The best way is to use another program which lets you draw 3D models that can be generated into an SWF. Swift 3D is a great one. http://www.erain.com/...more >>

Hello, I am requesting anyone with good experiance with flash OR image creation (for textures / buildings, etc...) It is for the creation of the brand new Flash RPG - No 3scape (http://www.no3scape.com) I have had a lot of help from a friend but he is now too busy to continue with ...more >>

I have received a HTML form action script for a paypal payment and I want to know how to insert it in my flash fla file so it works Can someone help me out Please Thanks Dan...more >>

:confused; I've got a client telling me that the movie in a Flash panel on their web site is launching spontaneously on arrival at the page: WITHOUT their even pressing the button I created to start the movie. See bottom of the home page at their site: http://www.impactbussolutions.com This i...more >>

I have a page with a half dozen or so SWF files. All the SWF movies are actually the same file, the only thing that makes them different from each other is the variable that is passed to them. ie: "..<param name="movie" value="movie.swf?jpeg=myimage1.jpg"..... etc etc further down the page.....more >>

Can anyone please tell me how to join two swf files? Thanks have a nice day. ...more >>

Dear People, Does anyone know the script to run a volume and video scrubber without using the Flash Connection Service? Thanks in advance, Epee...more >>

I'm drawing liitle pictures of warships with Flash for a game.The problem is that the curved lines appear jagged and unsmooth and look really bad. I'm talking of solid lines with thickness of 2 and my spaceship is about 100x40 pixels. Can I do something about that? Thanks anyone who could h...more >>

This seems like a simple enough task, but I can't really find any reference to it anywhere. I'd like to give folks the ability to click a button in a Projector, and have it change their current wallpaper to another image that I provide. Is there a simple way to do this? Thanks in advance for a...more >>

I am newbie here.. my site has several folders like 'soutions', 'partners' and each folder has index.htm inside I got 5 buttons in a flash movie that lunches differet pages via GetURL on (release) { getURL('/solutions'); } this calls index file in solutions folder and etc. There is one in...more >>

Hello Folks - I have done a little searching through the forums and I can't seem to find what I am looking for. Bascially I have a flash site built, and now comes the updating that can be sometimes a daily routine, kinda starting to become a pain in the .... anyway I was thinking perhaps ...more >>

:confused; Ok, this is getting REALLY annoying. I made a button symbol for a menu with movie clips (which took a while to make) for all the states. Then I copy it to make more buttons (all i have to do is change the text), and when I try to edit the copy, it changes the original also. IS t...more >>

I'm new to the freelance arena and I have a problem. I'm developing a site for a client that wants local control over the events calender and a monthly newsletter. Can anyone suggest or recommend a third party application that I can integrate into a flash website that offers the client a [br...more >>

hi guys!!! a quick question, how can i change the text's color of text box?? (the text box is dynamic) im reading that maybe with html but nothing... also i've tried with setStyle("color","0xFF0000"); and nothing... any idea??? Regards. Rick ...more >>

I am all new to Flash and I am trying to import an Illustrator file into Flash. What format is most suitable and how do I do it?...more >>

I have a bunch of odd shaped png bitmaps with alpha channels so they display just the odd shape with the background transparent. After making them into buttons, the button hit area remains the rectangle of the bitmap, and doesn't respect the alpha transparency. Is there an easy way to make t...more >>

Hi, I'm new to Flash. Here is my problem : I created a small animation of 4 lines moving. After I created the button to make those lines move, and after I tried the demo, the button did not appear !! Please help Thanks a lot ...more >>

I am writing an article on the best photo imaging software and yes Photoshop is in there and Fireworks..but what else? Any opinions on what also to add and perhaps a program that is an undiscovered gem? Like to include programs that work well with Dreamweaver/Flash and other programs Thanks...more >>

Hi! Does anyone know if it is possible to launch Qiucktime from inside my projector and play a .mov-file there instead ? On a Mac? The reason I wan't to do it is because my client use iBook that are not powerful enough to display the vidoe correctly within the projector (I used the ne...more >>

Hi All, I am working with the shockwave activeX controll loading flash movies into my c# applications. ( I am using falsh mx 2004 Pro) The movies themself are working fine, so is the communication between Flash and c#, I do, however have 2 questions. First, what is the Layer(int) option i...more >>

So here's the deal. I'm working on a movie that currently has two scenes. There are a few common elements in the two scenes, so I want to make sure they're in the exact same place in the frame on each scene. I copy a symbol from Scene 1, then go to Scene 2 and select "Paste in Place" and...more >>

I just bought a laptop and pulled my old Flash 5 folder from my other computer. This new laptop I am on is using the same OS (XP Home edition). I can open Macromedia Flash 5 just fine, and as far as I know, I can use all of the utilities provided with the software. My problem is that the pu...more >>

I am trying to create a preloader that fills a mask in accordance with how much data has really loaded. I think that I am just about there, but I can't seem to get it to work. I am sure that it is very easy and I am just having a brain fart, but I need it to work right now. Can anyone help ...more >>

:confused; I am saving fill objects created on one layer in AI 9.2.2 as .swf files for export to Flash. When Flash imports the art it is comprised of both Flash objects (object orientated) and graphics. Why is this so? I would expect the complete file to be imported into flash as objects. ...more >>

how do I go back to my main time line once the movie has been loaded? I have this action that loads my movie on to the main timeline loadMovie('http://acottageflorist.net/rosemenu.swf', 'roseholder'); The movie loads fine, even loads where I want it cause of my holder movie clip postion. ...more >>

Hi everyone, im trying to build a chat client using flash. I have already written a server in vb.net and its working propery..now, i succeeded in sending messages from the flash client to the server,the server is able to display the messages sent by the flash client...now if i try to send ...more >>

having said that, if an MC is instantiated in a frame, you remove the clip and then go back to that frame, the clip would be reinstantiated....more >>

How do I get my movie to go to last frame automatically after that page has already been visited once. Thank you. Sincerely, Christopher Keeler...more >>

I'm making a flash animation for the start page for a site. What I'm wondering is how to get certain layers to loop only twice (for example) while other layers continue to play. Basically I want to mainpulate the running actions of each layer. If anybody knows, be cool and let me know too. Che...more >>

I'm trying to get this code to work. It all works, but I tried to add a parameter for the width and height of the movie clip and it doesn't want to work. I tried to use the variable 'wide' and 'hite'. This is the code on the movie clip. onClipEvent (load) { var easing = 9; var wide = this._...more >>

I don't want to use the media component, cause it's skins suck and are hard to change. Does flash seven stream in an external swf....with an flv in it? Thanks, ...more >>

Hi guys, im a new to flash but I am creating a quiz using the templates provided and at the end where the results are displayed to be sent via an email - so having a button that can either send the result to my email or even having a button that takes a screenshot of the frame and emails that ...more >>

Hi All, Can anyone give me the URL for doing a Google search of this forum? Thanks, Bruce ...more >>

Recently while working I discovered this We were testing flash 7 content for various browsers on Netscape 7.2 we discovered a unique problem. The hit area of buttons would move +30 px left and bottom of where they are supposed to be. This is due to a setting in the HTML parameters used to em...more >>

:confused; I am attempting to control a movie (.flv) with seek to cue. The problem is that "seek to cue" is not in the menu where it should be.... I am using Flash MX Pro v7.2. ...more >>

Hi there, Simple question here. Have a look at this site: http://www.james-craig.co.uk/Interface.php How is that done, where the flash will resize to 100% screen size but the flash elements within stay at a fixed size. Thanks, @ndyB ...more >>

I made a flash website and i used dynamic text for the content. on other pcs the text doesnt appear as it sould be, like it takes its default if the pc doesnt have the font! what seems to be the problem? ...more >>

I have seen that it is possible to load text from an xml file and display in into a flash file on different places, but how can I do that? I wanted do display an article wich has been cut in 3 pecies, to publish in 3 scenes of my movie, how can I import the text in an xml file and is is possib...more >>