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arggggg please please help me on this one !!
Posted by bwclan at 2/4/2005 11:42:05 PM
hi guys ...... i have a real problem .... after spending the last four hours building a pic gallery on scene 5 of my movie i have placed actionscript on the button in scene two that takes you to scene 5 - easy bit of script - should work fine but it doesnt ..arrrrgggg this is the script on t...more >>

Getting ActionScript without buying Flash ... ?
Posted by nick8004 NO[at]SPAM aol.com at 2/4/2005 11:25:10 PM
I'd like to learn Flash, and especially ActionScript, with hopes it will increase my employability. Right now funds are tight and I don't want to buy the full package not knowing if I'll actually get very far with it or ever make any money from it. Anyone know of a limited, learning-only versi...more >>

random
Posted by gugeebzung at 2/4/2005 10:15:26 PM
how can i embed several flash movies, so that evertime my dreamweaver html page is refreshed i get a different image. Is there a simple way to do this in flash?...more >>

PLEASE HELP! Rotation Is Driving Me Crazy
Posted by Scottie_Too_Hottie7 at 2/4/2005 9:35:47 PM
Sorry, Cannot Use bbcode To Explain Go Here And Download A Full Explaination Written In HTML,JavaScript And Flash. (Rember To Extract Files) http://217.68.23.12/~codeandgames.com/HammerRotatePos_HELP.zip I Am Counting On You ...more >>

Flash and html togther
Posted by lifeiswhatumakeofit at 2/4/2005 9:22:34 PM
I have a site where I have the top part has a menu done in javascipt, popdown menu, below that I have a flash slideshow now when I test this site out the popdown menus goes under the flash slide show so you can't even read them how do I make it so I can have the popdown menu go over the fla...more >>

Picture Selection
Posted by rdathomas at 2/4/2005 9:13:49 PM
hi everyone I really really want to know how to paste pictures into Flash of which that I only select. for example I want a person's shape only so it has arms, legs etc, but when I do that in a photo editng tool such as Photoshop or Paint and then paste it. My selection along with a white ...more >>

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msn messenger utilidades grátis , vários emotions avatares e muito mais tudo gratis !!! msn messenger utilities free, emotions fundos backgrounds all free!!! http://msnbrasil.cyberfreehost.com/ ...more >>

button to stay in down state once clicked?
Posted by DonkeyP at 2/4/2005 8:42:32 PM
Hi I have a simple button but want it to stay in it's down state once clicked. Will I need to create a button as a movie clip ? Thanks Dan (web forum not working) ...more >>



A very strange problem
Posted by Eon Blue at 2/4/2005 8:13:53 PM
I am far from a Flash expert but I know my way around. What I'm trying to create is a sort of 'choose your own adventure' with movie clips. I haven't been having any problems so far and am almost done but for some reason when I create a layer now and added an object, any object even drawn ...more >>

Flash text visible externally in HTML???
Posted by mp0510 at 2/4/2005 8:01:14 PM
I remember a few years ago I produced a flash movie where the text within the movie was included in the HTML so web searches could find the page. I have not done that since about Flash 4 (I think it was). I want to do the same thing now, with Flash 2004 Pro, but can't remember or figure out ...more >>

Masking
Posted by AquaBoogie at 2/4/2005 7:31:37 PM
I'm having a problem figuring out why my mask isn't showing the text underneath it. I've never had this problem before. I have tried troubleshooting by creating a mask using a shape tween and then trying a motion tween, both of which gave me the same result. Can anyone tell me what I'm...more >>

Flash form to PHP
Posted by johnnytwotone at 2/4/2005 7:30:46 PM
Well i have this on my submit button: on (release) { form.loadVariables("email.php", "POST"); } And this in PHP: <?php $sendTo = "me@myemail.com"; $subject = "OMNI flash site reply"; $headers = "From: " . $_POST["name"]; $headers .= "<" . $_POST["email"] . ">\r\n"; $hea...more >>

video import from dvd
Posted by randyh0 at 2/4/2005 7:26:53 PM
I have a dvd that I'd like to convert to flash video. Do I need to convert to mpeg first? And is there a common utility for doing that? Is there a way to do this?...more >>

Problems with website
Posted by j1280 at 2/4/2005 7:12:22 PM
ok, I am very new to this software so bear with me. I have created a flash website and it contains a main page and several other smaller text files that are viewed by clicking the corresponding button. I have uploaded all the corresponding .html files upon publishing them (Macromedia Pro) to...more >>

Flash Newbie, first project
Posted by carlosa11 at 2/4/2005 6:49:45 PM
I have been able to do all of the following below with Director 7.0 which it has a buton on the tool bar to save as .swf file but when I placed my .swf file it created on my ISP it just shows a blank page. Nothing loads and I do have the flash player installed as i can see other .swf files fro...more >>

Quick Time mpg covnersion to FLV has no audio
Posted by frodiggs at 2/4/2005 6:08:12 PM
We'll I didn?t get much sleep last night. (n00b to Video) I have Premiere 5.5, TMPGEnc, VirtualDUB, QT Pro I am using too many programs to get this conversion done I think. my process: 1. AVI to MS movie maker (to clip and fade effect). *AVI export 2. TMPGEnc - AVI to mpg (crop noise...more >>

why loaded movie does not play in its own frame rate
Posted by dodo2 at 2/4/2005 6:05:52 PM
Hi, I have a flash window (MovieClip) loads external swfs on demand. those swfs have vary frame rate. when it is loaded using loadMovie(), it plays in the frame rate of the main movie. Is there any way I can synchronize the frame rates? thanks. ...more >>

problem with "publish"
Posted by rwills at 2/4/2005 5:15:47 PM
anyone ever have the publish command generate the .swf file but not the html file? I've checked the publish settings and the box is checked to publish html and .swf. I've restarted several times hoping it was just a glitch but to no avail. Anybody have any ideas ? I've got MX2004 pro. thanks....more >>

navigation from HTML back to Flash
Posted by mira-- at 2/4/2005 5:03:09 PM
Hi i have a page done in Flash. One of the pages points to an HTML page (database) and it has the same navigation flash movie. The navigation bar has submenus: for example: services>>service1, service2, etc.. In the Flash main page, the submenus load movie clips. Is it possible to click...more >>

Flash and PHP
Posted by johnnytwotone at 2/4/2005 4:34:11 PM
I have got the flash form sending me mail through PHP but it is putting all this extra trash on there. Can you help me out?? Thank you!!! My emails are looking like this... <TEXTFORMAT LEADING=\"2\"><P ALIGN=\"LEFT\"><FONT FACE=\"_sans\" SIZE=\"11\" COLOR=\"#666666\">My Message</FONT></P...more >>

reducing swf size
Posted by Jeff Leet at 2/4/2005 4:02:51 PM
hello, i have a swf file that is 39k, i need to get it down to 30k. my background has a raster image in the background. any advice on how to compress the file size?...more >>

reading text field
Posted by sirtcarlos at 2/4/2005 3:10:29 PM
i have 4 input text fields and a submit button on a page. i want to make sure the user has entered text into each of the fields before the submit button is visible, but i can't seem to get the text that is entered in to immediately store to a variable. i tried something like this: var textFi...more >>

Newbie Movieclip Symbol...
Posted by alexcn NO[at]SPAM writeme.com at 2/4/2005 1:44:20 PM
.... when dragged onto the stage, how do I delay the animation contained within the movieclip until the main move reaches the frame into which the clip has been dragged? I can get it to start at the same point, but want it to wait until the main animation has finished. Furthermore, how do I th...more >>

how to click on a button and have a pic appear elswhere on the stage ??
Posted by bwclan at 2/4/2005 1:34:30 PM
hi all ...i need to work out how to click on a button and have a pic appear elswhere on the stage for a pic slideshow i am building .. i have got as far as having a thumbnail that you mouseover and it tweens to a larger pic but what i want is a row of pics at the bottom of the page that when y...more >>

fade out masks?
Posted by livingwithanangel at 2/4/2005 1:24:56 PM
I'm using FlashMX2004 and have a mask that I wish to fade out rather than end abruptly. I've tried using grads but they don't work, the masked layer stops abruptly at the end of the grad. For example, I have some moving text that I want to fade out as reaches the end of the window. the only wa...more >>

Browser to Flashplayer
Posted by Umrahel at 2/4/2005 12:55:14 PM
G'day 1. Type in my URL 2. A screen opens in browser with my logo and text "click here to enter" heres the problem. When i click that text, the flashplayer opens in the browser. what i want it to do it open in flashplayer in a seperate window. Can somebody please tell me how? via act...more >>

Can't Find 'How Do I' Folder
Posted by DaFlashMaster at 2/4/2005 12:29:14 PM
Hi, I am working with flash mx 2004 pro for a few months now, everything works fine and i like the program but... i just downloaded the flash updater (now my flash version is updated from 7.0 to 7.2) and now i can't find the How Do I folder anymore!?! :confused; :Q i searched really ...more >>

Detecting when swf loaded into container movie clip
Posted by ChuckyLeFrek at 2/4/2005 12:09:31 PM
I am loading an swf into a container movieclip i.e content_mc.loadMovie('introduction.swf'); Introduction.swf contains one movie clip instance called 'intro_mc' which contains a button called 'web_link_btn' When I load this swf into the container_mc, I would like to assign a button action ...more >>

Flash MX2004 Projector on Win95
Posted by ChuckyLeFrek at 2/4/2005 12:03:27 PM
Does anyone know if a projector created with Flash MX2004 will work on Windows 95?...more >>

close window syntax
Posted by sjon2 at 2/4/2005 12:02:12 PM
In my swf file I made a text (allready imported from a movfile) which says: close window...But how should I add the behavior 'close window' to it and/or what is the syntax for that?...more >>

How hard can this be?
Posted by Roby at 2/4/2005 11:18:55 AM
I'm not asking for a detailed explanation, of course, just an overview. How do you synchronize the animations on the two windows? http://www.dstrict.com/z107/index.html Also they shrink after the intro on my machine, I don't know why. Thanks Roby ...more >>

Actions on a Movieclip inside another Movieclip already with actions
Posted by hugosetta NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 2/4/2005 10:59:40 AM
Hello everybody, I´m stuck with this problem, I have a moviclip with some actions on it (on my _root) Actions: on(rollover/rollout) And inside this movieclip I have another one, with some actions on it (on(rellease). The problem is that the fact of having actions on the "father" moviecl...more >>

file upload and drag and drop
Posted by codemunkey at 2/4/2005 10:34:42 AM
I want a really cool way for people to upload and display picture files on our website. www.shutterfly.com uses ActiveX and it's really well done. You can drag pictures from your file system onto the web page where they are subsequently displayed. Also you can pop up a really good lookin...more >>

icon in url field
Posted by maltika at 2/4/2005 6:28:24 AM
I am trying to get and icon in the url field (to the left of http: just like macromedia has the "m" in the above url field. can someone help me?? thank you...more >>

loading in levels?
Posted by boomtownUSA at 2/4/2005 5:45:17 AM
ive been given the advice to load my sound files in level. (as opposed to have them export on first frame?) but i need some clarification on what this exactly means, and how to do it . any advice appreciated. thanks, boomwtown ...more >>

Can I add more than one email address to button behavior?
Posted by Strictly Biz at 2/4/2005 5:03:20 AM
I would like to send one email to 2 email addresses and use for it the button behavior (URL) in FLMX04. Can't figure out how to add a second address. Is that at all possible? :confused;...more >>

linear narrative media project // question on flash limitations
Posted by Jugabee at 2/4/2005 4:42:40 AM
This is sort of an odd question, but important to my project nonetheless. Im making a linear narrative that will be controlled by a slider bar. The content will move horizontally only across the screen. Im playing with the idea of what a story or narrative looks like when its all presented ...more >>

Labels on layers missing
Posted by joerj11 at 2/4/2005 3:33:55 AM
My labels on all my layers in Flash MX2004 don't show up unless I highlight them. This did this once before for a while then it went away, but alas it has returned. Any ideas what may cause my problem? Im running winxp. ...more >>

Flash (edited) shortcomings
Posted by hillbillypolack at 2/4/2005 2:37:14 AM
I'm ready to take heat for this comment, but hear me out. I've been dinking with the trial version of Flash pro, and unfortunately haven't gotten result 1 to save out as a Quicktime, or even had reliable, predictable motion from any element. I do understand any software requires training ...more >>

Standalone Flash 7 Player
Posted by pixeldance at 2/4/2005 1:00:44 AM
Ok this one has been bugging me for a while, maybe someone here will know an answer. I develop a number of banner ads for my company and the execs would like to be able to just view .swf files for approval. I would like to install the standalone player on thier machines, since when you drag a...more >>

Visual Feedback for a Selected Button
Posted by Dsatow at 2/4/2005 1:00:01 AM
I seem to have run into a road block that I can't get passed, please help me! The problem is that I can't figure out how to give my audio buttons visual feedback. I have two buttons: "Sound On" and "Sound Off". The Up State for both buttons are navy blue...I would like each to turn grey and...more >>

Netscape vs. IE
Posted by 1point0 at 2/4/2005 12:55:59 AM
im sure most of you know that even with flash you will get problems with netscape or mozilla vs. internet explorer. my problem is that my scroll bar doesnt work and my links on mouseover wont show the hand curser, it will jsut show the normal arrow curser. and someone else posted this which sh...more >>

Change your help menu
Posted by OutColdinBanff at 2/4/2005 12:04:33 AM
Does the help menu always have to open on the bottom of the screen? The help menu is diffuclt to operate if it does, as it opens within the current drawing space. It gives a claustrophobic feel. The search fields rarely come up with the subject or question you type in. In the new version or up...more >>


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