Hi, my name is Shuhrat, i'm from Russia. I have a problem of such kind: i've made an autoplaying CD that shows users photos. The CD contains an swf file with different effects, an xml file and a folder with photoes. Now my boss asked me to make this slideshow in DVD format just to play it in n...more >>

Just like to put a vote in for a flicker effect slide transition. In the meantime, can anyone suggest a way of animating an equivalent effect? The kind of thing that used to be on the nasa explorer site. ...more >>

hi, i couldn't find any previous postings about this although i'm sure it's been mentioned before.... but what're best practices for resolution of the movie and frame rate? thank you for your input. ...more >>

Hopefully someone here can help! I am working with a complex course built entirely in flash, but housed in a browser. My goal is to make this course accessible. The courseware uses XML to control the navigation, and loads external swfs for each content page as the user moves through the co...more >>

I would like to know how I can add ripple effect to water area without using those image-frame-by-frame maneuvers? If at all possible? I have a background image of a mountain and water. I want the water area to ripple. Not the mountain. How can I do this? Thanks in advance. ...more >>

To all: I did a flash website for a band that needs weekly updates for tour dates. Not a problem right? Wrong. When viewed in IE all changes are visible. When viewed with Netscape it shows tour dates from May 04? I have no idea why this is happening? I have changed the file names ...more >>

Hi, I have a rollover button problem. The disjointed rollovers work fine, I just dont know how to make the buttons link to html pages. Right now i have it set to play a movie clip when the link is rolled over, but then i cannot make it link to anything.. http://www.angelicslugs.com/butto...more >>

hi, i am a visual basic developer, i am wondering if i use the Shockwave Flash (Flash.oca) object on my application, do i need to have any license in order for me to sell my program? please response as soon as possible? s ...more >>

I have a .fla file with a preloader,i want to copy the preloader to another file that i am working on.can someone help me do this,i am new to flash so please tell me the easiest way please. Thanks in advance Sif ...more >>

anyone have any ideas what the current saturation rate of the mx04 player is? is there a place that I can check to see current estimates? For most of my clients the chief concern is that everyone (ok, relatively everyone) can see the site without plugin download, ie. 95% ish. I would love to s...more >>

i need working this swf file. i already uploaded the file. but it not working for quicktime. it's says in flash 2004 that quicktime does not have a handler for this type of Macromedia Flash. Can someone help me? ...more >>

Hi Im new to Flash MX 2004 professional and need some basic advice on design principles and browsers What is the best dimensions for a website built in flash? I started by using 800x600, but i view at 1024x768 so dont fill the screen. I thought you had to design at 800x600 for viewers ...more >>

Hi, doe's anyoe know how to change the spcaing between the letters in a TextBox during an animation? what I meen is not streching the textbox but just spacing between the letters like from: HELLO to: H E L L O if someone know how to do it please help me ...more >>

Hi, I was trying to make a coin by drawing a simple circle and converting it into a MovieClip until here everything was fine, but now I'm trying to rotate the coin to turn around (around the Y axis) but I don't know how to do it, can anyone please tell me, there's no way that it can't be d...more >>

Hi All- How do you convert a MS Word document to Flash Paper? Can it be done with Flash MX 2004? Thanks...more >>

This is a short one, but, what can i do to a link on my page that, opens a picture per-say, so that it does not launch in the same browser window as my flash movie. This way when someon clicks on the link to view the picture, they will be able to just close the window instead of hitting back ...more >>

I would appreciate feedback with the following site. www.jameslawfirm.com Thanks, Jake ...more >>

hi weve all seen those buttons that dynamically grow as the cursor gets closer... i would like to learn this, preferably by downloding some exaple files. My googling was a total failure on this one. any pointers, links or ideas appreciated. thanks ...more >>

Why can people download and install "Flashplayer" and Shockwaveplayer". Aren't all graphics created in Flash put on the web in shockwave format. And doesn't flashplayer play shockwave anyway? I've got a shockwave file created out of flash in my website - should I create a link for people to do...more >>

Hi! I have a login page which then determines what the other pages on the site look like to the user -- if they are logged in it looks different from if they are not logged in. The primary navigation is in Flash. The rest of the page is ASP / HTML. If I just log in and click the flas...more >>

I was wondering if and how possible you can make a button so when you click it, the browser window the flash movie is in minimizes. Any comments are greatly appreciated....more >>

Can anyone explain why no movieclip is attached with this simple statement in MXPro2004 7.2:- lvl = parseInt("456.987"); attachMovie("lb_mc", "my_mc", lvl); trace(lvl); // traces 456 to output window trace(typeof lvl); // evaluates to 'number' but no movieclip is attached trace(my_mc) // t...more >>

All - This one bugs me because I cannot find anything in the way of a solution for it. I've created several banners in Flash that, if exported to .swf's, look great. If, on the other hand, I export to animated gif format, the edges distort and the borders that I have all but disappear a...more >>

Our Mac OS9 computer has Flash MX (not 2004) with Quicktime 6. When one tries to export a movie as Quicktime or publish by selcting Quicktime format, the following error occurs. "The installed version of Quicktime does not have a handler for this type of Macromedia Flash ?" If I export as ...more >>

Is there a way to have a pdf file open on a different window for people to print....more >>

Hello All, I've got an odd problem. We are having trouble with a particular setup and were wondering if anyone has seen this or knew of a solution. We have a client with NT 4, Internet Explorer 6. Browsing web sites seem just fine, until you install Macromedia Flash Player (we have tried...more >>

Hi there, I have created a custom cursor in Flash MX 2004 like this: onClipEvent (load) { Mouse.hide(); startDrag("", true); } All's fine, until I "right-click" to get the scroll-down menu. When I return, the standard arrow has appeared over my custom cursor and won't go away. Th...more >>

I am trying to make a shopping cart feature for a website where users select items, add them to a cart. Then fill out there credit card information and when they press confirm it gets sent to a database. Does anyone know how to accomplish this or where i can find tutorials or pre-built carts? ...more >>

I have always had trouble with Importing an SWF that I don't have the fonts for into my FLA file and having the fonts show up correctly. You know, I would place it on the stage and, when I published it, the fonts would be mismatched. Sometimes, I'll even have the font and it still won't disp...more >>

Why was the ScrollBar component removed from MX 2004? I see that there is now a new TextArea component, but I don't like it nearly as well. The lack of the old ScrollBar component means that I have to grab it from the symbol library of other movies. Even then, it no longer snaps to the Dynamic T...more >>

I have created a small animation for use as an advertising banner, however when i export the project to an animated gif the quality is very poor. I have tried various export options and have not been able to get the quality any better. Any Ideas? http://www.websample.net/test.gif Many Than...more >>

When I load up external swf files into another swf file, frame rate changes the loaded swf file(has 50fps) into the same as the main swf file (12fps). How can I stop this. Is there some sript that someone can give me to sort out this problem CHeers ...more >>

Hi I've got a little problem with some flash movies. Basically I have a main root movie (which acts as a main product menu) on clicking the desired button it then loads another swf into level 1 (over the top) on (release) { loadMovieNum("http://www.url.com/product_cakes.swf", 1); } ...more >>

is it possible to save text in a .fla file such that it can be loaded into a dynamic text box using something similar to a loadVars command? i'm looking for an alternative to loading the text from a .txt file. reason being, the ..txt file way doesn't allow me to preserve the font and formatt...more >>

I've seen, and have actually used the "Java Screen Shake" command, no problems, and old news. Mainly, I was researching the "java window pop-up" command for my page...and I'd really like to pop up a small window, via java, from a button in my .swf file...any takers? ...more >>

Hi, I was wondering how you optimise your Flash file so that when you resize the browser window, it resizes also. Thanks Josh...more >>

How can I launch a small window in Flash? I want to click on a link for more information and have a small browser window pop up with more info or text. (or a borderless browser window) Is there an add on component for Flash that does this? ...more >>

how do I make an item in Flash fade in or out? thanks...more >>

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This fla is a mp3 player that streams music files from a .xml file. it works perfectly with the flash player but not when embeded into a html file. My clue is a path problem. i inserted the global path to the mp3 files in the ..xml But inside the flash i don't know how to manipulate it. ...more >>