Hello again, I'm still constructing my all flash website, but I have a problem with preloaders. I have followed endless tutorials about them, only to find they are preloaders for flash movies on that particular scene. I need a pre-loader or loading screen for an intro to the entire websi...more >>

Hello again, So I made a post the other day about a problem I had with a .SWC component of mine that I was using. My problem was, the component had a hand-made button in it, which resided as a Movieclip symbol in the library. The component's AS file uses createObject() to make instances ...more >>

is their a way to style the mediaPlayback component? Ive been doing a gripload of research and noticed that you can style the UIComponents but their is no information pertaining to the media Component. Any help would be appriciated. Ive tried.... mediaPlaya.setStyle("backgroundColor","0xFF0000...more >>

Okay, on my site, I want to make it look raised a little bit. What's the best way to accomplish that? Using 2 lines as a light grey didn't work. It just looks like half a rectangle. Using 3 lines and changing the color , right next to each other isn't a smooth enought transition. Any idea...more >>

Does anyone know where I can get a flash mx 2004 instuctional video or dvd?...more >>

Hello all. I work for a museum in Arizona and we are thinking of having a flash programmer do some work for us (My skills at programing are not cutting it). The work is to create a couple interactive lessons that kids use to learn about Arizona. We are working on a grant to fund it...more >>

Hi I've made a preloader using a piece of software which I just bought called SWF Lock & Load. Problem is it loads the swf file fine when you view it on its own (test it yourself here http://design.ukwebcreations.co.uk/Flash/Loader.swf ) But when it's embedded into a web page it wont...more >>

At home I have registered and downloaded the Flash MX 2004 trial download. I will eventually purchase the full version, under an educational license. When I setup the program to run off of my external HDD it worked fine at home. The countdown, till the 30 day license runs out, proceeded no...more >>

Hi, I have a swf file that includes some large graphics, and some small graphics. I would rather not place a pre-loader in the movie. Instead I want to have the small size graphics load and render first, and then have the larger graphics load and render next. I was under the ...more >>

Throughout the morning I've been creating graphic objects in Flash, taking saves every 1/2 hour or so. Then after about 4 hours, Flash began acting funny, so I took a final save and closed Flash. When I reopened Flash, I found that none of the save actions took, and the file was as it was when...more >>

I am trying to make a basic forum in flash. I know how to do all the data and everything since i've made forums in html/asp but really need to get ideas on how to construct the gui. Could someone just give me a general description of how to set up a nice gui for it. Thinking ill just do a da...more >>

Project consists of a 20-character dot matrix display. Each character consists of a 5x7 pixel matrix. The display background is orange, and I can place two 20-character lines on the display. Most of the time, the upper left pixel of the character is filled, as in M, N, T, etc. and I can ve...more >>

When I create a button symbol out of text, I need to change the target area from just the text to the entire symbol. To avoid the spastic mouse pointer changes of tracing text. ...more >>

I have spent hours searching this forum for the definitive tutorial or example that will cover the 2 most important issues faced when creating dropdown menus: 1. How to create the dropdown menu itself - lots available on this topic...good show!: ) 2. Now that it has been created, how do ...more >>

Hi - had a search and still can't find what I'm looking for. Exported or published, everything looks fine via my html (and .fla/.swf etc), but in the .gif a static b/w image pixellates really badly. I've tried adjusting the properties to lossless and turned off smoothing, and changing _qu...more >>

I'm trying to load a pdf in a browser window from a button. What function do I use for this? I would thnk that this is a simple function, but I have had no luck so far. The GetURL is looking for an actual address, but I have the pdf in a folder of my flash presentation. I simply want to point ...more >>

I'm building a website with flash movies in separate html pages. There is a short intro into the homepage and then the action that sets the homepage. From the homepage it goes to main links (ie. About Us) all in the same movie, but in the "About Us" scene, when you click on certain buttons, ...more >>

Eclipse is totally new to me and I'm trying to figure out a way to integrate the Project feature, (check in/check out), of Flash MX Professional 2004 with Eclipse's Versioning Control (CVS) feature. Can anyone provide any pointers? What are some good suggestions on how to organize a team o...more >>

Hi I built a flash movie with a preloader in the beginning. I put it on a site with netobjects fusion and uploaded it. When I accessed the site the movie immediatly startet and so the preloader. 5 Weeks later I do the same again, same movie new website. www.fiin.ch/gfwflash.html and ie d...more >>

hi, i have a query for macromedia flash fx. i have just added another text label alongside my webpage's already existing tab menu. have converted the text label symbol into button using" convert to symbol" option. now the problem is that when i test the movie i do get to see my new bu...more >>

Hi, i have just updated to flash MX2004 so that i can you the video export. i also have discreet cleaner XL installed for the compression. Now i have the install cd to install Flash video Exporter but when i run it the install shield opens and closes straight away. i have tried to install th...more >>

I have a Flash movie that I imported several video clips into. I deleted all but one of the video clips out of the movie (and out of the library), but the ..fla file still is over 400 meg in size (ie, pretty much the identical size before I deleted the unused movie clips). It doesn't aff...more >>

Is there any way to create a flash file programatically? I have instances where a user can upload file(s) to our web site and I will need to convert them/load them with a swf file even though they have uploaded the file as a jpg file. But the problem is I need to be able to do it in code NOT t...more >>

I am making a flash animation and i have recorded sound files of the voices howver every time i try to add them, it says "one or more files were not imported because there were problems reading them"... That always happen when i use microphones, do u know a solution? or have another why i ca...more >>

I am making a flash animation and i have recorded sound files of the voices howver every time i try to add them, it says "one or more files were not imported because there were problems reading them"... That always happen when i use microphones, do u know a solution? or have another why i ca...more >>

Example: Would it be possible to have a page where a user could manipulate the position of an object and have the x,y position of that object be stored in x,y form fields. At this point the user could click "update", "submit", etc. Doing so would update the database with the new x,y coordin...more >>

I am trying to use flash in teaching English. I am trying to make my own exercises. For example there are 6 vocabularies above and six gaps below. Student is to click on a vocabulary and then put it in the correct gap. I have done this but I cant add sound if the students do right or wrong. I...more >>

I have this animation where i would like to switch the depths og the movieclips. http://jksdesign.dk/bildt/v4/html/ you can see what my problem is. The picture that i have placed in the "back", should place it self in the front when it's scaled up. So it gets the 3D feel. Thanking you in...more >>

i came across this site, http://www.podlob.com and the research no. 41 of the flash research caught my eye. I wondered how he made that. Do you guys have any idea? please help! thanks!! ...more >>

I have a fla that I got off the internet of the world. I want to crop this movie (all layers) to a specific country or region. How would I go about doing this. Assuming that I can without having to do each layer one at a time. I don't think that I will get the best results doing it one at ...more >>

Hi Everyone, I have created a button in flash so that when you click on the button an swf opens in a html file. The problem is when the pop up opens you can still resize it even though I've put in the script not to. I'm only new to flash so any help would be greatful, Below is what I've got on...more >>

Im currently workin with a file that has multiple drag/drop movieclips - the effect i'm after is so that any movieclip is displayed "on top" when it is dragged - i.e. if A_mc is dragged over B_mc, A_mc is on top, but if B_mc is dragged over A_mc, B_mc is on top. Is there an easy way to do this...more >>

I'm developing an application with Macromedia MX Flash 2004. The device is a pocket pc. I'm testing with two models. One is a dell axim X30 pocket pc 624 mhz, intel pxa270, 64 mb, windows mobile 2003 second edition, 4.21.1088 (compilation 14049). The other is a Cassiopeia pocket pc, 624 m...more >>

Hi, I am needing to develop an animation that needs to play outside the window. Can anyone provide any links or tips that might be beneficial. I have seen this done elsewhere so I know it is possible. Any Ideas CJ ...more >>

Am designing a website with a movie on the homepage - http://209.200.94.136/ The movie has 4 scenes in it. Each scene has a transparent button covering its content which is hyperlinked to another page on the site. When I return to the homepage, the movie always starts at scene 1 so some visito...more >>

Hi there, I've created a flash movie with dynamic text fields. The content is loaded from an asp page through a variable. The text has no anti aliasing, so it doesn't look as smooth as my menu text wich is static text. Is there a solution for this? Is it fixed in MX 2004 (I'm using M...more >>

Hello reader, I'm developing a little website and there are some problems with external jpeg files when using Firefox 1.6. There's a products page with multiple images (thumnails) and when you click one of them you'll get a bigger image with some text. So nothing fancy. Within Internet...more >>

Hi. I need some help with this..... i have a main movie called index, i load in to this main movie another movie called "Articulos.swf" using: loadMovie("Articulos.swf", "_root.Holder_mc"); The problem it's that the "Articulos.swf" have a ComboBox that don't load the data from the xml fi...more >>

Hello there and thanks in advance for helping me. I am quite new to ActionScripting and am sure that this is an easy problem for someone on this forum to solve. I have a website that I am developing which uses various scenes on the root. I am loading a seperate movie as a drop down sub men...more >>

My buttions are not working for some reason, I'm using the following action script that has worked in the past. on(release) { gotoAndPlay ("Scene, frame") } I don't know why it isn't working, please help.:confused; ...more >>

When I try to import a music file to the animation, I click on the CD I want, but then no songs show up. Do I have to have it in a specific format? I'm very new at this and I pretty much stink at it. ...more >>

My buttons are not working for some reason, I'm using the following action script that has worked in the past. on(release) { gotoAndPlay ("Scene, frame") } I don't know why it isn't working, please help.:confused; ...more >>