Hello! I have recorded a short sequence of a self played 3D game (prey) in high quality and tried to convert it into the swf format. Originally I tried it in a rather high resolution of 800x600 but the swf file was much too large to put it into a website. Then I reduced it to 320x240 and th...more >>

EuroTAAC 2007 (Euro The Alternative Authoring Conference eLearning - EuroTAAC eLearning) www.eurotaac.com It gives us great please to announce the EuroTAAC 2007 conference and training event! In this case "us" means Magnolia Multimedia, AC&S and Grundfos. We have some great new ideas...more >>

:confused; I have a jpg I made transparent in Photoshop. I imported it into Flash 8 and converted to a bmp symbol. The symbol is not transparent, and I can't figure out how to make it transparent again. ...more >>

Hi is any solution to resize all objects im movie? I change size of my movie and wona resize all objects on that movie. ...more >>

I'm new to Flash and an amateur at making pages so keep it simple for stupid me. I have a html page that has a space on it that I would like to show a rotating image ( like a slide show a image would fade in and then be replaced by another, maybe in a window shade like effect in the loading...more >>

hi all, if i import a .wmv video into the library of my .fla file, does the import convert the .wmv into a flash movie? in other words, when someone views the ..swf in their browser, is it played by the flash player alone, or is windows media somehow involved in its playback? many tha...more >>

I haven't found anything, but I think I am not using the right words. anyways, I am very new to flash, but i have a book and am learning. I want to have a 700px-by-50px banner as a swf. But if someone opens my page and either does not have the player installed or has an older version, I wan...more >>

I'm trying to perform a tutorial that requires Flash UI Components #2 be installed which I can find nowhere. The links are dead. The tute requires Flash MX but I'm using 8 Pro. I have "User Interface" listed in my components panel. Is this the same thing and it just comes pre-installed with th...more >>

What would the action script be to make an button that goes to the next frame plus one? Thanks Diane...more >>

OK. I just started my 30 day trial and I'm new at this. This program is frustrating as all get out. I have four or five layers going. All I want to do is get the move to end on a certain frame. I see a "clear frame" command but that leaves an empty circle mark and once I've deleted something I...more >>

i have a contact form that uses php. for some reason, the message i get sent (showing the date and time), the time is 3 hours fast. also, it shows in 24 hour. id like it to be correct and in 12 hour. here is that section of the code: $nowDay=date("d.m.Y"); $nowTime=date("H:i:s"); ...more >>

I have several SWFs that will be going on a CD-ROM (and on the Web) and need some understanding of how I should be loading external movieClips in when on a CD-ROM. I want to be able to have one file on the root for users to click (i.e. DEMO.EXE) so that they don't get confused about what to cl...more >>

Hi I am currently sending data back and forth over a LAN using sockets. The server is using a python socket. The client is using a flash xmlsocket. I have been able to transfer string messages both ways no problem. However, i was wondering if it's possible to: decompress incoming data ...more >>

I have tried to do various tutorials on the net to make a preloader for my site which is.. http://www.lovethevoid.com But no matter what I try I cant get it right :( as you can see the loader bar is animated but it doesnt actually work, the site enters before it loads and doesnt work p...more >>

Hi - I have flash mx professional 2004 on xp pro - when I try to import into the library an mp3 file (which plays fine), I get this error: "One or more files were not imported because there were problems reading them." The file is not read only. The audio bit rate is 320kps, 2 channels, 44...more >>

HI; I am trying to load a variable MoviePlay into a LoadMovie action. set (MoviePlay,"Vid_Neck_1.swf"); loadMovie(MoviePlay); what am I doing wrong here? What has to encase the variable inside the brackets? ...more >>

Here's my problem: Whenever I resize my rectangles, my sharp corners become rounded! I have tried creating the rectangle and resizing it thourhg the property inspector, I have tried Alt + clicking and setting the size that way as well, but when I do that, the moment I move my rectangle, I ge...more >>

Can anyone help me. I want to know how I can pause or hold a frame for a certain time, say 5 secs. In director it is easy. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks...more >>

Hello, Please helop in Component Development from beginner to Advance. Thanks ...more >>

Im working on a flash file whenever I test it to see how it looks, flash shuts down after i close the flash player i just viewed the test file in. any solutions? Im in mac OS 10.47...more >>

Hi guys, i need your help! i am suppose to comment a good couple of lines of code. I was hoping you kids could help me OR could anyone tell me which site i can go to to figure this out. It's for a puzzle. Help me please!! PLEASE... _root.edges._visible = false; _root.pattern._visible = f...more >>

I have a wierd problem on just one machine in our network. When I try to view flash sites eg www.swiffcart.com www.parkforce.com I get an error saying flash not installed or upgrade to latest version. I goto the flash site and install flash and the anim plays to say I have installed. I still ...more >>

I'm working on a wizard that demonstrates software. It runs with "Next" and "Previous" buttons that move the user through the timeline. At certain junctures in the timeline, there is a user-optional "view demo" button that ideally would swap out an existing symbol on the stage; run the ne...more >>

I've started a Flash course and need help. Because i'm a complete novice i'm having to try and re-try about 10 times before what i want to do is right. When motion, shape or text tweening i can never remember in what order to go about things. What are the correct procedures? After i've drawn...more >>

Hi! Im making a countdown until october 16th 2007 using a dynamic textfield, but all the tutorials on the web are either each number as a bitmap or something else annoying. so... how do I make it in dynamic text (daysleft, hoursleft, minutesleft, secondsleft, msecondsleft) all in...more >>

Hi, After hours of searching and playing around with various tutorials, Im not having much luck, and am getting quite frustrated. I have a simple form with a name input field, a dropdown combo box, and a main enquiry box with scrollbar. These are all components (I dont want to use a re...more >>

Hi, I have a main movie with the navigation. On opening the main movie calls an external swf and plays that (a sequence of photos). When that sequnce is finished, i want a second sequence to load up. I currently have the first sequence loading up fine, however i need to know how to ma...more >>

AAAARGH! :confused; Can someone please help me?!?! After finishing a web page in Flash 8, I've put the publish settings to have my Flash page align to top/center of my HTML page but when I launch it in the browser, it stays align in top left corner. And this, what ever I change in the sett...more >>

I recently updated to Flash 8 pro.I'm having a wiered problem.First I was having problem applying masking.I applied a masking effect in a movie clip and when view the movie instead of showing the effect it shows my masking shape that is a rectangle.When i move the play head in the movie it sho...more >>