How is it that there is still no 64bit support. I'm amazed that so long after x64 has been released and a new version of flash has now come, that there is still no 64bit support. Give us a beta at least. This is rediculous. Consider this posting a rant. ...more >>

I created a movie clip of an airplane. I want this airplane to fade in pretty quickly, and will eventually use it in Dreamweaver as part of a page that when you click a button it will open this airplane. I imported the bitmap of the airplane and placed it on the stage, I converted it to a mo...more >>

Okay so The only way I found out to put video on my site is via a flash video. NOW The only thing I know how to do is; Import the video to my library as a Embeded. Then I create my canvas the sive of the video and then drag the video onto the Canvas adn center it. CMND Return, and it plays fi...more >>

I'v been reading about the ability of Flash 8 to support alpha in video. I currently do a lot of blue screen video- key it out in After Effects then take it into Flash MX 2004 as an flv. Of course it has the background from AE in it. My ? is, does Flash 8 support the keyed out alpha from A...more >>

has anyone figured out how to load a gif in flash 8. I have been trying using loadMovie(url:String, target Object, [method:String]) : void and have had no luck. has anyone had success?...more >>

Webmates: I'm trying to show a person walking straight ahead through a road path, but, the first problem is that when I cut the walker's photo in order to have only his shape (and not any backstage), when I paste it on flash,it appears with a white backstage... how can I do to have just th...more >>

When I try to run the installer I get a message: 1: The InstallScript engine is missing from this machine. If available, please run ISScript.msi, or contact your support personnel for further assistance. ... and then the install aborts. I've re-downloaded a couple of times, thinking th...more >>

I'm running a cable modem and would like to test how my movie will play on a 56k connection. Is there an easy way to do this?...more >>

Hello i am currently developing a flash website for a musitian. I am a ColdFusion Programer, and i alwaise make my forms in HTML, how can i make flash get integrated with CFMAIL? how do i send out flash forms? I dont know how to use them.. Any tutorials or anything? ...more >>

I just bought Studio 8 and I would like to thank Macromedia by starting an appreciation thread here in the flash forum. After reviewing all the new tools available in the Flash 8... _root.setMind(Amazed); Thank you very much, Alex Fex Streamtheater.tv ...more >>

I have copied the files into mx.remoting and I can't get the Recordsets to work. I get this error: The class or interface 'mx.remoting.RecordSet' could not be loaded. Is there anything I can do to get this to work in Flash 8? ...more >>

I'm trying to create a 'rotating' testimonials image and at first did it as an animated gif, but now with more testimonials and more changes being made, thot it best to take it to flash. I have the file completed but now, when I export/publish it to include it in my html file, the text only sh...more >>

Please someone help me with this... I'm thinking this is an actionscript question. I am trying to add a virtual tour to flash, but I don't know the first thing to do if I can't import it. The virtual tour is a standalone application and I don't know how I can tell flash to play it. Can som...more >>

Ok, so I am using Quicktime and the FLV exporter plug-in to create video clips which play in a SWF created by someone else. When one video ends, it's suppose to trigger OnStatus = stop, at which time the SWF should start playing the next clip. The guy who made the SWF says there should be a ...more >>

Greetings, Does anyone know if there is a place to get help with Flash for someone like myself who is struggling with what is probably a simple matter? I have posted 3 post but can't seem to find any help. I'm just curious if there is somewhere else on the web someone can point me to? ...more >>

Remember Clue? Colonel Mustard killed ... me ... in the office ... with the Help panel. On my system, when I used a search term -- let's say "TextField class" -- in the Flash 8 Help panel, then double click an entry in the results, I get the relevant page with, er, mustard colored ...more >>

When developing an all Flash site, what should be the lowest processor you accomidate? ...more >>

Is there any draw back to using a 24 FPS setting rather then a 30 FPS for a web site? What is the industry standard?...more >>

Ok I am new to flash. All I want to do is create simple horizontal application style menu bar. I would like it have a couple of menu items under each menu that links to other pages. How do I do this. I have searched the help files and online and can't get anywhere. I have tried doing some...more >>

I want to move an object that is on multiple frames. How can I select all of these objects at once so that they all move to exactly the same spot? Thanks, Melissa...more >>

Hi, I've a problem : when i've istalled flash player 8 my site become unstable! the script work right well with flash player 7. The site use interaction between flash and xml, i've inserted a function that post variable when load a external movie, like: function launchProject(_arg1) {...more >>

I have a Director projector which imports Flash slides at runtime from a Director library. Due to Flash 8's video handling I can now replace the projector with Flash version. I need to know the best method for the projector to : 1.look at a directory, check the individual swf slides therein,...more >>

So here's my dilemma: I am working on a flash executable for a high-profile client. I published the file many many times and it ran smoothly. My boss's slow computer even ran at a very nice pace. We sent that first version to the client, and of course they want changes. So I make the few chang...more >>

I'm trying to find the Flash video website that allowed users to create their own music video. You could add clips to a time line, add sound then e-mail it to a friend. It was pretty corporate, Bub or Gillette or someone... Any idea where this was or am I living in a dream? Thanks, S ...more >>

Hi everybody! I got a Localization issue that needs to be resolve. Any help or direction would be appreciated. This is what we?re trying to do: Use the Strings Panel in Flash MX 2004 to export an XML (XLIFF) file for a particular language (example: The German XML would be named MediaCent...more >>

I have this page with few links, this is what I need to do: Page with links: if interface is inactive, after 15 seconds, then play an animation.... If 'inactive" animation playing and user moves mouse, then play another animatiobn and go back to links page. Please any hints on how I...more >>

Tried to open a project that came from flash MX, containing some large, layered bitmaps (maybe they're causing this) It opened up too much to the left so I scrolled right which immediately caused the program to crash. Tried several times, no luck. Tried it on another PC, no luck. A friend of m...more >>

Hi all, Well. As you can imagine, of course this works locally but once I send it up on my company's web server, we get a blank screen when the video should show. Hoping someone can help out. Here are all the details you need: 1. I have my components and classes set to export on Frame 10...more >>

Help for a newbie please! I'm tring to create a dictionary application that when you click on a word it plays its sound file. The problem is the original text file has over 2,500 entries. Can I import this text file or do I have to re-create it within Flash. I'm using Flash8. Any help apprecia...more >>

hi all, i have a 2 scene file. ones labled "preload" and the other is named "main". I have just added the preload scene to my file, and all my buttons and navigation have stopped working. I have been using _root.something, because i have other MCs. i cant remember what i should replace the ...more >>

:frown; Anyone else had problems using getURL with Flash Player 8? :confused;...more >>

I am trying to test the flash video feature of the flash 8 demo and I can convert an avi using the flash video encoder and it seems to work fine (Shows the conversion process and the actual picture while encoding and says it is okay when finished) however when opening the new flv file in flash...more >>

i used the accordion component with skins it works ok but i want to use it vertical and when i flip it the labels of the accordion disapear!!! cant i use the accordion component in vertical position? if i can how is that done? please help me ...more >>

how can i get any flash movie in targa sequence? Plz help me........ ...more >>

Hi All, I'm Ankur Arora and having some problem regarding shared objects in flash 8. I've this code in flash 8 var so:SharedObject; so = SharedObject.getRemote("ankur", "rtmp:/./..", "/"); so.data.username = "ankur"; so.flush(); how it works & where it will store the shareobject ...more >>

Hi All ! Now I have issues with displaying chinese language in Flash 4. I have tried with Win 2000 and Chinese Win 2000. - In Win 2000 (English), nothing happened. - In Chinese Win 2000, I can type and display but they also have some issues below : + If I use Stat...more >>

hi all i downloaded the flash 8 and i try to install the software but i got some errors massage about the system. i use windows 98 . is it posibble to install the new flash 8 in win 98 ? Thank's Gafko ...more >>

I was playing around with the new browse() function and noticed that it seems to try to load an image (or file) to the movie's static location. As in, it doesn't get a path to the file, it just loads it into memory and then if you were to refer to that file again, it needs an on line host fo...more >>

When I do a shape tween, starting with one object and splitting it into multiple objects on the same layer, why does the background color of the stage show when the objects overlap? And is there anyway to prevent this. ...more >>

Hi everyone, I've downloaded the flash detection kit at the following address: http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flash/articles/fp8_detection.html ... and I'm trying to customise the file called playerProductInstall.fla which is in the Express Installation directory, so that the swf it...more >>

Hi all< I have a map that when a user mouse overs a hotspot changes the details on the screen. this.onRollOver = function(){ this.gotoAndStop("newlocation"); } My problem is that I have to many hotspots close to each other on the map making it hard to select a spot with out accid...more >>

Hi all, I am looking for some copyright free sounds to use in basic flash movies. Things like sounds for mouse overs, or even background loops, soundtracks etc. Ive done the basic googling. Any help is much apprecaited. ...more >>

Hey peolpe, I attached a UIScrollBar component on a dynamic text field in Flash MX 2004 Professional and when I'm trying to export it to play, it constantly gives me the following output error message. WARNING: This movie uses features that are not supported in the Flash 5 player Scene...more >>