Hi, I'm using Flash MX. I have a HTML frameset and flash preloader (progress of loading of main.swf) in one frame of a frameset - and it works ok. When preloader finishes main.swf is opening in the same window - as it should. But, as soon as preloader finishes and before main.swf is opened i...more >>

i have a problem with getting the text displayed clearly! I have tried with the anti-alise button but when the button is activated the text is very clear when testing it from flash, but when included in .html file it is even more blur..... what to do!?!?!?! /clueless and is it possible to ge...more >>

I'm using Flash MX Professional 2004, and I'm trying to import a video clip into a flash file. If I try to edit the video and select a certain clip, the video does not import at all, but when I import the whole thing, it works. I was wondering if it has anything to do with the DivX codec or...more >>

Does anyone know how to send an email containing flash. So that when a user opens their email the see the flash movie in their email....more >>

trying to use components with the Video Gallary sample but they are not working. All components just show up with a black border in the IDE but when I publish they are not visible at all. Any ideas what is causing the problem? ...more >>

:( I previously had the same version of Flash (MX) when I was working on my animation and something went wrong with it. So I installed it again and now whenever I wanted to reopen the animation I was working on with the reinstalled Flash it says that there was an "unexpected file format." I...more >>

Hi. Can someone tell me hoe to make some object to pulsate (flashing real fast) ? Is there some code ? Thanx...more >>

i need help with a few things first how do i make your pointer a little pick i created in mx lke a cros hair for a gun? second i am making a shooting game (i use macromedio flash mx 2004 pro) but i am having it where guys pup out at u not one at a time and i want to make them pop out in th...more >>

The action is fine, but the button color/sound doesn't work when I play the movie. It works fine in development when I turn on Enable Simple Buttons....more >>

what kind of 'on (release) {' scripting do I add to a button to bring up an email address I know I've done this before I but forgot. THANKS! ...more >>

Hello, I'm trying to build a flash nav bar. Similar to the look of amazon.com. Just a few tabs on top of a solid bar. I have 5 tabs on a solid bar. Home, Welcome, Menu, Contact, Links I created a button symbol. I dragged the button to a new layer for each tab. I renamed each instance When...more >>

Well, I need to find a way to detect the newline that is found in a textField in a String Object. This may be far easier to just dump the code and then try and explaning it... var myString:String = scripture_ta.label.text; //(.label gives me textArea's...more >>

How do I show the registration point on a .bmp graphic that is an instance of a graphic symbol? Im doing a tutorial on tweening along a motion guide and it says drag the image by the registration point which is a small plus sign, but it wont show me this registration point. cheers, rob ...more >>

I am trying to load an html file into flash and using a CSS. No problem sor far. It display the html file with the proper formatting. The text is in Portuguese and flash does not display the characters as it should. I saved the html file as UTF-8 but sitll it does not work. Any suggestion? T...more >>

I need to convert a quarterly print magazine into flash. the mag is created in InDesign2 on a mac, and I need to convert it to flash - preferably (the client wishes this) so it looks like the pages ar turning as the 'next' or 'previous' links are clicked on. I'd like the ability to add interat...more >>

Any ideas how this is created so smoothly?? http://www.matthewmahon.com/...more >>

If someone goes to a Flash site, and doesn't have the Flash viewer, what's an easy (and visually pleasing) way to direct them to download it?...more >>

Can somebody help please.. Is there a way to have my cd-rom presentation (a string of swfs) to autostart on a MAC platform? I have tried the autorun.inf method, is this for PC only? Do I have to create projector files? and if so how do you maintain the loadmovieNum function once the swf is con...more >>

when i load up a text tile dynamicaly i get an extra line spacing within the preview and the published version however when i upload the same file to the web the extra spacings are no longer there is there any way to dissable that ...more >>

Hey there. I know everyone says that google can search swf. files, but I for somereason can not make it find mine..... But im thinking, that if i write in the topics that id like google to crawl, directly into the html index file created by flash, the it will be able to find it there. The Qu...more >>

This just kills me. Every time I need this trick, it eludes me. There was a way -- new to either Flash 5 or MX -- to make movie clips act like buttons by simply using special frame labels. Something like _up, _over, _down, _hit, but those aren't it. Does anyone remember the magic...more >>

I cannot get FLV exporter to install. I have MX2004 Pro and AE 6.5. When I execute the installer, I see the Install wizard for like 2 seconds then its gone. It never seems to install. And I dont see it in AE under export. Thanks, Robert:confused; ...more >>

This is a reoccurring problem with all machines here. All computers are dual 2ghz G5s with 1.5gb RAM on OS 10.3.7 or 10.3.8 Flash MX 2004 freezes on startup at the point where it says "initializing fonts". Then the spinning beachball of death will hang the machine for several minutes. ...more >>

I'm just wondering, is it possible to have a input text box in a flah movie that the user can type (say an ip address) and that, that can be then read into the flash actionscript code?? Is this possible? And if it is, how do you do it. Thank you ...more >>

I have a series of buttons b01 to b52 - so that the user doesnt click on the same button twice I want to hide the button that is selected and then make it visible again when another button is selected. so if b01 is clicked hide b01._visible=false while b02 through b52 _visible would be set to ...more >>

MX 2004 with VIDEO? Why do we get the flv maker and not be able to add in conponents to run them? Or progressively stream them? Am I missing some information to work it or does it not support it? ...more >>

I am getting different results using onClipEvent(data) vs. mc.onData=function(){..} For example, the following code returns a trace of "undefined": mainMovie.onData = function() { trace(varNumber) } while the following code returns a trace of "16" which is what it should be after my lo...more >>

I have a java dropdown menu and the flash banner advertismant always displays over the java dropdowns. Is it possible to get the dropdowns to display over the flash add. ...more >>

Hello, I have a site that is contained in one .swf (http://www.vinodelsol.com/english.html ). How do I make it to where the mouse wheel automatically scrolls all the text boxes? thanks, Matt ...more >>

Hi, I'm looking for something like Generator, or jGenerator, which I know are now both discontinued. Is there a piece of software out there that will work in a similar fashion to dynamically create swfs not necessarily live / online but on your desktop based on a set of parameters you put in? ...more >>

I have a movieclip which is dynamically created and m loading one jpg image in this movieclip. my code on frame........ _root.createEmptyMovieClip("myClip",1); loadMovie("myImage.jpg","myClip"); How can i drag this movieclip. ...more >>

Hi, I dont know who to call or email but here goes: I purchased the 2004 suite and installed all the updates, I then found that when I try to install any media conponents they are not the same as what the tutorials show, for example the video - when I try to even open a file provided by mm...more >>

Hi, Im trying to create a movie by importing some swf files createD in latest SwishMax 2004.09.10. When I try tio import I get a "Flash 6.0 r25" error message and my Flash MX (version 6.0) closes down. What needs to be done? Thanks. ...more >>

I need to write a minimum playback specification for a CDROM created with Flash MX. (PC Only) Can anyone suggest a minimum spec. The CDROM will include audio (external mp3). No video is included and the content is basically just text and images. Many thanks Paul ...more >>

Happy Valentines Day guys , enjoy some time out with your loved ones. best regards Urami...more >>

hey i just noticed that i can't get a video that i imported to repeat its self without looping back to the beginning of the entire flash movie i have made can sum1 help me to get this movie i've imported to loop. ...more >>

I made a flash website (http://www.tbdecorativerugs.com) , but the flash movie only loads on my PC. It just appears blank on my friend's MAC. He's using IE 5.2 and Safari 1.2.4. OSX 10.3.6 Any help or suggestions would be great! TIA :) ...more >>

What's the procedure for importing .avi files into Flash? What should the original .avi file have been encoded as, 720 x 40 29.97 fps? I have Adobe Premiere 6.5. I export the moves as Microsoft NTSC 720 x480 and 29.97 fps. This creates an .avi file which I then import into Flash MX Pro. ...more >>

how does a beginner make tween motion follow smooth diagonals instead of tiny stairs step movement x,y; x,y ; etc...more >>

How can i turn text into a button??? can sum1 help me thanx...more >>

http://www.stellanholm.com/home.html Sorry, but I have searched for this for about 45 min and I'm having no luck. Basically, on the website link I've provided, you are able to scroll thorugh a movie clip of works available in the gallery invetory. To see what I'm intersted in, follow the li...more >>

Hello, I recently went live with a very simple flash site and had a problem with the size of the site. When I send somebody directly to the link in their browser, the site appears at the size I would expect it to be, it appears to be showing the html file. When someone does a google search, ...more >>

I have a Flash object with several variables, including a variable called TotalCostVar. I have this code inside a Javascript function on the same web page: var TotalCostVar; TotalCostVar = document.flashobject.GetVariable('TotalCostVar'); This works in IE6, Netscape 7 and Opera7, but not ...more >>

When I access a short flv externally, all I get is static for audio. When I access it as an embedded video it works fine. I'm trying to save the loading time so I'd like to do it externally. Any suggestions? ...more >>

Hi, I'd like to use the page flip .fla found at: http://www.quasimondo.com/archives/000352.php, but I need to change the width to 560. When I change it, the flipping doesn't work anymore. Are there any experts out there who can help me out? Please? If you could give me step-by-step inst...more >>

How do I go about making a photo gallery in flash? I want thumbnails on the page, then when you click on one, it animates the picture to full-size, and it flies to the center of the page. Any ideas on how to do photo galleries? ...more >>

I have been using the PC for the last few years developing Flash websites. Last week, I made the move over to Mac platform. I noticed that when I open the files that I originally created on the PC, most of the text instances on the page are not aligned properly. Almost all of the text is...more >>

Hello there, I am using some dynamic text fields to render some HTML text. An XML file is feeding the appliacion with data (utf-8 format). The only problem is that all the characters are displayed normally except the 'comma' (,). I embeded all the characters i need (greeks,english,punctuation)...more >>