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3rd Party Sound Editing
Posted by Magicboats at 5/9/2005 6:18:19 PM
I have used sound extractor before... however, I am just wondering if anyone knows of any other programs that work better for extracting and making sound loops and mixing background sounds or creating sound effects? ...more >>


scaling a movie in Firefox or Mozilla
Posted by Cayo Hueso at 5/9/2005 6:04:13 PM
Hi everybody, I created a movie that should scale with "showall" mode, when the user manipulates the internet browser window. Internet Explorer and Safari work fine, but when I try to use Mozilla or Firefox, the movie does not scale. Does anyone know why this happens and how it can b...more >>

Buttons in Scroll Pane
Posted by fmdano at 5/9/2005 5:27:23 PM
Hey all, I am creating a page where buttons are generated dynamically. I need to fit them in a certain space so i thought i'd use the scroll pane freature. I have not been able to figure out how to insert dynamic buttons within the scroll pane. can anybody help me? thanks dano ...more >>

Background images in flash site
Posted by Kevin Kashou at 5/9/2005 3:54:54 PM
Hello, I want to make a flash site. For the background of the site I would like to have a row of one color and the other row of a different color then goes down with the same color of the second row. How would you be able to do that? Thanks ...more >>

got to frames dynamically
Posted by Brock at 5/9/2005 2:51:03 PM
Hi all, I'm pretty sure this is possible, and I'm close, but. . . I have a movieClip (called textMC) on the stage. I also have three other movieClips (called person1, person2, and person3), each with a button within them called personButton. Can I script my movie so that depending on what ...more >>

I just messed up
Posted by David Brewer at 5/9/2005 12:10:54 AM
My Emailer thingie here gave me some out of date post. Being dumb I replied with out reading the dates...One of them I didn't spell check....and of course they were all rants on my side. Don't read let me save those rant for another time........a cazillion sorrys... -- David Brewer A wor...more >>

playing movies backwards
Posted by saz_ at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
to keep down flash file size I want to be able to play an embedded Qt forwards or backwards depending on which button is selected and once the movie has played it will go somewhere different frame at the end. I've tried creating a controllerMC but Im missing something as its not working. Any s...more >>

work around for wmode in firefox
Posted by Gamekat at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
I'm creating a flash background for a friends site with html text he can update. I was going to use the wmode ( <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> ) but it doesn't seem to work in Opera, Mozilla, or Firefox. Any ideas on how to work around this? ...more >>



Site Source Files
Posted by Augman at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
Wondering what the protocol is for giving up the source files to a client. I developed/designed a site at a reduced rate. Now, client wants to take source files and go elsewhere. Nothing in contract regarding source files. Do I have a right to withhold or charge for said source files? Client i...more >>

.fla to .swf issues
Posted by Ann DeVilbiss at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
I have recently purchased Flash MX Professional 2004 and am having trouble with SWF files. I have updated the Flash file but when I go to test the movie I get an error that reads "Error creating Flash movie file. Be sure the destination file is not read-only or opened by another application. ...more >>

Pop-Up works remotely but not when uploaded
Posted by Mark Murphy 73 at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
Hi all back again, Got what is probably a relatively easy question to answer, I've created a pop-up window which opens fine when I test it remotely on my Mac using safari (still have an issue when testing in explorer "can't get them to open" but that's in a different thread). Anyway th...more >>

download .pdf file - not working right
Posted by Roughouse Designs at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
I have a spot on a page where visitors can download a .pdf file, and for some reason, it will not work, its like the window opens up and then closes out really fast. See here (click download form) http://sherwoodgolf.ca/tournaments.htm can someone please give me some advice on how to h...more >>

is it me or Macromedai web based forum ?
Posted by urami_ at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
Do you guys get the same message in multiple copies ? Kind of annoying as I have each message X 5 to download .... -- Regards Urami -- <urami> http://www.Flashfugitive.com </urami> <web junk free> http://www.firefox.com </web junk free>...more >>

PLEASE HELP!!!
Posted by Boerboel649 at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
Here's the deal. I have this Flash intro that I made. In a separate swf I have the progress bar and loader. I pu the progress bar swf in dreamweaver, and when I preview in browser everything works fine. BUT, when I upload it to the site it doesn't work properly. it works fine on this PC t...more >>

adding sound to a presentation
Posted by mizako at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
Hello! I have made a long presentation with Flash and I have 9 scenes in there. Now my customer asked me to put a sound to it which will continue thru the hole presentation. So my question is, can I somehow add a sound so I don't need to join all the scenes togetter? ...more >>

New beginner
Posted by sillsai at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
Just a new beginner, and want to learn how to create a personal website. If you have a large movie, how do you make a loading bar while the movie/ image is been downloading? ie: a bar that shows how many percentage the image/movie is currently downloaded. Thanks ...more >>

HTML formatting issue - External file
Posted by jeskey at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
I am trying to format HTML loaded from an outside html file. I am having problems with formatting issues. For example, if i set bold <b>text</b>, bold does not turn off and sometimes html past the point does not get loaded. Also, should i be able to include images in the file. I was previ...more >>

Want to create screenshots using Flash (Newbie)
Posted by eh936 at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
Can anyone tell me what would be the best (easiest) program to use to create these sort of flash based web screenshots. I also need a tutorial on how to do this I am a newbie no Flash experience whatsoever. I have FlashMX 2004. Here is a link to what I'd like to create on my own. http://o...more >>

need help creating an autorun cd from a flash presentation .swf
Posted by loopylee at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
hi, does anyone know how i can make my flash mx presentation (.swf) autoload after burning it onto cd. I want to send it out as a portfolio cd and would prefer the user not having to double click anyting in order to open and view it. Want it to just fire up as soon as the cd goes in ba...more >>

file upload via a flash site/movie
Posted by stevehawkins at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
hi, im not sure if it is poss to add a file/image upload feature to a flash site that will just dump the file or image in a selected directory on the server or email the file to a selected email, if any one has any ideas or scripts or other poss ideas i would be more than greatful to here from...more >>

Quiz Scoring, Hiden Variable?
Posted by GladLock at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
Okay, so I fooled around with the quiz template and the scoring works fine there. There is the # of correct and incorrect answer along with the percentage of correct to incorrect answers. When I try to create my own quiz from stratch and use the Learning Interactions Library, my results pag...more >>

Just a starter
Posted by ShaitanX at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
See, I just downloaded the Flash MX trial version... I want to learn how to use it? Anyone help me??? See, I want to be able to make movies like Salad Finger... To know what im talking about, go to www.newgrounds.com and search "Salad Fingers" It's the 1st one in the list... Watch all...more >>

Flash + SEO
Posted by WolfmanVancouver at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
Does anyone have any insight on this? Would this work? The problem: Google does not spider flash files. Possible Solution: I would like to place an absolute positoned div over the swf so that google can spider the content. Does anyone know if this would work? Would google read the co...more >>

My Feet smell really bad...
Posted by Tony at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
Maybe I should change my socks... My other problem is: Windows IE users cannot donload .zip files from a site I've just finished. Why ? Mac users have no problem. I used the simple old "GetURL" followed by the (same directory) address of the zip. Windows IE users get an error. Sit...more >>

.NET Dataset does not return data to WebserviceConnector
Posted by microlee at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
Hi all,Is it possible to have .NET Dataset does not return data to WebserviceConnector? my code: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- [WebMethod] public string GetDataSet_flash() { strin...more >>

IfFrameLoaded
Posted by GordonLai2005 at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
I'm having aproblem with a conditional statement. Here is what is in the template: onClipEvent (load) { total = _root.getBytesTotal(); } onClipEvent (enterFrame) { loaded = _root.getBytesLoaded(); percent = int(loaded/total*100); text = percent+"%"; gotoAndSto...more >>

Newbie needs help with linking
Posted by c1natra at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
I am trying to link either a button or a graphic in Flash. I can apply the get URL to the image but when I go to test it I get this error. Statement must appear within on handler I have no idea what this means but the URL link does not seem to be working. I know that you are going to lau...more >>

Pop-Up fails to open when tested in Explorer
Posted by Mark Murphy 73 at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
Hi All, I've created a pop-up window in Flash and it works fine in Safari, however when I try the same file in Explorer 5.2.3 nothing happens. I've used the same code etc on the button that I've used previously with no Explorer issues. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated ...more >>

Quotation Mark
Posted by Dave MacArthur at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
I am using Flash MX and I?ve been trying to place a single quotation mark in a text string which is displayed in a dynamic text field. The Flash help topic says the escape sequence is a backslash and the single quotation mark, but the dynamic text field displays the symbol for feet -- this is ...more >>

Button on Button action
Posted by Ordinary BOB at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
What I am trying to do is have a button(A), which when rolled over, lauches a movie in the same spot. Then once the movie is complete I want another smaller button(B) on top of the other button(A). I want the old button(A) to stay in an over state when i mouse over the button(B). However flash...more >>

Help Plz
Posted by Jimbo Higgins at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
Ok i have been asigned to create a web site for school and i was wondering if anybody could help me create an assesment page. I need to create a page that gives you a question as such: What happened in 1814: A) B) C) D) E) and i want A,B,C,D,and E to be radio buttons and then i w...more >>

Activate forms
Posted by xfiretyra at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
I'm trying to create a form field in Flash like you can do in Dreamweaver, a field where the users can type in there email address and by pressing a submit button it will be send off to my email address. So i started with inserting a textinput field as well as a button but how do I get the ...more >>

Opening an Illustrator file in Flash
Posted by EmmaPearce at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
Hi, I am (very!) new to Flash, and I've been told that an image I have produced in Illustrator can be opened in Flash. How do I need to save the Illustrator file in order for it to open in Flash, I'm having huge problems! I have IllustratorCS and Flash MX 2004. Thanks! ...more >>

How to make flash games.......
Posted by finalcrosser at 5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
Im having some problems....., If i did make the key UP make my pic on screen go up, It go up and never stop at the end of the screen, how do i make it stop, Is there any thing can be done...........?...more >>


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