Hello: Within a .swf movie, if you are calling an external .swf file by the loadMovie script, how do you specify that you want the external movie to open in another window, rather than simply a layer ontop of the current movie? Any help greatly appreciated. Regards, Stephen ...more >>

I'm new to flash. I created an animated logo (logo.fla) and want to include it in flash presentation (pres.fla) but I can't seem to find a way to cut and paste the whole logo.fla into pres.fla. If I convert to a movie symbol and add it to the library then I lose the animation that I created...more >>

I'm attempting to play external FLV files in a Flash movie. When I test the file within MX Pro 2004, I can see audio, but can't hear audio. When I test the movie in a browser, all I can see is the media component. All of the respective files are in the same folder. Does anyone know wha...more >>

How do you make a menu bar like the one on macromedia's website? Is this complex or simple, for a intermediate web designer. Thanks...more >>

I know this is simple, but it's escaping me. I have a STOP frame action at the end of a movie, but want to continue the sound loop that plays throughout the movie? HELP!!! Please! Thanks! dave:D...more >>

how do i import illustrator files into flash, saving the separate illustrator layers as separate library items? I have heard you have to save the illustrator file as a version lower than 8! There must be another way if you have more up to date illustrator versions? I am using illustrator cs...more >>

Hi, u can better unerstood what I wanna do if u just have a look at this site http://www.tomnulens.be/ once there, click 'showcase' > 'commercial projects'. You will see a new window open inside the flash movie. How can I obtain this effect? I don't care bout the style...I just wanna...more >>

Hi, How would I make a button play a movie upon rollOver? What would the script be if the movie title is 'redline?' THANKS!...more >>

Greetings, I am in the process of building a site that will for the most part be entirely designed in flash, the only portion that will not be in flash will be the ecommerce section of the site, for this I will have flash dirext the user to html pages in the parent window since the exenti...more >>

Hi, I am looking for some recommendations to incorporate video into my Flash movie. Basically what I want to do is shoot video of a person talking. I'd like to mask the person somehow so that I can overlay the video onto an animated flash background. I am really not sure what is the best way ...more >>

Hi, It's pretty simple what I want to do. I have a very basic web page (aquarium store) for my store with no Frames and I am currently using Firefox's latest and Windows 98. I just simply want to put a drop down list (custom colors and flash preferably) that contain about 5 list items,...more >>

I wonna allow people to download some stuff from my website in form of different kind of files .How do I create download link in Flash , Html or Java? Thank you...more >>

I am new to Flash and i am really having problems with fonts looking good and consistent through out the movie. I can have text in two different places, with the exact same attributes and one looks fine and once looks like garbage. Sometimes they look good on my development PC and bad on a...more >>

Hi Can any body tell me how to create a button symbol. I have created a feedback form but i am not sure how to make the button so it can be sent to my email address. Can anyone help, please go easy as i am very much a novice at this. Thanks ...more >>

Hi guys. I should probably get straight to the point. Basically I have one main swf, with links to 5 other external swf files. These external swf files are loaded on the same specific movie clip which is on a certain area on the main swf. My questions are: 1. Is it possible to load an exter...more >>

Is it advantageous to convert a jpg to a graphic symbol rather than leaving it as a jpg for something like a button rollover? Thanks....more >>

I have created a homepage in Flash, but the other pages need to be able to be updated and maintained by other employees in a program like FrontPage. Can I link all my buttons on my .SWF homepage to other html docs without opening another window to get there (get URL)? I want my .swf movie li...more >>

I have 'strung together' seven .swf movies with actions -- the last frame of each contains a 'loadmovie' to start the next. Each .swf is simply a fade-in and fade-out of a photo. I understood that this was a way that I could get each photo to be linkable to its respective web page. Trouble i...more >>

Hi All, Does the current flash player plugin support old browsers of IE and NS; like older than version 4? And will Flash work on old browsers that are running on old OS; like Window 95? If so, How do we resolve the problem? Many thanks SL ...more >>

Hi, My video clips are taking a while to play (in full) in my flash page. Does anyone know (or have) a simple preloader, or give me the instructions of how to create one. I just want to show how much of the video clip has been loaded and how much is still to load. I have no idea on how to scri...more >>

This is extremely frustrating. I worked on a file all last week and this morning I tried to open it up and get an error indicating there's, "...not enough memory to open the scene." The FLA is 15m I have a 3gig intel with 1gig RAM, XP. The file doesn't even open it crashes before it loads anyt...more >>

Anyone know where I can download some cool animated preloading rotaing arrows..(like even on this site..the prelaoders in the extensions area)..or kind of a OSX stule dial loader..I like this style and too lazy to make one..:) ...more >>

:confused; Hi fooks I've a problem with th scrollpane. I'm loading a external mocie in te pane thats working correct. In the loaded movie is a button thats loads a other movie in the pane. Thats working also. So far so good but here it comes Ive set the panescroll on aouto but ...more >>

I have a flash movie in html page that I send as email newsletter. For some reason I get email where everything is visible except of flash. I get a blank space, no error icon. The same page works fine on the internet. How to send flash movie in a body of email? ...more >>

I am distributing a project in Flash as an SWF, because the end user will use a tool (SWFGEN) to modify the ActionScript and then send a copy of the modified SWF out to clients. The problem is that the SWF will not play correctly on machines with Windows XP SP2. I published the SWF in Fla...more >>

I'm completely new to this and am trying to figure out how to fade between pictures...i don't even know how to properly insert a picture...i've done it by importing so i assume that is correct...then...i've tried setting the alpha panel from 0 to 100 with a motion tween...and whenever i change...more >>

How do I change the text to type normal. All of my text is going vertical and i can't figure out how to change it back to normal. This is sad I can't figure this out. Please help. thanks....more >>

My church recently bought a nice web site template. It has a Flash eader and menu system. They would like to change the text of one button. I've looked at the source file and can't seem to edit the button text. I looked in the library and saw that it was a movie clip. I do know how...more >>

Reading the Macromedia FAQ, it seemed to imply a new version was going to be released this year? ...more >>

I'm trying to create a Pay Pal add to cart button in flash. I'm having trouble because some of the variables I need sent in the post are reserved words. specifically "add" and "return". does anyone know how to do this? I've looked through tutorials and can't find one that addresses...more >>

I have a flash intro on my www.rautalaiva.fi When using MS IE 6, the flash intro fills all the browser window, as I wish. When using Firefox 1, the intro is matchbox size - too small - on the window. I use Flash 7.2. and have published with 100 percent dimensions. Please advise if this is ...more >>

i am despate for helpl, pulling my hair out all the time now i click 3 times and at random positions flash loads. I open REd of the UNDEAD(a movie i am making), i click even just a frame and the whole thing randomly loads and then it works and then randomely loads and then crashs and lo...more >>

Hi - I'm on Win XP Pro, Flash MX 2004, and I'm using Frontpage 2003 to do disk-based webs. I have a site that has a flash version and a regular version, all within a singly-named disk-based web that I publish from Frontpage. When I browse my site (NOT previewing from Frontpage or Flash), I ...more >>

Hey everyone, I'm looking to stream a short sample music video on my site. Does anyone have a link to a site where I can get help to build this or step by step information. Been surfing all day looking for usefull information and got no where. Anyone know wht I could go... Shane ...more >>

Wow, so now that Adobe is buying MACR... ....I will miss my love-hate relationship with Macromedia. ...more >>

I assume most of you have seen this: http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/proom/pr/2005/adobe_macromedia.html http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8208822 I wonder how this will affect the products - especially Flash :P and the Macromedia brand??? Thought I'd pa...more >>

I created a small Flash file (only 10 frames) and inserted that into a Dreamweaver web page. It views fine and fast in the Preview Browser of Dreamweaver; but once I upload it to the web site; it acts like it is trying to load but freezes and NEVER comes up. This is a very simple animation -...more >>

How can I change the code that Flash produces when you publish to HTML? I'd like to be able to include some css and standard comments that I always use, and use valid embed code. ..soma ...more >>

I know this has to be terribly simple but I've gone through the user manual and did a search through the help and these forums and can't find any answer. Probably because it should be so ovbious that no one thought to answer the question before. Anyway when I animate something using a motion...more >>

Hi all, Does anybody have ANY clue at all on an approximate release date for 8ball? Is it soon (less than 3 months) or 6 months, or a year away? I am wondering how long to wait before purchasing Flash because I would really like the new version. I am especially interested in the mobile tec...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to load a second swf file into the flash player in full screen mode. At the moment the main swf file displays as full screen, then when the next swf file is loaded the screen reverts back to default size ? any ideas on how I can over come this problem would be appreciated! ...more >>

The summary pretty much says it all I'm loading text into a scrollable text field when the user clicks one of several buttons. If the user has scrolled down a bit and then loads new text, the new text is scrolled down as well. How do I make the textfield go back to the top whenever new text i...more >>

i've been using flash for about four years. During these 4 years, i found many errors and i havent found the solution yet. so i packed them up here: (there are more errors i havent packed yet) 1. Bitmap error-A a simple zoom-out animation,everything is ok in the fla file. when output ...more >>

Hi there, Can anyone tell me where to find a simple tutorial or .fla to create a simple order form? I want it to be able to be filled in online and sent to me once completed, as well as printed out if people prefer snail mail. Any help would be great. Thanks! Regards, Michelle ...more >>

I'm trying to make my background transparent for my flash movie, but no luck. I have read the posts on this and they don't work, at least the ones I tried. So, I'm wondering this: I want an image on the web site and I want it to move in from the left. Can I have a flash movie come in...more >>

Flash MX on Mac OX Basic to intermeate Flash guy way over his head. I'm trying to add names and map features to a site that uses a Scrollpane. http://www.pioneersquare.org/art.html http://w3.gorge.net/jbishop/html/pioneer_map_1.html Notice the extra white space under the last address when ...more >>

Hi, This book! %*??!#!! I can't add text or anything without screwing up the book. If you turn the first page & look on page 2 you'll see what I mean. I need to add a few lines of text (with links) under each page on the book, but I can't without adversely affecting the pages. Please...more >>

Hi There, Just learning actionscript. Just wondering if someone could send me a link to a site, where I could find all the action script code function, methods and properties. I know that there is some code already in Flash, just wondering if there was a more comprehensive list. Thank...more >>

Hi again, Is there a way for flash to detect unused items & delete them, or do I have to manually do it? Thanks. Michelle...more >>

Is it possible for Flash to find out the server name (for example: www.macromedia.com) from within flash? I can do it by having an ASP file that generates a variable for Flash to load, but I what I really need is for the flash file to know which domain it is on. Does that make sense? Here'...more >>