Hi, I have a flash project i am working on that has a quiz at the end. I used the Flash MX 2004 Pro quiz templates to build what I needed and then used it as an external .swf in my project. I then found out you must use the quiz as _root and not as a nested movie clip or external. Does anyon...more >>

When a linked video is placed inside a movie clip instance, why won't the video show up once it's exported as a quicktime file? ...more >>

How do you make a form disappear at design time so that you can work on multiple forms at the same time without having the components on the separate forms clutter each other up? There was an article about form development up earlier, but I can't find it currently (I'm not referring to the T...more >>

On my ComboBox Dropdown menu I have the following code: on(change) { var MovieURL1 = "FLV/test1.flv"; this._parent.myMediaDisplay.contentPath = MovieURL1; } Shoudent that change the media displayers URL? Nothing happens. All I want is to change the path for the Media disp...more >>

hi, i am in need of the same sort of guidance. We need to develop interactive activities/games/tools for our website. So one example is just asking questions like how much do you spend on X and with a user-given number a bar graph moves. Another example would be on one screen you develop sy...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to open the file browser to select a file. I know this is possible, because I have seen someone post the answer to this question before using the getURL() command. Unfortunately, when I tried to search for the solution with the Macromedia Search on the forums, most of the search...more >>

Does anyone know of any Flash site Galleries? y'know a site that acts as a showcase of flash designed website etc. Something along the lines of linkdup.com or coolhomepages.com I'm looking for brilliant examples of interface design in Flash. Can anyone help? Cheers GC...more >>

Hi, I have a problem with the images of my flash website looking very bright/washed out. As a pro photographer, I find this frustrating. The site was created on a PC and I'm now working on it with a Mac. Obviously the difference in system Gamma will explain why they look a bit brighter...more >>

Hello. My problem: I create text field that is to show text with html tags (text comes from variable). I test the movie and everything is ok. But when I load swf with this text field into another swf, this text field fails to display html formated text (there is no text displayed). Why is th...more >>

I have attached a movie clip of a certain size (say width = 300, height = 200) to a Scrollpane (width = 300 + scrollbar's width, height = 200, horizontal scroll disabled, vertical scroll auto) so that the movie clip perfectly fits into the Scrollpane. I would like this movie clip to dynamical...more >>

Hey, This will advace to frame number 2 when added to the click event of a button. on(release){ gotoAndStop(2); } This will advance to a frame labled "frameLable". on(release){ gotoAndStop("frameLable"); } If you want the playhead to continue on the timeline just change S...more >>

I am working on a resume flash site that I would like to burn to cd. Right now I have added an autorun.inf and it does not work on the mac. Also, I can only see the main flash animation and not the .swf that are embedded in the main flash page itself. I have the site online for viewing purpose...more >>

I am working on a resume flash site that I would like to burn to cd. Right now I have added an autorun.inf and it does not work on the mac. Also, I can only see the main flash animation and not the .swf that are embedded in the main flash page itself. I have the site online for viewing purpose...more >>

Why does flash automatically convert a wmf file to a graphic symbol when importing to the library? I found trying to "edit" the resulting symbol buggy. If I try to move one of the shapes that constitute the symbol, it does not visibly drag. Only after leaving and returning to the edit mo...more >>

What would be the easiest or a good way to acomplish this effect as Im trying to make a header like this. The header would be black and you wouldnt see the clouds until some lighting went off. Not steak lighting but flash lighting so it would highlight the edge of the clouds to give it the eff...more >>

Hi... I need know the width of the JPG image loaded into "loader component" Flash MX 2004 loader1._width <----not works... please....help.....more >>

Hello, I'm having a littel trouble with my buttons. I have an action tied to my buttons, which is triggered by a click, everything works well. The problem is is that in order to qualify as a click, the user must click precisely on the text, which is quite small, how can I make is so the "cli...more >>

Hello all, If this has already been answered can sombody point me in the right direction please. If not... I've created a menu that is absolutely positioned onto my web page. I've done this because it has pop-out sub-menus that I want to appear over top whatever conte...more >>

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Whenever I import a graphic into Flash 5, no matter what the size or resolution, it always shrinks it. I'm trying to import a picture that is the same size as the stage, but it comes in considerably smaller. Then, if I stretch it to fit, it's blurry! How do I get around this? Thanks! ...more >>

FYI ... http://www.swishzone.com/index.php?area=products&product=presenter SWiSHpresenter is a Microsoft Powerpoint (PPT) plugin which converts your PPT files presentation to Flash. A quick and easy way to get your PPT files on the web and to the world! SWiSHpresenter is designed to be si...more >>

I've newly converted from MX to MX 2004 and reading other topics does not give me any confidence that my problem is solvable... When I create a New Symbol eg. rectangle with registration point top left corner. When I place an instance of this in a movie clip the transformation point of tha...more >>

I'm a bit of a Flash novice and have been asked to create a continuous presentation (on a plasma screen, but that's another issue). I'm using MX 2004 Pro, so i thought I'd try the new Forms feature with a different movies on their own screen, as I don't really want to have one very long mo...more >>

Is it possible to have a flash movie as the background of my web page. I have tried just about everything to make this happen but flash is always on top. Please help!...more >>

When I import my PSD files into Flash it just imports it as 1 single image instead of importing all the layers. How do I make it import all the layers?...more >>

Hi, Can I save a .fla created in Flash MX 2004 Professional (mac) as a Flash 5 ..fla file? Am i just being blind and missing this feature? I've read its possible from Flash MX, but I just can't find the option anywhere?! Cheers, Bob ...more >>

Hey Guys now that my site is getting larger i am having to deal with keeping it clean. I heard that if you have a graphic or movie or anything in the library that is not used it will not add to the size of the .swf file when you publish. Is that true? I have also noticed that I have a lot of u...more >>

Anyone know of a good way to make a line symbol move & look like a heartbeat? I used a motion guide drawn out to look like one & the 1 inch symbol of a line moves along it but I want it to expand as it goes & stay there... -- Thanks! ...more >>

Hi, I have a simple question (dont you just hate it when we say 'a simple question', my guess is if its so simple, why cant you solve it, hahahah) . I am loading a swf file into a loader and Im trying to access the content of the swf file that gets loader. My swf file contain a stop(); script...more >>

Hopefully someone can answer a question for me very s l o w l y...I'm not a developer and don't know flash! I hired a developer who is trying to spruce up my website. Her idea was to allow a user to choose a product from a scrolling (flash) group of pictures and then bring that user to...more >>

Hi, the following code works fine when the text file is in the same folder as the swf loadVariablesNum("urls.txt", root); what I would like to do is have the "urls.txt" file located on a different server, if I try this it will not work: loadVariablesNum("http://www.myserver.com/urls.tx...more >>

try this, insert a hit button of size equal to ur movie size and give the nexframe script to it, ...more >>

Morning I have been assigned the task of creating a presentation for a forthcoming exhibition, I have played a little with flash and think it will be ideal for what we need, I will be displaying the final movie on a 21" widescreen tv, what would be the best size for the movie I need to create?...more >>

Hi, I have a movie that opens in Level 1 over the main movie. The problem is that the links on the main movie are still clickable through the one on top. Can I fix this? Thanks Josh...more >>

Hi, I just uploaded my flash site on the net www.bbtravelservices.com, but when you go from one page to another it is working to slowly. is there anything i can do?? thanks...more >>

Community MX currently has over 750 articles, which includes extensions and tutorials. Most of them are directly related to Macromedia's line of products. With that much to read, it's easy to lose track of what we've released recently. Check out the calendar at CMX and see what you've been missi...more >>

I have 2 questions. My Flash movies have allot of scenes, I like to use them to organize my movies. But I read somewhere that allot of people don't use scenes. My question is scenes Yes or No? Is there another way to chuck up parts of a Flash so I don't have hundreds of layers to deal with...more >>

Hey everyone. I am pretty new to this and right now im learning as i go. But im curious on a couple things. I hear a lot about breaking up a site so that it can load faster and then that it is easy to edit and such Now if you have a site that has 5 sections to it and you have 5 different ....more >>

Hi there, I have a small question: When you go to http://www.fcukstar.com, and you click on one of the links, you get a custom "Click" , but usually, you get a standard click from internet explorer. How did they " hide" that standard sound? Thanks in advance.. Greetings knoak...more >>

I was wondering if someone could help me with a project, the idea is to create (replicate) an effect that I've created in Flash MX. It's kind of animated ribon that goes across the screen and according to it's direction it changes shape. I'll be more thank glad to show the effect. This time ar...more >>

Okay, so I'm sort of new to flash but not that new. I've always had this problem with shape tweening. Example; right now I'm trying to transform a piece of text. Just the color though. From one color to another. Simple right? From what I remember you create a keyframe, put an object there, c...more >>

Hi all, I am new here. I have a big problem and I have asked some Flash expert but cannot get help, hope you can help me. I create a blank movie clip and make it as a loader, once I click the button, the loader load a swf in. Click different buttons to load different swf and it has no prob...more >>

I'm doing a project atm with a splash screen and a main menu. The splash screen is my first scene and I wish it to pause or wait for about 5 seconds before proceeding to the main menu with a gotoandplay command or whatever. Can anyone suggest a simple script for this in Flash MX? ...more >>

Hello, I searched for this but didnt find anything, so if I am asking something that has already been asked before, please excuse me. I am just learning how to use flash, and I am trying to set up background music for my website. I know this can easily be achieved with html, but I am trying to...more >>