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Extending background colors to fit all monitors?
Posted by digitalknuckles at 9/26/2004 10:33:13 PM
I need to have the colors (in Flash) to extend infinitely , so no matter what monitor size someone has it fills the screen without resizing the main site area. Basically replacing the white background with the colors of my site. Is this possible to do? I see it in other CSS sites, but not i...more >>

Help w/Flash 4
Posted by LarryBoy57 at 9/26/2004 10:30:15 PM
Hello, I just bought Flash 4 and this is my first attempt at using Flash. I've used Dreamweaver 4 and Fireworks 4 before. I was going through the "lessons" under help. When I do the lesson on Buttons, the instructions seem to be horribly unclear and I can't seem the get the results that ...more >>

How to draw an icon bitmap?
Posted by bfl at 9/26/2004 10:12:13 PM
I need a 18x18 or 36x36 fish icon for my fishing movie. Where can I find a free fish icon? is it possible to draw a fish in Flash and save to ..ico format? ...more >>

music problem
Posted by jimbo bagins at 9/26/2004 9:20:22 PM
k i have a big prob which i realy need to be solvved befor tomorow i have made a platform game on the first frame there is a menu , on the second is the start of the game and at the second frame a song starts playing, but the player can die at anytime and it goes back to the first frame, and t...more >>

Flash & music discussion
Posted by bizybee at 9/26/2004 8:30:12 PM
Hi, I am about to take a class in Flash design, and one of our projects will involve creating a Flash-based music player that plays 4 tracks of mp3s. I've seen examples of this at various entertainment sites, and it looks like a fun project to do. For the freelancers and professional desi...more >>

Need an older version of flash
Posted by FantasticFrank04 at 9/26/2004 8:01:35 PM
Well I have Windows ME and I can't download Flash MX 2004. I've looked everywhere for an older version, but just can't find one. I've looked on ebay, only 2004 all on there. I've looked everywhere on the macromedia site. I've checked other websites, but always 2004. Are they not ...more >>

_root.(variable) syntax?
Posted by karl NO[at]SPAM csu.edu.co at 9/26/2004 7:16:46 PM
Flash 5 syntax help please. Early in a movie I set the variable _level0.name="jim"; Later, I need to tell a movieclip (which is nested inside others) with that variable name to gotoandplay the frame labeled "fadein" If I write it out with no variables it works and looks like this: _roo...more >>

Totsl newb needs guidence.
Posted by at0mic.c0w at 9/26/2004 6:59:43 PM
Alright, well I have a pretty strong hold on the basics of flash animation. But when it comes to publishing PROPERLY. Im at a loss of words. I have a few sounds in my animation (via the library) Does this mean I have to make a seperate load screen for each of them? I need an easy to follow...more >>



Flash 5 and Frameset
Posted by Walter Wirtl at 9/26/2004 6:35:47 PM
Hi Newsgroup, is it possible to have a navigation-frame created in Flash that links in another Frame? What's the way to do this? Regards and thanks, Walter ...more >>

problems creating smooth edged animations
Posted by nicki_beee at 9/26/2004 6:00:24 PM
Hi I have created a flash animation that contains text imported into flash as png images. When viewed as a .fla in flash the images have crisp smooth edges, however as soon as i view the published version of this flash movie the edges of the images become rough. also the movement of the f...more >>

SWF size options?
Posted by RaoulXpres at 9/26/2004 4:21:51 PM
I have an exported movie that is 320x240. I want its default size (when opening in SAFlashPlayer) to be bigger. Is there anyway to do this? Changing the size in the fla is like changing the canvas, not the image size, b/c the objects don't change with it. Help please ...more >>

Button Functionality
Posted by ShadowXen at 9/26/2004 4:10:16 PM
Wasn't sure where to post this so sorry if this is the wrong section. I'm working on navigation for a site I'm designing, now I have the most basic of Flash knowledge considering most of what I have learned has been self taught, and ActionScript is all greek to me right now, as learning it has...more >>

String Panel read system information
Posted by java? at 9/26/2004 3:45:59 PM
Hi everyone, I have a very irritating problem with the Strings Panel functionality: I want to create multilanguage (3 langs) website.I'm using Flash MX 2004 Pro.----> The thing is I want to know which system properties is reading the Strings Panel,because If I change my system language a...more >>

merge to diffrent movie size
Posted by JC_JOE at 9/26/2004 3:41:39 PM
i have two diffrent flash movies .. the first movie size is 1024 * 768 and othe one is 800 * 600 ... i want to merge the two movies in one movie .... in a spicified place ... it's in x=200 and y = 200 but i dont know how ... ...more >>

bandwidth simulation with streming flv
Posted by buraksan at 9/26/2004 2:48:14 PM
flash simulates the download performance well with single swf. But How can i simulate the download performance if flv is out of swf, i mean not embedded. Because when i load my flv with netStream.play("myVideo.flv"); with 56 K simulation the video starts in a second. ...more >>

SOUND DUPLICATED
Posted by JC_JOE at 9/26/2004 2:31:32 PM
When i put a sound in my movie in multi scene when i return to the first scene i found the sound are starting again ... and if i do it more it's duplicated too more ... need help...more >>

Pixelating a logo in a intro
Posted by RainbowDesign at 9/26/2004 2:10:57 PM
Hello, I'd like to be able to pixelate a logo in an intro I am making. I made a logog and a pixelated version and put them about 20 frames apart on flash. I broke them down as far as they go and chose 'shape tween' The little arrow on the timeline in solid and not dashed, but when you pla...more >>

URGENT!! SEE THIS DESIGN!!! PLZ?!!!
Posted by The RPG MAKER at 9/26/2004 1:31:49 PM
www.concentration.bravehost.com Check this site out and tell me what you think of it thank you...more >>

how do i get my file onto the net!!!!!!!!!
Posted by riprider at 9/26/2004 1:07:41 PM
it is kinda buggin me!...more >>

Linking a button to an swf in another file
Posted by mr stix at 9/26/2004 12:40:50 PM
Hi, I have just finished off a multimedia product for uni for CD-ROM use, and I will have the read-me and html files on the CD when opened, with all of the swf files in a folder. How do you link swf's when they are in another folder? I tried just adding the folder name with "/" before the name...more >>

photo.stamps.com... how'd they do that?
Posted by Robert Sorrells at 9/26/2004 11:44:41 AM
I understand how the image is uploaded and resized, but how do you (1) move the image (2) zoom in and out (3) make it appear under the stamp? Thanks! Bob ...more >>

turning a .fla file into a .swf file! how ???
Posted by riprider at 9/26/2004 11:12:31 AM
HOW DO I DO IT WAH!!!!!!!!!...more >>

.swf to DVD
Posted by itsthefondue at 9/26/2004 10:31:45 AM
im in a bit of trouble trying to take a .swf file to DVD. all i want is to play this dvd on a projection screen. buttons, title screens dont really matter to me, i just want this thing big. im using: OSX flash 2004 professional thanks in advance ...more >>

Pre Load Problem
Posted by aly at 9/26/2004 8:20:12 AM
In Flash 5 I've created a simple sound file movie with a pre-load. When previewed in Flash the pre-load works correctly, but once uploaded via Dreamweaver MX & viewed on-line all I see during the pre-load section is a blank white screen until the sound file streams through. You can see the p...more >>

Re: Launching a PDF using Flash MX
Posted by babichou at 9/26/2004 8:01:43 AM
Hi there, You could simply go to www.flashjester.com and download "jugglor v2". It alllows you to do anything you want from a projector file (launch pdf, exe, etc...). It is also fully customisable. I just find it easier than any other thing good luck, babichou ...more >>

drop down menu tutorial
Posted by grcoad at 9/26/2004 6:19:49 AM
hello i am new to flash and would like to create a very simple drop down menu using text as the button to open other text buttons thank you for suggestions ...more >>

Image blur effect? How?
Posted by P. at 9/26/2004 1:42:14 AM
Hi there, I saw this site, and they have a cool little effect. They have an image, and then they animate a window/box alphaing in. The window/box, shows the same image but blurred. I tried creating a mask with the blurred image so that a box shows the blur through. The problem is that this...more >>


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