Whenever I choose either "straighten" or "smooth" in the pencil tool options they don't work. It's like I am stuck in the "ink" setting all the time. Please help me....more >>

While working on the stage everything works fine. Then once I go to test the swf the layer masks appear ????? Buttons enabled on the stage: It Works! [img]http://advanceplanning.jacobs.com/fiph/agholley/correct.jpg[/img] Crtl + Enter, or Publish the SWF and this is what I get: No Workie...more >>

Hi guys and gals... I am currently doing a course on Flash and the courseware uses Flash 5. In Flash 5 there is an extra part to the object actions panel where you can easily add action script. I am using Flash MX 2004 and this panel is not present. Is there a way of turning this part of...more >>

I'm having a problem getting a MovieClip to detect an onRollOver. The MovieClip is in a masked layer, however, the clip is visible when the onRollOver needs to be detected. Right now I'm assuming that the mask is interfering with the onRollOver command by physically "blocking" the MovieClip....more >>

I am having problems with creating flash work which has objects which rotate. I have created a piece of text which rotates once in 30 frames at 12 fps. When i play it in flash in the design window its fine. If i then go to Test Movie the object disappears until the rotation has stopped. Is...more >>

Can u please help!!! i need to now my cartoon is on partial consideration by cartoon network but i need to burn series one on a DVD :brokenheart; desperato :frown; eskay....more >>

I have multiple buttons in the same keyframe on the same layer and on the over state of each button the button shows a larger image. but because i have several buttons, the overstate of the button appear bigger but under the button next to it I know this is due to the arrange order (...more >>

I currently have a color change in the "OVER" state of a set of navigation bar buttons. This fades in fairly gently, and I would like to get it to fade out gently as well. Just reversing the movie that enacts the fades and placing it in the UP state causes it to run when the button loads. ...more >>

Hey, I am trying to load an image I have imported into the library. However I cannot just simply Drag and drop. I need to add it with code. (I have a VAR that if it is 1 to load this image and if the VAR is 2 to load another.) So...How would i do this. The name of the image loaded in the libr...more >>

Please, where can I find the ShockwaveFlash componente documentation? ...more >>

Working on a Dynamic Chat app. and have a dynamic members list over the actual message display. I would like to create a mask that would keep multiple usernames inside the field. ***Please note that all usernames are links. If I embed the font, no more links. Any other options to keep the...more >>

:) Hi! everybody I have a question regarding Macromedia license logos. Hope someone can help me! I have notice that all the multimedia products for CD ROM made with Director or Authorware , have the MADE WITH MACROMEDIA LOGO. I already read all the informaction about this (when to use these ...more >>

What I want to do is QUICKLY create a dynamic flip book that would start with today's date, and then flip to a specific date later in the year. I have downloaded countless countdown fla's and a few page turning fla's. I guess I am just wondering if anyone has already done this, or has seen...more >>

The Greatest News Ever! http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.politics/browse_thread/thread/86415= 0e0cba72eb7/3727c3e80f7f061d#3727c3e80f7f061d =B7._._.=B7=BA=B0`=B0=BA=B7._._.=B7=BA=B0`=B0=BA=B7._._.=B7=BA=B0`=B0=BA=B7= .._._.=B7=BA=B0`=B0=BA=B7._._.=B7=BA=B0`=B0=BA=B7._._.=B7=B7._._.=B7=B...more >>

hi all, got a problem with looping sound in flash getting an audible dropout in audio when playing an audio loop in a movie clip, even though I've trimmed the loop in my my audioeditor and it loops perfectly in that, for some reason in flash i seem to be getting an audible dropout of about h...more >>

I'm creating a sales presentation on CD-ROM and we have two .mov clips with video and audio that we need to incorporate into the presentation. We made sure the audio was in perfect sync with the video in Quicktime before exporting it as a .mov. We tried embedding the video into Flash and it pl...more >>

I'm creating a sales presentation on CD-ROM and we have two .mov clips with video and audio that we need to incorporate into the presentation. We made sure the audio was in perfect sync with the video in Quicktime before exporting it as a .mov. We tried embedding the video into Flash and it pl...more >>

Hi, I built a class file where I load a xml file. I want to associate the xml file that was loaded to a class attribute, since the attribute is private I am using a getter function. Once the class is instantiated my main Flash movie, I want to be able to retrieve the xml datas by using a simple...more >>

I have a somewhat complex scene centred in a larger than necessary frame. I was wondering if there is an easy way to grab all the elements and shift them to the top left corner and change the size of the frame? If not, any way to crop the scene around my elements without moving them? I would hate...more >>

:frown; I have a Macromedia Flash MX file that absolutely refuses to show updated use counts in the Library panel. This is a royal pain when trying to clean up the file of unused symbols. I have toggled on/off the "Keep Use Counts Updated" option as well as the "Update Use Counts Now" option...more >>

I have object code that looks like this: <object type='application/x-shockwave-flash' classid='clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000' codebase='http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab# version=6,0,0,0' width='87%' height='87%' id='ABC105/ABC105....more >>

Our flash program crashed a few minutes ago. There was a lot of work put into it, and flash just crashed. Do any macromedia products have backups like the office products?...more >>

:confused; Has everyone except me been able to find the tutorial files that are referred to under the Help files? The Help filesi indicate that I should open a file called : Macromedia\Flash MX 2004\language\Configuration\ HelpPanel\ HowDoI\ QuickTasks\start_files and double-click accessib...more >>

I've been using Flash for quite some time now but the one thing I could never figure out is how to change the size of the canvas (for lack of a better word) size in the library window. I'm not talking about changing the stage size of the movie (done in the properties panel) but increasing the ...more >>

Is there a way to turn Flash Player off? I want to view a site without Flash, but I have the plug in installed on my MAC. Is it possible? TIA Brett...more >>

This is very simple I have a calendar component in flash mx proffesional whoch i have exported as a flash file I have a php file that has: $dateValue = $_POST[dateValue]; echo $dateValue; I want to send the data from the calendar (when a date is selected) to the php file and colle...more >>

In Flash MX, the learning interactions in the library come with the source components so I was able to modified the checkboxes and text to fit my requirements. However, the new interactions in Flash MX 2004 come only with the compiled components. I can't modified the objects. Since the old ...more >>

Why is it that I have to embed Latin I font outline to get the £ sign to show in dynamic text with MX2004? I only stumbled upon this by chance and then spent quite a while finding which set of glyphs I needed to embed to get it to show. I thought it was quite a standard symbol but it seems not...more >>

Please can someone help me understand or give me an exemple how to do the effect like blur or zoom ! on the top image of this site : http://www.snoopdogg.com/:confused;...more >>

could someone give me step by step instructions to change the color and font of the text in a text box-also how to skin the component in general. MX 2004 flash...more >>

Hi - thanks for reading. Please see the link below - the rotating images at the top right, currently javascript, I want to make a flash file for this - just got FlashMX 2004 Pro, so I know just enough to be dangerous - just seeking some general advice on creating the file. Have about 8 pics that ...more >>

hi, i'm new here, I'm animating Chinese Hanzi Characters, and I'm not happy with how im doing them. Currently I start with the character covered up, and twen white shapes off the character to reveal one stroke at a time. I would like some information on action scripting the process a...more >>

This is painful at times. Using web-based forum searches the results can take a very long time to arrive. I imagine there are vast reams of posts to troll through but thats what database searching is about. Also, I often encounter Error messages saying content is unavailable. I have tried th...more >>

Hi, I'm a newbie to all this and having just installed the full Studio MX inc Flash software, I have downloaded the Flash Document updater from the MacroMedia web site. However, when I try to install it, it keeps saying that Flash isn't installed, even though it's patently obvious that it is.....more >>

I am using flash 5 to send data to an asp page to be inserted in a database. How do I go about getting a confirmation that the data has been successfully written? I have tried quite a hard test on the database whereby I send about 200 characters to the asp page to be written to the mySQL db. I...more >>

I am trying to design my first web page in Flash. I have designed and built my basic page template but want to add a static or interactive logo and I am not sure wether to do it in Flash or Fireworks. Could somebody help me with this please? ...more >>

Hi, How do I go about making this guys eyes follow the cursor wherever it moves www.superstar.co.nz/alien.fla? Is there an easyish tutorial anywhere? Thanks. Michelle ...more >>

Hello. I have created a SWF file and a FLV file and with the HMTL file on my desktop, the video plays perfectly. When I upload all three into my server, it does not play. The FLV is called in the SWF as relative and it plays well locally. Any ideas what the problem could be? Thanks! ...more >>