Alright, So I'm a super begginner with this and I'm not to sure what I'm doing. I've made a few flash animations for a splash page on a website. But I can't get the last frame to link to the main website, I've read about 5 tutorials today, but it's not working. Any tips appriciated. ...more >>

I have created a recruitment site for our school. I have 6 videos somewhat synched to animations and all seems to be running well except the videos sometimes don't show up the first time around, even though the audio is playing. I am not sure why this is but I suspect a loading problem. As d...more >>

I'm trying to make an automated slide show which changes the slides after a pre-determined period of time. This is in a SWF which I load into another SWF file.I am OK to begin with because I set the initial time to getTimer() and just load the images at pre-determined intervals after that. My ...more >>

I am trying to understand when to use what in Flash. I have a menu button named "animation" when the user rolls over the button the image should appear and disappear when the user rolls off the button. I am confused as to what actionscript to use for this and how to set it up. I have r...more >>

Could some one please tell me how to get a movie clip to loop independant of the main timeline, also how to i change the frame speed with the movie clip that I would like to be independant of the main time line?? Thank you in advance. ...more >>

I'm working in Pro MX and trying to add a motion guide to a layer, but the 'Insert Motion Guide' option is greyed out, disabling me from using it. The guide I'm trying to insert is in a movie clip. Any ideas? ...more >>

:confused; i am new to importing video files into flash. having said that, i couldn't get flash to recognize the audio track on a video MPG clip i imported. after researching this issue today and i found this article that says that ... In some cases, Flash may be able to import the video but...more >>

is anyone really good in flash i need help with a project it involves motion guides here's the file: http://s25.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3DQS5UJ9E6DPR2FIFQULCLQN16 don't worry about it all not fitting well but in the first scene, the oil drops(blue) are always the same for scene 2 no mat...more >>

I posted a topic last night that no one has replied to... I've been checking on a responce for about 15 hours. I really need help with this. If there is any way that someone might try to help me, I would be everso appreciative. Thank you so much... Sincerely, KT ...more >>

Hi...is it possible to trace the outline of an image at runtime. I have seen a couple of flash movies which trace, for example, round a building and then once finished it fades to the full jpeg. Is this possible? Thanks ...more >>

Is there a way that a flash presentation can be converted to other languages? I have a client who needs a flash presentation in 13 different languages. The presentation will be posted to the clients website so that others around the world will be able to download the flash presentation in th...more >>

I need to be directed toward a good method of a preloader as well as little individual preloaoders for individual graphics for a photography website. ...more >>

i need to know how some flash clips have extremely smooth moving boxes or lines. what is needed to make this effect. wheni try and tween something like a short line tweening to a longer line, it is always jagged. I would like to create that very smooth effect. ...more >>

Hi there, I was kind of hoping someone could help me. I am developing a website and wish to use a similar menu system as the Macromedia site. Once you click on the button a sub menu appears underneath. If anyone could help I would be very grateful for the assistance. Another issue which has...more >>

I have been doing web sites in dreamweaver and fireworks, but I am unhappy because graphics can fit nicely on my laptop but are vvied huge on my desktop screen. I am trying to learn flash now. Can flash be set to autosize the page depending on what size screen it can till? For example could...more >>

Anyone know how I can get ahold of a LEGAL and licensed copy of Flash MX. My boss will not go for a copy that is not 100% legal and ligitimate with a license. He's kinda paranoid about getting caught with pirated software. Thanks! ...more >>

I have a movie clip intro and at the end of it, I want it to stop and then advance to the next frame. I put a stop action at the end of the movie clip itself so that it wouldn't keep looping. But how do I get it to now advance to the next frame over at the timeline? Thanks, J ...more >>

Hi, Need some help please. I inherited a website from a new client where the Navigation bar was designed in Flash. I've been able to make all the changes, but for the life of me, I cannot figure out how to make it work locally. The client wants the site on a disc for trade shows. On Explo...more >>

Greetings, I wanted to see if anyone could direct me to an example FLA that shows how to build a form in flash that upon execution will send values back to a CGI FormMail script (much like those that come with many server account). Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! -john ...more >>

I am new to Flash MX 2004 Pro. I am trying to learn form based application design. I looked at many of the books that gives you mostly overview of what flash can do. I am looking for a book that goes in dept on how to create database driven web apps using flash mx pro form based method. A...more >>

I want to use Flash 6 player functionality. What happens if users hit the site and have Flash Player 5 installed? Does the SWF just break/not work? Or are they automatically prompted to download the newer version? ...more >>

does anyone know how to animate a pen or brush stroke so as to gradually reveal it as would happen if you were drawing it on a black board?...more >>

How do I link a movie controller to 45 separate videos? Right now, we add the code for the full controller into each video, but this means we have 45 separate video controllers. Is there some way to link all 45 videos to one contoller in the library? Thanks, Doug: douglas.l.rike@saic.com ...more >>

I have a logo (.png file), and I want it to rotate. How do I do this in flash. Please help...more >>

Currently I have the movie created with a simple text area, and I am in a screen just one level in from application called findPlan. The movie name is allComponent. Here is the action on the checkbox. on(rollOver){ _root.application.findPlan.attachMovie('allComponent', 'pop_find_ckEngine', ...more >>

i am just learning flash and i want to now how to make a pop up window in flash not an internet browser pop up but my own costom pop up in flash and so when i click a button it opens it up on the flash file. how do i do this any ideas thanks in advance ...more >>

I am trying to get a movie to preload while the main timeline runs. How do I do this?...more >>

I am wondering i can buy things from the sducational store. I cant make sense of what macromedia say so. I am 14 years old i am still at school and i am in the year 10. Do i qulify ?...more >>

I am designing a site for someone. I want to have a bee fly in but to make ti all one frame at a time is very tedious. I wanna do what they show in the help. But can't figure out how to. I can make it do it frame by fram but talkign hours and I want to do it faster. I want to draw a lin...more >>

Hi everyone, I have over 20 pdf documents..which need to be implemented in a flash environment, and in the end, simulate a book somehow. Can Pdf's be opened directly from flash, without calling or spawning the applicatiobn helper (adobe) if you have any links pointing to tutorials on this m...more >>

My company is considering getting Flash MX 2004 with the Flash exporter plugin. MX will be installed on the graphic artist's computer and the plugin will be on my computer, to be used with Media Composer. My question is this: will the plugin work on a computer other than the one that MX is ins...more >>

Hi, How can i remove title bar and the buttons (minimize, maximize and close) from the flash projector. Please help me out any help is appriciated Thanks Naved Ansari...more >>

I am really new to Flash and just trying to get a basic idea how to develop a webpage using it. My first question is how do you get a background colour on the screen so that the webpage does not show just white as a background. I have tried fill but cannot get it to fill background. S...more >>

Hi. I should like to put in evidence a line of text in a flash file. For evidence I mean the flush letter per letter How can I do it? If someone can help, please do it!!!...more >>

Hi, I have some problem about the cache of internet explorer: I inserted a swf in a web page (video loop... "goes to frame 1" when arrive to the last frame). The movie is downloaded at every loop repeat creating an incredible traffic on my server. The file have another swf (empty with a "...more >>

I have a file that I would like to distribute as a projector. As it contains pixel fonts I want it to always display at 1024x768. Is there a way to force this?....more >>

Hi, I'm having a big problem with my project. I'm doing a Flash game with server interaction, using PHP. I open the game window normally, the game starts, I play it for a little while and suddenly all 'getURL' and 'loadVariables' commands does not work anymore. If I try to refresh the window ...more >>

hi everybody, I'm getting weird issues with some flas. sometimes, when I open an fla I have movieclips that have changed from original state. I mean for example : I have a preloader with a txt layer and the bar layer. everything is ok and run perfectely. I close it and I reopen and bam... bar...more >>

I'm working at a multimedia project which will be comercialized on CD. My aplication will need to change the user's resolution to 800/600 while running. Can Flash do this? My project consists in a cours which contains an evaluation (20 questions). My application have to save the user's answe...more >>

I am having a problem. Some people can control my flash button within IE. Only some people have this problem. I have tried updating SWF player/plugin. Firefox on same machine works fine. I think the HTML file might be suspect, becuase directly loading the "body.swf" with return full fu...more >>

:confused; I am completely newborn to the entire Flash concept. However, I am a decently fast hands-on learner. I have 0 (zero) abilities when it comes to reading 'how to's, so I am trying the hands-on learning technique. I have reached the section, where I begin assigning embedded vid...more >>

I have been using flash since long time, I am having some problem with flash importing.... I created a Background in Flash, Exported the file in Jpeg format at 600 dpi. Then i took the file into Photoshop; Did some image editing, Then i again imported the new jpeg file in Flash at 600 dpi. ...more >>

Why is Flash so incompatable with Mac's? I have been using Flash since version 3 and it's an absolute chore to use on a Mac. On a Windows machine the program functions 10x better. More intuitive shortcuts, more stable all around just a faster easier application on Windows. Anyone know why...more >>

Registered User ? Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 2 Complex preloader Hello, I have been trying to get a complex preloader working following the instructions from "Flash MX Savvy", pg 658. Seems simple enough, however! Maybe my problem is in properly building t...more >>