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increase memory in flash?
Posted by ily_muakh at 3/28/2005 11:59:01 PM
Hi ladies and gents, Im doing a flash movie where i imported a huge amount of image sequences onto my flash file. However i cant open the file and its stated " use get info command" in the finder to allocate more memory in flash. Can somebody help on how do i go about to allocate more mem...more >>

211 jpgs to flash
Posted by Anders^ at 3/28/2005 11:58:52 PM
Hi, ive made 211 jpg images that i want to convert into one single flash animation. Do anyone know how i can do this? Thanks!...more >>

Tell target tales
Posted by fwencwaah at 3/28/2005 11:50:30 PM
The timeline of the movie is simple:layer one is a button and Layer 2 is a movieclip named George. Georges timeline is thirty normal frames ended by a "go to" action that bri ngs it back to frame one.Frame 50 to 56 are a small divergence of the clip also ended by a keyframe containing the ac...more >>

show me where 2 learn about exporting flv?
Posted by snowkitty at 3/28/2005 11:17:50 PM
Thanks for any help. I'm new to exporting and streaming flash video. I have Macromedia MX Professional. I want to take a movie clip that is on a dvd, put it in flash, export it as .flv and find the correct server to host it. Thanks again for any help. ...more >>

LoadVars doesn't work for me
Posted by GreatWallup at 3/28/2005 9:49:24 PM
hi all, i've followed every tutorial i've found on the net and i still can't get flash to send variables to a php script i make text input fields, i give them all instance and var names, i create a button and give it actionscript like this... on (release) { c = new LoadVars(); c.send...more >>

Animation Symbol and Layer order
Posted by Terren at 3/28/2005 9:03:45 PM
Hey everyone, I am completely new to this forum, but I have a very stressing question for an assignment I have to do. In flash, I have this planet, and it looks like it is going through space, so I have what looks like the star wars warp speed thing going on with random white stars. That is...more >>

Form Application Navigation
Posted by freddyWashington at 3/28/2005 8:29:38 PM
I'd like to have navigation buttons/menu on the top-level slide of my Form Application. I've set all slides except top-level to "visible=false" so that only the top-level slide is shown at startup. When my navigation buttons are clicked they show the correct slides, but i don't know how to set...more >>

smooth transitions
Posted by jackvandal at 3/28/2005 8:20:10 PM
Can someone tell me why this splash jumps (after playing through) to the next screen (home page)? http://www.gersickassociates.com/ Obviously, everything looks fairly smooth after you play it once because it's then in the cache. But, when you view it for the first time, there's an undesi...more >>



FLASH 5 - UNEXPECTED FILE FORMAT
Posted by sabbie at 3/28/2005 8:19:45 PM
I have also problems with Flash 5.0 and a fla file. Although this is made in flash 5.0 I can not open it on this computer. I updated the player to 7.0 but still have problems. Does this problem could be solved: has this something to do with Windows xp? I have uninstalled all flash 5 players/f...more >>

cuePoints without media component
Posted by andros at 3/28/2005 8:13:54 PM
It it possible to utilize cuePoints from a stream without using media components? Basically, a streaming audio only FLV which will react or cause an action whenever a cuePoint is reached. ...more >>

Screen scaling problem
Posted by bullfinch at 3/28/2005 7:47:16 PM
Hi, colleagues - My application will be used over the Intranet. I wish it would run smoothly for variable browser screen sizes. How could I get dynamic values for screen?s width and height (i.e., in pixels)? ...more >>

I lost a standard font. now what?
Posted by Foxdog175 at 3/28/2005 7:33:33 PM
I've been using the font, "Techno" for a Web site which I created quite a while ago. Now that I've reinstalled flash to perform updates, I no longer have this font. I've never downloaded Techno before which leads me to believe that it came with Flash. Does everyone else have this by default...more >>

flash shifting bug is driving me crazy
Posted by the_only_flipside at 3/28/2005 7:26:09 PM
Hi all, The bitmap pixel shifting bug in flash has kept me away from flash for years. Now I finally started using flash, with a lot of workarounds for this problem. The best thing to do is to have a 1px transparant border around the image and set the registration point to top left corner, so ...more >>

Transparency in mc - no alpha tool option?
Posted by Kay Poe at 3/28/2005 6:12:34 PM
I am trying to create a button somewhat similar to the ones on this site. I basically want to use a fill or transparency. I am creating a mc instead of button. I would like the text dark green on a transparent white or even a fill. When I edit the mc, I get the ability to create a white rec...more >>

Imported images JPEG
Posted by Rjk0287 at 3/28/2005 6:09:22 PM
Hello im quite new to flash and would appreciate some help. I have created a flash animation for an introduction for my website. I have copied and pasted images in paint. the problem is that these images are being imported as bitmap's which is makeing my animation very very big. Is there an...more >>

Vertical Scrolling Text
Posted by blelisa at 3/28/2005 6:08:15 PM
Hi. I am looking for a good tutorial on how to create a vertical scrolling text box. What I mean by that is: On the side of my page there will be some text that without the use of buttons or mouseovers, will scroll slowly vertically, displaying different text. One section would scroll up,...more >>

is flash mx 2004 compatable with Linux as an OS
Posted by samkaymaniac at 3/28/2005 5:27:37 PM
if any of you can help with this enquiry please e-mail samkapasa@hotmail.com do not hessitate...more >>

Flash Slide Presentation with flv
Posted by toulouse2k at 3/28/2005 5:07:37 PM
I use a combination of flv video and Flash slide presentation(video cues set slide advance). It all works very well on the initial runthrough. I would like to have a replay button that would allow my viewers to watch the presentation as they choose. But I can't seem to make the flv restart. It...more >>

Buttons don't work in a scrollpane?
Posted by nigelhendrickson at 3/28/2005 4:34:11 PM
I have a movie clip of a list of buttons that I want to scroll through via the scrollpane component. The buttons work fine outside of the scrollpane, but within the scrollpane, they virtually come apart. The rollovers are ignored, the masks stop working - essentially, they stop being buttons a...more >>

Loading XML from class
Posted by chrscote at 3/28/2005 4:29:58 PM
I have been reading a few sites about scope problem when trying to load XML files from within a custom class. I currently have the following code: class xmlMgr { var stepXml; var fileName; public function xmlMgr(fName) { this.fileName = fName; this.initXmlMgr(); } private function...more >>

Wingding Font Trouble
Posted by purpulo at 3/28/2005 4:22:33 PM
Can someone please help? I recently started a new job that has me using Flash all the time. I'm updating Flash files created by others. In most of the files, the checkmark symbol from the Wingdings font has been used extensively. The problem is that on my computer, Flash reads the symbo...more >>

3D in Flash MX
Posted by West-Side_ at 3/28/2005 4:17:34 PM
Hi, im new here & i'd like to say hi to all! Now i was wondering if theres a program out there that lets you draw 3D Graphics stuff and export it to Flash MX so you can use it as a Animation, & turn that 3D Graphic object around (In any side (possition)) etc. is that possible? Thanks ...more >>

Linux -- Flash pro
Posted by dalgaard at 3/28/2005 3:47:20 PM
hi everybody. Can i use macromedia flash mx 2004 pro on a linux computer. Thanks already. Martin Dalgaard ...more >>

Standalone Flash Player question (may be a dup post)
Posted by Stevie_R at 3/28/2005 2:02:56 PM
:confused; I'd like to distribute the standalone flash player for students taking a course I'm developing. I want them, essentially, to be able to open an .swf file without being in a browser. I want the file to be able to open in a browser, as well. They then need to be able to interact wit...more >>

Good defininiton of flash
Posted by illa-powaar at 3/28/2005 12:54:22 PM
hye i need to write a report on what flash can do and how it used, for my computer teacher at school (i'm 16). this is the best i can do : "Macromedia Flash MX is a software that is used for designing and developing rich websites, presentations, applications ,etc." PLEASE HELP M...more >>

Change layer order
Posted by borix69 at 3/28/2005 12:04:47 PM
Hi all !!, my question is next, is it posible to change layer order from actionscript so when I scale an square (for example) to make it bigger it doesn?t stay behind another which is over in the time-line ? Thx very much. ...more >>

Embedded GETURL
Posted by Hulfy at 3/28/2005 11:29:02 AM
I have a movie file and within it I have a button. The button contains a mailto:geturl(). This works fine when it is at the parent level of the movie but when it is put inside the movie clip it fails to work. any Ideas. I am a flash newbee. R. ...more >>

lost
Posted by MetalMo at 3/28/2005 10:57:12 AM
I'm in bit of a jam..... if I set up a "TextInput" box as a password input, then when a button is pushed the result inputed is compaired to what it should be . How do you evaluate if the input equals the access code...should I not set the TextInput as a password input? :confused; ...more >>

Countdown
Posted by zorba at 3/28/2005 10:56:49 AM
Hi, Anyone has any countdowns made with Flash? I really need one before October 2005 and I can't made one because I'm new to Flash and I don't know AS. Thanks for sending one to z_legrec@yahoo.fr ...more >>

Instance name
Posted by zorba at 3/28/2005 10:48:36 AM
Hi, I'm new to Flash. My question is: when and how I can use Instances in Flash? Thanks a lot...more >>

Does the flash program communicate with web browser?
Posted by ocomet at 3/28/2005 10:47:59 AM
Does the flash program communicate with web browser? If web page has telephone number information and softphone which is build by flash is running in the same machine(system), the browser hightlights the telephone number. If the highlights overlaped by mouse, then browser sends the telephone...more >>

How can I open a swf file?
Posted by Drenemy at 3/28/2005 10:18:42 AM
when I try to open it it tell me that "you cannot open a protected movie" How can I resolve this? Is anyprogram that unprotects those movies?...more >>

Free Fuel
Posted by angie at 3/28/2005 7:23:43 AM
<HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" Content="Microsoft DHTML Editing Control"> <TITLE></TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P>Had to share this one with everyone, you can get free petrol for a year at this site:</P> <P><A href="http://freefuel.freestarthost.com/">http://freefuel.freestarthost.com/</A...more >>

ADSL for nothing for a year
Posted by Jenny at 3/28/2005 7:23:09 AM
<HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" Content="Microsoft DHTML Editing Control"> <TITLE></TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P>Free ADSL for a year beat that for a cheapness lol</P> <P><A href="http://freeinternet.freefronthost.com/">http://freeinternet.freefronthost.com/</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Jenn...more >>

Gold Mobile
Posted by Nadine at 3/28/2005 7:22:55 AM
<HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" Content="Microsoft DHTML Editing Control"> <TITLE></TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P>So who's got a gold phone ? i mean a reeeal gold phone ?</P> <P>look at this baby&nbsp;!&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://goldphone.freestarthost.com/">http://goldphone.freestarthost...more >>

WIN a NEVO Ultimate Remote
Posted by Rita at 3/28/2005 7:22:35 AM
<HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" Content="Microsoft DHTML Editing Control"> <TITLE></TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV align=left><FONT color=#0f0f0f>This is the equivilent of Darth Vadors space ship in your living rom lol you have to take a look at this Remote controll :)</FONT></DIV> <DIV ...more >>

Touch Sensitive Keyboard
Posted by Dianne at 3/28/2005 7:22:14 AM
<HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" Content="Microsoft DHTML Editing Control"> <TITLE></TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P>With these new touch sensitive keyboards you must have to just think and it types lol.</P> <P>I think this is definately the way forwards ::)&nbsp; look at this URL <A href="h...more >>

Motorola V3Razr
Posted by Harriet at 3/28/2005 7:21:59 AM
<HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" Content="Microsoft DHTML Editing Control"> <TITLE></TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P>This is the thinnest sexiest &nbsp;phone i'v ever seen, i want one :)</P> <P>look at these pics ect:&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://v3razr.freestarthost.com/">http://v3razr.freesta...more >>

IPod Givaway
Posted by Lisa at 3/28/2005 7:21:17 AM
<HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" Content="Microsoft DHTML Editing Control"> <TITLE></TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P>Claim your free IPOD.&nbsp; Special offer available to anywhere in the world!</P> <P><A href="http://worldwideipod.freestarthost.com/">http://worldwideipod.freestarthost.com/<...more >>

WIN a HP Media Hub
Posted by Louise at 3/28/2005 7:20:58 AM
<HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" Content="Microsoft DHTML Editing Control"> <TITLE></TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P>Anyone know how this media hub works ? i'd found this page that looks intesting .<A href="http://mediahub.freestarthost.com/">http://mediahub.freestarthost.com/</A></P> <P>Tha...more >>

Sony PSP is more powerful than my PC
Posted by irene at 3/28/2005 7:20:43 AM
<HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" Content="Microsoft DHTML Editing Control"> <TITLE></TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P>This super handheld looks amazing, i'v foind this cool site all about </P> <P>heres the url <A href="http://sonypsp.freestarthost.com/">http://sonypsp.freestarthost.com/</A></P>...more >>

10,000 dollars
Posted by sarah at 3/28/2005 7:20:13 AM
<HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" Content="Microsoft DHTML Editing Control"> <TITLE></TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> <DIV>Sort of cash?&nbsp; try winning 10,000 dollars<!--StartFragment --></DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>check this out : <A href="http://10000dollars.hollosite.com/">http://1...more >>

I'd love a 81 Inch TV
Posted by Barb Johnson at 3/28/2005 7:19:43 AM
<HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" Content="Microsoft DHTML Editing Control"> <TITLE></TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> <DIV>Imagine watching your favourite program on a nice 81" Plasma TV.</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>check this out : <A href="http://plasma.official.ws">http://plasma.offi...more >>

How to put MoiveClip in ScrollPane
Posted by L.Y.C at 3/28/2005 6:04:06 AM
If I use MovieClip.attachMovie() function to creat a MovieClip named "mv" and how to put "mv" in ScrollPane component can someone teach me ~ thx a lot~:beer;...more >>

Flash mx serial code.Is it possible?
Posted by Joe_08_28 at 3/28/2005 3:55:23 AM
Is there a way i cab use the trial mode of flash mx abd register it with a serial code? thankyou...more >>

Not enough memory to open scene
Posted by Texas Bear at 3/28/2005 3:48:43 AM
I received the following bogus error message from Flash MX 2004 Professional: "There is not enough memory to open this scene. Your document is not damaged and may be safely saved. To increase available memory, close open documents or use the Get Info command in the Finder to allocate more me...more >>

SWF size is scalable...despite the fscommand?
Posted by design in progress at 3/28/2005 3:06:53 AM
Hi, Thanks for reading my message. My objective: I want to have my swf file non rescalable, meaning what is outside the stage in flash will not be seen to others when they try to maximise the swf. What I did: I type in fscommand("allowscale","false"); on my first frame, together with...more >>

Instance Properties
Posted by _Garnet_ at 3/28/2005 1:53:46 AM
Okay, I have just downloaded the trial version of Macromedia Flash MX, and I have been trying to go through some tutorials. While trying to make a simple button, it mentions to pinpoint a specific scroll-over area that will activate the button change, can be create in the "Instance Properties"...more >>

Lossless bitmap quality.
Posted by Superkid11 at 3/28/2005 1:11:26 AM
Hi. I recently discovered that you can switch the quality of a bitmap you've pasted in from Photo(JPEG) to Lossless(PNG/GIF). But for what I'm doing converting each image is real tedious and I need to know how to set it as the default quality when you paste in a bitmap so it will be just as go...more >>

San Francisco Flash User Group
Posted by JamesonH at 3/28/2005 12:31:44 AM
Can someone please tell me if there is an active Flash user group in San Francisco? I'm sure there is, but I just can't seem to find it. Thanks, Jameson...more >>


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