My daughter wants to likes to play games online but when ever she tries a message keeps coming up saying that "This application requires Xtra (flash movie...) that either doesn't exist or failed to initialize properly. Please make sure the appropriate Xtras are in the Xtras folder(s). I read about a...more >>

OK, so I'm wading through a gazillion topics, posts, messages and updates on how to get video INTO flash, but I can't find a danged one about how to get video OUT of flash. I have used flash since v. 3, but I kinda skipped MX 2004. I now have Flash 8 and I've created some wonderful motion...more >>

I have a question. I have looked through all the books and cannot find away to test just a portion of the FLA file. I have written some large FLA file. While going through to test them I would like to test just portions of the actual frames. For example; Let's say the FLA is 80 Frames l...more >>

I have music that is set with Sync = Start Repeat = 50 The music loop is 69 seconds long. When the music starts it will play just fine for 69 seconds then it stops for 5seconds and start again. Driving me nuts! I thought the whole idea of repeat is that there would be no delay. ...more >>

Can someone please point me in the right direstion. I am creating a drag and drop game for kids, and there are too many draggable items to have visible at the same time. Is it possible to have a scrolling menu with mcs in it so the mcs can be dragged and dropped onto a "stage" area. Is th...more >>

hi there i have been asked to create a flash file that loads a database of different addresses into a text box when the user clicks on a map of the UK. If, for instance, the user clicks on the south of england, the database only shows the addresses in the south of england (i will be suppli...more >>

I'm having trouble controlling my video. I have 5 videos on one page in Dreamweaver. The only format I have them in is .swf. When I open the page all 5 videos play immediately at the same time. What I would like to accomplish would be to have a still frame on the main page, and when you cl...more >>

which is the most recent version of Flash? ...more >>

Is there an easy way that I can convert a movie I have to HTML? (Not just each screen being made a complete image on a website, but have the text and stuff be converted to an HTML page? Thanks, Yusuf ...more >>

:confused; I have decided to take a project on in Flash, just cause of the graphic capabilities. In laying out the project plan, I'm running into a few snags that will keep me from going forward. This will be a stand alone application, that connects to a remote host on the network using ...more >>

I got the install message wouldnt install I had active x control and so I asked it to install automatically and it still doesnt work and I need the flash and shockwave players if anyone can help please reply. Thank you ...more >>

I have created two movie clips. Within the main scene 1, I want them to load automatically one after the other. How can I do that?...more >>

Anyone know why I receive an error message of "Flash doesn't recognize .cp format" when I try to import a Captivate .cp file into Flash MX 2004? I'm following the steps correctly from exporting from Captivate, opens Flash, select Import to Stage, select the captivate .cp file and then it acts ...more >>

Hi, Flashers. I've avoided buying Flash for years and have finally had to take the bite (it wasn't by choice). After using it for about 1 hour, I'm feeling very disappointed and dismayed. This is considered state of the art for web animation? Coming from animation apps like Electric I...more >>

Hi All, I have a client that is a photographer, and she wants to create an audio recording but no video recording, that would be a client discussing the different family pictures taken, and what the pics mean to them. How would I get a voice recording (ie: software to use on computer to ...more >>

Hey there, I had a programmer work up some code that would allow me to use different usernames and passwords to enter a site. This was done with .as and xml. It works beautifully. The .as is a separate file that I also upload with the swf. The problem I'm having is that the programme...more >>

I want a user to be able to mouse over a point on a map and, while hovering over that point, a little box with the name of that location appears. Now, I've only used Flash a few times, so I'm learning as I go. Is the correct methodology something like "User Mouses over > If hover over given ...more >>

Hi, Are there any components or features in Flash MX 04 or Flash 8 that allow for generating bar graphs of data? As for 'add-on' software, there's FusionCharts 2.3 but I don't know if that can handle actual Flash data or just ASP and Javascript. Thanks, Andy ...more >>

Hi I'm new to Flash and have a small problem with the property inspector. I was working on a project, every thing was working well then one day when I opened Flash I was unable to find the inspector. When I go to the Window menu I select Properties but nothing happens. Everything else works. A...more >>

I've created a FLASH navigation bar with Flash MX using actionscript. Everything works fine when I test, the problem is when I use it on a webpage. The nav bar is 800x30 flash movie and when the drop down menus appear on the webpage you can only see just the top of them, it just off at the bott...more >>

Hello I am relatively new to flash so please have patience. On XP under the window>toolbars> menu you can open the main toolbar. But with the Mac that option is now there. Why? Is it available anywhere? I have looked under other menus and I have tried the "knowledge base but have been unab...more >>

....Can someone show me how to create a preload movie (i think that's what they're called - bassically a move that shows how much percent the actual movie has loaded) - I quite simply want a single bar growing from left to right... ...I'm using Flash MX... any help would be appreciated... ...more >>

I am using Flash 8 and I have this movieClip who's giving me a real hard time. Anything i want to do with it, flash crashes... I cannot copy it, i cannot paste it, nothing ! It is just killing me! Now if anybody could just pretty please tell me if it is my system or me or really something ...more >>

im a flash newbie, trying to learn a little actionscript. so i created a button, now i want to put it in the actions. What is wrong with this code on (release) gotoAndPlay(20) !!!!!*bangs head on table*!!!!! i cant get this simple thing ...more >>

Transparent background in flash Placing a flash document over a picture in dreamweaver just like you can make an .swf background transparent in director is there anyway of doing so in dreamwaver or flash its self cheers Shane ...more >>

Which codec flashplayer8 use while recording flv using fcs1.5? because there is only one video object on the stage, no FLVplayback, no Mediaplayback, and no parameter to determine which codec to use. ...more >>

im creating a 'save' interface and want users to select a category from a drop down menu. i used the combo box component from the components tab. 1) i added all the options i wanted users to have in the labels parameter, but when i tested the movie, there was just a white rectangle with a bl...more >>

When selecting a Custom Skin URL to call from a remote server the skin is not being displayed. The Video is there but no skin. I am hosting all the files on a remote server and the client is going to call the files from the remote location. Here is what I have currently in the Video's Param...more >>

I realize I need to post this at the Jester site (already sent them email) but kind of desperate. Recently had to reinstall system and lost jtools jstart and of course no one seems to know where the back up is. I still have all my original info but the download link has expired. Anyone had thi...more >>

Hi all, Curious on a few things. First off, wanted to say I'm very intrigued with the "Meet Your Match" Studio 8 presentation with the interactive video clips(4 people in chairs) superimposed over the 3D room. I'm also working with green screen video encoded with an alpha channel. I kno...more >>

Hi, I do not know what was I doing that my setting got changeed. When I use the text tool and type something it goes from right to left instead of left to right. I rorate it then in goes from left to right but turned upside down.The problem is if I type suppose 'Hope', it gets typed as ...more >>

Hi there i have a flv attached (media component) to a swf attached to a link from the main stage which loads fine when i am testing...however when i go to publish and then open the swf the movie no longer plays any reason why? thanks you ...more >>

Hi everyone, I want to use flash instead of powerpoint to create a slide presentation but I'm not sure what size to make the stage. Whenever I've used powerpoint in the past, it's always just come up with a default slide size, but I'm not sure what this translates to into pixels so I can d...more >>

Hello everyone! I have Flash MX Pro 2004. I'm new to Flash but I know how to make a form with radio buttons and send the data to an ASP page via action script. I'm creating polls that use radio buttons and a submit button for a site that is being built by a consultant. I've made these polls u...more >>

Ola! Estou com problemas na hora de carregar os swf, demora muuuito para aparecer o "carregando", percebi q isso acontece nos movies q uso o componente scrol panel do flash. Pelo q percebi, parece q o componemte começa a ser carregado antes de qualquer coisa, inclusive antes do primeiro fr...more >>

Hi all, I have a movie containing lots of bitmaps. the file size of the published swf is 1 Mb (quality 80%). if I change the quality to 10% the swf file size is still 1 Mb. Hu? I would have expected to see file size go down to few Kbs. But perhaps I'm missing something? Any idea? Tha...more >>

Does anyone know a good tutorial to have a pen that draws on the stage?...more >>

Hello, I can't install Macromedia Flash Player and Shockwave Player (free edition) under Windows 2000 Pro. Why? Thanks to everyone help me.......more >>

Hello, I was just wondering about the process from publishing to putting it on the website. Let us say that I have a finalized flash project that I wanna pun online. I save it, publish it and then what? Had some coding problems when I tried it last time so any help, idea, suggestion or...more >>

Hi I'm making videos with flash and make some graphics over the video. But I have one problem. First all the qualities that flash suggest are really bad i always have to enter custom with 1500 and the other problem is it seems to be interlaced. when there is movement in the video you can see...more >>

Hi! I've got a problem that needs fixing, fast. I have movie clips in the library that I need to convert to a compiled clip. When i try to do so, Flash 8 crashes to the desktop after showing the Close/Debug-window. The original movie clip resides in a subfolder in the library and its linka...more >>

I'm pretty new to flash and I had a question about a specific site: www.marcbaptiste.com. Are the photo galleries pure flash? I saw something in the code about a "swap image" behavior. I thought that was a Dreamweaver thing. Any help would be appreciated. John ...more >>

Hey.. I hvae an image that was smooth and perfect when it came out of photo shop and then I inserted it as a background in my flash file (its a website main banner with buttons). It is still in jpg format.. it looks alright in the flash file itself but then when I publish it as an swf all the...more >>

Is there any way to cut copy paste things from one flash file to another? For example, I have a flash file with a set of buttons. I need to make another flash movie with the same buttons... can i sort of drag the layer from one file into the other file???? It doesn't l ook like you ca...more >>

Howdy, I am a very stuborn guy, but sometimes it can just be it. I recently created an index page with my name and a text which says, "Be Right Back...". There is also a 10 second wave music clip that loops when I preview the website in Flash. My Problem is: When I upload the file index....more >>

I dont know if this is the correct forum to post my problems but ill just post it here, i have downloaded Flash 8 trial and i keep getting this one error 1: the installscript engine is missing from this machine if avalible, please run ISScript.msi or contact your support personnel for fu...more >>

I've been searching all over trying to find the answer on how to code a button in Flash to bookmark a page. I used the following code for IE, works fine, but I need to be able to have the button bookmark the page in IE and FF. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!! on (release) { ...more >>

Is there any way to use flash to rename an external file when a button is selected. i was thinking that jscommand might work this.button1_btn.onRelease = function(){ jscommand("renameItem","file.txt","file2.txt"); } i know that it doesn't work but is there anyone who knows a command...more >>

i am new to flash and AS, ive just been fooling around with it and doing a few of the lessons in the help menu i have a quick question though have a line and a pencil & as the pencil moves it makes a line (lol) then i thought id be cleaver and add some txt with the wipe effect so it a...more >>

I'm using a Progress Bar and Loader component to load an external swf into my project. I'm getting this error when I ttry to use the buttons on the imported swf: Target not found: Target="_root.control2" Base="_level0.page2.instance33.loader.contentHolder.buttons" Target not found: Targe...more >>