Hallo i m new to flash and i need site that have tutorials on flash...more >>

I am researching a topic which I cannot find much information on. I am attempting to create a link so that a contact will be saved in outlook when a button is released in my swf. I have a vcf created, but no way to get it to open in the e-mail client. I know the geturl and mailto: commands...more >>

Hello, Would you recommend if I use flash navigation links? But everything else is in css. Because I would like to have the main navigation some thing unique to it. Thanks ...more >>

I am new to Flash but am familiar with Dreamweaver and Photoshop. I'm trying to create a flash file with my company logo that is dramatic and stands out, without a lot of load time. I found one on this site: www.smith-wesson.com, and that is almost what I'm looking for. If anyone knows of a go...more >>

I have found bits and pieces to this answer, but none that are enuff help to get my issue solved... I have the following AS attached to certain buttons: on (press){loadMovieNum("A1.swf","1","GET"); unloadMovieNum(5); } (Which of course works fine for buttons within the main movie) An...more >>

I have flash MX2004 (flash 7) and it was working fine..I then upgraded to OSX 10.4.3 and now when I try to open it the application loads all the palettes and then quits! it then says "flash has unexpectedly quit" can anyone help?? ...more >>

Hi everyone, I have developed a Flash application, where a visitor can choose information to be ordered and have it sent to the provider by pressing the send button. I have applied the folowing code to the send button: Send_btn.onRelease = function() { getURL("mailto:myMail@mail.dcom?...more >>

Hello, I went to know how to have a smooth fade out transition effect to the next photo. How do you do that? Would you do that in action script or what? Some like this effect on this website http://www.bruce.com/resflram/na/bruce/en/us/ ? Thanks...more >>

I need to be able to loop my FLVplayback component though the Progressive download option. I don't see a parameter for looping. How do I go about doing that. Any suggestions? Thanks, Ryan...more >>

Hello, everyone, two little problems I would like to solve 1) Would you please tell me how to create a fading lighting ? 2) Also I would like to create a short white line running from wall A to wall B along a black path and will disapear at B, but teh "line" is so small and really hard to co...more >>

Hello, i really do not know much about flash at all but i need to create an effect using flash....I will try to explain it as best i can: On one layer i will have a picture, and on top if this picture i want to place ANOTHER picture. Now i want to draw a transparent pixel/line/square on to...more >>

how to create the "liquid" effect with flash, where the shape gradually gets "filled" to it's final shape? see the text box on http://www.tokyoplastic.com/...more >>

Hello, i really do not know much about flash at all but i need to create an effect using flash....I will try to explain it as best i can: On one layer i will have a picture, and on top if this picture i want to place ANOTHER picture. Now i want to draw a transparent pixel/line/square on to...more >>

Since many of you helped me accomplish this project, i'd thought I'd try offering this year's Christmas card for your examination again. You can see it at: http://www.duetstudio.com/ecard/05christmascard.html Please tell me if you have any problems with viewing it and what kind of comp se...more >>

Hard to describe it.. Its like a picture frame that I want an image to be displayed behind it. I want that image to slowly ascend so that you are viewing a closeup of the image as it seems to scroll down the image. I think I have the animation right but need a little help with layers and makin...more >>

hello is flash professional 8 the latest 1 out there? or is that an old version, macromedia mx 2004 the newest? thanks...more >>

Hi all, Is there a command in actionscript to hide elements outside the documents dimensions? Like if I have a 800x600 document area and a 1024x768 image, a command to have it auto-crop the visible area of the image to 800x600 without me adding in a mask or a huge bitmap on a top layer wi...more >>

I have created a login page in my movie. Upon submission of that login form, I would like the movie to return the persons name to personalize the website. I can do this with no problem, the issue I have is that I set the variable for the customers name ( i.e. _root.customerName = ""; ) and whe...more >>

Hi, im wanting the easiest solution for this problem. I have about 8 text buttons, and i want the background image of each button to fade in on mouseover, and then fade out on mouseout. One way is to use movieclips with the tween of the background fading in or out, but its a lot of messin...more >>

I'm trying to make a spin wheel and when I start rotating the image is becomming fuzzy. and when it stop is fuzzy as well. Anybody knows how can I fix this? Thanks, Calin ...more >>

Help!!! I'm about to throw my mouse through a monitor. I've dropped the FLV component into my site, and I have a goToAndPlay on a button that goes to the keyframe where the component exists. I test it in Flash 8, and it plays the video off of the server flawlessly, just like it should. H...more >>

I have a series of movie clips that make up my vertical menu and it works great. But what I want to do now is add code so that only one main category (ABOUT US, SEMINARS, etc) is open at a time. Can anyone help me with this? You can see the actual site here... http://www.doxa.biz/neilltest...more >>

Anyone know of any good animation books for flash mx??...more >>

hello, Is there a Flash plugin or some other way to trace sequence of bitmaps. It is kinda waste of time to trace bitmaps in sequence one at the time. THANK YOU!...more >>

Hi all, i know this 1 is going to be easy for ya i am trying to load a movie called "test" and then play "scene 3" the reason i need this is because the presentation i am doing has gone over the 16,000 frame limit so i have to split the presentation into 2 movies. I also have buttons to skip ...more >>

I am behind on a project and need help finishing it the only thing really holding me back is my lack of experience with coding actionscript or for that matter coding in general. I am not sure if it is against forum rules/guidelines but I am willing to pay for the help recieved. I do ne...more >>

Well, i have 3 questions about the DataGrid Component. 1. The wordWrap property in the DataGrid Component doesnt function. I observed that the DataGrid used in the Exchange of Macromedia have this. But i dont find a free component that do exactly. Did exist anyone other form to do wordWr...more >>

hi, I want to know how I can see the time and date of system via macromedia flash. thank for your helps....more >>

I made a file with filters in flash 8. The person I made it for has flash mx. Is there anyway to make it so she can view it in mx. I tried saving it as a flash mx file but it still wouldn't open in mx. any help appreciated. ...more >>

i want to create a flash movie that has three words or phrases, each being displayed one after the other in succession. for example it will say love, is an emotion, share it. i tried to use a fade in or out transition but everything was played as one. what do i do? take a look, you might get a...more >>

We've created an animation in Flash 8 and saved it for compatibility with Flash Player 7. But when it plays back in Flash Player 7, the type is invisible. It is all fine in Flash Player 8. http://www.netcomm.com.au/ Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. ...more >>

I have created a movie that pulls data dynamically into a text box. I convert this text box into HTML text so I can make it look like a webpage. One of the links calls a JavaScript, which I can do. The other link I need to go to a frame location in the movie and I do not know how to do that....more >>

Hi There Does anyone have any recommedations about connecting flash up to database, where the database resides on the web and must be able to take multiusers. Looked at 'inm' flash plugin but does not support web hosted dbase NOR multiuser. Would appreciate any thoughts from anyone. Chee...more >>

We are a small company almost done with our flash website but these last few complex details (please see all previous post by me) are proving to be somewhat difficult. We are willing to pay someone with a decent amount of flash experience to help us finish this project and get back on with our...more >>

I have five movies at the top that are mouse over buttons that take the viewer to the various pages. In the flash editor I can not click on them to swap them out because they are all covered over with a solid tone color. How can I access these movie clip sequences that play when the mouse goes...more >>

Hi - I have an mp3 sound preloading routine in which the loading of the next sound in the list is kicked off by the onLoad handler installed for the previous sound. I'm having a very intermittent and not readily reproducible problem in which the onLoad handler is not being called; thus th...more >>