This isn't exactly the right forum but I'm at my wit's end to find a small sound clip that can be looped quickly in Flash to create that nifty sound effect you see in spy movies when text is animated on screen. Been searching all afternoon on Flashkit and other's like it. Can anyone help...more >>

so the name basically says it all. i need the inro for my site to load a html file stored on my computer, i do not wish to link it to the URL as my site is for a school project and will be marked locally not over the internet...Any suggestions or help? ...more >>

Has anyone ever come accross in flash when you have an images on the stage and you export it, it turns to a horizonal band of colors?...more >>

I?m on a Mac and I need to open a pdf from a CD and I understand to do this on the Mac OSX i need to use Applescript as below: tell application "Finder" select file "file.pdf" of disk "MyCD" open selection end tell Now I put the command in the flash movie: on (release) { fscomm...more >>

Does anyone know of a movie editing software (hopefully not too expensive) that I can use to edit my home video and then export as swf's that will import to flash? I have tried sony's screenblast movie studio but when I import the swf's they are blank, the file imports but contain no audio o...more >>

I have created a flash movie that is about 17mb with a preloader. There are some who have said that during the preloader, it will get to about 66% and then just freeze up. This doesn't happen to everyone. I think it's just for people who have an older computer or a computer with the bare minim...more >>

How do I put a loading screen on my flash page?...more >>

I'm now using Flash MX 2004 Professional Here's my question: I have a navagation button in a flash file that has five scenes. How do I get that button to take me from scene 1 to scene 2? I used to go into the actionscript window and click "on mouse event" and then there was a pull down wit...more >>

Here's what I need help with. I have two slides (design, and controls) Design has the simple backround (only 1 frame) and controls has the .flv file that plays through media display (also only has 1 frame). I would like to have a simple "Loading ..." animation run while the .flv file ...more >>

I used an fscommand to tell Javascript to popup a window, and then window.open command opened a popup. This worked normally with IE and also it works good with firefox if i open the page from my harddrive. But if i try to open it from a webserver in firefox page loads normally but at status b...more >>

I new to Flash and considering purchase for e-learning project, but before I do I want to know how easy it is to update files over time....more >>

I have a project consisting of 7 different .swf's. Initially the first swf is loaded; and it is an interactive control allowing the user to select an "exercise" to try. Each "exercise" is a seperate .swf file, and is loaded from the main control, (via loadMovie("foo.swf", "_level1")...(...more >>

I recently had to rebot my computer due to some adware problems. Since then i am not able to download the free download version of flash player from the macromedia download facility, meaning internet use has become limited due to not being able to access flash sites. Could someone please hel...more >>

I am trying to duplicate a button that I have already created and just change the text on it. What is the easiest way to do this?...more >>

I hate to ask what is probably a stupid question, but I can't seem to play my ..flv files. I am new to Flash MX 2004 Pro, and flash player 7. When I double click a .flv file, it automatically launches SAFlashPlayer 7, but no window ever appears and nothing else happens. When I choose "Open"...more >>

I have encountered some strange behavior with the combobox component in Flash MX PRofessional (Ver 7.2). I have attached the FLA to demonstrate. When I attempt to modify the _x and _y properties of the mc that the combobox sits on, the combobox begins to act weird. When you click on the scroll...more >>

I am creating a splash page for a web site using flash and then using photoshop for the static pages. However I am having problems matching the colors from photoshop to flash. How do developers solve this problem. I created a prototype in photoshop that consists of the colors we are looki...more >>

I'm looking to create a simple scrolling shooter-type arcade game for web delivery. Something along the lines of Vanguard or Space Invaders in both look and complexity. Does anyone have suggestions as to whether it would be better to pursue this in Flash MX 2004 or Director 2004? Any recommend...more >>

Hi, I've got a simple flash movie on a layer that I need to hide and show on the relevent button clicks within my page. The trouble is that once the movie has played once, when you go back to it it remains in it's finished state. I need it to begin playinig from the start whenever the user cli...more >>

Does anyone know how to make a button launch documents in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint? I was able to use Actions to launch the documents in a web browser, but want the actual programs to launch first and then the documents. I need this to work cross-platform. Help? ...more >>

Any ideas on a flash would work fine in IE, but only show the box outline in Netscape 6.2 ? TIA Jay...more >>

I'm using Flash MX 6.0, I have some text in one of my scenes and would like it to be underlined. However, I can not find the option to underline text anywhere. The properties panel for text will only allow me to bold or italic the text, I've searched through the menus and help and cannot fin...more >>

Is it possible to create a Flash animation with a transparent background, and how do I do this? I am using Flash MX, version 6.0. Thanks, Stephen ...more >>

I have several images which load rather slowly in the Flash Player. They were shot in a digital camera at too high a resolution but I have reduced their size considerably. They still load slowly. What can be done to remedy this? I also have a similar problem with an animation I've done by ...more >>

Hi I have a problem The thing is I have to play a flash movie in fullscreen mode, But the thing is this movie will play an a? computer that uses 2 sony projectors to display content, these projectors are each set up in 1024*768 resolution and the computer is set up to use them both in ex...more >>

Hi i have created a drop down menu using a movieclip. The rollover actions and the drop down menu works fine however when i click on the button to go to another page the link wont work? below is the code attached to the button that wont link on (release) { _root.(gotoAndPlay("Services-P...more >>

I'm creating an interactive project to be distributed solely on a cross-platform CD. In my intro I have a 3 minute FLV file being played in a MediaPlayback component. The movie will play in the projector made for a Mac, but all I get is a blank MediaPlayback window in the PC projector. B...more >>

Good morning everyone : ] Just wondering if anyone knows how to get a screen saver to update automatically every month on a PC. We have 12 different projector files (created in Flash MX, saved as .exe projector for PC) that are going to be used as screen savers ?? one for each month ... ...more >>

I need to open a PDF file using Acrobat reader or similar because I?m using a mac OSX and it wil try to open it an safari, which won?t work!!! does any one give a script solution for that? I?ve already tryed with many ways but I coudn?t make it work properly.... so HELP PLEASE!!!!, i will...more >>

Hi guys, I am a totally new user to Flash (meaning I know absolutely nothing about it). I have 4 small .jpg images and I want to fade them into one-another, just like flash banner do. Can anyone tell me how I can actually do this, remember, I am new to this. I have 4 images, 3 of wh...more >>

Can anyone tell me what does MX stands for in Macromedia Flash MX? Thanks!!!...more >>

Hi, I created a pop up menu according to the tutorial on the Macromedia Site (http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/popup_menu.htm) and it works just great. My client now wants the options to remain on screen when you move the mouse over the main selection, just like it does...more >>

firstly can you import a video and embed it in flash and then create buttons that apper on top of the video????...more >>

I have made a contact form up in flash and I am using a PHP file to handle the form's data. My flash form and the PHP file is working correctly, (i am getting the correct data in my email when i test it). The only problem I have is that when I press the 'submit' button on my form, it goe...more >>

I am trying to find a way to browse a harddrive for a jpg file and then upload the file to a server. I have the upload/resize issue resolved by passing the file name and location to CF. I can use CF file field function on a cf page but my client wants his entire site in flash. Is there a ...more >>

Hi all, I've got a movieclip(C) inside another movieclip(B) and again inside another movieclip(A). How do I get the x,y coordonates of "C" according to the "root", independently of "B" and "A"? -- Thanks Pop ...more >>

I want to create a webpage that makes the page scroll to the next page when a link is clicked plase help thanks...more >>

Hello, Can anyone be so kind as to help me out a little to work out where ive gone wrong please? I have made a little flash navigation bar which basically has 10 major links to the 10 major pages in my site via buttons. All have the following getURL code assigned to them... on (rel...more >>

Hi I'm looking for a tool that can create a standalone projector from a SWF file. I already bought MDM studio pro - which is a great tool by the way - but they only support osx / win. So actually I'm looking a tool to create the OS9.x projector. Can someone help me here? Thx ...more >>

my project consists of a lot of different scenes, each one starting with a big movie; i got a preloader for the first scene, but does anybody know a way how to preload the movies of the other scenes (prefereable in the first scene so that you don?t have to wait again and again) thanks ...more >>

ok to make this simple i have a movie clip and i want it to go to a certain frame when a button outside that movie clip is pressed what would be the script ...more >>

I have a very big task of making an interactive CD....and so I used FLASH MX to create one. But Just when I finished putting all the text and pictures, I realized that I have to link some of the text to other frames just like a hyperlink in a powerpoint presentation. I've read the help ma...more >>

Hi all, We've an web application and it has few flash applications in it. While running the installation set-up of our application, we need to check whether the flash pulgin is installed or not, if installed whether correct version is installed?? otherwise we've to install the flash plu...more >>

Anybody knows how to force browsers(espeacially Internet Explorer) to reload a flash movie? The problem I have isthat the flash I do has to diplay text in different languages based on a selection made in html. Everything work fine, I send the parameters to flash but Internet Explorer doesn't...more >>

Hello, I am having major problems, and I could really use som help. basically, I am using a series of Loader components to load various JPG and SWF files into my Flash movie at runtime. Each Loader loads up like the attached code. select() and deselect() are functions that basically add ...more >>

Hi I've created a movie that displays with sliding doors. When the user clicks on the doors, they slide open. What I need help with now is I need the next scene to zoom through the doors as they open and display scene2. Can anybody help me this? Thanx Danielle ...more >>

Do I need Flash 6 Player and how can I download it. This is the reason for my question: From: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/campaign/index.html?8dpc I went to: http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/politics/2004_ELECTIONGUIDE_GRAPHIC/ Where on a black ground, a white message state...more >>

Another novice looking for answers: What program is used and/or file type generated in producing email ads, such as what Macromedia sends to users (animated, with links in the email message window)? Is it an SWF emailed to their recipient list? I've tried several approaches but none work. ...more >>

Hi. I am trying to display a flash file that I didn't author myself on my website. It doesn't have a play button and just starts to play automatically. Is there anyway I can have controls to have it not play until someone clicks without editing the actual flash file? ...more >>

This Problem alluded me for a while. I intrigated my flash with php for better efficiency, but when i found out that some people could not view the website; The errors bewildered me until i figured out the people having trouble had a version of Netscape Navigator. It appears that Netscape...more >>

The embbeded videos in flash are compressed and as a result, the quality is poor. Does anyone know how it is possible to improve the quality of the video? Thanks...more >>

Can anyone point me in the right direction? I need a continuously vertical scrolling menu with 200+ items that is alphabetic and can be edited externally through an .as file. The menu buttons need to call external .jpg's and need to coincide with the alphabetic menu. Any help or directio...more >>

I read the simply instructions in the documentation that came with Flash MX, and they did not work for this. On my flash site, I have some buttons that change size and colour when the mouse is hovered over them. These buttons are meant to be links to other pages on my site. I have used the...more >>

I have created a simple slide screen presentation. I have a sound track on the first slide that plays just fine. On the 5th slide that has quite a bit of animation, the audio track will not play in the test movie or publish mode, but plays fine in the play mode. any idea? thank J...more >>

I have some flash files inside my company intranet server. I installed Mac.Flash in my pc. Everything goes wellin my pc. But, when I have on my flash effects on other pc's, the flash animation is not there. It's nto displayign it at all. It shows a white box only. Am I need to install Mac Flas...more >>

How do I link a button I made in Flash to a document in Microsoft Word? Could you give me step by step instructions once I'm in the Actions Panel? I am using Flash 5....more >>

I know its possible to fade a line of text in or an object, but is this also possible with images that i didnt made in flash self. What i want actually is this sort of lense flair in the background fading in when a line of text appears. But i dont know how to make something like this in flash ...more >>

Ok. So, essentially, I made a button using Flash and I would like to know how to get it into my page I'm building with Dreamweaver. I'm a total novice at all this stuff. Can anyone help? The real trouble is that the button is 109kb and I was hoping for around 3kb or something. It's jus...more >>

Maybe my brain is fried, but my mailto buttons are not working.... I have : on (press) {getURL("mailto:myaddress@mydomain.com")} When in a browser it just displays the screen "/myaddress@mydomain.com could not be found" I am pretty sure that this is what I did in Flash 5 and it work...more >>

I am using the Media Player Component in FlashMX Pro, I set the preferences... set the path to the .mp3 save each in the same directory. This works fine locally, however when I upload to my webserver(ISP) the .mp3 won't play. I have them each in the same folder/directory. The .swf loads but...more >>

Hi all, Is there somebody who can help me witht he following; i recently switched to flash mx 2004, the problem is that i have an old file wich i currently started working on and updating again, this file is an old flash 5 file and everytime i save the file and close it, it is completely usele...more >>

My problem is the following: I have some text and in frame1 the alpha is set to 0 then i insert a key frame in frame10 then i set the alpha back to 100 % then i select a frame between 2-9 and create a motion tween. Now if i "play" the movie it looks fine, but when i do "test movie" i dont see ...more >>

How can i turn that magnet effect off in flash. If i draw 2 lines just to close to each other then it gets pulled together like a magnet, i want to turn this off, but how?...more >>

I want to take a jpg image and make a flash show out it it showing the arms reaching (stretching) out and bringing a girl to her. I want to do this several times with different pictures of girls. My thought was that in photo shop I would have to remove the arms and then stretch the arms ...more >>

Im taking a 2 minute long 720 x 480 avi file and compressing it it to a swf file, using the sorenson sompression suite 3.5 (spark codec). The compression settings are as follows: 320 x 240 frame size, 29.97 fps or 15 fps, @ 200 kbps w/ the 1 pass VBR. The problem Im experiencing is that once t...more >>