hi, i recently finished the 3D Text Rotation tutorial (http://www.cbtcafe.com/flash/3dtext/3dtext.html) and made a button for the middle object that the text goes around. Well i made the oject change colors on the mouse over, down and hit, but i cant seem to make the mask change colors with ...more >>

When I'm drawing in Flash MX Professional, about 75% of the time, I can't use the fill tool. I don't know why, but the colour in the box I'm trying to fill doesn't change. I've tried using the pencil tool to go over all the joints, and that very rarely works. Please help me with this, I really...more >>

I recently created a site using fireworks to generate all the graphics and txt, and importing the .png 32's i exported to import to flash. when i viewed the site online using an old version of IE, i noticed boxes (the size of the canvas) around all my txt and images. Any advice on guidlines ...more >>

Learning-I have sound on my button when "enable simple button" but when I ctl test movie I hear nothing, any advice?...more >>

I have a symbol that spans time 1 - 80 that has multiple motion tweens (its a pointer that moves from point a to b to c to d). The motion displays just fine in the timeline, but when i test scene or export movie, the pointer moves about 4 frames then stops. I created a new project to see i...more >>

ive got 55 frames, and 6 layers one of the layers is a fade in for the name of the site the other layers are little animations that i want to play continuously, but i don't want the site name to keep fading in over and over someone told me that i cant really halt one layer's anims and that...more >>

Hello guys, I need some help with pop-up window.Within my flash movie, I want one frame to trigger a pop-up window open at specific height and width and if possible it be centered in the screen. I would really appreciate any help. Thanks, Shad...more >>

hi i am in a training method and i want to know how to copy and paste the training material. I need a print off of what i am learning... It was made in macromedia flash player 7 Thank you Linda ...more >>

Hello everyone, I'm trying to make a 3D cylinder in Macromedia Flash. Its fixed at one end and free at the other end. The aim is to make an animation in which a torque is applied at the free end and the viewer can see the twisting of the cylinder any suggestions on who to go about doing it. ...more >>

i have a piece of music i want to run in the bacground of my site how do i do this and second i want a button so when can make the vlume lower or higher and i want it so they can mute it? anyideas thanks ...more >>

I have an animation that I created in Flash (snowflakes falling) and I would like to export this as a Quick time movie that will be imported into final cut pro. When I import it, though, the animation stops. You just see one snowflake static on the screen. I was exporting using Quick time V...more >>

rite, now then, im back, and i still cant do it. whenever i try to make my stickman walk using motion tweens on him, he blows up, anbd then reforms on the other side of his body. ive tried using the hinging thing, but the computer seems to forget where i stuck them. i do them in the first ke...more >>

Hi all. I would like to know if anybody has a precise idea of how transparency measures are implemented in Flash MX 2004. I know it is alpha-blending but does the software engine perform the rendering or is it all managed by the graphic card? Regards, Ron.:confused; ...more >>

Is there any tutorials on how to you masks? thanks...more >>

How can I make news rolling from one side to another like on http://www.jet2.com/cgi-bin/airkiosk/I7/181002i?LS=2&LANG=EN I know it's masks, but how ?...more >>

Hi. Here's the deal. I've got movie clip that works perfectly but when I import it in another Movie clip(animtion) it doesn't work. What seems to be the problem ? any ideas?...more >>

Is this because of some forward compatibility issue or am I doing something wrong?? The file properties show that there is something there and flash 4 opens a new movie with the correct name, but it is empty. Can I only open *.fla files? All suggestions gladly accepted! ...more >>

I was wondering if somebody knows how to integrate ASP with a simple "contact us" form (name, email address, comments) made inside of flash. Any specific reading suggestions? Thanks....more >>

:cool; Can a Flash project be done without the stage being seen? In other words can an animated logo (in this case an oval shape created in Flash) be placed on top of a patterned background on a website without the Flash stage being seen against the patterned background? Any assistance would ...more >>

Hi everyone: I want to change DataGridColumn's color,but setStyle method can't work. I use the following code: [code] grid.getColumnAt(0).setStyle("color","0xCCC000"); [/code] It can't change column's color,why? How to change column's color ? thks! ...more >>

So I've posted on like 3 different flash forums and from weblinks and info I have solved most of my problem. I am using LoadVards now, my flash will auto refresh it's database etc.. I'll post the code here: now the problem is that.. the setintervla calls for function 'updateall' which wi...more >>