Is it possible to merge layers? Basicly do the inverse of Distribute to Layers....more >>

hello everybody .. can i make a movie with flash by combining some video file formats . and then adding some songs or musics.. Please help ... i'd be grateful if anybody could help :) thnkx...more >>

How do you set the hit area for a movie clip button? Thanks...more >>

i'm having problem with a link in the body of an html text field. when rolled over it shifts all the text beyond it. i've checked my css and it isn't a font size issue as far as i can tell. anybody know why this might happen? ...more >>

What would cause this error message and how do I get around it? Thanks! **Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=Action Layer, frame=2:Line 240: Left side of assignment operator must be variable or property. return(-c * (Math.sqrt(1 - t = t / d * t) - 1) + b); ...more >>

I am a PC user inherently. I have Flash MX on my PC. I also have a powerbook G4. I would like to be able to work on my flash content without being tied to my house. What issues will I face if I decide to switch from Flash for the PC to the Mac. Is there anything different about it? The s...more >>

I've got a simple flash piece set up. using check boxes i turn layers on a piece on/off. transparencey is needed so i imported PNG files from AI. now that i have them in i can't convert them to movie clips. i know it has to be possible, but there is not Right Click > Type option like on th...more >>

i know flash automatically has the tab button tab through all of the buttons in the swf. But it is not consistant. there are many times i work on a project and almost finish when i test it and the tab button does not work. there is no rhyme or reason to it. does anyone have any idea why? e...more >>

I have used flash MX and Flash MX 2004 Professional (evaluation) and I cannot get Flash to import the audio channel of .mov, .dv, .mpg file that I am trying to import. I have tried to import the audio channel seperately through the Flash MX 2004 Professional wizard, and this did not resolve t...more >>

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could suggest a good tutorial that explains how to use Flash to create a complete website? Flash used to include a tutorial that showed how to create a simple one, but the newer version doesn't include it as far as I can tell. J...more >>

Hi all, Is there a way to scan a black and white drawing (like a color book page) so I can paint it in flash? Thanks, Sylvain ...more >>

http://priiva.net/dev/perusich/ I've got my text boxes, I've inserted my scrollbar, I've lost my text. If you highlight it (it won't show graphically on the screen) and right click and press copy, you'll get the text. There are 3 text boxes on the screen. The two large have text directly...more >>

Hello everyone, I have been making these see-through rollover buttons in Flash. With Dreamweaver I placed the buttons on my background image but they lose their see-throughness when pre-viewed in the browser. Would it be better to cut out the Dreaweaver and do the whole site in Flash? ...more >>

Hi, I am in the process of making a cartoon that will burnt onto DVD. To retain the highest quality I am exporting AVI's from within flash selecting "uncompressed". AVi's under 1gig total file size seem fine, but if flash produces an AVI 1.5 - 3 gig it just wont play in windows media playe...more >>

Hey everyone, is there a simple script that will make a movieclip do what the thing that folows your mouse on http://www.windows.com dus, i think there is, if there is can someone tell me, and if not tell me the hard way to do it !!!! ...more >>

i am in process of making a video presentation http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flash/articles/vidtemplate_corppreso.html Right now im stock on how to do the video as i have no experiance with video. My question is do i have to nessarly use chroma key for my background? or can i just use a ...more >>

Hi I used to be able to do the Star Wars txt scroll in flash. However, in Flash MX2004, I cant find the Modify>Transform>Edit Center - this acts as a guide to the centre of thepage and then with 1 click, I can move my text to this point, without having to worry about resizing it etc and then...more >>

Hi there I have a small animation of a rotating soccerball: it exists of 50 separate images (30 x30 px)(total 35k swf), placed in 50 frames, after 50 frames, it jumps back to the first. However, sometimes when it reaches the 50th, it 'hangs' and then it jumps to the first, as if it's too h...more >>

I have a main movie that has a simple menu. Each button will launch a movie (.swf) in a different level For example: on (release) { gotoAndStop(2); loadMovieNum("movie4.swf",4); } I then unload the movie with action script in movie4.swf. on (release) { gotoAndStop(2); loa...more >>

I am new to Flash and have a simple question. How do you getting the "loading... " dialog to come with when a page in loading with a flash element on it? I use Adobe Golive. Thanks...more >>

I have a fairly sophisticated drawing in flash mx and i want to make the character walk across the stage. I have looked at tutorials explaining how to do this. My problem is i cannot find the rotate tool in flash mx pro 2004. If anyone could point in the direction of the tool or offer another...more >>

I think it would be most excellent to learn how the Meet Your Match piece was put together. http://www.macromedia.com/software/studio/experience/?promoid=BTQZ What do you think the chances of them telling us how they did it? Thanks Mathias ...more >>

Hi, Im new to Flash and have aquired our website from our developer to make minor changes myself, although when i recieved the .fla file off him and compiled it to .swf i didnt pregress through the preload screen, also it came up with 2 error messages. **Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=func...more >>

Howdy, i've been trying for a couple of weeks now to accomplish this technique... I'm trying to make a shape or object mask in it's creation. Hard to Explain, but as an example, view www.webagent007.com, and notice how when the "wa007" comes up in the intro, it's as if someone is drawing it ...more >>

Is there anyway to load a pdf file from an external folder through a flash projector. Can this functon be assigned to a button? Cheers, to anyone whom can help....more >>

We're trying to make an interactive flash map for the cities we sell hotel nights in. The idea is to have the map and a list of hotels and you click the name and it shows you where on the map it is. We have this much done, but now we decided it might be cool if we can drag the map around in th...more >>

How would I set a refresh button in flash, to return the program to the very start. This seems like it should be simple, but I have no clue how to do it and I have yet to figure it out. Any help would be much appreciated. ...more >>

I was starting my animation when i realized that i need to break apart my symbols and make them into more symbols. I have two legs and one arm that are symbols and i need to make the fore arm a seperate symbol from the rest of the arm and the thighs of the legs seperate symbols from the bottom...more >>

i have done a few animations on my PC for my site, and they show fine on all pc's, but one is having trouble on a mac with OSX installed. www.axemangraphics.tk the main animations work, albeit a little clunky off the pc... but in the guitar section, the whole page (swf) is not loading (it i...more >>

Hi, all... Is it possible to customize the appearance of the caret of a TextInput control (or some custom descendant)? I'm interested in using a custom caret versus the standard vertical bar. I had an idea of creating a new component from scratch, drawing my own caret (as a custom mo...more >>

I installed Quicktime 7, then installed the flv video exporter, but this export option doesn't appear in QT 7. Anyone seen this problem or resolved it? I have Windows XP Pro Service Pack 2, although I've seen Mac users post the same problem. ...more >>

I have just downloaded Macromedia Flash MX 2004, but then i try to use it. it saysm, YOUR TRIAL PERIOD HAVE NOW ENDED. why??...more >>

Hi people, when i view my animation in the normal macromedia flash screen the animations in time with the audio, but when the animations published the animation goes out of time. Has anyone got any suggestions to solving this problem?? Cheers Steve!! ...more >>

Hi! Please help me with this problem. I have a Home.htm page which contains a SWf movie. This movie has a button that opens an Intro.htm page. I have an autorunner, so the Home.htm is out of the folder where the Intro.htm is stored. Here is the folder structure in my D:drive ...more >>