Hi guys, quick question here... Is there a way to get rid of the top menu in the flash standalone player? By top menu I mean the menu that has File, View, Control, and Help? I have my own menu, so I dont want that one there. Thanks ...more >>

Is there any way to get the status of either a NetStream or a Video? I need to know 2 things really: when the NetStream is done downloading, and when the Video has completly played it's content. I've tried googling it (extensively), but can't seem to find anything. Help is greatly apprec...more >>

Is there a way to fade an audio loops volume to 0 after 30 seconds of playing? I am using a slider bar to set the volume to 40% when the movie loads, but instead of the audio looping 999 times, I would like to have the volume fade to 0 after 30 seconds and then provide the user a slider bar to...more >>

could any of the as2 gurus please point me in the right direction for adding minimise ,restore, and window icon to enhance the window component... the comments in the window.as code don't really cut it... continuity ...more >>

hi all, am in the process of finishing up a site and the client has recently told me he gets this error when he tries to exit from the news page .. iexplore.exe - application error the instruction at "0x10003e8d" referanced memory at "0x10003e8d", the memory could not be "read" cli...more >>

I can't get a slideshow that I created in flash to display in my frontpage web-site. Is it because its a slideshow and not a movie?...more >>

I am using the pen tool to created a blob shape, with a stroke and no fill. But the blob is not a complete object because I can't seem to get the 2 end points to join together. Is there a way to join 2 stoke points together so they will form a complete object. In Illustrator all I do is s...more >>

For the so-called "Forum Nazis:" :) Yes, I checked the knowledge base. Yes, I did a keyword search through the 44,000 posts in this forum. I didn't find an exact answer that matched the following problem below. Hoping someone has also experienced this problem and can help. Here goes: I cr...more >>

Recently, I purchased a Flash template. I'm not able to get one part to work. They have text within a movie clip that is supposed to redirect the site to a page. Unfortunately, I don't know how. Any suggestions? ...more >>

I'v got stuck! How do I use the progress bar as a preloader? aaaarrrrrrrhhhhhhh!...more >>

I am trying to track down rolling dice flash file / actionscript can anyone assist. Its the most difficult thing I have tried to find and am coming up with nothing to date - all help greatfully received. Cheers all. ...more >>

I want to insert a link into a flash file. Something like "Click here to proceed". ...and I want it to point to a url...http://www.etc, etc. Can anyone pass on a simple syntax or code that I need?...more >>

Is there a way to send data from a browser to the swf using html tags and/or parameters? Or without having to use ActiveX methods?...more >>

I want the BG at 100% opacity. Is this possible? I know you can do it on a webpage but I need to do it in an exe file. -Tim...more >>

I'm sure this is real simple to do but Just never done it before and can't find anything on the web about it really. What I have is 5 movie clips...all pretty much teh same but slightly different. What I'd like to do is place only one on the stage at any one time. e.g. so when the movie lo...more >>

Is there a way to see if a browser recognizes SetVariable, and if so, do one thing, and if not, do another? This seems a lot easier solution than checking for a bunch of different browsers and versions instead. I've been trying things like: if(window.SetVariable) { alert('I know ...more >>

Does anyone know why this SWF will not display correctly in Firefox (See another browser to see what I mean -- there should be photos loading in the top space)? (I have the version 7 of the player installed, and it works on other browsers fine!) http://digispire.com/posts/cmu/CMU_Home.htm...more >>

Hi. I need some help debugging. I have a page that has links to online dealers. each link is a button that open the link up in a new window. all these link work finw for me when I test them in PC on Firefox and IE. they also work fine when i test them in safari and IE.5 on a G4 mac running 10....more >>

Is there a good tutorial or simple way to add a preloader?...more >>

Ez people - im a bit of a newbie to flash design so ur going to have to bear with me...... I want to create a link to an outside website address.... how do i do this? im assuming it has something to do with the actions panel but im not certain how to create the desired effect... i also...more >>

I'm a very basic user of Flash Prof 8. I purchased a webtemplate and now trying to "activate" the buttons to point to different pages on my site. How do you place the hyperlinks in the flash? THank you! ...more >>

Hi i have an mp3 player with a play and stop button that streams for a directory, but is there any way i can add a % loader to it i have seen it done, i dont want it to load on the main loader of the site i just want it to load when the play is clicked and when it is clicked to have a small % ...more >>

Ok, I'm totally stuck here... I need to know how to do decent animated sparks in flash 8. I'm ok with actionscript and movie clips... I just need to know a good method of achieving animated sparks. Does anyone have a tutorial or method on how to do this? ...more >>

I would like to edit the text "PAUSED" and "STREAMING" in the MediaPlayback component of Flash. I would like to change the language to French. Has anyone done this? Or know how to do it? I have edited the Configuration/ComponentsFLA/MediaComponents.fla file but this does nothind when I use...more >>

Hi, I have a problem on my website at this address: http://www.media-mentor.co.uk/paul_presentation.htm I have encoded the video from a quicktime movie and that worked fine. I then created the flv file with progressive download and set it up in flash. Gave the contentPath this va...more >>

Where's the best place to find simple sounds such as a drop of water hitting water?...more >>

Is it possible to have the object tag download/install an older Flash Player version if they have an even older one? e.g. The user currently has Player 6 installed. If the object tag is set to use Player 7, will it actually install Player 7, or will it jump right to Player 8? Are prev...more >>

First off I am very new to Flash (well I haven't used it since Version 4 in School) but none the less still remember how to try and keep the .swf file size down... I am using Flash MX 2004 to build an online demo reel (I'm an Avid editor) do direct potential clients to view some of my work... ...more >>

Does anyone know how to complete a button action or a tutorial that will function in this manner: "make a button in flash that whenever you try to click it, it moves away from the mouse...basically so that the mouse pushes the button and it is impossible to click, therefore forcing you to c...more >>

am fading a yellow colour into black slowly but it is very stripy when fading, anyone know the reason for this??...more >>

My preloaded and getbytesLoaded works when I publish as player 5 but not player 8. Is there anything in the code that may have changed for player 8? See Below. Thanks -------------------------------------- var percent; var bytestotal; var bytesloaded; var downloadbar; bytesloaded.aut...more >>

im using version 7.2 (2004 mx pro).when i open the components window its suppose to show components including communication and i cant find it-there are other type-what am i missing?...more >>

Is there a way of tweening flvplayback? whenever I try tweening the playback is halted until it reaches its final state... ...more >>

When I duplicate a button in the Library and then proceed to change the name and the text, the original button changes as well. This must be a bug....more >>

How do I export my Flash as a self-contained movie? So that it'll play regardless of whether they have the Flash Player or not. Flash8, Mac -Kirk ...more >>

I have a preloader that works in MX... // skip to next scene when all frames are downloaded // else display the percentage value of getbytesloaded / getbytestotal in textfield 'downloaded' // and use the same value to jump to the corresponding frames in MovieClip download_bar. if (_roo...more >>

Hi all, I am selling online courses and I would like to have them more entertaining. So I had the idea to offer the participants a flash game between the lessons for their recreation. The only problem is, I don't have a good idea (yet) what would be the best game to offer. It should be some...more >>

Hi, everyone I made two movies and now I wanted to play a combined movie. The first my attemp was to make a movie clips and to put them onto new file. But there were some problems with motion twins and durations, so I decided not to use this option. May be somebody know how to play two ind...more >>

I can't draw with the brush tool in my graphic symbol if they are flipped! The line is there but disappears when I lift my wacom-pen from the pad! If I draw a circle the line disappears but the negative space will stay there! If I flip the graphic symbol back to normal, everything is back to n...more >>

I have a sound in a movieClip. First frame of the movieClip is the sound. Second is a stop action. Sound(music) loops. I bring the movieClip into the main scene and place it on the first frame. I then have a loop of things moving on the second frame and a gotoandplay actionscript that throw...more >>

Hi I'm a flash begginner. If someone can give me a solution for this erro message, that will be nice. I make a button to click on and go to a frame. stop(); instanceName.onPress=function(){gotoAndPlay(42); }; but I got the following error mesage **Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=logo...more >>

Strange artifacts show up on my site round the navigation buttons on the bottom left. Same behavior in IE6, Firefox 1.5, and Safari. Can anyone reproduce these, know what causes them, and how to get rid of them? Site can be found http://www.marnink.nl/artifacts.jpg. ...more >>

hi, i'm working in F.8 but when i select a linear gradient i want to choose as usual from the color palette one of the 2 color of the gradient. In FMX i simply select the "bucket" of 1 color , i open the sample color panel, i decide 1 color , Flash put it as element of the gradient and after...more >>

:confused; hello everyone, i hope im posting in the right discussion i'm curious if anyone here have the same problem like me i have macromedia flash 8 installed, and this means i already have the flash player 8 installed but sometimes when i visit some websites, it asked to install fl...more >>

Hi everyone, I have a small block of text within a flash movie. I want a few individual words within the text to have hyperlinks. How do i do that? Do I have to separate the individual words... change it to a symbol... then add the hyperlink action. There must be a simpler way, without ...more >>

I have a flash movie, and at 2 points in the movie, music streams in. In the very first frame on its own layer I have the following script mySound_sound = new Sound (); mySound_sound.loadSound ("song1.mp3", true); mySound_sound.setVolume(100); Then later on for the second piece of ...more >>

Hi I have just created a great little site using flash and Swift 3D but it is approx. 6 Mb!! Whilst I have been making it, I have had it in my head that on a Broadband connection, it will be ok because if the users broadband is 1Mb or 2 Mb it will be downloaded in a matter of seconds. Am I ...more >>

Hey there, I am making a flash movie and I am having problems with the sound matching the movie. I have flash elements that coordinate on the beats of a song. But when I publish, the movie is behind the sound. I have tried all the publish settings and still no luck. All help is welco...more >>

i urgently need to make screensaver in flash , have tried may ways but no knowledge on net for how to proceed. will anyone help. Thanks...more >>

Hi, I was wondering how and if it was possible to add minimize & maximize buttons to a window component to sit along side the standard close button? Adding the close button is easy because it's a standard parameter, but adding anything else seems difficult. Do I have to extend the windo...more >>

When I got home from work today my computer had the little flash icon sitting in the lower right corner. I clicked on it and it said I should download the latest flash update, so I did. When I tried to load a site with flash content (miniclip.com) none of the flash displays. I tried upgr...more >>

Just started on a rather large project dealing with almost every picture i own of friends from back home. Music is the key to this project, without the music it has no essence and no emotion. I just imported the music, and messed around a bit, and i cant get to NOT cut out about 3 secs early, ...more >>

I guess this is supposed to be old hat, but I've been searching for a couple days and nothing seems to work: WORKING: main timeline stops loads external swf external swf plays NOT WORKING: last frame in external swf says goto another frame label in main timeline, and play ...more >>

I used the photo slideshow to display some images. However there is this control layer that has to be present in order for all my pictures to appear. Is there anyway I can get rid of the controller and have the images rotate on their display ...more >>

howdy, i'm new to using flash and have a pretty solid understanding of the basics of flash animation (tweens, etc). however, i'm interested in learning how to make a pre-loader. i'm pretty familiar with Macromedia Director... the loader is an option in the "publish settings" menu. i assum...more >>

Hi All, Please can anyone help me the way-out to save the Shared Object file in my desire path. What code should be written or setting to be change to save the Shared Object file in my D drive folder and not in my C drive where it get saved by default. -- Cheers!!! Vikas Flash Program...more >>

Hi, Is it possible to convert a flv file to jpeg file? And can a image be captured that is captured be given filters effect?...more >>

This is officially the beginning of the end of Flash's history as a useful, non-invasive plug-in. I see that MM is now trying to download the new plug-in with Yahoo's (spyware) toolbar. Dirty buggers. ...more >>

I am creating a Photo Slideshow using flash mx 2004. The pictures I'm using to do this are a bunch of houses. I was wondering if I could tween between the images that are being displayed. ...more >>