:brokenheart; Hi, I recently came across some animation work I made in 1998 using Flash 2, and would like to update these files so I can show them again (fix timing, tweak graphics, etc.). I no longer have version 2 but tried to bring the fla files up in Flash 3 and it doesn't recogniz...more >>

How do I make my .FLV movie automatically loop upon being launched? Thanks. ...more >>

I have made some of my own swc files for a group of projects. I put them into the folder 'C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Flash MX 2004\en\Configuration\Components' for use during the project. Now that I am done I am trying to remove them from the Flash MX 2004 Pro environment. I deleted th...more >>

Hopefully this will be a quick answer. I'm not holding my breath though. I am using Flash MX. I am loading hundreds, thousands of images into a scrollPane, depending on which image set the user selects from a comboBox. So far everything is loading, the scrollPane scrollers re-adjust and ...more >>

i have a problem with combobox that is into a swf and then loaded into another swf and into MC by "loadMovie". it does not work!!! I have used "this._lockroot=true;" everywhere and still nothing. any idea? i have tested doing the most simply movie loader and movie loaded, and the pro...more >>

I need help with exporting into a animated .gif. My movie plays fine in flash format but as soon as i exported it, it loops. I do not want it to loop. I tried setting loop=0 and that didnt work. Any suggestions would be great welcomed. ...more >>

I am trying to import a full vestor image that I created in Illustrator. When I import it into illustrator though, some elements import as bitmaps and I don't know why. Is there a special way to import .ai files so that it is imported as a full vector graphic? ...more >>

Hi all I'm totally green to Flash and have been trying to accomplish something that should be totally simple. Yet it is eluding me. I've followed the instructions in the help (ick, NOT a help system like I'm used to) for FlashMX 2004 and I'm seeing mixed results. Here is what I want to...more >>

Is it possible to take an HTML document and convert it to Flash? Are there any nfity tools out there? I am asking because I am a technology trainer at a high school and many teachers like to create tests and post them on the web. The downside is, that kids can copy and paste the question...more >>

Hi guys, i've a Flash calendar movie, implemented on a webpage. That flash movie calls some javascript function that fills the Calendar with some values. Everything works just fine. Problem is, in 1 or 2 testing PC's, the movie just doesn't call any javascript, thus not working properly. ...more >>

Is there a way to insert a number of frames in the timeline in one operation? I want to insert 200 frames without hitting F5, 200 times, or manually pulling the end of the timeline anchor. I am inserting long streaming audio clips with durations around 4 minutes. Maybe I should be going abou...more >>

I'm pretty new to Flash. I've created a scene and now I find I have to create a new scene before the one I've already done. I've created the scene (called scene 2), but how do I make the new scene the first scene, and the old one I created scene 2? Hope you can help! ...more >>

I'm pretty new to Flash. I've created a scene and now I find I have to create a new scene before the one I've already done. I've created the scene (called scene 2), but how do I make the new scene the first scene, and the old one I created scene 2? Hope you can help! ...more >>

I'm pretty new to Flash. I've created a scene and now I find I have to create a new scene before the one I've already done. I've created the scene (called scene 2), but how do I make the new scene the first scene, and the old one I created scene 2? Hope you can help! ...more >>

Hey Guys... I just finished my first flash cartoon animation... thought i'd post it for you all to see!! http://lambert.cockmonkey.co.uk for the website, then click on adventures when it loads!! Let me know what you all think!! Thanks!! John ...more >>

Hello, I am experiencing a problem when I drag my flash MX Professional swf into a browser window... it pushes the background color of my movie (which I set as orange under the document set up preferences), to white. It doesn't occur when I preview it in flash player, only when I preview it ...more >>

Hi. I would like to preload multiple swf-files in a loader component in order to allow fast access later on with loadMovie! Is that possible? i tried this with a loader and a progessbar component for( i=0; i<20; i++){ loader.autoLoad = false; loader.contentPath = array[i]+".swf"; p...more >>

Hi, i have a website and i want to use a news ticker to display the latest news for the site, i want it to run the width of my movie, can someone please help me on how to do this, i have the ticker componenet but do not know how to use it or manipulate for my use, i just want the text to move...more >>

Hi All, i have a dynamictextfield. it gets its data from an XML file <font face="Myfont" size="8">sans test <b> boldtest</b></font> in the fontsymbol with indetifier "Myfont" i made sure the bold and italic boxes are selected, so they should be embedded. the font is an FFF Harmony stil w...more >>

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This is really frustrating me as I can see no reason for it. I have a large flash document which is a presentation to be delivered by CD. It's made up of 19 scenes and is simply animation sync'd to audio. When I publish the entire document something strage happens... some of the audio st...more >>

pls help me how to close a movie clip by button which is inside the movie clip...more >>

Hey all, ive spent a couple of hours making this mp3 player, i know everyone has probably made one, but some unique features is m3u and pls support, and resizable playlist. Hope you like any comment wanted. Do you think u need my skills or got some questions feel free to email me at balupt...more >>

hey all.... ive seen these pop up flash movies on certain web sites... it seems the movie is playing and the actual window (wit the close,minimise,maximise) is not visible.... i have this little flash animation walking around the screen and the backround is totally transparent to the ...more >>

hi everybody i am creating a small animation - a single continuous line as wave - what i need is an object should move above this wave line... the wave line should also move and the object should also move - if i use the motion guide... i had to fix up the path... but in this continuous wa...more >>

A HTTP served flash movie with HTTPS based content (using a correct crossdomain.xml file) works for IE/Flash 7 but not for Mozilla-based-browsers (i.e. netscape, mozilla, firefox) using Flash 7. Now I'd understand if both IE and Mozilla didn't operate using the new Flash 7 security featur...more >>

Is it possible with javascript stop flash movie ? like this ? this not work ! <INPUT TYPE="BUTTON" ONCLICK="javascript:document.movie1.Stop();">...more >>

hi... when a flash movie is viewed where does it download to on the viewers computer is ther any way of 'grabbing' it to view off line? thanks martyn...more >>

I recently made an mp3-playing flash application that implements 4 textInput UI components and three button UI components... Problem is, it all works wonderfully well on my pc, but when i sent the swf to a friend, who also has Flash MX 2004 professional and Flash Player 7.0, he said the co...more >>

Hello all. I've got a stumper here. Not a big coder, but I can get myself around usually. Anyway, I have this movie that is like a training guide on getting through software UI. There are several buttons on different frames that mimic the UI. Also, there are the occasional button within a mov...more >>

Hi am really confused re the following.... i am using getURL to call a javascript method in the parent html document....... this pops up a file browser box.... however when i click it again nothing happens...... seems i can only call this javascript function once without reloading the page......more >>

In HTML I set width="100%" for a .sfw file. Is it possible to set a certain movie instance's width in the swf to be 100% so that it spans across all way to the right edge of the browser window? Please help. ...more >>

Please help. Im on my third day of trying to figure this prob out, tearing not only my hair out, but now my dog's hair out. Im using IE 6 on Windows XP Pro. Im on a wireless laptop, Pentium 4 Dell. Virtually new computer. When I view websites that are not Flash, they come in super fast on ...more >>

(Hunt & Pecker, no real actionscript ability) I am building a banner ad... I am assuming that a flash banner ad should be a free standing entity with its linking ability built in... I could not make links function on the ad in flash mx, so i downloaded mx2004 trial, and while I'm closer (I ca...more >>

Hi all, I saw a great flash effect today and was wondering how it's done. The flash movie had a color photo and it looked like a mask came by horizontally revealing a black and white photo underneath. The mask was a vertical bar that went across the image. Any help would be appreciated. ...more >>

I am attempting to move a transparent image across part of the screen. Yet, when I drag it to it's new position it displays a creme-colored line at the bottom of the picture that should not be there. It might be related to the fact that the image is partially off of the stage when moved to t...more >>

I have a bunch of tga files with transparency that I've brought into Flash and placed a couple of other items, made this into a library item and it works great, however I'm having an output size/optimization issue now. It appears that Flash always keeps the size in an expanded format in the s...more >>