Hello, I was wondering if anybody had any feedback into how to create an interactive designer via flash that allows users to select certain options and have them automatically previewed over an sample canvas or image. For example, an interactive kitchen designer like in the following link...more >>

Hello, all. This one really has me stumped. I've created a MovieClip "pop-up dialog" which appears onscreen when the 'print' button is released. There's nothing fancy about the pop-up MC -- it contains a background, a couple of input fields and two buttons. The problem is, if this pop-up i...more >>

Is there a way to do this? I was only able to find a way to adjust letter spacing......more >>

Hi. I am trying to create a promotional banner of a singer. I want to place a complete song with an on/off button in the movie, which by logic is an independant Movie Clip. The problem is when I export the movie, the song starts, and after a few seconds, and while the song is playing, it ...more >>

:confused; OK...here's my delema. (aside from being a computer idoit). Only when I go to our Manufacturer's training web site and open one particular test, everything goes very slow. I then get a pup up saying "A script in this movie is causing Macromedia Flash Player 8 to run slowly. If i...more >>

I finished a short film using flash mx 2004, and I used flash streaming video (3 minutes long, high quality), 4000 frames, and about 40 - 50 layers, and two scenes(one for the intro without flash video, and another one with coupled with animations). My question is, why won't it turn into a swf...more >>

Hi....hope someone can help me out here. I have just created a website using Flash MX. This site is made up of close to a dozen pages. It's already on the web but everytime you click the back button at the top of the internet window it takes you either to the opening page or to whatever previo...more >>

Hello, I saw this website http://www.bruce.com/resflram/na/bruce/en/us/ and the flash animation when you click to the next picture it has a really ease effect to go to the next picture. What step would you take to make that kind of thing? (with clicking the button to go to the next picture and...more >>

How do I edit a bitmap file using flash. For example if you take US map I want it to change color when you place the mouse over. The file exits as bmp file and I can not edit it using flash . What are my options. Thanks ...more >>

Anyone know how I can make users of Flashplayer 8 to be allowed to zoom in and out on my flash? This was standard on older flash, but now not available. Can it be "added back" in some way? In advance ...more >>

This may be a little hard to describe, but I'll do my best. I've created a Flash image of a small dental tool. It actually resembles a tiny rasp, or file. The "working" end of this tool - the file-like part - is a series of the same shape stacked on top of one another, going from biggest at th...more >>

I'm progressively downloading an .flv file into a intro/banner. The problem is that, I'm seeing a difference in the quality of video displayed, when using an "embedded video object" and "NetConnection", as opposed to a "mediaDisplay" component. Does anyone have any idea what might be goi...more >>

Hi, I need to make the width of a swf file resizable, but the height on fixed size. please take a look at this page here: http://www.ryan-design.com Basically this is what I need to do: When someone is resizing the window, the width of the swf will resize accordingly to fill the screen...more >>

Hi, I need to learn how to build / buy a flash ap which does the following: The user goes to my site, the ap loads and it shows a listing of all the images in a directory. The user can then select an image and add it to the "stage". The user can add more and more of the images listed. The im...more >>

I need to create a swf banner that when placed in an HTML page runs one of several possible different animations upon reloading. Of course this can be accomplished using JavaScript but my client wants it to be contained within the Flash file. Is this possible to do using ActionScripting? Actua...more >>

I have a flash movie on a black background with a basic % preloader in place. Before it even gets to the preloader, the screen shows (or flashes, depending on connection speed) WHITE. The site is primarily black, so this is something that needs to be fixed. Please take a look here: http:...more >>

hi, im a spanish boy who can?t see images in any web page, i have Windows XP pro SP2 instaled but i think i should desinstal it because a friend of mine told me that my problem is SP2, he sais i should change to SP1. is that true? Should i? please answer me quickly because i?m fed up with my ...more >>

i made some falsh slideshow banner ads and, using dreamweaver, i want the user to be able to click on said banner ads and be directed to another page as if the flash movie was a hyperlink. any help would be appreciated ...more >>

I want to have a scrolling box on my stage that will show a large jpeg. I was told that I need to use a scroll pane to do this. but I am totally confused as to how they work. I read a tutorial from Flash MX, which didn't seem to work as it should have, and I am having difficulty finding decent...more >>

I'm producing a CD-ROM. This plays fullscreen using the action: fscommand("fullscreen", "true"); I have set the stage to 800x600. This works well but the images are coming out distorted now. Obviously looks fine full screen at 800x600 but when I look it on a 1024x768 screen the logo seems to ...more >>

So I have some background music on my swf?. It?s loaded as an ?event??. If I stream it, it stops maybe 10 seconds into the song because of a stop action that I have w/ in the first 20 frames or so? any suggestions as to how I could stream it with out changing code or with out having to change ...more >>

I have made a simple movie with two movies inside each other. When I published the movie and tested the html side of it , the mouse scroll wheel stops working once I have clicked into the movie. I have to click outside of the movie to get the scroll wheel working again. How do I keep the scrol...more >>

hi everyone! I want to put a music in my flash movie (main page), but i don?t know how to do it. And if i put a music in my main page, when i go (by button) to another frame, the music still goes one? Then i have a X button to go to the main page, the music will restart? All i want is a m...more >>

I created 3 photogalleries using flash 8 and xml. I saved it as flash 6, but some people still can't see them. Any ideas? almaxhomes.com/assets/photogallery/kitchens.html almaxhomes.com/assets/photogallery2/bathrooms.html almaxhomes.com/assets/photogallery3/detailaccent.html ...more >>

is there a way that you can place html text over a flash movie, so that google will index the text??...more >>

hi, i am getting ready to burn a flash game to a cd. Not including the .exe (obviously), is there a way to hide assets from the user such as .swf and .flv on the cd....more >>

Using dynamic text, which is controlled from the data in the Strings Panel, I can't seem to find a way to format the text. I was hoping to add html tags to the string to format the text. But, when viewing in Flash, and when published, I'm just seeing the html tags displayed in the textbox, wit...more >>

Hi, I'm using Flash MX. I plan to export to a projector, with the stage at 800x600. I plan to use an fscommand to launch the projector in full-screen mode. I'd like for the stage to not scale, and I know that a background color can be specified to fill in any gap between the stage and the ...more >>

How do i change the size of the website after its finished without ruining the actual site. I designed the site at 1024 X 768 but didnt realise until it was finished that i only want it at 800 X 600 pixels. When i change the document properties it changes the size of the page but all the conte...more >>

I am trying to improve my site at: http://www.designbytreitner.com/ server appears to be down now. and make it faster, also my current slideshows stink. is there a good lesson, a tool or anything i can use to make a better presentation. I am new and still learning. ...more >>

I am trying to improve my site at: http://www.designbytreitner.com/ server appears to be down now. and make it faster, also my current slideshows stink. is there a good lesson, a tool or anything i can use to make a better presentation. I am new and still learning. ...more >>

I got this software and for some reason some genius thought it would be funny, to include the old flash mx 2004 book with the flash 8 software. So I can?t rely on the book and the docs are somewhat confusing. I would like to add a preloader to my website, and have no idea how, is there any goo...more >>

I'm told that some sample code I'm looking for (requested in other post) is available in Devnet Resource Kit Volume 4. Does anyone know how I could obtain a copy of this, please? Thanks, Ron Cook Boulder, CO ...more >>

I'm a C# developer new to Flash and needing to learn how to send data from C# as parameters to within a Flash file. There seems to be a perfect article for me at http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flash/articles/stock_history.html. However, it states that "The Stock History sample application ...more >>

We have dozens of video clips created through Flash 8 Pro as SWF files. In nearly every PC system these show up just fine. However, on a MAC with OS X 10.1.5 and using IE 5.2 and Installing Flash Player 8 - the video still does not play. The Video window is visible BUT the display area remains...more >>

Hi, is it possible to play FLV video on fullscreen in realtime without choppy ? thx...more >>

I have a swf with multiple FLV playback components. I have a program list of 5 programs for the user to choose from. I am a designer, not a programmer, so the swf consists of placing each component on different frames in the timeline and using labels so when the user hits one program it goes...more >>

hi, 1. can I read m3u files with flash? 2. how do i send http headers with flash? greets...more >>

Hi All, I want to disable the Print button on the Keyboard while my SWF file is running. Do anyone have any idea how is that possible. If so, pls mail me back, i desperately need that. -- Cheers!!! Vikas Flash Programmer IridiumInteractive Limited Delhi Competence Centre A-188, Sukh...more >>

I have imported a video to flash and when I test it, the video starts playing. I want the video to be paused until the viewer chooses to view it. I have read through the help section in flash and tried everything I think, and I cannot get the video to pause at the begining..............it alwa...more >>

I have a flash file which when movie or scene tested on my computer the movie clips work completely fine, however, when playing the swf file on another computer the movie clips do not load properly and skip frames. The only way so far to make the movie clips work on another computer other than...more >>

Can you please give me answer to the last questions. thanks...more >>

Hey, I've been using the projector file that flash uses by default (u know the one that the swf file creates in File>Create projector) for enhanced CDs and stuff like that. The thing is i'm tired of having to use the swf files externaly and i want it all in one .exe file, so I started to u...more >>

Hi all now that Adobe is the owner of macromedia can we expect to have BIDI support in the flash player??? which some of us are begging for years ... ???? ...more >>

Hi there, I am creating the presentation. And I have taken the textfile as a database to integrate in flash. I am able to retrive data in paragraph mode in flash but my problem is the table format. how can I do that using only one dynamic text frame. I have tried using the TD and TR tags i...more >>

Hi, check this link... http://www.characterbuildingstuff.com/test/REZ_SITE3.html everythings great except for the white border! i can see no evidence of it in the script, or the html! heres my script, and i've published the html as 100%, no scale, top left. (i've tried 'no border'!) ...more >>

hi everyone. have someone heard about an extension that enables building a character in Flash and moving it with hierarchy. that means I will be able to connect a body symbol to a hand symbol and then move the body and the hand will respond accordingly. thanks! ...more >>

Hi, In a flash 8 form application, I've set a number of dynamic text boxes with languages in the Strings Panel. I've set the application to 'replace strings: manually using stage lanuage' However, not all the text boxes update to show the correct words / phrases. I can't work out the l...more >>

Hi! I've a problem when publishing my movie, i.e. my actionscript doesn't work in the browser eventhough they work when i test the movie. I'm using Internet Explorer and Flash MX. Thanx!!!...more >>

Hello all, Just a simple question, let's say I have a flash with input text in it and only take the to the next page if the input is correct, it will look something like that on (release, releaseOutside, keyPress "<Enter>") { if (user_input1 eq "answer" || url eq "answer1" || url...more >>

Ok, here i go with more of my question for flash mx. I am learning now how to use cascading style sheets with HTML text, but i have a problem, i know what html is but never have created one . At this chapter i am reading now, it asks to Load an external CSS , and asks to place a code "which sh...more >>

I am using the Media Playback Component to embed my sites videos to keep them more secure than using an external source like Quicktime, WMP or Real Player. I am finding though that my vedios seem to really be loosing quality when I convert them to >flv. Am I missing a setting somewhere. The .F...more >>

I've been working with some very complex video and scripting files in Flash 8 on OS X 10.4. About an hour ago, Flash suddenly stopped playing sound, both in the development enviornment and in the player. Even after rebooting, I still have no sound in Flash... every other sound-producing app on...more >>

For a example if we take US map, how do I change color for the state of California when I mouse over it. I want to do this using flash. Pease let me know step by step. Thanks...more >>