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Choppy movie clips and scenes
Posted by fredward23 at 11/28/2006 10:41:44 PM
I am having a problem in which I have movie clips containing tweens in a file containing two scenes. On publishing, the movie clips in Scene A play fine, but the clips within Scene B are very choppy -- they appear to be playing only the first and last frames of a tween. The tweens themsel...more >>


Loading "bar" + more
Posted by johnsaetrang at 11/28/2006 9:44:22 PM
Greetings! I have two vital (newbie) questions: 1) I have a large swf and want the standard "loading bar" or something similar, so people will be aware that things are happening. How do I do this? 2) My project is an online exhibition, and it's growing quite large in file size. How c...more >>

i am in desperate need of help
Posted by t-cox at 11/28/2006 7:58:56 PM
Hey, i am in a class at school and we need to use a forum to find out a word using this hint- Complex interactivity (buttons, navigation, etc.) can be built into Flash using this computer programming language: please help me out, thanks. ...more >>

Linking Separate Flash Files
Posted by NovakDesign at 11/28/2006 7:50:29 PM
I have set up buttons on each of my flash pages to link to another flash page so each wouldn't take so long to load...now I am trying to put each page into dreamweaver to launch them...is this the best way? Can I launch my site without using Dreamweaver? My links don't seem to work as well as ...more >>

.swf and .ppt
Posted by Zvesda at 11/28/2006 7:43:38 PM
Simple question - can I use Flash to build a power point loader? As in, of course, to allow you to view a power point presentation on a website, or would it be advisable to rebuild the entire .ppt in flash instead? [i]If[/i] this is possible, where might I find tutorials? ...more >>

Dynamic text return
Posted by DIY_Lobotomy at 11/28/2006 7:39:31 PM
When I'm coding AS to add text to a dynamic text field, how do I indicate that I want a line return (like, start a new line of text)? I know there's a "break code" or something, but I can't remember what it is. Thanks!... ...more >>

Can this bugging message be hidden? - "Click to activate and use control"
Posted by Alxasa at 11/28/2006 7:36:33 PM
Hi, I have basic Flash animation, but when you scroll over it with the mouse it pops up the message "Click to activate and use control". I've seen a lot of talk about this.... and many attempts to turn it off, but in IE 7.0 I cannot find a solution or know what I should do. Is there any work...more >>

Image links in Flash
Posted by anyalita at 11/28/2006 7:13:31 PM
I'm attempting to create links from small sections of a .jpg image similar to how one would make an image map in HTML ... is there a simple, easy way to do this in Flash?...more >>



Export Flash to AVI
Posted by TexasBart at 11/28/2006 6:53:57 PM
I have a (roughly) 4-minute Flash 8 file that I am trying to export to AVI. I begin the process, it goes through about 25% of the conversion and then stops as if it is complete - no error message. When I retrieve the AVI file it is only 25% of the animation. I've exported other files before...more >>

animating photos
Posted by tonya36 at 11/28/2006 6:30:38 PM
Is it possible to move a photo across a screen without it jumping, warping or bouncing? More specifically, is it possible to pan into a photo without it jumping, warping or bouncing? If so, how? To see an example of jumping, warping and bouncing, see the intro at http://iron.e-worksmed...more >>

On keyPress
Posted by Radices at 11/28/2006 6:21:07 PM
Does this work in flash 8? I've research a bit but can't get a definitive answer. Do you have to use a listener? Thanks in advance, Glenn ...more >>

Text Effect
Posted by Coxdabd at 11/28/2006 5:12:22 PM
Hello there, Can anyone help me? What I want to do is create a motion tween which makes text not only move to somewhere but to also slow down whatever is moving as it arrives at its destination? All I need to know is how to slow the moving object down as it nears where it finishes. Reg...more >>

Continuous Scrolling with Buttons
Posted by NovakDesign at 11/28/2006 4:45:48 PM
I've created scrolling text that is moved with a up button and down button but to scroll you have to continuously click the mouse to move the text line by line...how do I change the buttons to continuously scroll my text when held?? This is the script i placed on the buttons: on (release) { ...more >>

Drawn Squares change shape?!
Posted by NovakDesign at 11/28/2006 4:42:49 PM
I am using squares for a preloader movie and every time I adjust their position on the stage they change shape...the properties says they are the same size but they don't look like perfect squares anymore....i tried grouping the shape even though i made it with the rectangle tool...i don't und...more >>

Flash Video doesn't work when burned to CD?
Posted by DianaUNC at 11/28/2006 4:21:08 PM
I'm using Flash 8.0 pro. I've exported a video as swf and html and it plays fine from my desktop but the video doesn't load when burned to a cd-r. If I click on the swf file I get nothing. I've included the source of the html page. <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="e...more >>

Dynamically sizing the flash window
Posted by red2148 at 11/28/2006 3:47:14 PM
I would like to be able to run my Flash at 600 X 600 until it ends then change it to 100 X 100. Is this possible? If so how do I do it? I apologize if this is in the wrong section....more >>

Rubik's Cube
Posted by NDudley at 11/28/2006 3:16:00 PM
Hi everyone! For my web design we have to create an interface for a flash web site, and i was going to do an alien thing, but that idea's out and a new one is in! (lol) i would like to make my interface a rubiks cube, where the user simply mouses over and it rotates and that the places wh...more >>

Re: flash 8 stalls when trying to resize document size
Posted by JK Hudson at 11/28/2006 2:47:07 PM
I found a solution, at least for Macs. In my case, I had too many fonts open for Flash to work at anything approaching a normal speed. Font corruption can also be a problem. I reduced my fonts to below 500 and now Flash 8 works normally for me. ...more >>

Importing movie clips issue
Posted by steve2057 at 11/28/2006 2:14:41 PM
Our company is creating a marketing project to be distributed on CD. We have purchased Studio 8 for Mac and I have been given the task of implementing Flash. First, a question about structure. We want an intro animation to loop continuously until user clicks a button. I have that animation c...more >>

slowness of fla files
Posted by starcut123 at 11/28/2006 2:09:29 PM
Hi all. A problem i have been getting really now only when i switched to mac enviroment is that some of my flas take absolutely ages when i test them. Seems like when i make any simple change within the fla file itself that i have to wait ages and the little mac pizza thing turns and turns. ...more >>

linking to a text file
Posted by Old Shoe at 11/28/2006 2:31:05 AM
I would like to create a standard flash presentation that would remain the same except for the title page. I would like to allow any sales rep (none have, or want to have, flash knowledge) to be able to change the name on the title page by typing into either a text file or other means. The...more >>

Flash Links and IE7
Posted by playz123 at 11/28/2006 12:24:27 AM
Hi, Please forgive me...these may be novice questions, but...I am preparing a new web page for myself in Dreamweaver MX, and want to incorporate a Flash animation I made in Flash MX. The Flash animation contains a button with a link to a web site. The link works perfectly in the Flash player...more >>

SQL Server Stored Procedures
Posted by Bill_from_Wales at 11/28/2006 12:00:00 AM
Is there a way of firing up SQL Server stroed procedures from Flash 8? If so could someone explain how to do it please, as I would like to pass parameters from choices made via drop down lists (populated from xml pages) to query a SQL Server 2000 database. Any help appreciated. Thanks ...more >>

Am I doing it wrong?
Posted by V^Infinity at 11/28/2006 12:00:00 AM
I'm trying to animate one of those cool looking circular symbols (Think transmutation circles from Fullmetal Alchemist or pentacles and such) and I'm trying to animate it so that the lines draw themselves as an animation. Should be too hard, right? So I set to tweening the mask layer when I...more >>

Flash 6 reg. help
Posted by ai_anarki at 11/28/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hello, I downloaded Flash 6 and was very pleased so I decided to buy the registration key... I waited until the trial ended to put my registration key in... dont know why.... now there is no way for me to select register, the start screen simply says "trial period blah,blah,blah" P...more >>

Flash/Quicktime Fix Not Working...
Posted by NO[at]SPAM sh at 11/28/2006 12:00:00 AM
Guys, We are using 360 degree views on our website, there is a Quicktime and Flash version for each however we get that frustrating 'Click to Active' box before the user can actually use them in IE. We started with a basic fix script (within Javascript tags) that you insert below each 36...more >>


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