I'm a newbie and can't find in the documentation how you make a slide presentation run from start to finish without hitting a key for every slide - any help would be appreciated...more >>

Which format takes up the least amount of space and what software should I use to rip the music from a CD?...more >>

Like the LoadMovie command to load .swf files into a main movie, is there any way you can load html documents into a movie? For example clicking on a button then a html page loading up beside it, which can then change to another page upon selecting another button? Many Thanks in advance, Ben ...more >>

I have uploaded a new website recently. It is http://www.retna.com Please click though to the broadband flash 6 site. The site functions as expected in IE and Safari on a Mac. In Netscape (7.1 and 7.2, OSX10.3.5) the transtions between images do not always complete. The site loads a ...more >>

Has anyone found a workaround for dealing with the fact that Netscape can't handle the transparency tag for Flash files on web pages? This is extremely annoying when you have a nice flash movie with transparency and it works in IE, but not in Netscape. Not that the eight people using Netscape ...more >>

I have had nothing but troubles after updating to 7.2 (not that skies were blue under 7.1). I'm running XP SP1, 1.6 Mhz, Nvidia MoBo, 1 Gb of RAM. I have reinstalled the program twice. Nothing seems to stop the application from crashing. In fact, even if I'm not doing anything else with the co...more >>

I have been looking for a very long time for an answer. Does Flash allow a user to right click on an item in either a listbox or a datagrid BUT when right clicking on the single item in either elements have it select that item and then bring up the contextmenu? for example: You have a...more >>

How would I link to pictures that I am uploading onto my server? Would I do it the same way as I would a Word Doc? ...more >>

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I remember reading somwhere that someone had come up with a way to create a back and forward buttons with Flash. Does anyone know how to do this or where I can find a resource for this? Thanks...more >>

I'm looking for good, inexpensive interactive CD-ROM or Internet-based trainings for learing Flash. I work for a non-profit, so we don't have much money for training. Eventually I need to get flash interacting with our MS SQL databases. I've looked on Macromendia University and that looks gre...more >>

Hello. This mite be a bit tough to solve, and also to explain. But please try your best to get this. I started making a shooter (there are people on the screen and you click on them to kill them). I used a tutorial, and it showed me how to make there be one enemy, and when you click him once...more >>

Is there a way to lock the player's window size? Each time i open one of my movies they appear in a large window, though the meant resolution is very small (320 x 180 px)...more >>

Is there a way to preview a movie clip with animation on the main stage? I need to see it in order to align it to other objects on the stage. Right now all that show up is a small black outlined circle. Any help is much appreciated. ...more >>

ok, buff dogg got me headed in the right direction for what i need/want to do ((thanks again!). basically, i want to have a car with rotating wheels to simulate motion. i've got most of it down, but i'd like an easier way to select the tires. using the polygon tool doesn't give a perfect...more >>

I am trying to create some maps in flash similar to those used on dmcdaniel@terrypro.com Thanks!...more >>

hi all, I am new in here and just say hi ...more >>

does anybody know how to use a preloader with a flash slideshow...i tried to use the same script in a slideshow that i use in regular linear files by putting it on the first slide but all i get is a loop of the first slide...here is the script....thanks in advance. FRAME 1 bytes_loaded =...more >>

Hello, How do I get a url var: mypage.php?x=1 Into my movie?? myvar = x; i.e. $x = $_GET['x']; Thanks. ...more >>

Hi, I am making a reference guide in Flash to be distributed as a CDRom. The contens are small video clips, sound, images, etc. but mostly text documents, (Some with many pages), and a document search feature. I have not been able to embed or open PDF format documents. (Actually I have, b...more >>

Hello, To begin, I'm very new to Flash. I am attempting to create a Flash movie which consists of basically a few lines of text flowing into a centered, static area. These lines of text should then be "clickable" to a URL. The lines of text (mentioned above) do appear to be ...more >>

I've updated Flash MX2k4 Pro to 7.2. (Note: I disabled all extensions prior to running the update). Now when I'm in the authoring tool, under Help all that's available is Help for the DataGrid Column Editor, Data Connection Wizard, and FlashMX UI Components. Also clicking on the "How Do I" tab...more >>

Hi all, I'm just a newbie flash developer whose still getting his bearings straight so I apologize if I go off topic or out-of-scope for this section of the forum -- please tell me if I need to post elsewhere... I'm in the process of developing an interactive flash application using Ac...more >>

Hi, I'd like to get access to arguments passed to my projector from whithin my flash : c:\myprojector.exe myargument it seem not to be available but it does if we use 3rd party compiler .... isn't that a huge lack ? it doesn't seem to be hard to code and doesn't bring any security ...more >>

I am working in a project that will be finalized in DVD in widescreen format. I am setting the size in 720x480 pixels. Then i will export as AVI file. After i will import in Premiere to export as MPEG2 in 720x480 16:9 aspect ratio. Someone have made this before? thanks ...more >>

I have tried using this before. Months and months ago, but could not get it to work. Now once again I am in need of this so called functionality and can not get it to work. The following code for exampel. buttonX.setStyle("color", "0x00FFFF"); buttonX.setStyle("backgroundColor", "0x00FFFF"...more >>

I'm seeing something weird in flash. I have a custom formater class. When I make a change in the class .as file, save, compile and upload the changes don't take effect. It' not until I rename the class, does it take effect. ...more >>

Hey guys, Got a small problem... I'm bringing in dynamic text via remoting which is being read as HTML. This is for the content management system, using same text/html for both HTML and flash sites. Anyways, on the flash side when I view a page that has an image in the HTML the image overl...more >>

Is there a proper way to present my falsh movie on TV? Do you publish it as a projector, and are there any spec sheets on Pixel Aspect Ratio, Frame Rate etc. ...more >>

who can certify you, Macromedia or else? how much it cost you to get certified? ...more >>

I have an flv and a set of buttons that jump to different parts of the flv. This works fine offline, and also works fine when the video has downloaded completely if viewing on the web. But if you start the video and click a cue point that is say half way through the .flv it freezes, and messes...more >>

I want to add a preloader bar to my movie that has 5 insertered screens. I'm new to flash so I'm confused where I should place the preloader so that it will load the first/all pages. If I place it with the swf file then it should work when the first page tries to load, I'm I right on this? ...more >>

I am sorry for sending my message several times instead of just once. It just displayed a server error message page once I sent it, so I tried again and again, and was surprised to see that messages did got posted after all. If somebody could please remove the redundant copies, I will be glad....more >>

okay i have a little problem. ive created my flash site in 1000x500 pixels. and this fits perfectly in a browser using 1024x678 as long as there is no scrollbar (so mozilla and opera is fine, but for IE i had to give the html file code to get rid of it) so thats not a problem. but when someo...more >>

I am currently using a .swf?url=www.domain.com suffix to point to where I want my Flash banner to link to onclick. While this works, the inclusion of the ? breaks the caching, which is bad at this level of traffic. Any reason why the following won't work? <a href="#><object....></object></a...more >>

I¹m taking an informal survey. How do people proof their flash movies? I like to have hardcopy showing key frames that I can use to mark changes on. I can sit with a client, go over the site, and mark comments and changes on the hardcopy. The problem I have is that the only way to get hardc...more >>

I download the Flash Writer plugin cos I have to work with old version of Illustrator 7.0 and Flash MX. However, the installation requires the serail number which the program say I can retrieve the serial number from my e-mail. I signed in my membership account but got nothing in my e-ma...more >>

Hi I want to create a website in Flash/Shockwave, I want when the user types in the URL for a html page to open up as well as the Shockwave main part of my site, how can this be done, here is an example of what I want to happen http://www.stylorouge.com thank you ...more >>

Hi people, I am loading a flv file into my flash doc using the flash com server. This works very well. In my main swf that is loading in the flv, I have a movieclip that contains some dynamic text. I want to overlay this movieclip over the flv at certain points in the vid...more >>

hi, I'm trying to synthesize audio in flash. For starters, I would just like to make a sine wave synth. Generating the audio data is simple enough, just: sineWave = []; for (i=0, i<length, i++) { sineWave.push(math.sin(phaseSpeed*i)); } But then what? Can anyone think ...more >>

How can I do This? I try to use stop all sounds, but I cant play it again. ...more >>

I have another loadmovie question. (similar but different than my last post.) Movie "main" loads movie "sub" using loadmovie. When "sub" is done, I would like it to goto the next frame in "main." How should I code the last frame of "sub" to advance to the next frame of "main"? ...more >>

Well.... I have flash professionel and just upgraded my QuickTime to the pro version as I want to convert some mpm videos til FLV files... But where is the Flash Video Exporter plug-in located??? How do I install it??? ...more >>

Sorry, thought I could do this one :(... I made a scrolling text box and need to format the text in actionscript ie: make heading 1 size larger and bold but keep the remaining text as plain. so...this is what I have so far. tt = "<p>HEADING TO BE BOLD AND 1 SIZE BIGGER</p><p>New line...more >>

I am new to flash & macromedia. I am in a process of creating a website and would like to incorporate flash etc. Can someone point me to the right direction on what kind of application I would need to build a website. Also, can you suggest me the best and fast way to learn flash mx Tha...more >>

I have an assignment in flash, I need to create a river of water so I can place the sailing boat I have drawn onto it. I also need to create bubbles.. Can some one please help me out. This is the first time I have posted a question, so I am really hoping I get a reply.. Thanking you very ...more >>

I am trying to export my timeline to AVI. The export seems to work for the most part, except I have movieclips on the timeline that don't animate when they are exported to AVI. When I view them as an SWF, they're fine. Any way to correct this? The movieclips are basically motion-tweened i...more >>

Hi, I'm building a new site in Flash - the main SWF is 650k and won't upload to my server - it hangs and then times out. It seems to have happened after I installed the recent Flash MX2004 update. What would prevent a flash file from uploading? Thanks. ...more >>