how to build and manage databases for use on e-commerce websites. I know zero about this. My websites are hosted with Ipower web which provides databases. I stare at them with complete ignorance. I read a book on SQL but it was ov...more >>

I have been trying to get a simple jigsaw puzzle that I can easily change the pictures on. I have downloaded a few but i can't figure out how to change the images. I also am looking for any other easy to edit simple flash games. Any info would be great. Thanks! ...more >>

I was wondering if anyone has yet to figure out the problem with swf's running on IE 6 SP1. I have tried my files on two different computers (with different OS's XP and 98SE) with IE6 (Flash Player 7) and get the same results (i.e. the preloader does not play and the file takes longer than u...more >>

Usually, when I make an invisible button (one with only the hit area defined), the button is still visible in the flash editor because a blue highlight in the shape of the hit area is visible. But in one of my flash documents, the blue area is not visible, so the button is completely invis...more >>

Can someone tell me how to create a background from a gif file. I am creating a new page for our school district website and am trying to match the existing background. It is a textured background from a gif file. I have inserted it ( nad resampled it to match my stage) but it does not fill...more >>

Hey, this might be a simple question, but how do you tell Flash not to automatically loop in a browser. When I publish my Flash movies and put them on my website, the movie automatically loops. I only want it to play once and stop. ...more >>

I have created my movie. How do I go about making it a website? ...more >>

My dev team is talking about doing a sort of built in instant messaging thing on our intranet. Since I'm the multimedia guy it has sort have been decided that this is my project. First things first, I want some opinions. How should I go about this? Flash or Director, or both? Communication ser...more >>

When trying to run the lastest Flash updater, I'm told that Flash 2004 is not installed! - Same thing happened with the Fireworks updater. Does anyone know why this could be? (Both pgms of course already installed). ...more >>

We have a flash site that is simply text in a grid which renders fine on Windows but does not render properly on any MAC browser (Safari or IE) - we downloaded the latest plugins. We need to decide if we want to purchase Flash and go forward .. but are very concerned that we can't get the...more >>

I have created a animated movie button. When I drag a new instance of the movie button on the stage and try to give it a new URL, it changes the URL for all the buttons. The only work around I have found is to duplicate the original movie. I thought the whole point of the instance was that you...more >>

What setting should I start with if I am trying to make a Flash Presentation that will be viewed on T.V. through a DVD (not an interactive DVD). Also, is this possible using Flash alone, or will I need to make changes in another program? ...more >>

I would like to pruduce an virtual interactive digital postcard with digital photos and a menu for different links to different locations on the cdrom i would like to add music and control the picture run time also i would like to include music and allow picture printing and install screen sav...more >>

im making a game and i want an alligator to appear in random places at random ammounts of time, and im not sure why this isnt working. I have 3 frames 1st- timer = random(10)+5; startTime=_root.getTime() _root.gator._x = random(471) _root.gator._y = random(381) 2nd- endTime =...more >>

Dear All: I am new to Flash Multimedia and would like to learn as much about the product as possible but, I have limited time to do so. Can anyone assist me with some additional resources (inexpensive)? Also, is this the correct forum for asking remedial questions about the product beca...more >>

If i create a flash using the settings of flash player 6 and Actionscript 2, will user have to have the updated flash player6 to view the movie? and is there anyway i can download the older versions of standalone flash players? -- azhar ...more >>

hi! i made this game where you can create a monster with difernt things like arms and other stuff, but when they are done there is no way that i know for other people to see there creation how can i but a button in so when they click it it saves to the flash movie so any one on any computer ca...more >>

I have two diferent SWF placed in a html page, that is having two frames. The SWF files are : "asa.swf" and "menu.swf" "asa.swf" is having all the information and is in the MainFrame of the html page.. "menu.swf" is having butons that when are pressed must show information from "asa.s...more >>

Hi I'm producing a multimedia CD-ROM (my first attempt) and was wondering how I go about having a button to mute all the sounds, effectively turning the volume off, and then back on again then pressed a second time. I already have numerous sound files playing at various times across the ...more >>

Can anyone tell me if there is any possibility to save a swf (edited at client side) on server? This is for a application where client can add graphics or upload them into the movieclip and also can edit the backgrounds and text fields. Is there any way that we can save swf file on server...more >>

Hey all, We're creating some interactive Flash pages and need the text to be searchable from the browser. Is this possible? (please say yes!) TIA! cm...more >>

Hi, I have an index.html file that contains the paths to all my flash movies for my site. When i play it from my desktop, it recognizes all the movies and runs fine, however when i upload all of the files to my ftp, it will only play the first flash movie and then reveal the page as "don...more >>

Dear Sir; I have got a problem to display flash file. I have created a flash file and added a command to call other sub file then I uploaded to server. I displayed it with browser then I changed some points in the sub file and uploaded to overwrite and displayed it again it did not ch...more >>

How do I make a object look like a piece of glass? A clear piece of glass....more >>

I'm VERY new to Flash so this may seem like a stupid question. I've created a 1 minute 40 second opening flash movie for a website. It's fairly rich in content with many transitions. The movie and it's transitions are sync-ed (in the authoring enviroment at least) to music on a layer in the fl...more >>

I want to control how long a Flash rollover movie last independent of a mouse over. For instance, if someone were to mouce over a button, not click and move on, I want a rollover animation to flair up and fade away... instead of on... stop. JB) ...more >>

I'm putting a website (with lots of Flash content) onto a CD-ROM. I'm using the Macromedia Flash detection kit to check the presence / version of Flash ontheir machine and if they need install / upgrade, I direct them to the standalone Flash installer I've put on the CD. Unfortunately, because...more >>

Hajo, is it possible to get all movie clips that are in a given frame ? thanks in advance for info Gawel...more >>

I am sure there is a word for this, but I would like to find out how to create volume display that mirrors audio presence coming off a flash player. I currently have MP3 pulled from the web by a player and one that stream music in the swf format, where one gets the next swf movie. You can find...more >>