Hi there, i have a problem with my preloader, it works in flash application but when i run it off my server it loads with a white black screen which loads all the movie then the preloader comes on which skips quickly cause the whole movie has downloaded anyway, can anyone help me out the s...more >>

Hi Guys In previous version of flash I created a .txt file with variables and it worked fine with Danish characters. Now in 2004 MX it does not work anymore. I have tried tons of things, with the "character"option it does not help. All I want is to use is "??????????" I be pleased for a...more >>

Everyone says using scenes is BAD, but no one says why. Why are scenes bad for some simple navigation? ...more >>

I'm working with a movie that's 750x550. I want to create some movie clips to load from the library to the main scene/timeline and want them to be 750x550 as well. The movie clip work area seems to be much smaller (from x=0 - y=0) than the main stage work area and can't see the full 750 ...more >>

How can you set a Flash file within an ASP page to load a variable send from a form Request("MM") Thanks...more >>

How do I contact Macromedia about a suspected glitch in the software? ...more >>

I'm creating several flash files with 20-40 frames each. I need to export each frame as an individual .swf file. I've found that this can be done through File->Export->Export Image. However, I have to export each one individually, and this becomes very time consuming. Does anyone know of a...more >>

ScrollPane component I'm new to using Flash components so you must apologise if my question seems very simple, or just plain stupid, but I'm getting really desperate. I've been having difficulties with the ScrollPane component. I posted a message earlier today but (through my own lack of k...more >>

Hi all I've spent the day trying to draw a curve and deleting the points that Flash adds to my simple curve. It is extremely agravating. I can't understand the logic of this: I draw a line, I make it a curve. I erase all the unecessary anchor points, to keep only two. I move my line on the st...more >>

Can anyone explain me why the fonts in both scrollers on http://www.kgk-deinze.be (once the lower one has fully loaded!) are looking so differently (in size), because they are both set to Verdana 14pt. ...more >>

Can anyone explain me why the fonts in both scrollers on http://www.kgk-deinze.be (once the lower one has fully loaded!) are looking so differently (in size), because they are both set to Verdana 14pt. ...more >>

Community MX has passed the 750 mark! Thanks to the diligent staff here at Community MX, we currently have a combination of 753 articles and extensions under our collective belt. Particularly exciting this week are two of Paul Boon's newest extensions. Links can be found below. Managing Sta...more >>

Hi, I'm producing a CD-ROM at the moment with a short intro movie. It's only 25 frames long so I'm putting it together in flash as 25 jpg's in sequence. The problem is that when I try and play it back it is very slow to play until it had looped once and then it plays perfectly. Is there an...more >>

Hi I'm creating a ebpage in flash, and I have a button which when rolled over a yellow bar moves accross it and a line of text appears, i cant seem to manage to do this i can get it to change as a button over state but not get the bar to move can someone please help? thanx ...more >>

Hi, I've eagerly spent a week or so implementing a flash form for my web-site. After lots of brow furrowing I have succeeded in passing data from flash to an asp page and back again. I've even skinned my components. However with very little graphics my .swf file is ranging from about 35 t...more >>

Hi, I did some flash at 576x432 pixels. .... but things change! how do i easily get my swf to publish at 800x600 instead? Do i have to resize each individual frame to 800x600? Thanks Aidan ...more >>

I have been developing some components in flash to and exported them as .swc files. After installing these components i realised i had made mistakes etc. So i deleted them from the /first run/components directory but they still appear in flash and i can still use them. Is there any way of remo...more >>

This a repeat of an earlier post. I did not spend good money on software that doesn't work. Someone who developed Flash has to have a solution to why it will not work in IE in SSL. I have read other posts of people who need anwsers. I have developed an extensive extranet and would like to move...more >>

Hey Everybody: Using Flash MX. I want to load an external jpg and have it fade out. Problem is... I can't seem to do anything with the loaded jpg On my first frame .. I have: loadMovie("mypic.jpg", front); This effectively loads mypic.jpg on my empty movie clip named front. Can anyo...more >>

Hey guys I was wondering if you could help me with a javascript and flash problem. I have this java script that opens pictures in the correct size windows and it works when I access the html page directly on my server space, however it doesnt when I do it through my URL. Everything is stored...more >>

Hello, I am trying to go up the path to the tutorials' end result to watch what I am supposed to achieve in the lessons, but the path indicated within Flash's help files leads nowhere at least on my computer... anyone knows about this problem ? Here below is the file' access path: It is co...more >>

Hi, can anyone explain me how to decently create a link for a textbox? herehttp://www.KGK-deinze.be you can see the ticker where i want the link when i move my mouse over the text. tia, Matt...more >>

Friends, i'd like to know a simple way to create a perfect curving arc between any two points, provided their x and y coordinates are known. By a perfect curving arc, i mean that a curve which bends nicely in the middle and looks proportionate. I belive i can use the curveTo method to do ...more >>

hi, on the following page i have a problem: http://www.kgk-deinze.be WHen i move the mouse over the buttons on the first text-scroller, it starts blinking. Anyone knows whats going on here? thx, Matt ...more >>

I've created a basic movieplayer for a site. I want to play the FLV-files using relative path's. So I've put a instance of the mediaplayback component on my stage (named 'player') and assigned the following action to it: player.contentPath = _root.file + '.flv'; _root.file is specified b...more >>

When an embeded font is used in a SWF, is that font information compiled in a way that it is of no use outside the swf, or is it possible for someone to decompile the swf and get at the font information? Just wondering how I can protect my fonts better when I want to use them in a dynamic way....more >>

I'm new to using Flash components so I must apologise if my question seems very simple, or just plain stupid! I've been having some difficulty with the ScrollPane component. In my Flash movie, I've been using the ScrollPane component to scroll the contents of an external swf movie. However...more >>

When I import a bitmap from Photoshop (could be a png, gif, or tiff), it displays properly while playing on the stage, but in test movie, or published, it draws with an extra pixel on the top and left, and less one pixel on the bottom and right. I get the same result whether or not the mov...more >>

Hi people, I am loading in a swf. I want to create a emptymovieclip inside it. Then attach a movieclip inside this empty movieclip. I'm using the below code, I create a empty mc successfully but I don't seem to be able to attach a movieclip to it. Any ideas? load...more >>

Hello everyone, this is my first experience with flash and I am new to the world of web page building. I have bought a web page template and it incorporates a flash file. The flash file is about 2 inches deep and spreads the full length of the web page from the top. The flash file is basical...more >>

We're using mc.loadclip() to load another .swf inf Flash MX 2004 - that way we can show a progress bare and tell the user how much of the site is loaded. That part works perfectly. Let's call the files loader.swf and site.swf - when viewing site.swf, all images are resized perfectly and wh...more >>

I'm looking for some flash intro templates (quality ones) for games. All the ones I've checked seems to be dominated by one huge web design company or something. All of them are the same! If you go to Google.com and search for Flash Intro Templates and click on some of the links, they are ALL ...more >>

Okay, I am creating a web app using Flash professional in screens mode. My main file (lets call it "main.swf") has the application level, then that level has 6 child screens. The content for each of those screens was made in separate flash files (because the app is rather complicated, it was e...more >>

Hi I was wondering if the yellow rectangle that appears when you tab between onscreen elements was customisable. I guess no big deal - if it has to be yellow, it has to be yellow. however, there's another problem where customising would be useful - if there is any sort of masking within a ...more >>

I have been emailed a link to download the new Flash video kit. I have tried this link and attempted to download the english-Mac option. Unfortunately nothing happened. Thinking that it might be a browser issue (Apple Safari), I tried another browser, but received the message "Your access ...more >>

How do I set up on downloading on my flash file. In actionscript please....more >>

How can I upgrade my stand alone plyer to 7? the player in my IE is upgraded to 7 but my stand alone plyer is still 5. ...more >>

Hi I am a PhD student and my project involves the development of an offline (CD) program for young people. We are looking at using Studio MX 2004 and xml files. Could anyone point me to development articles on making CD applications using Flash ... and any good source of info on linking xml...more >>

hello, does coding tweens yield smoother results than if you do it using tweens on the timeline? if you're moving an object, fading it out, scaling it etc. is it better to code these changes or do them on the timeline? i once made a flash website in which i did all the animation on the tim...more >>