I have a logo, which I want to make it move, but I also want to learn as I go. So, I took the logo which has three basic elements. I want to be able to make those elements move indepenently. I would like to know what kind of document to create and how to import images. Any help or pointers in ...more >>

:frown; How and where do I place a newly created layer with animation, for example a tween after I have already created and tested my movie? Above the background, but below the sound and actions layers? When I create animation on a layers, how can I program the layers to play in order ab...more >>

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Hi I was wondering how to code the following. I have a loader component loading my external swf pages. I want the ProgressBar to appear when the loader is loading a page and disappear when the loading is complete. Thanx ...more >>

I'm wondering. I know we can save a file as a template, and create custom categories for said templates which is really handy. But there are numerous times where I have graphics I'll continually use throughout a project and I'd like to be able to pull it directly onto my canvas in Flash MX Pr...more >>

I have a photo of a toy truck and want to animate the wheels to move, but can't seem to figure out if this is possible. I've tried a number of ways to select the wheels or import then in pieces but each piece is selected in a square instead of a circle like the wheel. Any suggestions? ...more >>

Can you save a Flash file as a movieclip to use in another Flash piece? If so , how can you do this?...more >>

:moon; Before I purchased Flash MX 2004 I was using a shareware version of flash 2 which I would still like to keep using how do I get a license for it ? ...more >>

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows how to maximize the standalone player window using actionscript. Thanks...more >>

I want to create a dropdown style navigation menu like the Macromedia one above (Home | Products | ...). I've gone to various sites and downloaded the 'tutorials' but they are very confusing. I just want to have a row of buttons that when you mouse over another menu appears below. If you kn...more >>

Was wondering if anyone could help me with this. I would like to take an image, and over a couple of frames have it look as though its a camera zooming or moving in on the image. I'm sure this is possible, its just a matter of problem solving, but i can't seem to figure anything out that works...more >>

Hey if someone can give me the quick lowdown on how to do what I'm asking. Ive looked through some tut's but I can't find what I need. I have all my buttons in seperate layers like this. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v733/visualsix/forum_2.gif Then when you take the mouse off it flie...more >>

I have Macromedia Flash installed on my desktop and my laptop as well. Does anyone know why I can't read the font on my laptop? I am using the same version on both computers. Thank you!...more >>

I've just discovered that Flash now allows text to be pulled in from an .html file. Does anyone know if this helps the Search Engines locate the content? Or do you know of any tricks that help with Search Engine Optimization (SOE) when dealing with complete Flash websites? ...more >>

I have an existing movie and I'm trying to add a scrollpane. All I get when i test the movie is a blank white box. However, if I start a new project and follow the same steps, the scrollpane works fine. I've read every suggestion on the net for help on this and I cannot figure out why I can...more >>

When I publish a scalable movie, my graphics from off stage show up in the browser. If I publish using the original size of the stage, everyhting crops correctly. Is there any setting in flash, or any HTML code that will allow me to scale my flash movie and still crop off the outside of the st...more >>

Here is my problem. I am trying to create a Mask. The bottom layer is a bright gradient. The top layer is a bunch of black circles (they are movie clip symbols, which will eventually have action script applied to them to move them around). If I drag 1 symbol onto the top layer, and turn on the...more >>

I am sorry I sent so late, but frankly I had lost all hope that this thing can work! but i have decided to give it another go. I have a flash movie called NewsByEmail.fla. This fla file consists of one layer, and 5 frames. In the first I declared a variable called out_newsByEmail_asp. In ...more >>

Okay... this is driving be nutters. I place a TextField onto the stage. I set it to Input Text, choose '_sans' for the font, click the 'Alias Text' button (so it's readable at small sizes), include no font outlines (since that's in the sense of using '_sans'), and set the 'render text as html'...more >>

how can i change the macromdia flash profesional MX 2004 version to the standar version please help me...more >>

Hi all, I just found out that PNGs (images) are not exported into a Compiled Clip (or SWC). I placed the mc containing the PNG onto the second frame of the component timeline (as is the usus). Is there any work-around? Cheers, Phil ...more >>

I am having problem positioning the menus on the menubar. addMenuAt dows not seem to help since it is just an index for ordering. I have not been sucessful using .move either since it seems to move the menuBar and not the menus. Any suggestions? ...more >>

Does anyone know how to work with a .max file in Flash MX? I recently downloaded a flash template design which has a 3D modeled tree included as a ..max file. I outsourced the .max file to someone to change the texture map on it and when it was returned I now have like 60.jpg files that appear...more >>

how do i get a animation on my buttons.... like the rollover effect on the buttons on the menu in the page http://www.romp.uk.com or like in page thanks...more >>

Hello all: Is it possible to download a movie at the internet made of flash, e.g. from a company homepage? Eisblocj...more >>

working on mac running 10.3.8, dual 867 G4, 2 gig ram. just downloaded flash professional 30 day trial. on start of the app, the program sits at 'initializing fonts' for a loooong time. i have read something about unplugging ethernet from the computer or turning aiport off. no reason to up...more >>

Howdy Flashies and thanks for all your help thus far. I am using Flash to export to (hopefully) Mobile-TV using Quicktime. It's my understanding that you can't use embedded .swf files when exporting to QT, you must have them animated directly in the Fla file itself to have the animations sho...more >>

hey all... im messing around with a winamp plugin called "browse amp". when its up and running, it creates a web page running on the localhost that can control the basic winamp functions. when you press the play giff it simply opens the page "http://localhost:1234/index.html?play" this ...more >>

I have a dynamically launched jsp page that has an swf. Now depending on what the session id is for that page, I want my swf to display different info. For instance, if my url is this: 'http://mydomain.com/content/my-portfolio/secure/showcase.jsp?id=5' Note the 'id=5' at the end? I want to...more >>

Progress Bar working fine but when my movie or jpg is loaded the progress bar don't disappear , so I need a script that remove or hide it. ...more >>

Hi all, Does anybody know how to save a flash movie to drop into a PowerPoint Presentation. Works fine on a Mac, but the PC wont allow me to insert the SWF into the slide. Thanks....more >>

Just finished my work with a site created in Flash MX. No problem with different browsers and platforms except IE/Mac. When scrolling the page some of the graphics disappear and you need to refresh to get it back. Anyone having the same experience? Is there anything I can do to prevent thi...more >>

just a question, can we make a flash movie that generate at runtime buttons and textfields based on XML file for example?...more >>

I?m using audio (wav & MP3 ? stream) voice over for my presentation. But output quality of my audio is not good & I?m getting some noise, if I play that same audio file separately, it is clear. How to solve this issue?? ...more >>

I can't find anyhing in the help documentation that covers this. I want a control event (for simplicity, a button click) to select a specific node in a Tree UI component. I need to be able to target any node in the tree by a node label, not index. The tree data is from an external XML file. I'...more >>

Hi Check my board here http://www.koddinn.com/spjall see the login on top, right side, i need to edit this to Icelandic, not sure how, i got the fla file, can someone do this for me, when i try to edit this, i dont get same color on fonts The fla file is here http://www.simnet.is/ofimalli/...more >>

Hi, I have some old buttons I created a 1 year or so ago and longer have the the flash file as I didn't thinks I needed it. I would like to use these buttons again further in our site but in an image format such as jpg or gif. Is there any way to export it out/ Im on MAC OS X with Flas...more >>

I am creating a CDROM in Flash MX that has all of its content as separate flash files. i.e there are 240 separate flash movies, one for each 'page'. I would like to know if there is a way for me to publish all 240 files at once or do I have to do it manually? I have Flash MX2004 if that helps...more >>

hi everyone, i would really appreciate if you could help me on this. i made a flash movie that loads a video that is hosted on web server, using the Media Components. and my question is: How can i prevent the video (.flv) from cashing into the user machine ( temporary internet files), i kn...more >>

Hello, I need to protect multimedia(sounds, video) contents in a flash movie. Does any one knows a solution...more >>

:clock; i need some help on making a flash web page i will be clad if you can post info or links i will respond to any info thanks little k ...more >>

I've just added 3 window conponents to http://www.expertprintni.com/ If you load it up you'll see its actually a refresh on it to fix the bug that happens. the bug is when its not refreshed it pushes the movie clips out of the window conpontents? see it here - but remove your temp of th...more >>

HI! I am not sure if this is a flash question or a firewrks so here we go. I want to take a small image and tween it into a large one. I tried brack apart but that does a very bad job. I figure I need to create a sequence of images, is there a way to do this in either flash or fireworks. ...more >>

We had site license for macromedia MX 2004, Install onto Windows XP Pro SP1 WKS in a Windows 2003 AD Network. Then using Ghost to clone this XP to other workstation. Before the clone the key had been enter. But for each different user it asks to enter the key again? How do I overcome this pro...more >>

Community MX is having a fantastic giveaway! Keep watching our home page this week at http://www.communitymx.com to find out more. Discovering CFMX 7: Charting http://www.communitymx.com/abstract.cfm?cid=7EC6C Adrian Senior In this tutorial, we will be taking a look at charting in ColdFusio...more >>

Hello, I am trying to open a projector file in a maximized flash player window. I realize the fullscreen fs command is available but that causes my movie to open full screen without a window. (chromeless) Given my target audience I'd rather have the window chrome visable for easy c...more >>

hi is someone can explain to me what is actually callback function means????? i know what is a function and i know how to call her but i am not sure that i understand the meaning of callback function thanks in advance ...more >>

Ok, Late in the day and Math is not supported with the current version of lack of caffeine. I am trying to place elements around a central object dynamically... but something about my math don't add up... some pointing and laughing wouldn't go astray and some help would be looked upon...more >>

Ok, I'm clearly a moron, because I cannot for the life of me find actual documentation on the Flash ActiveX control, either on the net, news groups, or on the Macromedia web site. Our product is a control and automation system, and one of the pieces is an interface design system. We would like...more >>

Hello. I don't create websites for a living but do it more for fun. Over the past two years I have become quite proficient in using Adobe Photoshop and Dreamweaver in designed my sites. I now want to get into Flash to design parts of my site. My biggest question is, is Flash MX something fo...more >>

I?m using different sounds for different scenes, but while I play swf file, other sounds are overlapping which I?m using in other scenes. How to solve this problem? :confused;...more >>

Can anyone recommend a video editing application - i want to be able to remove background on my videos for use into flash...more >>

A friend in advertising needs to include their SWFs in a DVD-Video demo reel with the rest of the campaign (tv spots, etc.) Can anyone share if they are successfully outputting Flash to DVD-Video? And if so how? My first choice would be an export option in the Flash IDE but when we export a...more >>

When i try to open up a premade flash, i keep getting this Missing Font Warning error. Im a total newb at this and i dont know what to do. Also, the premade flash came with Fonts that i dont know how to use. Any place to start? ...more >>

right i have been searching all over on a tutorial on how to do this and i cant find one. the best example of what I am trying to achieve is to point you to this site: http://www.kazsh.com if you enter it and click on eraser that is the effect i want to achieve. so if anyone could point m...more >>

I can't import any more objects into my animation, i can import them to the library but when i comes to getting them to the stage they just don't cooperate. There is no error message either....more >>

or is freehand better for animations? im really confused about all of this. help me out please. is Flash 5.0, MX 2004, or freehand better for making flash animation movies?...more >>

ok i have a problem in my sences i have movie clips that contain sounds well the secnse at the bottom of the secen list are mesed up when ever i play them they play the sounds of the movie clips that are in the sences above how do i fix this? ...more >>