haha, yes of course - select shape tween from the PI. Stupid me. I seem to be too much in love with those context menus :-) And you're right, she could break the text apart first. I do it the other way round for a simple reason: to keep my texts as long as possible editable. I first set up ...more >>

You mean really morph (change shape), not just fade out and in, right? To do that, you need to a) put your 2 text fields on the same timeline, but on different keyframes, let's say 20 frames apart, and of course into the same position on stage. b) right-click on the timeline between the tw...more >>

A customer requested a variation on this theme (see link). Basicailly a slide show that fades automatically into the next picture. It doesn't need any playback controls. I have basic Flash experience, so I would ordinarily just place and fade pictures manually. In this case, (15-20 pictures) ...more >>

I am making a game with just little circles, but i want them to do various command via the keyboard, i know how i would access the commands using actionscript, but i need to know how to make the happen using buttons on the keyboard ...more >>

Hi, sorry if this is in the wrong place, but I couldnt see a forum that covered this subject, and being the inpatient sod I am, decided to post this here. I have in development a few ideas and flash games, and was wondering if anyone knew of a site / Dev team that take on freelance work. ...more >>

I'm wondering if I should encode video using Sorensen so it can run on 7, or are most Flash Players now version 8? I remember a web page that gave info on what versions of Flash Player most people had. Does anyone know of one out there. I'd really appreciate any comments about if people wi...more >>

Hi All, How can I load javascript variables embeded in an html page using Actionscript? Thanks...more >>

I am using the MediaPlayback component in Flash 8 (but saved as Flash 6) to play a mp3 file. I de-select the "Automatically Play" option in the Parameters window but when i publish it on my server it keeps playing automatically. However, when I tested it it on my machine it does not start play...more >>

Here are some flames I ran across,Works good in Flash Player 6 But if i publish in flash player 7 or 8 no go I would like to use them in a project i am working on that requires Flash Player 8. Does anyone have any ideas on why the flames will not work in FP8 ? http://www.flashjolly.com...more >>

After must struggle and lengthy discussions with the Flash Player team lead we now know what you'll need to do to fix at least some of the local (hard disk or cd) content with Flash Player 8. Specifically this resolved some of the questions that arose around using getURL("javascript:blah......more >>

I have a flash file that the client would like as an AVI file. I'm on a Mac. I can supposedly publish at Quicktime, but when doing that, I get a 'The installed version of QuickTime does not have a handler for this type of Macromedia Flash Movie'...even though I have the latest QuickTime. ...more >>

I have a media player i have designed to play an external FLV file, but I would like to set it up so it will play an Advertisement first and then go to the clip. Can anyone point me into the right direction? Thanks for any help! Brad ...more >>

Hi, I found a strange effect as work on a scrollpane and dynamically attached movie clips. You can see it http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/8/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm?hr ef=00001508.html And here come the questions: Can I use filtered device fonts in a scrollpane? Is ...more >>

Hey Does anyone know of a comercial or non-commercial application which allows the user to draw and doodle around, pick colors erase and such ?? Thanks ...more >>

I'm trying to use the alpha property on a symbol containing text. A simple fade in... It works fine on the stage but doesn't show any alpha when the movie exported to an swf. I'm exporting from Flash MX for Flash player 7... Anyone know why? or a decent work around? ...more >>

Hello, I was just wondering if anyone knows if there is a way to do voice recognition in Flash 7. We dont need full voice recognition just a small selection of key words. We have flash reacting to volume but cant see anyway to get it to be more specific. Any help would be hugely appreciated....more >>

Hi I have just found another problem with my flash movie. As I said in a previous posting; I have a large flash movie that I am loading smaller movies into a movieclip, using: LoadMovie("scene.swf", DavesFrame); DavesFrame.Focus="pres1"; DavesFrame.Presenting="true"; to load variou...more >>

Hi I have a large flash movie that I load other movies into using LoadMovie("scene.swf", DavesFrame); DavesFrame.Focus="pres1"; DavesFrame.Presenting="true"; to show different scenes of this flash file I then do: DavesFrame.Focus="presX"; DavesFrame.Presenting="true"; Where X ...more >>

I am using the device font _sans on static and dynamic textfields. In the designer the fonts look as expected...Arial. But once publiched they sometimes appear as what looks to be Times Roman. I actually tried changing it to _typewriter and still the same prob. The problem is random too...someti...more >>

I'm using a voice over, set as Stream, in a 6-minute piece. I've got graphic elements timed to certain words or sound effects. It works just fine in the FLA, but when I publish it, the sound has lagged almost a second by the end of the piece. It's as if the graphics are playing faster than the...more >>

Guys, I made some videos with my camera and i put in the MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004. :cool; I put all my effects, etc... When i export the video in the format .SWF everything works well. :) But when i export the video in the format .AVI (the necessary format) the sounds which appear ar...more >>

Hello folks! I have a question regarding the trial version of Flash Professional. We are attempting to view a file that works perfect on my local machine. The video plays and all is well. However, as soon as I upload it to our server, the video will not play. I have all the associated files ...more >>

I have some images in a flash movie of mine that i put in at 100dpi, yes i know that's larger than usual; quality is important. It comes out fine, until I add a scene to the movie. Then the image looks very low quality. I can't figure out why since the publish settings don't appear to have cha...more >>

Hi, I am planning to design an e-card using firework and flash. I guess I'll save it as htm before sending. Can someone advise me how to make it appear in the email message box rather than as an attachment, and how to ensure that the images/ graphics are captured in the page. I have r...more >>

I have a flash movie and in the library flash has created different tweens which are of my images and stuff on the movie, can i delete these, am thinkin i can't but I was gona try to get the file size down?? ...more >>

using flash mx i'm new to flash how come, whenever an swf file is loading, there is always a white background, even though the flash file has a black background? Each of my files has a progess load bar, but before that comes up, there is a white background which comes up quickly and then ...more >>

I have been having strange results here. I am I doing something wrong? This is the url http://implausibot.com/Brucesite/ The really weird thing is that it will show in my browser, but when I double click the swf file, all I get is a BLACKNESS. does anyone have any idea what is going on? ...more >>

hi, i have the latest flash installed, but i cannot hear sound on some websites. for example on this site, http://www.lejo.nu/ i can see the videos, but cant hear them. and on these sites www.bleep.com www.beatport.com the pages display ok but i cant hear the samples. someone plea...more >>

Ok, I've googled and looked at tons of tutorials on this subject, but almost all talk about using the Progress Bar with some type of loader component. In my case, we're not using a loader component. It's actually a Captivate turned Flash app that we want to have a "preloader" on using the Prog...more >>

After upgrading to 8, every time I clear the IE cache, the Active X component is deleted, too, and the Flash player does not remain in the IE Properites tab for add-ons, and is removed from the Downloaded Program folder in the Windows folder. I don't recall any behavior like that every before...more >>

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7310/mm9cb.jpg As you can see the whiskers on his face is all messed up. And the lines in general, I was using line for the outline of the whiskers but they seemed problematic so I changed the lines into colors but they still cause me problems. My backgro...more >>

I have a dynamic text field in my flash movie that is populated from an xml file The xml relating to it is <when><![CDATA[<i>January</i> at 5.35pm on Sky Movies 5]]></when> The text appears fine with all the formatting if it has not been rotated. However if I free transform it then t...more >>

im looking for the some e mail functionality. when a user clicks my e mail address i want it to launch a new e mail in thier browser. so they dont have to copy and paste or remember. how does one get that done?:beer; ...more >>

I am creating a color selection guide which has been done a million times before. I want to have an original image like http://www.1989batmobile.com/temp/boat3.jpg. Should I just use a series of transparent png's for each color I want or can I achieve that effect with any of the filte...more >>

I have 3 buttons on my stage. I want to play movie clip A and when it has completed, play movie clip B if button_1 is pressed, play movie clip C if button_2 is pressed, or play movie clip D if button_3 is pressed. I cant figure it out but Im sure it must have been done a millon times before....more >>

I have a number of numeric steppers on a movie and they all seem to exhibit the same behaviour. Using only the component properties (ie static values only) I set the lower bound to 5 and the upper bound to 25. Depending on a choice that the user selects the components selectedValue is set to...more >>

Will Video Flash Exporter automatically create video controls - play/stop buttons, mute, volume control - as well as an FLV file? I'm just wondering if that's what's being used at newspaper sites like the Washington Post, AP and others. If Video Flash Exporter does not do this, are there a...more >>

webmates: I've built an animation for the site : http://www.elmochilero.com but it takes so long to load.... what to do? it is like 0.6 KB .. How to optimize it? any idea? I am in a hurry against the time ... thanx, jiten ...more >>

I haven't been able to get a custom theme for components I made to show up in my FLA. Process I went thru: copied halotheme.fla changed all assets to suite my needs. saved as GETheme.fla opened FLA with components in it (combobox, button) - existing project with v2 components in use. ...more >>

I use this code under a "replay" button and it seems to work fine. What troubles me is that the "bestViewed_mc" movie clip might not exist at the moment someone hits the replay button. Is there a way to test whether it exists and if so, then unload it? Thank you very much. on (release) { ...more >>

Hi there, We're having a problem with the final file Flash 8 exports as a Flash 7 file. Specifically, certain fonts aren't visible in Flash 7 players, and certain graphical elements break and appear in 7 but not in 8. Any ideas? ...more >>

Why the .AVI videos are so bad in quality... That's my question. The quality goes down, and i wanna know if i can't leave it like the original quality (much better before i put in my flash project). ..http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=194&thr eadid=...more >>

Anyone out there know of a good resource for novice Webmasters trying to insert Flash animations into Microsoft Frontpage? Looking for plain English help and advice. Manuals, books, websites that will make sense of what apears to be a complet thing? Thanks!:confused; ...more >>

I have two animation in Flash: one file is Flash Player 7, Action Script 2.0, 20 fps; the other file is Flash Player 7, Action Script 2.0, 48 fps. Is it possbile to combine the files to create one FLA that then produce an integrated animation? Thanks in advance to all who reply ...more >>

I am messing around with stage sizes for a "Slide Presentation" which will be projected. They will be using a lapTop and the resolution is 1024 X 768. There are two ways I can do this. 1. Create it at 1024 X 768 and generate a Flash Projector (executable file). However, you still have th...more >>

http://www.aurorabiomed.com/.index.htm there is suppose to be a txt in each of the white boxes to link to other pages. pls help! where are the text there, why don't they show up?...more >>