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Frame Selection Panel
Posted by NSurveyor at 9/8/2005 11:20:38 PM
Along time ago, someone suggested that there be a panel for how many frames you have selected, and such. During that time, the only solution I could come up with, was using a jsfl file. However, yesterday I think it was, I learned how to make my own panels! So, I decided to turn the Frame Sele...more >>


iparigrafika pageflip - page size
Posted by abosio at 9/8/2005 9:59:29 PM
I am trying to use much larger page sizes than http://www.iparigrafika.hu/pageflip/. My size is 590x750. When I do, mousing on the corner peel results in a reveal of the page below on the opposite inner corner. (Lower right, top inner or Upper left, bottom inner, etc.) My pages sizes are s...more >>

Flash based Billboarding?
Posted by Mystereman at 9/8/2005 9:35:33 PM
I'm looking for some software that can help me develop a flash based electronic billboard for my client. They don't have a lot of flash skills, so they're looking for something that will auto-generate stuff with a few point and click features. Basically, what they want is something that i...more >>

downloading problems
Posted by werevamp at 9/8/2005 8:49:16 PM
when i try to get to certain sites, it says i need flash player beta 8. Before i had been able to get on these sites fine, and now i can't. I thought i had downloaded it, but i still can't get onto certain sites. does anyone know how to do this? ...more >>

Sound effects for downloading...
Posted by Sw Jiten at 9/8/2005 8:03:19 PM
does anyone know where to download nice sound effects (*.wav * .mp3, *.mid...) ? thanx webmates, Jiten...more >>

Flash MX 2004 Pro: Set sound volume?
Posted by ghost zero at 9/8/2005 7:56:05 PM
Flash MX 2004 Pro: Is there a way to specify a sound volume level for a specific audio stream? Perhaps using action script? Or do I have to modify the sound file outside of Flash? Thanks....more >>

How to keep page from refreshing?
Posted by kittycomplex at 9/8/2005 6:29:48 PM
I think I've seen this discussed on here before but I could find anything in a search. So, sorry for the repeat. How do I get my heading, side and bottom to stay stationary and the middle movie to change when a link button is clicked. I'm not explaining this well, but if you check out my site ...more >>

In need of help
Posted by aisling239 at 9/8/2005 6:15:22 PM
I made a photo slideshow with flash... I have a bunch of thumbnails of the pictures on a website... when the thumbnail is clicked, I want it to go the specific frame that the larger photo resides on in the flash slideshow... can anyone help me out with the code I would enter into HTML? Please?...more >>



Washington Post Video Player?
Posted by crookdimwit at 9/8/2005 1:20:28 PM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/?nav=globaltop I'm curious if anyone know where the Post got this FLV video player? I like the interface, and it appears to be XML-driven. Anyone recognize it from someplace? Or is it a custom job? - Matt ...more >>

work space color
Posted by wr0m at 9/8/2005 12:47:17 PM
For some reason, my works space is not colored with the default grey- but instead white. This is getting very frustrating as i have to draw outlines of the stage on each animation. Does anybody know how to change the color of the work space? thanks. ...more >>

combo box
Posted by Andrea at 9/8/2005 12:11:57 PM
Hello I have a problem. i use combobox component. I import an istance on my stage, give a name at istance and load some data in to combo. Now i would change combo property: i would import a Global skins in my library and connect at my combobox but i don't know how. I fdon't want use acti...more >>

Space bar counter
Posted by stiky at 9/8/2005 12:05:48 PM
Hi, Can anyone help me, I'm trying to tap my spacebar to increase a counter. Anyone got a little code I can use? Ta....more >>

HELP!!! Problems Linking Flash to a URL..
Posted by DigMar at 9/8/2005 12:02:18 PM
Hello, I am new to Flash, (MX 2004) and have created a nice little flash advertisement that my client likes. However, I am absolutely going nuts trying to figure out how to make the flash ad clickable. Now, before everyone says to do a search in the forum since it has all been covered a 100 t...more >>

Receiving FlashVars
Posted by Sarah_C at 9/8/2005 11:28:20 AM
Hi all, I'm trying to pass a variable from an html page into my flash movie using flashvars. I've set it up in the params and embed tags: <param name="FlashVars" value="foo=yoyoyo" /> <embed src="TestProg5.swf" FlashVars="foo=yoyoyo" quality="high" bgcolor="#b2c14f" width="550" height="...more >>

Flash buttons in powerpoint?
Posted by Martin Bean at 9/8/2005 10:34:23 AM
hey i was wondering can u import a flash button into powerpoint? i have done so but i can get the actions to work. what i want to do is to use animated flash buttons instead of the buttons in power point any one have ne ideas thanks martin ...more >>

Making a preloader play before 100%?
Posted by Dragonusthei at 9/8/2005 9:41:11 AM
Hi How can i make it so my movie's preloader starts playing the movie when its about 60% loaded insted of the full 100% and let it stream the rest? Also is there any way to make the movie start streaming without taking into account parts of my movie that take user input to get ther...more >>

Exit From flash IDE
Posted by sidhu_onfire at 9/8/2005 8:58:42 AM
i want to put exit button on my GUI where on pressing this button i want to exit from flash IDE...more >>

Passing a variable from my flash site, to an uneditable html site.
Posted by julian0 at 9/8/2005 8:54:24 AM
On my flash site i have a page, describing to a user, how they can send me a file using www.yousendit.com . This is something where someone can send big files to an email address, which the recipeint (me) can then download later. Currently, i have a button that opens a new browser page on to...more >>

Flash Video: How big is a 10 min. Flash Video?
Posted by cyberdao at 9/8/2005 12:19:03 AM
I am currently using Flash 7 and think about upgrading to Flash Pro 8. Can anybody tell me how big a 10 minute Flash Video File at an acceptable quality approxamately is? Thanks a lot!...more >>

movie clip buttons
Posted by jjsand28 at 9/8/2005 12:00:00 AM
I have an animated clip that I'd like to use as a button. Unfortunatley it is mostly text so unless the user is right over ne of the letters the rollover effect does not work. How do I define the hit area so this does not happen? Thanks in advance ...more >>

Reflection of object
Posted by pstoh at 9/8/2005 12:00:00 AM
How to reflect an object in Flash? l have drawn an irregular object and intend to make a reflection of that object with respect to vertical axis. Please help. Thanks. -- pstoh ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pstoh's Profile: http://www.24help.in...more >>

Weird Antialiasing problem with Dynamic Text
Posted by MattStorr at 9/8/2005 12:00:00 AM
I've downloaded a flash template and have been editing the text to suit my own needs. On one page, I had to put a scrollable text area and a scrollbar, which all worked fine. I noticed though that on another machine, the text looked wrong because the computer didn't have the required font. ...more >>

How to play movie only once??
Posted by FlashEnthusiast at 9/8/2005 12:00:00 AM
I have a flash header that I want to play only "once" instead of every time you enter a new webpage. I've read that shared objects are the way to go, so I found the following code below, but I cannot get it to work: Now = new Date(); Today = Now.getDate() + "/" + Now.getMonth() + "/" + Now...more >>

How can I disable all the buttons behind a movieclip?
Posted by moglidroop at 9/8/2005 12:00:00 AM
I have a flash-file with some buttons which a user can click. It has also got a button which opens a movieclip which covers the whole flash file, so also the buttons. But I can still click the buttons behind the movieclip. How can I disable the buttons behind the movieclip? ...more >>

flash playing jagged/slow + locking up browser in OSX tiger on my mac..
Posted by indierockmedia at 9/8/2005 12:00:00 AM
so i have a new powerbook. i use firefox and some sites with flash lock up my browser (all of em..safari, firefox, etc). like complex flash banners or all flash sites. the flash will play slow or jagged, sometimes it locks up the browser to where i cant click on any links (the mouseover hand w...more >>

..those evil non-terminating downloads..
Posted by conchan at 9/8/2005 12:00:00 AM
...any way to stop the non terminating, accumulating downloads that result from using the mediaPlayback component for MP3 delivery? I've tried them on frames, loading in out of empty mc's, but every MP3 that's called to download with the component just keeps on downloading (not audibly, t...more >>

[MX2004pro] Can't load .fla made with Trial version
Posted by BrightSoul at 9/8/2005 12:00:00 AM
Hello, I have Flash MX 2004 professional (legally purchased license) installed on my system and I have to modify an old project I made with the trial version. When I try to load it, it just alerts "Unexpected file format". Is there a way to patch the old .fla or a workaround that makes it load...more >>

Flash Forms & SMTP Server
Posted by vaderbreath at 9/8/2005 12:00:00 AM
Does anyone know how to pass data gathered in a flash MX 2004 form to an IIS SMTP server and have the data emailed to a recipient? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Vaderbreath...more >>

pressure-sensitive tablet
Posted by 3weet at 9/8/2005 12:00:00 AM
I have a Summa Sketch Pad runnning with a Tableworks driver. The stylus works with Flash but I am not getting the "use pressure" option when using the paint brush tool. Any ideas how to remedy this?...more >>

How can I disable all the buttons behind a movieclip?
Posted by moglidroop at 9/8/2005 12:00:00 AM
I have a flash-file with some buttons which a user can click. It has also got a button which opens a movieclip which covers the whole flash file, so also the buttons. But I can still click the buttons behind the movieclip. How can I disable the buttons behind the movieclip? ...more >>

player 6 issue with tweening small distances over long times?
Posted by failsafe x at 9/8/2005 12:00:00 AM
Trying to tween an image._x a distance of 40 pixels over 7 seconds... At 36 FPS, we obviously have too many frames per pixels, so the result looks jagged. You can litterally see each pixel movement about every 15 frames... So instead of smooth motion, I'm getting tiny jumps. First thought...more >>


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