Hi I have downloaded the flash 2004 mx trial that is suppost to let me try out mx 2004 and mx 2004 professional on mac osx. However, After installing it I can only run the flash mx 2004 trial and not the professional version...How can I ammend this? Thanks very much for your time and h...more >>

First I need to vent, this company creates some of the most amazing software on the planet and the WORST documentation on the planet. I dunno, maybe I just haven't stumbled across a single source for thorough documentation of their products on their cluttered maze of a site. With that being...more >>

I am only a graphic designer so I haven't ever learned much on servers and working out small errors in that area. My problem is when I publish html preview in Flash and test the site everything is working fine, when you go to the page about Larry Hagman and click on a video link it opens in an...more >>

:confused; I am developing a Flash solution that displays .FLV videos for a customer whose web host won't enable the .FLV MIME type on their Windows 2003 Server. Additionally, the Flash uses a third party component that doesn't support video streamed from the Flash Streaming Server so the vide...more >>

:confused; No matter what I try, I can't get Flash to open on my computer. I double click on the Flash MX icon, it briefly appears in the doc and then I just get an error message. I just get a message stating that there is a system error and that program has quit. I have a Dual 450 MHz P...more >>

I made an earlier post for how to create a "seekbar" for use in an audio slideshow. I am using flash MX not 2004, how else can I make seekbar without using the media playback component available with 2004? ...more >>

Without going into all the details, I just want to refer to a static component by using a variable.... I have several components in a MC, mc1.txt_BODY mc1.cb_BODY mc1.txt_WEIGHT mc1.cb_WEIGHT etc.... I want to be able to reference those components by using the value I have in a variable ca...more >>

Please, help me if somebody knows how to do this. I am using Flash MX 2004. I have data stored in the dataset component in the Flash application (two fields: lastName, firstName). I need to send these two fields to MS Word Document (letter) for mail merge. And open this MS Word doc/letter f...more >>

how do i encode and decode URL in/from flash. ...more >>

I've been looking at audio slideshows created in flash.... like the week in pictures on msnbc.com. Sometimes there is an option to pull a scrubber/ playhead and move back and forth within the slideshow. I can't find any information on how to build these seek bars. Is their a tutorial out th...more >>

Hi, Open Flash Pro and the Project Panel is not present, it is also not present under the windows selection. How do get this panel?...more >>

I have a project here where text is in the Flash is coming from xml files. I am trying to convert all the text into Czech, but the text comes out all funny. I have tried changing the tag line in the xml file: <?xml version='1.0' encoding='windows-1252'?> to <?xml version='1.0' encoding='window...more >>

:brokenheart; Ive been slaving over my pc to do mouths until i heard of action script byt how do u use it for lip snc? despatate TOYBOY:wine;...more >>

Is it possible, and if so how, to set up Flash's spell checker to check component parameters?...more >>

hi everyone i have several SWF files and one main SWF that call them,this structure is crusial and i cannot change it. is there a way to package all these files into one file as exe for example for easier deployment?! thanks ...more >>

Hey All, Can anyone send me on a path to figure out how to spin a 3d object? I was needing to create a 3d object with textures and put it into a Flash file so the user can spin/pan/zoom about the object. It would also be nice to have the user open or close the object. Thanks! ...more >>

I have this XML file: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> <products> <product product_name="|micro_menu|" price="25.00"></product> <product product_name="|targa_menu|" price="25.00"></product> <product product_name="|simple_menu|" price="25.00"></product> </products> How ca...more >>

Hi all I came across this site on flashkit: http://www.stephaneguillot.com/index_uk.htm This dude is using a technique that I cant seem to nail down. The entire browser window is filled with an swf, yet no matter how big you resize the browser window, the object in the center is always ce...more >>

Hello. I've searched about, but cannot find the answer to the following problem: I have spent a long time building a movie at the standard 12fps. My client now wants it to be broadcast on TV (UK) and requires it at 25fps. So when set, it obviously speeds things up quite a lot! Can Flash tak...more >>

I just installed Flash MX. WhenI import a .jpg (bitmap) into my Library, bring it onto the stage, and then click on it, my Edit button in the Properties is grayed out. In the past (and on a different PC), it brought up Microsoft Photo Editor. How do I get it to point to a graphics editor s...more >>

I have a presentation with many layers, masks, tweens, etc. All work perfectly. All of a sudden, when I create a new mask (plain filled black box) with some plain static text in the masked layer, it does not work when I test the movie. The text under the mask does not show up. (All the other p...more >>

1) While loading Movie XML is not fetching the data, but it fetch the data after the movie is loaded completely can I know why is it so? 2) Why In Netscape Browser flash movie with XML does'nt work? 3) How to make a transperant swf, which should work in Internet Explorer as well as Netscape ...more >>

Hi to whoever that can help me... I have posted a question on adding an actionscript that does not allow users to resize, stretch or scale my swf file. However, the solution given still doesn't work on my flash MX? What weng wrong...pls help, as I am a novice with actionscript. Thank...more >>

i posted something about this earlier, but i have made some changes (house the files in an html file, etc...) but i am still having problems.. the trick is, the site is built by stacking layers up on top of each other, with the program logic selecting the layers to stack.. the last thing...more >>

flashmx2004.com ? board guidelines Help Search Members Calendar Logged in as: red ( Log Out ) My Controls ? 0 New Messages ? View New Posts ? My Assistant flashmx2004.com -> Flash MX 2004 -> Flash MX 2004: General -> Navigation bar tutorials Editing a post i...more >>

How can I create text with a defined outline in another color? Thanks for ideas ...more >>

Hello. I have created a button and added some rollover effects to it. When the mouse cursor rests on the button, the background of the button will change gradually from black (it orginal color) to orange. When the cursor leaves the button, it switches right back to black. How can I set up ...more >>

i've a very strange program, i had a website made by asp (and alot of static pages with normal html), that has alot of images, then i made 2 swf, and put them in the website, now i'm viewing the site, and....:Q most of images not appear except i made show picture (by right click), even statu...more >>

Hi, i am a new user to Flash. I am currently using "sams teach yourself flash mx 2004 in 24n hours". The problem i have is that in one of the chapters, the author is teaching about Timeline effects (blur, explode etc) and Commands. In order to do these timepline effects, i have to click on Ins...more >>

Im saying it makes everything complicated. You all say it's easy to understand ...BUT IT'S NOT! I mean if i said : Poo=insert toilet; toilet=(reaction+splash); human+(function .hum+stand up); human;{ flush toilet} IT portrays the complication of action script 2.0. It is to hard...more >>

hello: i'm having problems publishing my movie to a quicktime (.mov) format. the error message is "the installed version of quicktime does not have a handler for this type of macromedia flash movie." i have quicktime 6 installed in my PC. any info will help. thanks ...more >>

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Hello, I get the error "Could not load scene into memory. Your document may be damaged" is there anyway to resolve this? Thanks...more >>

This is really frustrating me as this really should be a whole lot easy than it is. I created a menu bar (HOME, PHOTOS, MUSIC, ETC). I grouped them together and converted to a Movie Clip Symbol. I double click each of the buttons and converted them to symbol buttons. I then place the follow...more >>

Having some issues with an application I have been working on. The application is a web based "Awning Configurator" using forms and UI components. When user toggles between the different awning series some of the components seem to be "ghosting", for lack of a better word, during screen reload...more >>

I have a submenu of navigation buttons which move onto the stage via a motion tween. The submenu is a movie clip and the buttons are nested movie clips within. Each of the buttons contains a dynamic text field. As the submenu is tweeing onto the stage the buttons are not visable - they only...more >>

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Hello Trainee here:camera;:clock;:confused;:cool;:disgust;:cool;...more >>

Hi, How do I add links to other things in a Macromedia Flash Document so that when I click on the button, something will come up and/or something will happen??? :) Thanls...more >>

Hi, I'm basically a beginner in (windows) Flash and I'm doing an online subject for my course and its asking me to insert 'Timeline Effects' for my animation. Once I select the object, this option should be in the "Insert" drop-down menu, but it doesn't seem to be there?! I try to right-c...more >>

Hi Everyone, I have this half baked idea in my head, and I'm pretty sure that it can be done - either from Flash, or from your Server Headers, but I can't think of a way to 'congeal' it into a searchable phrase to look through the Google archives. What I'd like to be able to do is to use...more >>

Please Help! In a regular flash file, a graphic position can be easily placed using the Properties panel X: and Y: coordinates. The Ruler origin point is at the top left with 0,0 coordinates. If I place a graphic and enter 0,0 in the X Y coordinates in the Properties panel, the graphic is p...more >>

Hello, I have design a flash site, however the drop down menus display behind the content instead of overlaying the content...please help!!!! This is my first shot at designing a real customer site....more >>

Hello all... I'm using Win 2000. I've installed Flash MX 2004 Professional, Extension Manager and Flash Video Exporter 1.2 in that order. The thing is, I cannot find the program to launch Flash Video Exporter. It's not in the Start -> Program Files, neither it is in Flash. So, wher...more >>

I am trying to have a soundtrack playing in the background of a movie. When the viewer clicks buttons that takes them from frame to frame, the soundtrack repeats. I need it to only play once, and also stay off when the viewer clicks 'soundtrack off'. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? I can email...more >>

I created the 'S' on the left with the pen tool. When copy it and paste it, it will copy it but add a ton of tiny anchor points instead of a few large ones. This happens also when you simply move the shape or do other things to it. <img src="http://nerdcereal.com/s.jpg"> Ultimately, I wa...more >>

Hi ! It seems accessing Flash movies from JavaScript differs between browsers... Presuming I have a regular "Flash handling" HTML code like this: <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#versi...more >>

Is there a good tutorial to learn how to do external text using flash MX 2004 with no error report when I go and review it? I search on google and I get the one that does not work. I go and examine on how it is done when I view their example it doesn't even work. So please help me. thanks ...more >>

I work at a secondary school which is currently running the Educational version of Flash MX 2004. Students need to be taught video streaming, so rather than go through all the hassle of setting up a streaming server, I thought the Flash MX Media components would allow me to do this. Unfortun...more >>

hi all, i need to pass values of one or more variables from 1 flash movie (movie1.swf) to another flash movie (movie2.swf). i am using asp (mycheck.asp) as the middle man to pass variables in the background. I have a button in flash MOVIE1.SWF. Onclick of the button it should pass the value ...more >>

I'm a 1st time flash user and have a project due tomorrow! I'm running at 6 frames per second (it's supposed to look crappy and choppy) and have only been able to put 24 frames into my first layer. So I'm stuck with 3.8 seconds of work for a piece that has to be 20 seconds!!! And when I try to...more >>

hi all, i need to pass values of 1 or more variables from 1 flash movie (movie1.swf) to another flash movie (movie2.swf). i am using asp (mycheck.asp) as the middle man. I have a button in flash MOVIE1.SWF. Onclick of the button it should pass the value to asp file. and likewise load the othe...more >>

i work on a design team where there are massive amounts of flash objects and movies created before i work on the files. this means that i end up doing massive amounts of clicking through objects and movies to attach and edit source code.. is it possible to get a view of the source code i...more >>

I have a Flash file which has suddenly jumped from under five minutes to one and a half hours to publish! After this extraordinary slowdown, I disassembled my recent steps until it ran at under 5 min again. There were 3 very simple graphic symbols involved. I could not narrow it down to one be...more >>