I am trying to link text to layers. So say you click on the link that says location then the location layer becomes visible. There would be an x which would then be clicked on the make that layer invisble. Is this possible in Flash and if so some help would be appreciated. thanks Mike ...more >>

Hey, I made a flash presenation but I have a problem. When I play it the animation is good in the begining but then the animation becomes less smooth and also paueses for a second or two. Anyone else experianced this? Maybe it is because I'm using big images in my presenation (like 800 kb). ...more >>

:confused;.....I am a starving artist who wants to dabble in animating some of my artwork....I like the trial version of flash that I have downloaded.....I cannot afford 800.00 for the software---perhaps i am mistaken about the cost?.....Is that what everyone here has paid for it?...All I want...more >>

Hi Guys, I've been working though the Flash MX help/tutorials. All was OK till I did the ActionScript jigsaw puzzle. Got the puzzle to work first time but haven't got a clue what I've done or how I did it. Can anybody recommend a really good hand-holding book for Flash newbies that teaches ...more >>

I've noticed that my MX 2004 IDE on Windows XP SP 2 when NOT running any Flash will just burn 50% CPU. I just have to open a single project and not even compile or preview and Flash.exe is using significant CPU. I know it is the IDE because if I type Ctrl-N to open a new document in the ...more >>

Hi- I have been building some components lately in MX 2004 with the AS 2 framework. I recently found out that these components are supposed to be backward compatible with version 6 (MX). However, v6 can't read an SWC file (I think) so it seems I can't use the standard install mechanism of dro...more >>

After I export the movie and view it on the website, one of the graphics is fuzzy. In flash, in the test movie mode and even publish preview mode everything looks crystal clear? Only one of the graphics is getting a little distorted? I have the settings at 100% quality for jpeg export setti...more >>

Hi, I was wondering if anyone can inform me how to make scrolling thumnails? Like used in http://sergiorossi.com ...more >>

Hi there, I need help with finding some designers that could work full time or part time on flash games for me....work would be done from home kinda thing....Have tons of work but short of designers, so I thought I'd also make an enquiry here as I go past.... If any one can point me in the r...more >>

hey alll i got a real quick question, when i import a image in flash its size reduces to 25 %... instead of actual image size. can some help me for this.. pls thankyou...more >>

I have an application that I would like to begin selling on my website. I would like to create an eCover for my software so that it will present a professional touch to my product. Currently, I will only be selling the software via an electronic download. I've seen many websites that util...more >>

Has anyone experienced a crash when trying to change anything in the font? I am having a very strange issue. Flash crashes everytime that I try to change the font size, the font, anything about it. I tried 4 different files (all within the same project). I thought maybe the files were corr...more >>

When I view the movie I made, the text appears distorted, the bottom portion of it appears compressed or truncated. since having this problem, I have been converting text to vectors prior to importing it, however I'm wondering if there is a way to remedy this in a movie i've already made, as...more >>

:confused; Hi All, I'm trying to fade in and out several pictures. My problem is that at some point each moves slightly in an accordian effect. How can I get them to remain static as they fade. Thanks, Joy ...more >>

I have a button that when clicked should load an html file into a movie clip. I tried using the getURL command, but that didn't work. It will load the html but in a blank window. The code I used is follows: on (release){ getURL("test.html", "page2"); } page2 is the name of m...more >>

:o Hi, I am a beginner using flash. I have a picture as my background and am adding lots of stars (which I created as symbols). I would like to add animation to certain stars (where they have a "blinking" appearance). My question is, do I need to put each star that blinks on a separate la...more >>

Does anyone know of a Karaoke application built in Flash? I'm planning a foreign language e-learning app and would like to do it in "jkaraoke-like", in which the text scrolls in the window, with a small ball bouncing on the words in coordination with the sound file. greetings Alberto Odo...more >>

I've uploaded my flash file to http://www.designsbyjoe.com/spss.html As you can see, it doesn't work. When I test it on MY machine at home, THROUGH my internet connection, it works. But no one else can open this. I'm no newbie, but I can't figure this one out. There is embedded .fl...more >>

Is there a way to save a local copy of a song from a Flash movie? Thank you. linus van pelt ...more >>

Hello, I have finally completed my web page banner and menu navigation system, however there is one thing I can't seem to work out. THE ISSSUE I have created a menu system similar to the macromedia one. When you hover over a button a sub menu appears underneath the menu bar. The issue is ...more >>

Hello, can somone help me with this? I have a long string, I need to find the part of the string that is between 2 other strings, for example: my string is "bla bla bla some text and other staff" so lets say I need the string between "text" and "staff" it should return return: "and oth...more >>

I am using the loadMovie function to load various external images into a placeholder movie clip depending on which button a user has clicked. I would like the user to be able to click that image (the loaded movie clip) to go to the appropriate web page, depending on what image is currently ...more >>

I have an external .swf that I am loading into my main movie with loadMovie. The .swf contains several components: a comboBox, a listBox a submit button - it's a typical form. I know that there is a known bug when loading a comboBox into a movie from an external .swf and that the work-around i...more >>

Just wondering .. thinking about going myself (if I can afford it). -- All the best, Jeckyl ...more >>

Hi, I'm using Flash at my school, and other people sometimes use my computer. Well when I got on flash I noticed the person messed around with all the presets and made it really frustrating to do the simplest of tasks...Anyways is there anyway to reset every option and what not to there origin...more >>

hello! I'm having REAL problems with flash player. I'm a designer and i do use flash mx to create content, but this problem occurs when i'm browsing the web and with standalone flash player. i visit a website with a flash component on and i get no sound - also if i open a .swf file it plays ...more >>

Hi, I am wanting to create an out file (jpg, pdf, gif or other) from a flash movie I am going to be making so that my customers can email it from my site to myself to help with their requirements. I would also like ot know how to be able to print the movie too so they can possibly fax/send i...more >>

Hi, newbie here and require your help. Im having problems working out the code, which allows the user to download or open a Word file, i have the button ready and the rest of the site works fine, just cant seem to crack this last bit - i also need them to be able to downlaod an Adobe PDF ...more >>

Hi all, I just discovered this board and hope my question is 1, in the right place; and 2, not too basic or dumb. Normally I can find and save a flash file from within the TIF. However this is the first time that once the file is located within the TIF, it won't load - it opens but then stays...more >>

Does anybody else experience this? Just place a simple MediaPlayback-component on stage, set a path to an mp3, and export. The sound will be studdered the first time the mp3 is played, ie. the MediaPlayback will play a bit of the mp3, stop, and then play it to the end. Solution? Or is it ...more >>

Hi all, I created a presentazion using flash mx. when I projected the movie on the wall using a LCD projector, the result were awful, jagged and pixelated. please note that the presentation consists in vector art plus some little bitmaps. the vector art is not clear to see, some outline di...more >>

Hi people, i've built a sound mixer using sounds attached from the library. I have a stop and play button which are causing me a few buttons. I use this code for the stop button - soundObject.stop(); And this for the play button - mySoundPosition = soundObject.position/1000; ...more >>

Hi, i am using Flash 7.0 in Windows XP. A normal Flash Button in MS Internet Explorer pressed 20000 times cost 100MB RAM and constant 25% of CPU usage. What could I do to free the allocated RAM and set the CPU usage to 0%. TIA m.krech ...more >>

When I make a mouseover I make a tween from the normal button state to the mouseover state and a mouseout tween from the mouseover state to the mouseout state.. The problem is that when someone is moving his cursor fast over the button the tweening to the mouseover state hasn't finished yet w...more >>

I may know the answer to this but might not be... thinking about it. But how do you compile/recompile? Thanks...more >>

I have made a web with some flv Flash Videos. Could you please test it ? The URL is http://pagina.de/semanasanta Then you click on the image, and on "Videos nuevos" on left frame. Many thanks...more >>

Hi there, Is there a way to check what fonts are used in a .FLA? Some kind of "summary" of fonts currently used? ...more >>

Heresa what i'ma tryin to do: I've got the skeleton of my website up, and it is good to go. What i want know is a flash navigation bar that stands out and makes it a cool site. So here's what i'm trying to do (unsuccessfully needless to say) I really know next to nothing about this so ...more >>

:D Hi... I need to import a transparent image in to flash I export image from Photoshop(with outer glow & shadow) What is the best way to do that? With best quality and small sized? Is it png or gif ?? Cheers?! ...more >>

I am using this code in the first line of my movie: System.useCodePage = 1; I used it to get trademarks to appear from an XML file loading into Flash. This code screwed up the rest of my characters that I am using URL encoding on. I need to get an em dash to appear. Does anyone know the codi...more >>

I have a couple words (ie. home) on my site that I have made into buttons. When you rollover the word each letter is alink so its hard to click on the button. Is there a way to convert the font to an image do it doesn't do that? ...more >>

Immediate position in the Caribbean, all expenses paid including apartment, and travel. Top Pay for the right individual, MUST HAVE GOOD PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND SAMPLES OF WORK Please send resume. Peter pkennell999@hotmail.com ...more >>

I need to make the following marks appear superscripted in my XML that loads into Flash: ? and TM Anybody know the trick for getting this to work? The <sup> tag doesn't work for me. ...more >>

Hello. I want to load a variable from a php script, the variable value is a long string so when the string contains the & character the variable value ends there because flash thinks it started another variable. That would be because more variables should be sent as var1=sdsd&var2=sdafd, ...more >>

Wow! Your'e right! I am having similar jpeg quality issues and have experimented with what you said and my images look great in single frame movies. I guess if nothing else it's a solution to getting better quality. Clearly something buggy going on there. ...more >>

i need to make my site to fit 100% og the screen i was told that it doesn't fit on everyone's screen perfectly ... if this is the case ...How do I solve it? http://www.bigtimebanners.com...more >>

Hi!. I just want to know if flash have some button library to use in a web page. Thanks. :confused;...more >>

For some akward reason, the timeline has completly messed up. Whenever I press Enter (play) in will go ahead one frame, and just stop... On every frame. The bar that tells you that the movie is playing on the timeline is still there... It just doesn't play. I tried testing the movie... Ctrl+En...more >>

I've been looking around through tutorials and was wondering if it is possible to have animated text that is loaded from a text file, its just that it could be really convenient for me if I could make an animation with a motion tween or something but get the text loaded from a seperate file, I...more >>