i used to be a flash genius.. until a few months ago. i needa make a splash page for someone... and they want the pic to start at like ALPHA 25% and increase to 90% when mouseover. I forgot how to do this. Please Help. ...more >>

Can you refer me to some easy to modify preloaders? I want to have the preloader animate through my movie clip as the file loads. If you could send me a good one that would be great as well. Thanks, ...more >>

Click the user makes. How would I do this? ALso, with background music, is it typically just loaded into a swf and put on a higher level? What sort of code would I use to track the number of clicks on the site,.... Could you show me a sample? THanks. ...more >>

Do you need the full version of SSqueeze with MX pro in order to import QT video into flash and export in high web quality as a swf? I know a special version comes with it but is it what is needed for video to swf? Thanks, Catharine...more >>

Hi all, I need to design a presentation template in Flash. It would need to be set up so people using the template could add photos and text (like bullet points) yet the basic graphics and nested movies would stay the same. Can anyone tell me how I would go about doing this? Or is there an o...more >>

In this test file i have, each of the dots, is a movie clip, and has the folowing code: onClipEvent (load) { maxScale = 500; minScale = 50; } onClipEvent (enterFrame) { x = _root._xmouse-_x; y = _root._ymouse-_y; h = int(Math.abs(Math.sqrt((x*x)+(y*y))))*1; scale = (10...more >>

I was curious as to whether it is possible to have a .fla file created on a Mac be editable on a PC. Right now I am having trouble with because it errors an unexpected format. Flash 2004 Pro ver 7.2 is the exact product being used for it. An answer within the week would be fantastic. ...more >>

hi there, i'm importing a quicktime video into flash for the first time. i read the articles on this site to explain how to go about doing it and it seems to work well. the only problem is that it's really really pixelated. i mean, really large squares! i haven't even tested to see if the ...more >>

Is there a way to create a survey within your flash website where people can directly type their information and it can be programmed to be send to via email to the producer? Thanks, Jennifer...more >>

I just bought the Flash Video Toolkit and did some tests. Probably a very basic question... With Sorenson I am able to create an SWF. This SWF can be referenced from an HTML file, and the video plays inside the internet browser. Now, in general SWFs do stream. And so does the video file. ...more >>

can anyone tell me how to use the destroy object like is this right or not on (release) { instanceName.destroyObject("go","") } ...more >>

Using screens to create a website. Each screen is a different page, I am just setting the screens to _visible=false; and _visable=true; based on user button clicks. My problem is that if I click a button an a new screen is set to visible, when I click another button to get back to the pr...more >>

Do componants dramatically increase file size and in which frame is the information stored. Using componants seams to increase the byte information in the first frame even if the componant is used else where. For exmple created a movie clip with 5 jpgs in frame 2-6 and nothing in the first...more >>

Hi folks, I want to have a Flash box with menu tabs along the top and different content in the box depending on which tab is clicked. By default the box is 800x250 pixels. However when one particular tab is clicked, I want the box to expand to 800x500. Then when any other tab is clicked, t...more >>

Does anyone know how to change the default browser for Publish Preview in Flash MX 2004?...more >>

I have a .swf that i want to place in to a new .fla. I want the .swf to run as is, I just want to place it into a new .fla that i built. How can i do this? ...more >>

hey i'm doin a flash scroll pane with thumbnails and i keep gettin an error that is can't find the image url, help? what am i doin wrong? should the larger image be in my library?...more >>

Hello, I have a html page with link that open new window that include a flash movie. so i have two pages : html page - parent window (include only link to other window). page that include the flash movie - child window. the child window is on some server, and the flash movie that he hold...more >>

I'm trying to use the timer.fla from the samples in mx. The problem i'm having is that it doesn't work when i publish it for flash player 7. Does any know why or how can create a stopwatch using flash 7? Any input helps. Thanks :) ...more >>

I have downloaded the fla file for the page turn effect that urami_ posted. its brilliant, very easy to use. I am assuming it is ok to add further animations to each page as they are movie clips. However i am trying to add a link to load an external swf file into a holder placed on the mai...more >>

Hello: I'm having problems with static text dropping characters when I export. I tried breaking it apart and it still drops out. One set didn't but two sets did? This happened after the second export and has been going on ever since. any ideas? thanks ...more >>

Hello NG I have a simple AS 2.0 Class problem. ------ File com/motionarts/MASlider.as ------ class com.motionarts.MASlider { public var vThread:Number; function MASlider() { } function funcSlide():Void { this.vThread = setInterval(this, "funcDoSlide", 100); } fun...more >>

I am trying to sync up the imported mp3 to the movement of the my cartoon voice....however i will sync when i set it to "Stream" but the quality is crap. Is there a way to get the same great quality from "Start" or "Event" and still sync it up correctly. ...more >>

I am trying to create a site by using .swf's placed on a html page (in dreamweaver) for navigation. Is there any way that you can create buttons in flash and link them to html pages. So when the .swf is placed on the html page they work like a normal link? allowing you to navigate through t...more >>

Hi I'm new to Flash. I've created a simple menu with buttons that link to HTML files from a CD. I've published from flash as launch.exe. How do I get my flash menu to open automatically in Full Screen mode in Flash Player once I double click the my exe file? Using flash MX2004 (Win 2K...more >>

Using Flash MX I have looked in the Flash handbook and help files but have not been able to find how to create (Action Script) a 'pop-up' window. Such as the "Open Browser Window" behaviour in DreamWeaver. Is this possible ? Any help appreciated. ...more >>

Hello Flash MX 2004 Pro component -> Media Display i have got a *.flv movie and connect it with MediaDisplay When i compile it (Ctrl+enter) movie looks ok when i publish it, and run the html file with swf embed it also plays ok there is a problem when I try tu run swf file or tr...more >>

Earlier today I almost lost my sanity trying to create some scrolling text that moved up through the cavnas space. Can anyone tell me of a way that I can change the work space area in Flash MX 2004 Pro? If there isn't a way, why not? PS. I don't mean the size of the document, I mean the ent...more >>

My scroll pane works in preview but when I upload my movie and view it in the browser the scroll pane loads the swf on top of the scroll pane. I have tried loading a mc but the clip isn't long enough so I have to load a external swf. http://www.mark-allen.us Go to the resume section. ...more >>

Hi! Im searching a *.fla or component to build a organization chart, i´d like that it will be dinamic (take dates from XML or Another) If anyone know something, please write me!!! Thank you a lot!!! ...more >>

Hi, I cant figure out how I make a graphic/object transparant.. when either drawing in Flash Pro or importing a drawing made in Photoshop - I want it to partial transparant e.g. so the stage/other objects can been seen through it - just as the buttonpanel in the guide for slideshow in Flas...more >>

Hi For my next project, I have the options for building a web application using ASP.NET or asp.net with Flash. So, I can use asp.net for both business logic and presentation layer; or I can use asp.net for business logic and Flash UI components for presentation. If I go with asp.net and ...more >>

Can one swf file be imported into an fla file and be made to play as per its original timeline? sound, animations and all? Is there anything one should know when attempting this? I have an swf file given to me by someone and I'd like to incorporate it into a new Flash project I'm creating, wit...more >>

I have a navbar with text buttons separated by PIPE "|" characters. Everything looks fine when played on the stage and even when I do a TEST MOVIE. However, ONLY WHEN PLAYED IN THE FLASH PLAYER, ONE of the pipe characters is crooked an that happens ONLY during the OVER state of the button. But o...more >>

Hi! Got this anoying problem that i cant print the code in the actions panel. Thats the ActionScript code i mean. Does anyone know if its possible? And, the autologin on this site, The macromedia Dev forums, dosnt work for me. Or does the "remember me" button only activate a cookie for...more >>

Okay, I have a problem, I work with Flash MX, I was making a presentation in Flash for a company, Now the flash file (.swf) works on my computer, and so does it on a friends computer... but I send the file to the company so they could take a look at it, and they say that their computer doesn...more >>

i am not able to attach a fla file with this message plz help...more >>

I am having problem with diabling a button. I am doing a quiz and I want the navigation button to be in active when question is not answered and nav button to be active when user has ans the question. Can somebody help me? I have another question, which is how to create count down time for t...more >>

Hi, I have a web service that returns a date as a string in the following format: 2004-05-21T00:00:00.0000000+10:00 The field containing this date is then bound to a datagrid. I am currently trying to get the datagrid to display the date in the following format: DD/MM/YYYY. I have ...more >>

Hello, I?m making a website that will have three parts to it, and each part has a number of pictures associated with it. I want a flash file on each page that will recognize the section that it?s in, which I think I can do, but then display random pictures out of a directory, about every 5...more >>

hi experts and newbies.... please tell me how you go about in making an interactive movie i am a newbie and the way i do it is that i keep on inserting a number of frames and a number of layers for my different objects.... for example if i want to make a movie in which a circle appears f...more >>

I've created a flash splash page (the customer insisted against my advice!) and I want to automatically redirect the page to the actual index page after the short movie has finished. I've looked in the help files and although "Jumping to a different URL" and "Get URL" both look like they do w...more >>

Hi, I am a flash newbie, and I am trying to do the following: I want to display my flassh movie on the web in a new window with none of the IE scrollbars etc. I guess I am trying to get it look like the flash player, that is - in a neat window with no other browser interface stuff on th...more >>

Hi, I have written a few, .NET web services on my local machine and was refering to these services in my Flash application using my machines IP address. My machine has now joined a domain resulting in it being assigned a new IP address, I have made the change in Flash to reflect the new Ad...more >>

Does any one know how music was embedded, how to add controls? (top side) When you click on links (tour dates, news, etc) music continue playing. Any ideas, suggestions? Thank you. http://paulanka.com/flash/main.html ...more >>

Hello, I am trying to combine two swf files together. the main page and the contact page play together. my main page is my main flash template and the other swf files are the float ins for the other pages. CAN SOMEONE HELP PLEASE. I HAVE BOTH FLASH MX AND DREAMWEAVER MX. WHICH EVE...more >>

I have inherited a FLA (Flash MX) file from another external developer. There are many text fields (both static and dynamic) with unicode characters (principally qoutes, double qoutes and bullet points) that are displayed as boxes (e.g. "[]"). When I copy the text to MS Word the unicode cha...more >>

I recently purchased Flash 4 (I also have Dreamweaver Ultra Dev 4 and Fireworks 4) which runs fine on my desktop computer. However when I loaded it on my laptop (Fujitsu S6120 w/XP Pro) and try to draw a line with the pencil tool I get an error and the program closes. Does anyone have any in...more >>

I need help. I am trying to import a layout I designed in Fireworks into Flash. I've tried following the the help directions and even tried tweaking the different import options but I'm not getting any results. The layout is losing it's layers and the graphics are not as sharp. I'm not sure wh...more >>

for some reason when i export my flash video, the text i have hiding behind a mask is never made visible on the film. anyone have any ideas as to what im doing wrong and why the text will never show up? thanks in advance... marc ...more >>

I am making a movie, where my cross explodes. I don't know how to do it in Flash MX, ...it's so different then from what I'm used to! How do I make my object's explode??...more >>

Hi, I've already tried this in other forums like flashkit.com and no one has been able to help me solve this. In the end all I want to know if is what I'm trying to do is possible or not!. Ok, in the attached movie, there is a movie clip in the library called "Auto Menu" this clip has anot...more >>

Hi all, I'm trying to make it so that I have an object, that first I move using a motion tween, then I morph it using a shape tween - what I cannot get is how to follow one from the other - I can create either on it's own, but I cannot figure out how to go from motion to shape...I can't see wh...more >>

I want to compile a series of single-letter text shape tweens, going from one font to another font with the same single letter (ie: the letter "A" in Times Roman to "A" in Arial). The tween works perfectly fine within the swf file from where it was created, so I can publish them without a pr...more >>