Is it possible to convert SWF to view on TV? my player doesn't support VCD, I have downloaded heaps of conversion programs and I am not getting anywhere. Thanks, Claudine ...more >>

hi, i'm loading an external txt file with text and links, into a dynamic textbox with html enabled. problem is, my flash site is in a popup window. is there something i can add to the script below to open a link in a new window (blank?) as opposed to the one it's in (self?). the script i'm...more >>

Hello, Right now I am finishing my portfolio - made with Flash MX 2004 - and have a problem with the video in it (you can look at it http://homepage.mac.com/zumiki). The section with the videos contains an external swf, which in turn loads another swf containing a media display component. ...more >>

My 30 day trail for the mx flash ended for no reason because now before it wasn't letting me using it, and now that it's about to work, I need a code. It's not fair that I didn't get to use it. Can anyone find a solution or give me a code? Thanks. :) ...more >>

HI, I am currently working on an intranet set that will have popup menus. The problem I am having is that when I scroll over the main buttons from bottm to top, the menus lag - becuase of the order the buttons are stacked. I tried grouping them but tat did not help. I posted it on a webpage so...more >>

god i suck at this stuff... i made a button for my site its a home button i want to make it so that when the mouse is over it it changes from dark grey to dark blue this is probably novice but i am novice so can someone please help me i have been going crazy trying to find a help file for this...more >>

Hi to everybody! I'm new user so I don't know everything on this forum I'm here to ask for some help I work with Flash (not so much) The problem is that, when I make Flash files and want to publish them as (.exe) i want that file to open in full screen I can't do that ,so please can ...more >>

I'm unable to export my Flash MX204 or Flash MX movie to Quicktime format. I get a error "The installer version of Quicktime does not have a ha\ndler of this version". I have the latest QUichtime ver 6.0. I read all instruction on exporting QT movies. Help Thanks ...more >>

I want a custom fill in Flash MX 2004. There are some standard fade fills, but what I want isn't in there. What I am looking to have is just a fill that starts white in the center and fades out to transparent, how do I get this custom fill to select when I draw a box? Yes I am a newbie to flas...more >>

Hi, im quite new to flash and need some help i have two things that i need to make 1 - A Multiple selection question, eg, the user can select all three check boxes, and then get a correct feedback or if the user ticks, none or 1 or 2 tickboxes, they get a wrong response 2 -Drag and Dr...more >>

Hello, I always see website that have an outline of a person or object then that object or person shows up. How can you do the outline just perfect for the transition of the real thing? Thanks ...more >>

Hi there, I am about to ask a very silly question, please try not to laugh..... I am new to Flash MX and ActionScripts. I do have sufficient PHP knowledge. I am creating a Send Mail script with Flash and PHP. Everything is working but the thing I dont get right is: When placing a F...more >>

Hello, I have 4 buttons in a menu. I want to learn how I can link those 4 buttons to a scroll pane. Such that when one of the 4 buttons is clicked a bunch of pictures load up in the scroll pane. And if another of the 4 buttons is picked then a different set of pictures are loaded up ...more >>

Ok, I have this simple flash map. The file has lots of layers, and one layer has a keyframe in the start. This keyframe says: gotoAndStop("Dioksin"); where "Dioksin" is a text label in a spesific layer. I have a total of 5 layers, with different labels, so I jump between them with buttons - ...more >>

Hi all, I am a relative Flash Newbie and was wondering how this is achieved: Go to http://www.philipkoether.com/ and see the navigation at the top. If you hover over the button it tells the movie under it to play. When you click on the button, it stops the movie at a certain point. I c...more >>

I am running an HP Omnibook 6000 laptop, it has 512 MB RAM, 700MHz P3 Processor. ATI RAGE Mobility Video card. It may be a little slow, but it runs EVERYTHING perfect. I start up Flash MX 2004 Pro, depending on it's mood, If I move a rectangular box or drag it to make it larger or smaller,...more >>

Ok let me try and simplify this question. My CD Volume label is 'NANO' Would the following launch an swf called "mymovie.swf" on the CD Volume above? on (release) { loadMovieNum ("NANO/mymovie.swf", 0); } Many thanks Chipfryer. PS. I really do need some help with this. The ...more >>

I am developing an e-learning application in which the main interface loads in the individual lessons as separate movies. My problem is this: I am using stand-alone learning interactions alone with ordinary text and graphical content. I have used one learning interaction, a true or false, an...more >>

I have a movieclip behind a mask. I'm trying to add a dynamic textfield via CreateTextField. When I have the mask layer set to "Mask" then compile, the text created by the CreateTextField does not show up. If I set turn off the mask layer, then the text created by the CreateTextField does s...more >>

Hi, Could someone please tell me how to: Scale a rounded rectangle without changing roundness - So as the corners stay the same? Can I achieve this and be able to scale on one axis ? not constrain proportions? I have tried dissecting the corners from the main part of the rectangle an...more >>

how do you play the timeline in reverse?...more >>

how do i load new movie, erase old and have new one play from beginning. i used the loadmovienum action with frame assigned but it does not play from beginning nor does old movie disappear like it does in another similar action. :disgust; ...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 >>

hi folks, I know I've seen this before somewhere and now I can't seem to find it. What I have is a path to a jpg that is populated from a var from a xml. Now, if that jpg doesn't exist...I want to load a default image. any help appreciated. -- Dan Modizzle blah blah lengthy signatures ...more >>

hi , i m developing a very big project in flash and it got corrupted. oi am desperated. is there a repair utility that can help me to repair a flash file?...more >>

Hi all. I have a problem with a FLASH CD I am creating. I have 6 swf's and the main title which loads as an .exe file on autorun. [autorun] open=mymovie.exe The first button on this file has: on (press) { unloadMovie ("mymovie.exe"); loadMovieNum ("secondmovie.swf", 0);...more >>

I have created an app in Flash MX which is currently distributed on CDROM that includes the functionality to open Word Docs and PDFs that are contained in a folder on the CDROM. The client has asked me to make this app an online application that will run from the web instead of from a CDRO...more >>

I'm new to flash (well, new to action script, alrite at flash basics) and i'm trying to make a "forum" that i have called: "Info.Forum" . It is to be used between users of one login of one computer, and i would like some help please, i can't quite get my idea to work! please help me :D. T...more >>

Please someone help. I've got a flash cartoon I've been working on forever and now the audio is not syncing up when i export it to a .swf. I'm about to go crazy. I have no idea why its doing this as its never happened before. Theres about 8 scenes and most of the scenes have only one sound fil...more >>

hey.. i have just kinda finished this site.. there is still alot to do with it.. and im hoping within the next month to maybe hook it up to a flash comm server for streaming videos on the interface... but for now this is all ya got too look at!! please tell me what ya think.. constructive ...more >>

Hello, Can anyone PLEASE either steer me to a tutorial or perhaps explain how to do this. I'm working on a flash page that I need to assign values to 2 text fields and a button. The fields are for username and password and a go button. It will pass the information to a php script. I kn...more >>

I have a problem, I load dinamicaly an MP3 file with flash and it loads with no problem, whoever when it plays, it sound too fast like "chipmunk" you can see the problem here: http://www.red54.org/recursos.php And should sound like this: http://www.conciencia.net/mensajes/2005/may/2005may...more >>

So i know that there's a craze of flv's and what not out there, but im new to it and i really wanna learn it... http://www.rilokiley.com has a video (under the video tab) that i really like how they embeded it into the swf... can anyone point me into the right direction as to how to do this ki...more >>

I finally figured out how to create them to match a photo, but I can't figure out how to save them. Any help?...more >>

Strange, I don't know what weng wrong. I thought I get it right? Chris, I marked your answer correct, but seems that I have not got it right.... My scenario: I have an external swf (movie.swf) loaded into a movieclip container (movieclip_mc)of a new fla. When the swf ends at the new fl...more >>

Hi, I'm really struggling with this one and it can't be that hard can it? I'm creating a slideshow that loads external jpegs and has a few tweened transitions between them. I have an array with the image names and an array with the type of effect to apply. An example of an effect...more >>

Hello, I would like to know if you can make image maps in Flash MX. I have a woman's shoe and I have divided the shoe graphic up into: heel, strap, sole, toe, accessories I would like to use this woman's shoe and its components as a menu based on the area of the shoe the user clicks....more >>

HI, I am having a problem getting my flash site to stay the same size when i publish it. It is 800 x 500, but when I publish it in html, the pages show up on a full size web browser window, instead of a smaller rectangle shape. I know this is a pretty easy fix, I just forget how. Any help? tha...more >>

Is there any way to show alternative content, if there is no flash plug-in in the browser, without refreshing or redirecting to other page? I have both flash & non flash content in the same page. If flash plug-in detected, flash movie should play otherwise non flash content should display.....more >>