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how do i start it up
Posted by someweirdmandude at 8/19/2005 11:52:53 PM
i downloaded this and I have no idea how to start it up HELP ME please...more >>

Compressing Quicktime Video
Posted by SteadiClarke at 8/19/2005 10:31:13 PM
Hello, I need to compress a few quicktime movies. One is about 480 Mes, and the rest are in between 280 mewgs and 100 megs. I purchased Sorenson Squeeze for Flash MX and I was able to create .flv files that seem to be OK. I didn't anticipate that my customer (who is a friend - theref...more >>

getURL for CDROM in Flash 6 vs. Flash 7
Posted by lee586 at 8/19/2005 10:08:35 PM
I have a navigational menu for a CDROM that I created a while back using Flash 6. One of the navigational features was to "Browse files on this CDROM" which opened a file window. Now I've added video and if I publish with Flash 7 the link will not work but if I publish with Flash 6 it does (...more >>

POSTING A WEB PAGE
Posted by DALOSPIA at 8/19/2005 9:23:32 PM
I NEED TO PUBLISH AN INTERNET PAGE IN WHICH AN ANIMATION OF FLASH GOES..... I HAVE THE PAGE IN A HOSTAGE OF FREE INTERNET BUT ON HAVING TRIED TO OPEN THE PAGE IT(HE,SHE) IS OPENED NORMALLY AND IN THE SPACE WHERE THE ANIMATION SHOULD APPEAR ARE A BLANK SPACE.... THAT I CAN DO TO ARRANGE THIS PR...more >>

Continuous ound loop over scene changes?
Posted by duckumu at 8/19/2005 9:00:37 PM
I was given a flash file that has 6 scenes in it, and the client wants a continuous sound loop through the whole thing. My experience with flash is pretty minimal, and anything I've done so far hasn't had sound involved. My question is: is it possible to have a sound loop play continuously ...more >>

HTML slows down flash intro
Posted by koperownz at 8/19/2005 8:39:13 PM
I created a flash intro that runs perfectly. Then when I publish it into an HTML file, internet explorer plays it back at almost half the speed it went in Flash Player. Is there a solution to this problem? ...more >>

How to properly write the contentPath property
Posted by maverick101 at 8/19/2005 8:32:41 PM
I can't get jpeg files to load dynamically into a loader component using a relative content path. Actually, the jpeg images load and play when the swf is played in the FlashPlayer or when embedded into an HTML and ran on an IE browser. However, the Mozilla Firefox browser doesn't display the...more >>

rollover hosed by drop shadow
Posted by nolty at 8/19/2005 8:15:37 PM
Hi all -- I'm developing a frame for a training course; you can see it at http://www.cecosweb.com/offerings/SPP/Frame.html The problem is with the two roundish buttons on the right, with a slash-T and a box-X. They both have a drop shadow, and they both have rollover code (on(roll...more >>



stick figure animation
Posted by skate&film at 8/19/2005 8:07:24 PM
I am trying to animate some stick figures. I am having trouble shape tweening thier limbs using the free transform. Sometimes it works and sometimes it dose not. I am trying to animate a walk cycle. Somtimes the shape tween flips the limbs of my character around. Dose anyone know what my pr...more >>

Hyperlinks possible within tooltips? ...
Posted by MovinToMontana at 8/19/2005 7:38:44 PM
Hello - anyone know if it is possible, and if so, generally how to format Tooltip text in Flash as an active hyperlink? thanks :)...more >>

Function won?t accept parameter (?)
Posted by Daro28 at 8/19/2005 7:36:45 PM
This is part of a fla with over 1000 lines of code, I'm having problems with the following function. Maybe I've been looking at it for too long but I just can?t figure it out. The function duplicates a movie clip a specified number of times (total), this number is based on info from an XML ...more >>

Has anyone seen this Flash Clock?
Posted by The Captain at 8/19/2005 7:08:21 PM
I am looking for the Flash clock that is being distributed in phpNuke distributions. To see the one I mean, please take a look at my site - [url]www.ukmartin.com[/url] The SWF file is being freely distributed, and being GPL licence, I assume it came from a "free" source. Unfortunately, th...more >>

Motion behind objects to front of objects
Posted by sinbad_75 at 8/19/2005 7:04:25 PM
I am trying to make text start behind a picture and move around to the front of it. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks, Sammy...more >>

Motion tween issue
Posted by FlaviusFlav at 8/19/2005 7:04:08 PM
This may be a dumb question, but ever since moving to MX 2004, I've noticed a problem with motion tweens. If I create a tween on layer X, and then try to create a new tween containing completely different graphics on the same level immediately following the first tween, the first tween "takes ...more >>

Flash with SWFText
Posted by vfmarques at 8/19/2005 6:35:55 PM
A friend of mine has the software SWFText. Is it possible to import banners done is this software(.swf) to a Flash presentation? If yes, how can I do it? If not, is there any easy way to create banner like that in flash? thanks for you help, ...more >>

Photos seem to jump
Posted by lchad2002 at 8/19/2005 6:13:57 PM
Hi Everyone! I'm in the process of constructing a flash and I have a concern that I'd like to see if anyone has a suggestion for. You can see it http://www.maine-lyweb.com/nes.html What I'm concerned about is in the middle of the flash. I have a series of 5 photos that run across the sc...more >>

Flash won't publish
Posted by Flash Renaissance at 8/19/2005 5:43:09 PM
Is it possible to put to much into one MC and cause flash not to publish? I'm having that problem now. After I created this one MC flash takes forever to publish. But when I take it out it does. When I copy and paste frames into a blank document with that MC in it, it takes forever to publish...more >>

Triggering Flash via a motion sensor
Posted by Webguru1 at 8/19/2005 5:43:03 PM
What I need to be able to do is have a random mp3 play when a motion sensor is set off. The client would like this done in Flash. Anybody experience anything like this? Thanks....more >>

Flash Export to Quicktime (k)
Posted by W. Kirk Lutz at 8/19/2005 4:32:26 PM
I get the following error when I try and export a simple flash animation to Quicktime .mov "The installed version of QuickTime does not have a handler for this type of Macromedia Flash movie. Please consult the documentation for further information." I have reinstalled Quicktime and stil...more >>

Importing QuickTime Videos To Flash
Posted by kyle_christie at 8/19/2005 1:15:07 PM
Hi i was wondering if anyone can help me? I have a Quicktime video clip that i need to use as a motion background, however when i try to import the file through insert into library i get an error saying "one or more files were not imported as there was a problem reading them" I only...more >>

G5 vs P4
Posted by Pong The Greek at 8/19/2005 12:54:18 PM
Hi all I was thinking of buying a G5 and as I use Flash a lot I decided to test a script on a G4 a G5 and a P4 PC. The script is: sum=0; for (i=0; i<2000000; i++) { sum+=i; } trace(sum); So I tested on a dual G5 and it required 13 seconds to do the calculations using Flas...more >>

Controlling SFW's-PLEASE HELP!!!
Posted by german01 at 8/19/2005 12:27:40 PM
hi! I have a project with many SFWs. Movie Cont.SWF has two interfaces linked to the main page of each SFW. One interface is English and the other in Spanish. Movie Cont.swf has a blank movie where all other movies are displayed. Each SWF comes in English and Spanish. I have labeled...more >>

Changing movie size in Flash
Posted by bjory at 8/19/2005 11:59:41 AM
I have done a slideshow in Flash using the dimensions 800 by 600. At first I wanted it to go on computer screen, however I wanted to change the slideshow into video size for DVD playback. Meaning to say the size has to go down from 800 by 600 to 720 by 480. Is there any way i could do so t...more >>

Flash 8 - removal of features from MX2004
Posted by jjay37 at 8/19/2005 9:59:37 AM
I was wondering if Macromedia ever issue a list of features that have been deemed defunct and removed from the latest version of an app? I use the slide presentation feature in Flash Pro MX2004 for a large number of client presentations and due to its flaky performance and lack of support do...more >>

DYnamic TEXT wont load
Posted by krustafarian at 8/19/2005 9:46:36 AM
Hi, i'm loading dynamic text. thing is, it works on my hard drive, but not when i upload it and have t can u see what i'm doing wrong???he text file 'helpText.txt' in the same directory. i've tried just using the name and also changing it to it's web address. helpContent = "helpText.txt"...more >>

Double Line Spacing in textarea
Posted by phil ashby at 8/19/2005 9:40:07 AM
Hi all, I've got a hidden field on a standard HTML form. I'm sending that data through to a flash movie that is in the page and updating a textarea component, so it matches the HTML textarea using Javascript: document.javatest.SetVariable("tb_myText.text", form1.textarea.value); All ...more >>

The Dreaded Scroll Pane
Posted by LSNsaltlamp at 8/19/2005 9:05:20 AM
I have not been able to find a way to change anything about the apearance of the ScrollPane except the background color and wheather or not there is a border. Is there anyway for me to change the scrollbar colors? It's very easy to do on a UIScrollBar, so why not on a ScrollPane!? ...more >>

wont load variables on website
Posted by krustafarian at 8/19/2005 8:34:28 AM
Hi, i'm loading dynamic text. thing is, it works on my hard drive, but not when i upload it and have t can u see what i'm doing wrong???he text file 'helpText.txt' in the same directory. i've tried just using the name and also changing it to it's web address. helpContent = "helpText.txt"...more >>

split image in 1 pixel
Posted by nardove at 8/19/2005 8:26:44 AM
hi there how can i solve this?? prevent, split image in 1 pixel (happen with png and jpg) thanks!!!...more >>

resizing movie with actionscript?
Posted by jc14 at 8/19/2005 8:09:32 AM
I want to use loadmovie to import several swf files into my main movie but I need to change the size of the swf files as well, is there some actionscript that will do this for me. I have tried importing the swf into a blank movie and physically scaling the movie clip down but the other movie c...more >>

Flash vs GM6
Posted by KillerHurdz at 8/19/2005 7:38:12 AM
Hi. Me and a friend are working on a website and are currently using Macromedia Flash and Dreamweaver to organize and upload it. We are wanting to add games to our site and have a bit of a problem. I have heard from other Game Maker 6 users that it's better at making games than Flash is. But t...more >>

my latest flash game
Posted by michael NO[at]SPAM entamedia.com at 8/19/2005 1:17:59 AM
Hi, I've just completed this game for a client. This is not an advert, but a request for feedback/ comments / opinions etc. http://www.fleshlightuk.com/penisguygame/index.php?ref=225 Regards Michael www.galaxygraphics.co.uk ...more >>

How to install Archive Players?
Posted by c l i f f at 8/19/2005 12:21:37 AM
I've downloaded some of the Archived Flash Players for detection testing. Can anyone give me some pointers on how to install the old players. I have already uninstalled my current player. Thanks. c l i f f ...more >>

Video in Flash
Posted by Matt Burton at 8/19/2005 12:00:00 AM
I have a HD movie that I want Flash to play. I dont care how it plays, I just want it to play it. But I want it to be the highest rez. as possible. The Bandwidth is not and issue. 1)Can I use ActionScript? 2)I can not embed the video for some reason. When I try, instead of embeding, ...more >>

Opening exe from projector
Posted by Thrive_Canada at 8/19/2005 12:00:00 AM
I have a projector movie playing and inside it there is a link to an exe. This is on a cd and not the net. Even though IE is not being used to play the movie, it's warning comes up about downloading the exe. Is there any way around this. ...more >>

queston to all you flash designers
Posted by cartoonme91 at 8/19/2005 12:00:00 AM
Recently I've started to do little flash odd jobs for some small business owners in my area and I'd really like to take it further. I'm just curious, for those of you who have been working with flash heavily and know it pretty well, what are your backgrounds? How long have you been work...more >>

How do I make this photo gallery? HELP!!
Posted by jennhaw at 8/19/2005 12:00:00 AM
I have been trying to find ways that I can make a photo gallery like this webpage's galleries: http://www.courtneyfitzwater.com/index2.html The only difference I would make is to have pictures for thumbnails in blocks of 9. The 3 Flash books that I have don't cover anything of this m...more >>

Can Flash Audio be maintained by client?
Posted by TabithaCat at 8/19/2005 12:00:00 AM
I have a small web design business. A new client has asked me if it's possible for him to maintain the audio on his new web site. My knowledge of Flash is miniscule -- I only know how to creating looping audio imbedded in Flash. Is it possible to "feed" audio into Flash? Is it possible for ...more >>

textbox size
Posted by yaniv73 at 8/19/2005 12:00:00 AM
how do i know a size of a textbox and how do i compare his size to the mc size that he is sitting in? thanks...more >>

Video Camera Recommendations?
Posted by tha1der at 8/19/2005 12:00:00 AM
I am currently looking for a camcorder to record video and encode into flash. I am a web developer for a growing small business. Any recommendations on cameras, or certain specs to look for in a camcorder? Thank you, Scott http://www.otterbox.com ...more >>

Muting sounds on a looping animation
Posted by jasper24 at 8/19/2005 12:00:00 AM
I'm a newbie, so please dumb down all of your replies... I have background music in my animation, which the user can mute or return to full volume. I have a couple of issue: 1. If the volume has been muted, when the flash loops and begins playing again, the music returns. How do I turn i...more >>

Bad image quality when exporting
Posted by bjory at 8/19/2005 12:00:00 AM
I did a letter image in Photoshop and saved it as PNG format. I created a new movieclip in Flash and dragged in the image to animate so that on the main stage the image will remain animated. Basically is just a simple rotation to the left and right giving the feeling of the letter is sw...more >>

dynamic scrollbar help
Posted by yaniv73 at 8/19/2005 12:00:00 AM
hi i made a scrollbar that it works fine but i want it to be visible only when the text in the textbox is need to be scrolled and if the text is smaller then the textbox so i want the scrollbar to be disabled/unvisiable any idea? thanks ...more >>

flash does not work at all
Posted by backde at 8/19/2005 12:00:00 AM
i downloaded the flash software and it will not work on common sites: www.usopen.org orioles.com I think there is a security issue here. Any ideas? Thanks,...more >>

POSTING A WEB PAGE
Posted by DALOSPIA at 8/19/2005 12:00:00 AM
NECESITO PUBLICAR UNA PAGINA DE INTERNET EN LA CUAL VA UNA ANIMACION DE FLASH..... TENGO LA PAGINA EN UN HOSTAGE DE INTERNET GRATUITO PERO AL INTENTAR ABRIR LA PAGINA SE ABRE NORMALMENTE Y EN EL ESPACIO DONDE DEBERIA APARECER LA ANIMACION ESTA EN BLANCO.... QUE PUEDO HACER PARA ARREGLAR ESTE P...more >>

newbie HOW TO stop a movie clip within a movie
Posted by MnemonicFish at 8/19/2005 12:00:00 AM
Thanks for responding As I said pretty striaght forward newbie question I guess, I ve imported a movie clip (graphics.swf) into library and dragged onto stage in the main movie, I only want it to play the once when the complete movie starts: I am using this actionscript with flash mx pr...more >>

font color
Posted by wirefusion at 8/19/2005 12:00:00 AM
hi all, i've changed the font color to red of a text in .fla file, and it shows red in flash, but when i publish it , it display that text in black color in .swf file, pl. help urgent regards wire ...more >>


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