It freezes while initializing fonts. Anyone had the same experience? Any solutions? Working on a PowerBook with OSX 10.3.9 I¹d appreciate any leads....more >>

Im sure this problem has a simple answer - but as with many of these things, i cant find it! I'm making a low level arcade game with simple character movements that merely involve 7 positions in a row that can be moved between using the left and right arrow buttons - ive got as far as finding ...more >>

About a year ago I found a post here explaining how to create a virtual catalog similar to these: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/special/globe_golf/ http://www.internationalmale.com/viewcatalog1.asp The effect is that it looks like the magazine is opening to the next page as you click...more >>

Hey everybody. I'm having a HUGE problem getting a flash animation working, and I don't know what to do. I have three scenes: One is an animated menu, and the other two are cartoons (One named Mario, the other named Movie). For some reason, I cannot direct the movie to a specific frame. Th...more >>

Hello all I have a movie which load several swf (on _level1) according to each button. When running it locally it is fine but when I use the dreamweaver and put the swf online the swf loaded does not appear can someone help ??? Thanks again I'm learning alot from ya all ...more >>

:brokenheart; im doing a school project annd we need flash to do it i can't find it anywhere! but i can't use flash mx caz it's to hard can any one help me out!...more >>

I support a software development company that produces over 200 different software packages. When they distribute these different software packages (via CD) the end-user is faced with a DemoShield front end during Installation; in which case the user selects the software of choice and DemoShie...more >>

I have this code set on ActionScript panel attached to button (not the HIT or HIT area--it wouldn't allow me to put the AS there) on (release) {getURL(mailto:mike@jet-temps.com); } i get the following error: **Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=cessna pics, frame=6:Line 1: ')' or...more >>

Hi to all I am aware of the erain plugin for 3dsmax that converts 3d animations into swfs but I was wondering if there is a way to use 3d from Maya instead. Is there a plugin for Maya that converts to swf? Or is there an easy way to import Maya mesh into 3dsmax and the use the erain plug...more >>

Hi, I am looking for a font, a pixel font I think, which is used on many sites, so a very common font used in flash sites. example of site : http://www.derbauer.de/index1.html http://www.psp-style.co.kr/ ... Could anybody give me its name and place where to download it? Thanks ...more >>

Hello Friends. Please help me in finding the Swift 3D software trial or free version, as i want to rotate a Logo with some kinda 3d Effects. Please help me....more >>

I'm not sure if this has been cover yet but I couldn't fine it in the search box. My question is, what is the quickest way to import/convert all my html documents to a flash website. This way I have 2 different version of my webpage, html and flash, for viewers to choose from. What is the mo...more >>

I am getting padding on the right and bottom of a pop-up window. Can't figure out how to get rid of it. Here is the code from the Flash file on my button. There is no code in the HTML file--as per Urami's suggestion--and it's been the only way I could make the pop-up work, but I still get ...more >>

As silly as this may seem, I'm wondering if there is a way to resize a picture to fit a window. I'm working on a quick project for school, and using the incuded photo slide show template. I simply want to fit the pictures to the window. ...more >>

hey everyone, i'm using some data components in my presentation which includes tables and images. is there a way that i can have a button that allows the user to dynamically export the images and tables and save them on their local drive? thanks! ...more >>

I thought this would be simple. I'm doing a very simple site where the only fanciness in flash is when you mouse over certain spots of the main graphic background, audio fades in. When you mouse out, the audio fades out. The zones are actually invisible buttons that only unveil themselves by ...more >>

Internet Explorer (v6.0) doesn't want to load shockwave flash embedded in documents residing in my web server. Netscape doen't have any problems. Any ideas why? Thanks in advance. ...more >>

Hi all, I'm sorry if this is the wrong forum for this posting. Being a flash guy, it's where I go first. My boss has asked me to find out about the possibilities of using flash to access a database. The end user would have text holders and drop box holders for pictures. These would th...more >>

Hi all, After uprgrading to tiger and quicktime 7 pro, I fail to export to flv from quicktime. I reinstalled flv exporter update, but no change Any hints? thanks Martin...more >>

I got a quicktime video off the web, but when I tried to embed it into flash the sound disappeared! here's the video: http://www.5minutesonline.com/quicktime/mrt3.mov...more >>

Are there any preloaders or progress bars that will work in an external .swf that I'm loading into a Flash projector for distribution on a CD-ROM? ...more >>

Hi All, I have a movieClip on the stage which can be dragged by the user. I am checking hitTest on another movie. I want to disable the drag after the user hits the target movie. I have tried .enable = false but the mouse remains stucked to the MovieClip. Here is the code I am using: ...more >>

Hi, All, Something wired about gotoAndPlay(). I was trying to set a flag by passing the parameter from outside of flash. like this: <param name="movie" value="test.swf?f=frame1" />. // OR ?f=frame2 inside flash, it is supposed to gotoAndPlay frame1 or frame2 depending on the flag. I am sur...more >>

I need to figure out an easy way to have a sound Fade In on mouseover and Fade Out on mouseout and to Stop when the button is clicked. Unfortunately, I'm not only rusty in Flash, but MX seems to do everything completely differently. PLease tell me that I don't have to spend the next th...more >>

I have imported some wave files to Flash and don't sound the same as they do in real player. It there a way to make those wave files sound the saome in flash? Thanks!!...more >>

I've got a lot of WMV files that I would like to play from within a Flash application. Is there any way to do this without first converting them to FLV? I'm looking for ANY solution. I don't care if it's the worst hack in the world. I mean, is it possible to frame a web browser within Fla...more >>

No, this is not the same question as the previous post i made today. Forget that one. I created a swf which consists of 3 scenes. I followed the progress bar tutorial at http://www.flash-mx.com/flash/progressbar.cfm using the Form Application Method. I upload it to my site and then I go...more >>

I currently have QuickTime 6.5 pro that I use to export mov files to FLV format. Will this work when I update to Tiger's QuickTime 7.0 ?...more >>

I finally got my pop-up working thanks Urami! I have the size set in my Flash code exactly to the dimensions of the photo. It was suggested that I link to an HTML file and insert the image there. I have created a CSS and attached it to the HTML stating no borders, no padding in the body (le...more >>

is 3.46 mb alot for a flash movie thats going on the web??...more >>

I am attempting to make a small flash project for a Web site I'm creating. I've used Flash before, so I feel fairly familiar with it. However, I'm having trouble getting the layers to cooperate. How do I avoid layers overlapping without having to rearrange the order of them in the timelin...more >>

I am trying to use Flash to display statistical information in the form of a scatterplot. If you search online for "Flash Scatterplot", you will find a few. Problem is these examples all show a plot with maybe 20 points on it. The scatter I want to display in Flash will need to display 24...more >>

Hi there, I've developed a CD using flash MX 2004 PRO and I need to open a pdf file from it. So, looking at some tutorials, I found a solution using an applescript and launching it from the projector. take a look to http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?threadid=5843 My apple...more >>

OK I was wondering where all the flash developers get all the cool sounds like explosions gunshots etc... If anyone could give me a site that would be great or tell me how to get them...more >>

Hello Check this webiste. and tell me about it. Tinku...more >>

i am trying to get a movie clip to disappear based on a button i click.. and i am using _root.i_table.ice_1._visible=false; but it is not working.... now the movie clip that i am trying to make invisible(ice_1) is within another movie clip (i_table) could that be the problemmmm ...more >>

Anyone know how to set the bacground color for the sprite so it will be invisibe? Like, if you have a sprite thats doesn't fill up its whole image, how can you get the rest to be invisible?...more >>

RASH 1.0 is now available. Download your free copy from http://powerofq.com...more >>

olá pessoal, eu estou com uma pequena dúvida. imagine assim. eu tenho 2 quadros. quadro 1, devidamente denominado "quadro1" e quadro 2, devidamente denominado "quadro2". Quando eu vou do quadro1 pro quadro2, tem como, no quadro2, saber de qual quadro eu vim? Tipo, qual o quadro origem? no c...more >>

Every time I try exporting my flash to .swf, the program automatically closes on me. I've uninstalled and reinstalled several times and it still does that. I have never had that problem until I had to reinstall Windows XP. Please help! ...more >>

I believe that MX studio (as part of DreamWeaver and/or Flash) should come with a visual XML editor. Does anyone know if they plan on including one in the next release? Does anyone know of any good lean XML editors currently on the market? (I don't want to have to install the entire MS Visual ...more >>

Hey i am create two exe file one is Flash Application exe and another one C++ exe. i want make a two exe file into single exe file. Regards sathish ...more >>

Hi, I was looking at this site and found this clock that gives date and hour and all. Do you know how to create this, 'cause it would really help me. I've been struggling with creating something like that for little over a month, can't get it work. Here's the site I was looking at, the ...more >>

I'm just trying to do a simple thing. At least simple if you know how. I haven't used Flash since the old tell target days I have zero knowledge of dot syntax. I just want to know how to have a sound fade in on button mouseover and fade out on mouseout. The fade out is the catch or I wo...more >>

i am VERY new to flash and I am having the most difficult time understanding it. however in the meantime of me reading and trying things out I am in need of of making a nav system. this is what i need to do. i have my links: service, history, contact, references and I want those to be arou...more >>

I set up a flash movie in an html page and set the size in the html to 90% width and height so that the movie will resize based on the browser's window size. It works great in Safari and IE but when I view the site in Mozilla and Firefox the site is super tiny. One of our other sites here at w...more >>

I have a Flash projector file for Windows and 1 for Mac. I want to burn a cd with both, and have the it detect the user's op system and autostart. How?...more >>

:D Hope someone can assist. I purchase a pre made web template with a Flash animation as the header. I have gone through agonizing hours trying to set the animation to repeat only 3 times instead of indefinatly. While reading the support papers, if I turn the animation to true, it keeps on tic...more >>

I am loading external .swf movies into a player at level 1. When the next movie is called (onRelease loadMovieNum("", 1)to level 1 the old movie is bumped out and the new one plays. My question is does the first movie remain in the viewer's RAM or is it completely dumped? If it remains...more >>

Hi, All, Is there anyway that I can have a button clip stay on its "OVER" state by action scripting but not real mouseOver? Thanks....more >>