i need to duplicate this but i am not sure what program i could use along with Flash. I was thinking Poser 6. what do u think? http://aolsvc.health.webmd.aol.com/medical_library/check_symptoms/default.htm ...more >>

I have looked this over and over and for the life of me cannot figure out why this will not work. This is my code in my flash document: on (release) { getURL("checklist.pdf","_blank"); } On my computer I have a folder on my desktop called "sherwoodgolf.ca", then the checklist.p...more >>

How do I declare a variable that I can read throughout different scenes? Example: I have the variable "username" in scene 1. I stor the username in this variable but in the second scene, I want to be able to tell that the username value is....can anyone help me? ...more >>

Hello Does anyone know how I would control the volume of an externally loaded SWF file (level2) containing a video? I need to keep the swf at version 6, so I can't use media components and externally load the FLV. All I can find on the sound object references sounds only (mp3, etc.) b...more >>

I just purchased the Flash Video Exporter for $99, and now I hear that it comes with QT Pro? which is only $30???? Why the great difference in price? Did I get something more with the FVE? I'm VERY confused. I want to have the capabilities of putting a video on my webpage. So I "thoug...more >>

What is the best web video format/codec [quality/size]? What settings should I use to export from Premiere Pro 1.5? Thanks....more >>

hello i have created a symbol in layer 1. now i created a new layer and i want to insert this created symbol into this second layer can any opne help me in this please......more >>

I'm building a site for a friends band. the site is all flash, and each 'page' is a separate movie controlled from a master.swf. I'm running into a problem with the 'contact' section. I've built mail forms before using .php script to send the data... what is different this time, is i need ...more >>

Hi - I'm simply trying to pass a variable to another .swf file that tells it to go to a certain label and start playing. Can someone help me on that? I've tried to understand LocalConnection, but can't get the syntax right (probably because I'm not completely understanding it). Have also tr...more >>

I'm trying to figure out how I can replace a Quicktime with another Quicktime (in the same place) in Flash. I've got a little TV on the right side of the frame and a "Client" list on the left side.... I'm trying to get the client list names to cue the new QT clips when you role OVER the client...more >>

I am making a cd-rom. The menus were made with photoshop. Now, I want to use these images that are .psd as the menus of the cd-rom. What do I have to do? Do I need to transform those images to another format or what? Thanks a lot for any help tubarao ...more >>

Hello - Basically, I am trying to track interactivity within a flash movie. I know there are third party suppliers that will do this, but I would like to exhaust all possible avenues prior to going that route. Within my movie, I have a button that plays another movieclip and would like ...more >>

I am trying to create a new popup for two differnet sites. But the same purpose. To be able to launch an swf into a new browser window with no toolbars in it so it takes up the entire screen. Also I want to to the same thing on another site that will open a new browser window with set dimensio...more >>

I have been meeting several people who are in the Hip Hop biz and would like a web site done in Flash. I only know a little flash design, but not much. How long would it take for me to learn how to do a basic site like this one: www.badboyonline.com And where do I begin to teach myself thi...more >>

Hi, i'm working on a website, where in i've swf's embedded into the pages, and now I wanna know Is there any ways to avoid Swf's being downloading to the client system? If yes, pls let me know asap. thanks in advance Xmen ...more >>

I'm using Flash MX 2004 for a navigation menu. I noticed not all of the objects I expected to see on screen are showing up. When I change the Load Order (in Publish Settings) from Bottom Up to Top Down, my movie still does not show all objects, but different objects are now omitted. 1. Wh...more >>

Ok i made a flash document that has two frames and uses masks to make a spotlight effect over text. It runs in Flash but when i publish it nothing comes up, its just a blank screen when i open the html file. And it is a 48kb file but when published it is only 2kb. Something is happening during...more >>

Hi there I have created a button to upload a movie when released. I used the following advice someone gave me and it still wont work. on (release) { loadMovieNum('xxx.swf',A); } where xxx.swf is the file you want to load and A is the level where you want to load it. example 1,2,3 o...more >>

Hello, I was wondering if someone could provide some advice. I have some photos of people taken again brightly coloured backgrounds. The reason being is that I want to eliminate the bg completely so that I can overlay the image of the person onto something else. I used the magic wand to ...more >>

has anyone encountered this problem with flash? http://homepage.mac.com/wade3/bleeding.jpg It only seems to occur on OS9 machines. This particular one is a screenshot of the site being viewed on IE 5.1.7 (i have also seen the same thing on v5.0). If the IE window is open large enough to sh...more >>

I try to get an animation synchronized with a sound track and do not succeed: I imported an audio file in a new document in a layer and built up an animation on others layers. the sound is continuous and covers the whole animation. When I play the animation from Flash MX (e.g. CR or CTRL/ALT...more >>

My sounds work when I select 'export in first frame' in linkage, but obviously this means the movie takes ages to load even before the preloader appears. If I deselect 'export in first frame, my sounds don't play at all! Any suggestions? Can I include sounds in my preloader, for example? ...more >>

Hi. I have created a flash movie for my web site and I want to add some text to it, showing some recent updates. Is there any way I can store the text I want to be displayed in another file and get the text imported to the movie at run time so that I won't need to modify the *.fla file e...more >>

<sarcasm> I'm wondering if Macromedia has any plans to release Flash as a fully fledged application in the near future. I realise that it has a long way to go with stability issues, tool consistency etc.. but I'm sure that this might be ironed out in a foreseeable decade. With any luck, the in...more >>

I've created an Intro for my site and outputted to Flash 5, everything works well on the Mac in Safari but as soon as i view it in IE on a PC it distorts every photograph that's in the movie by moving just the right hand side when of the image when it is meant to be static. Has anyone had ...more >>

Hi, I am using Flash 5. I have made a Flash movie and then exported it to a webpage as AnimatedGif.On the webpage the entire movie has become Dithered, there is no smoothness and the text appears crooked. If anyone can please help me to understand why this is so.And what should i do to g...more >>

Hi, I have to make a presentation. How can I hide Macromedia Flash Player Controls? I want to see only the movie, without player window. ...more >>

What is the Actionscript for loading a movie, and going straight to frame 200, for example? -Rebecca...more >>

Does anyone know whether Quicktime supports key presses from Flash? I'm tyring to make an interactive piece that responds to key presses but when I export it in a quicktime file the key presses don't work! ...more >>

I haven't used flash in a while and i remember asking this question before, but still... I'm creating a project in flash that has a gallery page, I've placed the thumbnails on the stage and coverted them into buttons which when clicked, I'd like the full scale pics to load in a seperate wind...more >>

Hi ya I have a flash movie and would like it to repeat the last 100 frames of the end and loop until a button is clicked . Thank you...more >>

:confused; I have one movie acting as a player which loads other movies and plays them. The other movies have different frame rates. I need to detect the frame rate of these movies which are loaded. Is there any way of doing this? This is all in flash 5 I am afraid. thanks in andvanc...more >>

Hello, I am looking for some direction. Does anyone know of any MX tutorial or open source examples of a book or pages turning ? Thanks...more >>

Got a video application on my local machine that has 3 buttons that loads three seperate .flv's Works OK on my local machine and worked fine for a few months on the CF server but now doesn't work Tried a few things like re-uploading making a copy Could the server have been set to no...more >>

I just changed from Redhat to Debian on a Xeon system. I downloaded the Linux flashplayer from the Macromedia site and installed it (Flash 7.0 r25). This works fine, except that the stats no longer show up in MLB's gameday window for some reason. The totals show up, but no player sta...more >>