I have my main window that has a link to a flash file opening up as a pop up window. I have a link on that pop up window that I would like to open on the original html page window and close the flash window in the process. Can this be done? I seem to only be able to open in a new window or ...more >>

Hi i'm new to mx flash 2004 so please bear with me. So i've created a button, and i tried following the instructions in the manual to attach a sound to the button but it doesn't work. Can someone please explain in detail step by step how to play a sound file when the button is pressed? Thank...more >>

Seriously. Flash has got to be one of the worst "professional" grade apps around. Maybe Adobe can turn it around and make something worthwhile. I say this as an animator, not a web designer. I enjoy the silly little Flash web sites, so I'm glad Flash is around for that...but in the studi...more >>

I have a CD presentation that I put together in Flash. I have published a Windows projector file (Master.exe) and put it on the CD along with my Autostart script, a soundtrack swf (used by Master.exe to loadMovie) and a Macintosh projector file. The Autostart isn't cranking up Master.exe like ...more >>

Urami, Following your suggestions from one of your previous answers (to someone else) I placed this code in every 10th frame so a movieclip (a slide show) pauses at specific frames. stop(); var id = setInterval(function () { play(); clearInterval(id); }, 4000); However after se...more >>

I have a bank of links, one of which is "click here to download the swf file" How do I do that?...more >>

I need to find an action script guru in the SF bay area (north). Where do you suggest looking or posting this announcement. Carigslist does not have quality candidates. Thanks, MG...more >>

Hi, I need to open SWFs in Flash. Whats the Best Decompiler SWF to FLA? Thanx!...more >>

I am using Flash MX 2004. I remember somwhere along the line in older versions of Flash, you could publish the file and the code would include a tag that would offer a alternative version if the person did not have flash installed on their machine, or had flash disabled (as some users do in Fi...more >>

I have a preloader on scene 1 and scene 2 contains a video with stop and play controlers. When I test scene 1 it works, when I test scene 2 it works. When I test "movie" the preloader works and then pulls up scene 2 BUT the video won't play and the controls don't work unless I right click on t...more >>

Hi. I'm having problems with the quality of my flash documents. When I draw something, you can see every single pixil there. But on my friend's computer, you can't. Is there a quality setting that could of been put lower? Or is there another problem? Thx, KillerHurdz. ...more >>

Hi, I am trying to architect a Flash application with Screens and understand how to toggle visibility on and off in property inspector What I don't understand is how to have User Buttons drive this Screen visibility parameter? Are screens a class of their own Please help, thank you ...more >>

Okay I'm using a mediaDisplay componet and a mediaControler component.. I have an mc with an image in it that I want to be displayed before the video is played (starts paused) and after the video has ended. So far it's showing up fine before I press Play, but once the video is complete the...more >>

I have static text in a flash doc and when you click the text I want it to go to another scene. How do I do this? Anyone know how...thanks!...more >>

If I were to make a photo slideshow in Flash, is there some way to apply the fade in fade out effect, to ALL the photos, without having to individually do the Alpha thing to all of them? Thanks!!...more >>

This is relay simple, i have 5 scenes all named from 1 to 5, ...., and a button inside a movieclip, on the button i have the script on (release) { _root.nextScene(); } But it duesent work, ?????? anywon know y? ...more >>

Hi guys, It looks like there is a lot of people having trouble with flash and Firefox, but I think mine is unique. if you open my page with firefox but with the browser window NOT maximized and then rescale the browser window, all the buttons in the flash app don?t follow the rescale. ...more >>

Alright, so I record a file in Audacity and export it as an mp3 with LAME for Audacity. I double-check that it's exported correctly in Winamp, and play it over and over, and it is right. But when I import into Flash, it is cut off by half, example: "Four Score and Seven Years Ago" is: ...more >>

I am needing to pull some content from a DVD and encode it into .flv format. The segments are 50 minutes long and are of a speaker. No action shots. What is the recommended way of going about this. Currently: - rip DVD (it's not copyrighted) to hard drive - pull into AutoGK to convert to "...more >>

In the past I've only had this problem once or twice -- I do a few minutes of work, publish, and I find the publish time has gone from 1 minute to 15, or 3 minutes to 35. But now it's happened to me the last three projects in a row. Grrr. Arrgh. So, I have two things: 1. How annoying i...more >>

I am trying to link one .swf to a frame in another .swf, and I'm stumped. Is this possible? I have no idea what the code would look like....more >>

Hi, I have many layers on top of each other, what I want to do is keep bringing the next layer down, up to the top (making it visible) after a specific time interval. How is this possible ? Thanks... ...more >>

Hi all, i have stumbled into a problem. i have to convert a .fla file used by Flash 5 into a .fla format that Flash MX can read. How do I go about converting the format....more >>

Hey I was just wondering what the difference between single and double quotes. Well i use single 'quotes' while coding. ;) thx...more >>

looking for encyption software which can encrypt my .dcr and .swf files which I am calling in Exe...more >>

My problem is: I have a hidden mouse and for this an object. At the beginning this object is placed somewhere on stage. When I move = my mouse in, the object jumps to the mouse position. At start-up the mouse position should have the coordinates of the object = so that the object will not...more >>

I want to create some application using Flash as GUI. Semitransparent form etc. I know about mProjectors and similar products, but all they are limited. I want to program almost all bussiness logic using Delphi / Builder because I'm using this IDEs all my programmer's life :) My question is ab...more >>

Hi there, How can I find out some details about any swf file without having installed Macromedia Flash? I want to know the Flash version and the width and height of the file....more >>

Hi- I'm on Flash MX Pro 2004, Windows XP Pro sp2. I'm using Photoshop CS to export a Png-24 graphic with transparency into my flash site. The graphic is basically a small white-lighted glow, created by feathering. What I'm concerned with is that it has a "filmy" look within and around the...more >>

Why is my flash movie crashing FireFox? It works ok, in Explorer. It loads the initial movie ok, but it crashes FireFox when buttons are pressed to load additional movies from using loadMovie to retrievethe movie swf files from a different server. This is the html source, ( url...more >>

I have a Movie Clip that is somwhat complex. It contains 3 layers of movie clips and I don't want to have to re-create this thing. I need 4 copies of this thing on the stage. The problem I'm having is that when I make a copy of the object I end up with this instancing problem so that when I...more >>

Does anyone have any clues on how to hyperlink a complete SWF object? I wish to enable a standard hyperlink e.g. <a href="index.htm"> [EMBEDDED SWF OBJECT HERE] </a> in a simple splash screen prior to entering a simple website but cannot find any way to do this. I simply want viewers to be...more >>

hello, I want to load many external mp3s in my movie which is to be played on NET.I want a preloeder or progress bar to appear showing the download progress of sounds.This should begin when i click a button .Meanwhile have other animations to play in that time .After complete download of all m...more >>