How to record fragment of live broadcast tv and save it as .avi/.mpeg file on my hard drive ??? Somebody did it? ...more >>

Hi, I am at deadline with a project and I just sent my files to the client and the movies are not loading into the menu. The menu has on the buttons.... on (press) { loadMovieNum("movies/Ag_Zing2nh.swf",5); } on(release){ _parent.gotoAndStop("blank"); } to load up the movies. ...more >>

Hey, I checked out www.wa007.com and they have this really cool Calendar at the bottom. Is there a component that acts just like or similar to that Calendar? I can't program that and I my computer currently doesn't support Databases so I'm just looking for an easy to use Calendar componen...more >>

Hello, I'm a macromedia flash mx beginner. i'm just learning through trial and error. I still haven't discovered how to change a buttons link address. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, -Eve ...more >>

Hi , i have created a website totally out of flash mx the only html involved is html used to load the index.swf, there is no other html, I am trying to seek help as i wont to add a paypal button to my website. This means the button will have to be added in flash. Paypal gives you the html sour...more >>

Recently the v3arcade and ibproarcade communities have started pirating hundreds of games from authors and integrating these games into their own highscore system. They do so with the swf decompiled from sothing which now supports swf to fla conversion. All someone has to do is drop by a sit...more >>

Okay I accidently downloaded a trial version of your chinese macromedia flash, but I don't speak chinese. I have 56k so I don't want to redownload it. So is there anyway to convert it into english?...more >>

Can anyone tell me where to get the 2-pass flv video updater? It mentions it on the flash.com site, but unless I'm totally blind I can't find it within that link. Thanks!...more >>

Hi all - I'm a flash newbie, and I have a trial version of Flash MX Professional on WinXP and trying to get the tree component to go, following the help titled "Using the Tree component ", and doing "To add a Tree component to an application and load XML:" example step by step. However, whe...more >>

hi - i am new to flash - i need to load a .swf , which is 240 X 180 (a little movie) in an exact postion on my screen, so far i just have stop(); loadMovieNum("two.swf", 60); how do i tell it ( x & y coordinates) where to show up? - thanks ...more >>

Hi! Having had some problems accessing some web sites and at the suggestion of a Microsoft troubleshooting page I installed Flash 7 on my computer. (It had, I believe, Flash 6 before.) Anyway, while looking around the Macromedia web site I found this page: http://www.macromedia.com/s...more >>

Hey, I am trying to create a page with dynamic text. I loaded the variable of where the text file is located and it reads it fine. My problem is this; everytime I click on the "next" button to load a new variable (new text file)...it keeps the same old one. I created a page that had 4 text...more >>

Hi, I have a picture of a joystick, I have the 5 different pictures of the ways it can move (left,right,up,down and in a neutral position). I want it so when I push the Left Arrow, Right Arrow, ect. keys for the corresponding picture to show up on my flash stage. I've created a Movie...more >>

If I am putting a Flash projector on a CD-Rom for a client, do I need a Licence from Macromedia to do so? How do I go about doing it? And what form does it take - is it something I can just do online or is it a file I need to include? ...more >>

I can't believe this is even an issue. I've got a manual big enough to beat up a cinder block and it talks about how wonderful the new drawing tools are in Flash MX because thay have been modelled after those in some of the standards of the industry (Illustrator & PhotoShop). My answer to ...more >>

This is a relatively easy question, and I really need some help with it. I have two movie clips. One of them is the splash/entrance movie that plays before entering the menu. The menu is its own movie clip. I need to tell flash that once the splash movie clip ends that it must now load up th...more >>

Hi there, this site http://www.swf2fla.biz/ can convert swf to fla. Check it out! or send me trilv@swf2fla.biz that file, i ll convert for u. Triluong....more >>

i am not sure if i am right over here with that question but i am very nosy how this effect is made? have a look at http://www.dopeawards.com/ c the upper frame? amazing! i am sure this is done with after effects importet into fla - but which filter? any suggestionssh as a jpg secency? ...more >>

Hey all, when I try to open a .fla file that was generated on a Mac, on my PC I get an 'unexpected file format' error, and it doesn't open...is there a workaround for this issue? Thanks in advance. ...more >>

I can't ind this in Flash help. I want to make screen savers and need to save as a "projector .exe" What's this all about???? Thanks rich...more >>

When I download the free trial for Flash MX it won't let me extract the .exe file from the zip. I give me an error. I have tried it several different time and with multiple downloads. Anyone else have these problems? ...more >>

I need to assign only parts of my dynamic text a GotoAndStop() Is this possible....more >>

Hello, Can someone please tell me what they use as a scrollbar. I read in the Technotes "How to create scrolling text in Flash MX" (http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/scrolling_text_mx.htm) that : "Please note that the scroll property is deprecated in Flash MX, and may no...more >>

Hi, i was wondering if anyone would be able to help me with my problem! I would like to be able to disable the Windows, Alt, F1 and F3 keys. Is it possible to do this and if so how?? Thanks for any help, Guy ...more >>

Hello, Anyone can tell me by what kind of techinques was this menu made? I am more interested in the way that the sub menu items go down, how can that movement be made? what actions do i need for this? here is the menu, the one in left side of screen: http://www.comcast.net/comcast.html...more >>

I am new to Flash and am trying to create a sort of "photo album." I have imported all of my images and want them to appear one by one (fading in and out) and the entire movie accompanied by music. Here are my questions: 1) is there a way to create a sort of "template" for each picture fa...more >>

Hi there everyone, I have been given a job by a company who want an interractive download centre for their Management files. I decided to go with flash to get the best results and have completed most of the interface. i can get it to see certain directories and to display a notice of which f...more >>

I haven't been able to find an answer to this in forums or help. When an .swf is saved/exported, does it only use the library items it needs, or does it "swf" the whole library for that .fla? In relevance, does a tidy library help to keep the size of .swf's down? ...more >>

i have a full flash site working, but i am getting a double, triple clicking sound from some of my navigation btns is it the way i have designed it or is it some think to do with the btn over states? you can have a look at the site at http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/portfolio11 this is my p...more >>

Hello guys! If I had a series of FLA files that made up the sections of a website, how would you comprise that into 1 SWF? I just want to know the theory at this point....how in principle this is done. Thanks, Trufla ...more >>

when i click on the macromedia flash mx 2004, a warning sign pop up saying that: C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Flash MX 2004\Flash.exe A device attached to the system is not functioning. then another thing pop up again saying: Error Starting Program The MSVCIRT.DLL file is linked to ...more >>

HI, I have a presentation I'm working on in flash mx, and its got a lot of jpg imagery, which i've reduced in fireworks. It runs fine, but about 40 seconds into it, it just slows right down and nearly dies. Anyone got any ideas? thanks for any help, andy ...more >>

HELP i'm a flash noob and i need a VERY DETAILED description on how to put a mix fix text into flash mx 2004 thanks...more >>

Dear all I am at my wits end. I have tried all the remedies stated in the FAQ and still am unable to get Flash installed into my PC. I cant understand why. Any one who can help me? WinXP IE 6.0 ...more >>

I have a motion tween of a group of jpeg images. They look fine in Flash, but when I publish the SWF file (or preview by pressing Ctrl + Enter), the tween is performed, but the images are blurred into horizontal lines. How do I fix this? ...more >>

I just finished making my Big Brother 5 "The Bottem Line" thing based on the "ESPN The Bottem Line". (http://img62.exs.cx/img62/4595/bottemline.gif). Previously I was suggested to use jestor, which i thought would work, but then i remembered i didnt want a flash file at bottem, i wanted a h...more >>

I have a problem, something that occurs mostly on older systems - I built a simple CDROM presentation in FLash MX 2004 Pro and within it I am running the Media Component that plays individual FLV files. My problem is on the older systems (i.e. PII, PIII) the video have small hiccups in it - s...more >>

Hello, I am trying to make my flash files scorm compliant. I had previously tested with the ADL test suite 1.2.2 (or was it 1.2.3), and then 1.2.6 - I got my files to work both times. The problem I have now is that with the new ADL test suite 1.2.7, I am having trouble even initializi...more >>

I made a movie, but I can not figure out how to turn off the loop feature. I don't want the movie to play more than once, but I can't find any modification settings anywhere. please help if you can. (In case you want to see my horrible attempt at a movie, click here). http://www.personal...more >>

I purchased a template that comes in several individual files. My problem is how do you get them all to work together to form a complete website. I have no problems with editing, I just cant figure out how they all work together. Wach file is a fla. Any help would be great. Jim ...more >>

I'm wanting to make some cartoons -- about ten to fifteen, mabye twenty minutes in length at the most. I'm talking about cartoons with speaking characters, sound effects, music, etc... I'll probably create individual scenes and export them to small AVI clips, then use a video editor to splice ...more >>

I'm exporting a 30 frame movie (to loop) in almost all the formats, and in every one there is an additional blank space added at the end, either as four blank frames (if I re-import an exported swf) or a single blank frame for 24/100s in a GIF. I don't have .mov editing capability, so I can't...more >>

I work on a windows based system running MX 2004 but would like to change to a Mac system. Do I purchase a full verion or upgrade from my pc license?...more >>