I am working with the standard version of Flash MX 2004 and I started doing a lot of video work. I want to be able to use flv files so I am trying out Sorenson Squeeze to create them. This seems to make the video files just fine and only costs $99 instead of $299. Does Flash Pro have a lot mor...more >>

I got an interesting problem. Up to now, I've been developing an RIA that runs 3 flvs.... on my production server (which is where clients can view progress...) and on my local development server everythings run fine. But, when I loaded the RIA to my clients server, all 3 videos stop running! A...more >>

I want to be able to re-use a banner on many pages. Can flash retrieve a reference to the current page that it is contained upon? ...more >>

Hello! How can I make an effect like the background is moving. Like de effect in the add that macromedia.com has about the max conference 2005. It's like duplicating the movieclip for ever. many thanks ...more >>

Is there a way to make like custom mouse pointers and screen savers on flash?...more >>

I posted this in the ActionScript forum to verify that it runs and got that verification. So apparently I'm doing something wrong in Flash. I'm running MX 2004 Pro on a Mac and absolutely cannot get this script to show in the Output window when I test the movie. var message = "Hi there, Fl...more >>

I have a flash animation which is to be used as a generic banner for some website clients. In the end of the animation, I would like the company name of the client to appear in a motion-tweened textbox. It would be nice if there was a script that allows a textbox to load dynamic content from...more >>

Hey guys, I have made a Menu in Flash which opens up horizontally (side ways). Now the deal is, stage area for my Menu is 800 px wide. The problem I am facing is when I put that Flash Menu in my HTML table. It makes my cell 800 wide. I was wondering if there is a way where I could use some...more >>

I am using the flashVars parameters when I set the swf file into an asp page. It works in IE but for some reason it does not work in Firefox. Is there any why can make this work? ...more >>

Hi yea, 3 months ago I purchased Optimaze software from http://file-size.com/ , this was sapposed to give me smaller swf files, so far I find it is a load of crap, having to struggle to find a tutorial on the internet ,I was told that on the cd of the software one is sapposed to have some t...more >>

Hi, Sorry if this has been asked and answered before but I am very new to Flash MX 2004 and Actionscript 2.0. I am trying to create a software simulation where the learner is instructed to "right-click" an area to display a special menu. When they do so the movie advances to the frame...more >>

I really hope this is one of those "this switch, bonehead" sorts of questions, but I'm going nuts here. I have an audio clip. I've brought it into my Flash movie. I've created a sound instance on its own layer. Now, what I want to have happen is that seconds 5-10 of the clip loop ad infini...more >>

Hi! Can anybody recommend a good site with free sound loops and effects to use with flash? thanks tamagorci ...more >>

Okay, I have the button made. I have it in my Flash MX 2004 file. I have a "rollover" completed. I just cannot link the damn thing. I need the button to go to another scene when it is clicked and I cannot do it right. Can anyone help me out here. I also want text to be linked. When ...more >>

Hi! This is really weird. I have made a flash loop player on a web page, which contains four short loops. The user can select which loop to hear. Although they are all handled the same and are seamless loops, I still experience a gap in TWO of the loops when creating the swf-file. The oth...more >>

Any idea how a scrolling text section like this is approached... http://www.lamisil.com/images/hittheroad/digger-online.jsp besides the neat look and colors of the actual scroll bar, I like how the text is not actually in a box, in fact it looks transparent and scrolls over the backgrou...more >>

Hello Everyone. I was hoping someone might have an answer to this little problem I'm having. Now normally, when I use a getURL("www.someaddress.com#anchor") I have no problem. But recently I noticed that Firefox with FlashPlayer 6 won't go to the address - at all (FP7 is no problem). ...more >>

Sorry for the silly question, but I've been under the impression that Flash objects are automatically "streamed", so for example a user wouldn't have to wait until an entire 30k movie finished downloading before any of it plays. Is this true? If so, are there any caveats, and Is there any do...more >>

I have a master swf wish is using a purchased tab component. The tab component allows me to specify external swf files to load on each tab. This part is working fine, however one of my external swf files that I am loading into a tab also loads several swf files into its own movieclip compone...more >>

Hi all! I haven't used flash in a long time... I am trying to link one button in one flash movie to play a frame in another flash movie. is this possible? could anyone help me out with the code?...more >>

I've completed some work in Flash MX and later found out that the recipient is using Flash 4....Can I save down from MX to 4? I tried, but I only see an option for Flash 5... Thanks. ...more >>

Hello- Is it possible to grab different parts of a text file and display them in a tween? My goal is to create a fade in/out of different quotes, one after the other, and would like to grab these quotes from a text file. Thanks for any help. ...more >>

I had a reply a while back on getting the filenames from a folder with Flash. I was directed to a 3rd party tool that might accomplish this task but I think that the 3rd party tool requires a run time with it and the licensing is beyond my budget. I have built in another application using...more >>

A question about converting Flash Animations for television use. 1) What resolution should I set the stage at 2) Which fonts and what sizes are best for viewing on televisions 3) How do I develop a flash animation so it is set for "TV Standard" 4) Are there any resources online that you ca...more >>

This is the third time I've tried to get an answer to my question. I'm beginning to get a complex about it! To keep file size down I am building a site which regularly uses the loader component. I'm able to get a button to play one movie, but how do I get it to play one movie after anoth...more >>

I have a Flash site composed of several movies. Is there a way I can have movies loading in the background, so that when the viewer calls for them - they're ready to go? If so, what's the Actionscript for that? Thanks, Rebecca ...more >>

Hello, I wonder if there is a method or software to convert powerpoint presentations into flash such that objects like text, image and drawing objects from powerpoint maintain editable objects in Flash. I am only interested in basic editting features: no animations or transitions Tha...more >>

I can seem to get something to work that I thought would be no problem. Here's the story: I've got about 10 dragable movie clips on the stage and one "target". In my actions layer I have the names of the movieclips in an array ("movieclip1", "movieclip2", etc.). I have a script that randoml...more >>

Hi I have been enjoying your breeze presentations as a great new way to aid the self-tutoring student. Giving the user a feel they are in a classroom situation opens doors for people who dont entirely trust their own methods of learning. This is an all too often occurance is many of us ...more >>

i have plase a flash clip on top of the html, the object(bicical man) move with x mouse on window. Java script in html sending datas(x value) from html window to flash file. in internet explore its work fine, but the firefox it's not work sometimes- any body got idea wt is going on. nu...more >>

I first posted this question in May but got no response: To keep file size down I am building a site which regularly uses the loader component. I'm able to get a button to play one movie, but how do I get it to play one movie after another? I have a welcome page with 2 buttons: 'Play I...more >>

Hi, in a pretty simple flash movie, I created several image buttons in a slide show. Each of these images is a thumbnail that is included in my movie. Now this is what i want to avoid. How can I dynamically load my image in my button, based ont the buttonID thanks Boonaap ...more >>

Hi, That I have often read about. A rolling ball moving across the stage. = But my ball is in 3D and has got a structure on the surface which should = move with like in reality. Did someone got any ideas? Michael...more >>

Hi yea, I have some 8 odd meg quicktime files that I would like to have on my site, I want a user to be able to come to my site and watch the movie at the same time as it is been downloaded, my isp does not offer this service, is there any tool that I can use that will compress the swf file so i...more >>

I've designed a button and then set it to get two different URL's and open them in different frames. I've been getting mixed reports about this not working, but every test on mac and windows I've tried seems to demonstrate this works. Should I avoid using multiple "getURL" in a button? I can't...more >>

I wanted to display my clothing collection in a similar way to this one- http://www.itsprimp.com/collections.html. I'm new to Flash and I'm not even sure what this is called. What am I suppose to use, the "Window" component? Any help is greatly appreciated! ...more >>

I added TEXT> F8 and made it to Graphic> then F8 made it a Button> then F8 made it a Movie> Kframe1 Alpha=0 last Kframe Alpha+100> "Hand" on Mouseover does not stay solid? Thanks for any help...more >>

hey guys if you take a look at my animated wallpaper for my favourite movie sin city want to add a rollover menu i was just wondering how can i add this and have my rain effect repeat itself without effecting my button link to my wallpaper http://img205.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sincity...more >>

I download a website that had a still backround image with text/images that would scroll over it.. I inserted my own images and text (basicly trying to steal the effect) but when i uploaded it, it doesn't work ( pinkamigo.com ) it works fine on Page preveiw so i'm a bit confused. the only dif...more >>

I have Flash MX installed on my computer. Some of the lables in the program are so small that they are hard to read. How can I change the font size that Flash MX uses in the program display?:confused;...more >>