Howdy, I don't seem to see any audio settings when exporting a .flv from Flash MX 2004. Do audio settings occur when you import the video, in my case .avi, into Flash? Or, do the audio settings in Flash's "Publish" settings effect the audio quality? I got some .flv with some nasty ...more >>

I need to move the 0,0 coordinate of my movie clip. I did it accidentally once, but can't figure out how to do it anymore. I don't even know what that little crosshair with the circle around it is called to search for it. Any help really appreciated. Thanks, MIke ...more >>

Howdy, I am importing an .avi file into my Flash MX 2004 project that will be published on CDROM. Flash is being used because of compatibility issues... my company does not want users to have to install any plugins. With a 16X CDROM I can have video at a rate of near 2,400KB/s. So I want ...more >>

I wanted to do somat on my site where you type somethin, say "sample" and when the user has typed this a hidden video plays or something, is there anyway to do this? Paul...more >>

I'm fairly new at this but I have been playing around and found that even though the movie looks fine when viewing in Flash itself, when I export it and play the exported version back there is a line of distortion running down the pictures. I have qualities set to high and jpeg quality set t...more >>

Is it possible to add an effect to a radio button, that will allow a screen/window to fly in when the radio button is selected? Thanks for the help in advance....more >>

Is it possible to add an effect to a radio button, that will allow a screen/window to fly in when the radio button is selected? Thanks for the help in advance....more >>

Running an .exe flash projector, I fscommand("exec", "my.bat") and it successfully triggers my batch file. Unfortunately, it momentary flashes the DOS window (Windows XP Pro). I have tried changes the properties of the DOS window, but no matter what, it always comes up in the same positi...more >>

Im in need of some flash assistance. here is my problem: i have all these layers which i made in ps,exported as pngs, and when i put them into flash,layers upon layers, some get hidden even tho they are transparent. when i hid certain layers other hidden layers become visible. Plz help! ...more >>

Alguien sabe como ejecutar el reproductor de windows media de Windows o = cualquier otra aplicaci=F3n desde el Flash? Gracias de antemano!...more >>

Hi, I have a wierd problem. GOAL: we have developed a media template which loads another swf (Animation) file and runs it when the media template file is run. In the media template there is also a slider bar which the user can use to fast forward and rewind back. When the file is r...more >>

I'm running a standard dynamic text box and a TextArea component side by side in the following code as a test. The text is showing in the dynamic text box, but not in the TextArea. The component is properly named. Can't figure out why it's not populating. Check the last two lines: 'testText'...more >>

Hi, There appears to be a significant bug in the way that flash interacts with the popup blocker in Windows XP Service Pack 2. If you set the flash movie "wmode" param in the .html to either "opaque" or "transparent", it will cause the popup blocker in sp2 to block the popup-- I have not...more >>

I have external text file loading into the movie. how can I make the text scroll automatically?...more >>

So I know this is probably really simple, but I'm a beginner, so I"m struggling a little here. Here's what I want: the user rolls over a square, and it changes color. Once they roll off the square, it fades back to its original color. I think I need to use a button (although I prefer to use mo...more >>

Hi! do you know how can I load a .swf -in a loadmovieNum way-, in a exactly position, like 0,0 ? Thanks in advance Joan ...more >>

I have a very basic class I setup which takes a button instance and string as parameters when you initialize the an instance of the class. Then I have a "click" event listener setup of the button instance inside of the class. Problem is I can not reference any variables inside of my listene...more >>

Is there a way to import an .swf file, everytime I try it, it imports to library as a flat graphic. ...more >>

I have a movie, and I export it to swf. The movie is really long though, and I only want to view certain parts of the movie. I also don't seem to have much control over playing the swf (there is no ff or rw). Is there any way I can only view a set point in my movie? Thanks. ...more >>

I have about 10 flash files and would like to know the best way to combine them into one avi file. Will I lose more quality if I: convert all 10 files to .swf import all .swf to one flash file export to avi or I: export all to avi import all .avi to one flash file export t...more >>

How do you connect two flash movies? Thanks. ...more >>

I know this isn't the best place to post this, but what program of the Macromedia family(, or any other for that matter) is the best at manipulating text and giving it all kinds of effects. Thanks in advance for the help. ...more >>

Regarding tutorial titled Components in Macromedia Flash MX on the following page http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/productinfo/tutorials/gettingstarted/ is this tutorial specific to Flash MX Proffessional or an outdated tutorial? Following the instructions and using 7.2 I have been u...more >>

I need a button to link to an external word document and open in word or works. How do I do it?!...more >>

Hey all! Okay, so I've been trying to debug this for a good week and a half now! Bout to go nuts! Anyways, here is my problem! I have a index.cfm file located in my site root that calls on a .swf file (vu_home_myvu.swf) located a couple directories under the root (/iq/swf). That ..s...more >>

hello, i've created my flash slideshow with background music. however, when it plays in the browser the images blow up in size and become all pixelated. how can this be fixed or adjested. i need them to stay the same size they are when playing in test mode. example can be seen at ht...more >>

This is my first time to try mx 2004 but I can't install the trial version on Windows ME. Is there anybody here who knows where to find a trial version that will work on ME? tnx in advance jun_03 ...more >>

Hi, I've already changed the width property of <OBJECT> tag... works fine on Internet Explorer... like: document.flashObj.width =100; I use a function to retrieve the flash object reference, so... with the flash object reference I just: flashObjRef.width = 100; The funcion th...more >>

I have been asked to create a Flash presentation similar to the one at this link: http://www.johnshopkins.edu/movie/movie.html I am very new to Flash (worked through the program tutorials), and this may be beyond my abilities, but I would like to give it a shot. Could someone direct me to ...more >>

Hi Can anyone help me find a solution to this probably very simple question. I have created a quiz, based on a flash template and it works fine. However when I create the same quiz within a movie and then add the movie to the main timeline the quiz does not function. The next button will n...more >>

Hi there, I made an animation in flash and want to be able to click it when it ends and have it go to the next page. I used the geturl command and linked it to the new page, but when the animation finishes it just loads up the next page. I would appreciate anyones help. Thanks, Ze...more >>

I need to know the best way to save JPG images to import into Flash 5. This is the problem I'm having. I have imported 72 dpi RGB images ranging from 200 x 200 pixels to 400 x 400 pixels into Flash 5 and the results after publishing are extremely jagged and blurry. I have not resized the ...more >>

Hi I am creating a website and am loading in a swf file within a blank movie clip using on(press) { loadMovie("new media.swf", "newmedia2"); } However when this plays and loads in u can see the movie underneath it as my page builds in, how do i make that movie hide or dissappear so u ...more >>

Hi, I have a major problem that I have to get to the bottom of. I have quite a complicated Flash movie that is a player for courseware. I have used Flash 7 to build it and it all works fine generally. Recently though I have needed to launch external courses from it and that's where everyt...more >>

Would someone offer some advice on the best practices for utilizing shared assets in large Flash projects. After perusing Macromedia's documentation and several newsgroups, I've only found cursory descriptions of problems folks have encountered and a single, very dated instruction page. Ques...more >>

I have a movie I am creating for a presentation. I am streaming sound from an MP3 file and need to time the presentation to the music. The problem that I am having is that the movie runs a different speeds depending on how it is running. Test movie runs fast. playing the swf file in th...more >>

i have created a button that should function as mailto button. I am 100% sure that the action script connected to the button is correct. when i publish the button then ofcourse Flash creates a HTML version, the fla and the .swf version. the weird thing is that the button does work in the HTML ...more >>

I have aflash file with pngs in it, in that file i rotate those png`s, when ido that there are no problems. if i do move all the frames in frame 1 to frame 2 or any other frame or if i create a new stage in that file the png begins to blure but not only blure it seems to get those pixel fa...more >>

Hi all, I remember that there is a way to fill a variable including quotes, but I can't find it anymore. When doing the following: var1 = "run" my value is: run But I would like to have "run" as a value so including the quotes and I know there is a simple syntax to do so ...more >>

I had tried to insert a Flash panel within an existing web page layout and I am getting 1 or 2 pixel white margins around it. What might be causing this? Thanks ...more >>

Hi all, I¹m having some real difficulty with eval() and need some advice. Any help would be appreciated... I have used a while loop and eval to dynamically create some numbered variables (let¹s call Œem variable1 and variable2). In the same while loop I want to split each of these two varia...more >>

i would love to know where i can get some good interface elastic tutorials from. i basically want to animate a rectangle by putting in some curves that curve in and out finishing in the rectangle being straight ...more >>

I keep getting this message when I try to publish flash as a quicktime movie. "Installed version of quicktime does not have a handler for this type of macromedia flash movie. Please consult ducmentation for further information." Is this a setting change in flash or quick time. I curre...more >>

Algui=E9n sabe como dar un t=EDtulo a la ventana del proyector en = flash(exe)? En vez de que salga "Macromedia Flash Player 6"! Ojo, en el proyector, = no en la p=E1gina HTML-->eso ya s=E9 que es en el title Gracias!...more >>

Hola de nuevo amigos, algui=E9n sabe como se puede dar alguna = instrucci=F3n en flash para salir o cerrar la ventana de un = proyector(EXE)? Gracias de antemano!...more >>

Hola amigos, algui=E9n sabe como exportar en flash un proyector EXE, = sin que salga el menu del reproductor. Ya sab=E9is el de = Archivo/Ver/Controlar/Ayuda. Gracias de antemano!...more >>

This is pretty much what I am after.. I have a large MC in the middle of the screen called LargeImage I have a small MC on the bottom of the screen with thumbnails in it called ThumbImage I pretty much what when you click on a thumbnail picture to open the larger version in the LargeIm...more >>

I've just upgraded to Flash MX 2004 Professional from MX and I've noticed that the beginner and expert modes have been removed from the Actionscript window. Where are they? Do I now have to always write out the script by hand, or is this something that's been removed in the professional vers...more >>

hi, me face a problem here, when me using textField With HTML = true and load a html(which contain <img> tag) page in it, the text look well, but the images not they are loaded and shown in a wrong position, the image seem only possible to align to left or the right, any idea on this? i...more >>

i have older computer, and i can not install Flash mx, could someone tell me where to download Flash 5, at lesast a trial version, couse i am very interested in this program and i would like to learn it. Thanks ! ...more >>

Can you stroke text without breaking it apart first. I have an input text box and would like the text to be stroked...more >>

hi, i'm working on a project that take info from an XML external file (with XML connector) and use it in a Datagrid. The info taken are many so the datagrid take some soecond to be populated... so i'm trying to use a progressbar to indicate the XML data loaded... How can i do this ? ...more >>

Hi all. I am a newbie of flash and have a problem with Loadmovie. Please kindly help me out of that. Thank you!! I would like to know how to load movie to an assigned label (or frame) of being loaded movie? I am not loading the movie to certain MC but another level. on (keyPress "<PageUp...more >>

Hi, I'm having trouble asigning actions to my instance . I have for scenes. on (release) { gotoAndPlay(Scene 4, Frame 380); not working. Please advise. Thank you Antonio...more >>

Hi I've been localising someone else's Flash files from English to Spanish, which means translating the text and adding in new voiceover sound files to replace the nglish ones already in there However I have some Flash files which contain embedded FLV movies, and the commentary is in t...more >>

I know that there is about 1,000,000,000 posts with topics relating to timers and counters and all sorts like it.. but yet again, nothing that is 100% :P I have found 1 post that had a link to download the timer http://www.flashfugitive.com/ang-zhang/Count_Down.swf (Thanx urami_ for that o...more >>

http://jeremiahlee.com/monitor3c.fla I am trying to create a navigation flash movie. The logo should spin, links appear on the side, and then return to its initial state on mouse out. I have a symbol spinIn (disregard the name) that has an action attached at the root level. On mouse ov...more >>

i have done a lot of reading on this, but i guess not enough, how do i export a flv file from flash 04 pro?...more >>

Hi I keep getting "there is no default application specified to open the document "Flash MX Installer" Help Please! Thanks...more >>

Hi me again lol I have my preloader all set up and working fine with only one (probably silly) problem. When i open my movie it always plays one time round of my animation that i use for the loader, even if the movie is loaded or saved to hard disc. Is there any way to bipass it when the m...more >>