if i want my receiving page or main page to be a flash page do i set the page name as index.swf? In an html website, the url always lands at index.html. What are the rules for an entire flash website? Thanks in advance, Braulio ...more >>

Hi all Ive made a simple movie with moving text. On the text I have changed the letter spacing from 0 to -20 (making the letters closer) and this looks fine on canvas but when I preview the file (and publish it) the spacing is completely different, much closer together!! Anyone have an...more >>

Hello, Is there any way to disable Flash sounds without disabling/removing the plug-in (IE6)? I'd like to keep Flash installed but the sounds on most web pages are annoying and I don't need to hear them at work. Yes, I know that the volume knob can be turned downed but I do want access to so...more >>

hi Im having a strange problem when im trying to make a quiz. I started with a regular quiz template and made some changes. I changed the background, added my navigation buttons, changed the resolution, etc... I made it originally and it worked fine except i realized that the text in th...more >>

Im having some troubles loading my flash site onto the company website. First, I have a course that we originally made using authorware. We are deciding to convert our courses into flash. The course is 6 sections (the intro, 4 sections, and the quiz), as well as a short opening movie, each...more >>

check out http://www.viswiz.biz/index2.html Roll over "portfolio" with the mouse. Activate the top right movie by rolling over the corresponding button. A mini-game starts where you can shoot Bush. However, on many computers the frame rate is really bad. Is there a way to solve this? ...more >>

Hi - Flash player 6.0.29.0 crashes ie 6 in windows XP on page load. :( "iexplore.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. You will need to restart the program." I created the application in Flash 8, and exported as player 6.0. The app is perfect in 8 and 7. My ...more >>

Why is it when I use timeline tweening it has been running choppy and delayed? The tweening slowly reveals (timeline masking) an imported PNG (Bitmap), in 5.1 seconds at 24 FPS. When I preview the timeline animation with the Controller it looks good, however when I view the SWF locally it ru...more >>

Flash is not giving me an accurate list of whats in my fonts folder. Bernhard Modern wasn't showing up after I installed it. on a whim I removed a totally different font family and even after restarting the computer, Flash still thinks the removed font is there--it still shows up in the font l...more >>

I created a movieclip on a canvas set to 190 x 240px. Some objects go off the canvas to create certain effects. When published, I see exactly what I want to. How do I bring this clip onto another project, with a larger canvas, without the objects which go off the original canvas from showin...more >>

I have a website that is set in tables using dreamweaver. How can i get text links in a separate cell to tell my .swf file to go to a certain frame in the timeline. I have read about using javascript to do this, but it is so vague and confusing. your help is appreciated. ...more >>

Some please help!!!! I would like to learn how to create a "Download status indicator " that will show while flah is loading....more >>

I would appreciate help with this: I have a Flash file (.fla) that has an imported .jpg and numerous buttons. The jpg is on one layer, and each button occupies its own layer. All buttons and the jpg are in the same frame. I'm attempting to publish the file as an image map - the jpg ima...more >>

I have been using flash for years and have just recently taken a flash video class a few months back. I recently converted an avi to flv, made a swf player with a relative address link to the flv file and published it into an html file. It works perfectly fine on the computer and when I upload...more >>

Whenver I try to export files from Captivate to Flash, I get the following message: "To export a Captivate movie to Flash, you should have Macromedia Flash MX 2004 installed." Flash is installed on the PC. What should I do? ...more >>

I'm creating a search in flash that queries a data base through coldfusion. It's for a realitor company. I can query all the information from the database and display it fine. What I need to know now how to do is to search by selecting different criteria. If I want to say search the database f...more >>

Hi there, Any time I make images in Flash transparent, the still retain a kind of veil around them . This ruins the whole effect - I can't get it to look right. Is there any way I can get around this? thanks, Jonathan. ...more >>

So here I am looking stupid...In Flash8 Pro I am told I can review movie by using F12 ( the other techniques work fine), but nothing happens. What am I missing. -- Stig Kamph www.kamphtrading.com ...more >>

I'm trying to have swf files automatically when finished load the next one and so on (5 all together). What is the best way to do this so that there is no hesitation between movies? I'm using Fash MX2004 and Dreamweaver MX2004. Thanks ...more >>

When I lock a layer in Flash 8 all of the dynamic text fields go away. They are no longer visible. All of the other things stay visible on the stage. Is this a setting somewhere in Flash? I want to keep certain layers locked but I don't want the dynamic text on those layers to be not visible. ...more >>

I have recently installed Flash8 and now i have playback problems with my old Mx2004 videos (FLV), after I installed Flash8 my Flv files won't show locally, i have to have them online in order to watch them? The only solution I've found is to enconde my FLV files with flash 8, is there any way...more >>

l have come across this flash animation where lines are drawn to shape the image before they appear. here is the link: http://www.tankclub.com.au/eflyers/050125/ Now l am wanting to do the same thing. Am having a mobile phone fade in but would like to draw the outline around it lik...more >>

Hi Is there any way to guarantee that a .swf placed into dreamweaver cannot be scaled. ie it will keep the exact dimensions of the original .fla. I have tried using fscommands, but for some reason on a pc, it can be resized. I use a mac, if this makes any difference. cheers ...more >>

Hi I need great help... I am using flash 8 pro ... when i send to my friends my .fla files they can;t open in their flash mX, so does it means that flash 8 pro files can't be view in flash MX?? Regards, Joe:brokenheart; ...more >>

Okay, I'm somewhat new to Flash but I've been a programmer for years. I'm not asking for someone to write my code for me just point me in the right direction. Here's exactly what I'm trying to do: I want to create a data driven flash application that creates draggable text symbols based on th...more >>

I need to make a simple movie that is just composed of JPGs in a slideshow format for a website I'm working on. I'm not familiar with Flash and I don't really have time to learn the ins and outs of the whole program. I just want to go in, make a slideshow and be out. Could somebody explain ...more >>

Hi everybody! I have a javascript slide down menu and I want to put a flash animation right under it. However, whenever the menu is triggered, it slides down but is being covered by the flash movie, while i want, of course, the menu to be on top. Does anybody have an idea what's going on? I ...more >>

Is it possible to mask a dynamically loded Background images? ...more >>

Hi, I am attempting to attach simple behaviors to various symbols. In the Flash 8 Pro behaviors window, I am able to specify the behavior action, but I am unable to specify a behavior event ....because no events are listed in the events drop-down menu. Only "none" is listed. How do I p...more >>

How do you import your voice from a microphone:(...more >>

How do you import your voice from a microphone:(...more >>

Hello, how do I simply get my file to stop playing, and also playing the music, once it has ran through once? I can't figure this out....more >>

Hello There, Can anyone Please Post the Actionscript code that redirects a user to a pecified url,when a frame loads? I have tried to look all over the internet for this solution,and am unsucessfull. I have been using this code to try and get it to work myMovieClip.onEnterFrame = getURL ...more >>

Can someone point me to information on how to create, author ect. for delivery on a CD-ROM? ...more >>

Hi, I am trying to link external quicktime video to my website. I have created a link on a button that opens a popup window and now I would like to beable to have a quicktime video clip play in this window. I know how to do this with ..flv using a media component, but I need the higher resolut...more >>

I have a flash that plays mp3 songs. It works fine with PC, but when my client tried it with her Mac, the music wont play. Any clues? I dont have Mac so its hard for me to test. Here is the http://www.dagmusic.com/eng_artists_news_yr/index.html ...more >>

is there a way to update your .swf content without having to open and update the original .fla file and plublish all over again? ...more >>

I have seen this effect on online catalogs and brochures...where you can flip thru catalog pages and they show the effect of the pages appearing to turn. I am not sure how to word this effect in a search. Does anyone know about this? I have searched and browsed the extensions exchange bu...more >>

Hi, I am looking into the possibility of creating an application for school students studying languages, that could play pre-recorded pronunciation clips, as well as record & playback a student's attempt at pronunciation. It may ideally be a browser-based tool (or, if not, then at least ...more >>

what i want to duplicate is on 3 layers, top layer is the transparent button, 2nd one is the layer mask, and the 3rd is the instance of the movie clip. i want to take all of that, and duplicate it out 100s of times. What would be the easiest way to do this? ...more >>

Hi I am brand new to flash, I just completed the lessons and the first tutorial, and I have ran into a snag. At some point my properties window disappeared and I can't figure out how to get it back. Choosing Windows: Properties doesn't work nor does ctrl F3. I was wondering if anyone know why ...more >>

We recently got Flash 8 Pro. I haven't spent much time with Flash for a few years. I have been working on a banner for a few days now, all was going fine. Then the Preview Mode of the main stage changed to something resembling Outlines, but the background has not changed and the outlines ar...more >>

I have a flash detection script on the frontend of my Web site. If you have an outdated version of the Flash plugin or don't have the plugin, it will direct you to a page that tells you that (with a link to Macromedia's site). However, I noticed on my computer (which has the Flash 8 plugin a...more >>

To all, I'm reviewing a possible shift in our applications that would require the client to upgrade their Flash Player to v8 as there are several new features we would like to exploit. A frustration that is croping up is that to do so requires a browser restart. I've tested this in both Fi...more >>

I'm just learning Flash and AS. I've created some flash movies that have music and I'm interested in running one of the movies in a flash website. I've imported the flash movie into the library, and when I've dragged the MC onto the stage it runs fine visually, but no music plays. Also, sh...more >>

Does anyone know if it is possible if a user opens an swf directly and not from a page how to find out the user ip number? I want to prevent unwanted users to continue after opening the swf if they don't have acces rights. Thanks in advance. Henk. ...more >>

i now use flash 8. every time i try to publish a document made in flash 7 using flash 8 i can't, flash gives me a error message saying 'there?s not enough memory'. what should i do?...more >>

Hi, As much as I have dabbled in the past, I finally have decided to pull everything together and make an attempt at a animated short. I find myself always opening up Flash, doodling, brainstorming and sketching with my tablet running out of time and then quickly saving the work as a flas...more >>

I have a HTML-page ant there are 4 dropdowns named(counties, city, object, type)...it is a search engine form. Form is located to <form action="index.php?search" method="post">. And Reset button <input type="button" value="Reset" onclick="parent.location='?unset_session';"> Well, I made 4...more >>

I'm trying to have two different Flash movies in one HTML page. It loads fine in FF, but not in IE. I have two different codes, but neither work. Any ideas? Code set 1: <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cab...more >>

I created some dynamic text in my flash piece (a number counter). I used Gill Sans font (on my Mac). I thought by default it should be embedded. But when I play the piece on a PC it shows up in a different font (like Times). On my Macs it shows up properly. How can I correct this? The funn...more >>

I have a short (35 frame) video imported to the timeline that plays in a continuous loop. It starts off ok but after about 2 cycles it slows down to about 3/4 the normal speed (from 30 fps to 23-24 fps). Clicking refresh on the browser causes it to go back to normal speed but then it slows d...more >>

Greetings I am new to flash and have some questions, I'm not sure if flash is the tool I need or not so any guidance would be greatly appreciated. I am attempting to create a web based video that combines some flash created graphics and Digital video. the flash created video works fine,...more >>

I am trying to pull in variables from two text files to be used in one process. Can you load in variables from two different text files using one LoadVars() function? Like in the code below: Any suggestions or requirements when retreiving the values. I seem to be losgin the second variable...more >>

Hello there, I need to encode some videos, specifyng some navigation cue points. Since I need to seek to them quite precisely, I have to define them *before* Flash 8 Encoder encodes the video, so that a keyframe is created in the exact position of the cue point (if I have read well the doc...more >>

The code attempting to set the height and width to 200 pixels not only fails, but prevents the clips (loaded with JPG images) from being seen at all. Commenting out the height and width lines and un-commenting the xscale and yscale lines, things work as expected. How is it that xscale and y...more >>