anybody know how to have a layer overlap flash in IE 6?...more >>

arrrgggghhh! so i just started teaching myself flash a day ago, and i'm still a total newbie. okay, so i imported a jpeg that i made in photoshop, then converted it to a symbol, then dragged the symbol from the library onto a layer in flash. i want to apply a drop-shadow filter to it, but f...more >>

Hi. I'm a Flash novice who signed on to develop a website for a client, who fell in love with a dreaded template. So far, all my interactions with the template developer have been a nightmare. So, I hope someone out there can help. They are using pretty outdated coding (Flash 4 or 5 typic...more >>

Maybe I'm crazy, but why can't I find a link to download fp9. Or better yet, why is the player only available for OSX? This is the only URL I could locate: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFl ash Signed, Confused ...more >>

Hi Guys. I'm new to the website development and design, and I have been searching the net for general ideas on how to charge for Flash Websites. I'm looking for input and general ideas from anyone and everyone, on all aspects of this trade. I'm a frequent user on the Adobe Flash Forums...more >>

I need to send out this animated thank you card today at work, but when I publish it as an animated gif, its blank. I exported it and I published it and there is no animation. Can someone please help. Thank you for your time in advance, ...more >>

I am trying to insert the swf video that I created into dreamweaver page so that I can add a skin and place it on my page. The problem is that it is giving me an error message, and I think my problem is that I need to convert it to a flv file. Is there a way I can do that with Dreamweaver 8 ...more >>

I am such a corporate shill ? evidently. :)...more >>

i have seen website where the user can move furniture ,beds, tables and sofas on the floorplan. how is this done. i am new to flash but learn quick.. if you can please point me to direction. thanks...more >>

My second question of the day. I'm trying to build a feature in my app in which the user can hide/reveal [b]bolding[/b] and or [i]italics[/i] and or [u]underlining[/u]. The text is being loaded in from an xml file and I was thinking about styling it with css in order to get the underlinin...more >>

Two questions: 1. How do I make my cd autorun? I run a mac and I've tried the whole making a text doc called autorun.ini that contains: [Autorun] open=Superior-Industries-Media.exe icon=flashfileicon.ico (is that right) 2. When I created this Flash application (my first one ever)...more >>

Please check out this page: http://www.urbanministries.com/index_3.asp See the rotating flash. I have links in it that pop out after the image is completely on the screen "Read more" and "Watch the Trailer." I know Flash has read the links as links because if you right click on the word...more >>

Sometimes, usually after I've been working with Flash for a while, it won't let me save my work. I get an error dialog saying the file is opened read-only, or another user has the file open. What is most disturbing is that I can't even do a "Save As"--I get the same message. What's even worse,...more >>

Our web page created with dreamweaver plays our SWF fine when viewed in Safari, and some PC's. But newer PC's with IE never load the object - instead I just see an empty frame with heCLICK TO ACTIVATE message. Is this some IE problem, or is there someting I'm missing? Thanks ...more >>

I have 2 files on cd, carnival2.wmv and .wp3. So I thought I would produce a fash file for my website. I opened flash 8 (never used it before) did import-import video (selected the .wmv) and set the process going. 30 mins later I had a blank template on the screen and 2 files Carnival2.flv (10...more >>

I have a movie symbol which is 120 frames on the timeline. When the playhead reaches frame 120, how to I get Flash to play the frame next to the movie symbol? In other words, the Movie Symbol sits on Frame 1, plays 120 frames, then I want Flash to jump back to main timeline and play fram...more >>

Flash has no native support for 3-D. So anything that is 3-D-ish will either need to be "faked" or imported from some other application. Faking it or building 3D types of things through code isn't all that hard, but there is genrally some math involved. Google is your friend: "3D Flash Tut...more >>

I have a simple 20 keyframe long .swf slideshow that gets loaded externally into a web site (flash site) and for some reason my Next and Previous buttons are acting up. After you click once you have to slightly move the mouse to get it to go to the next page, if you try to leave the mouse in t...more >>

I'm thinking that this can be done with shared objects but I don't seem to have any information on it. I have a banner that has a sound file that plays at the first frame, here is the code, myLoop = new Sound(); myLoop.attachSound("PSU"); myLoop.start(0,10); What I want to have happ...more >>

The skin of the video player doesn't show when it is linked from another website. Both the video and the video player skin shows correctly on the site, but when it is linked from another website using <embed> the player skin doesn't show. The video still plays, just not the skin. I alr...more >>

At the end of the movie I've developed, a logo pops up that links to a web page. Sounds straight forward, but whenever you click the logo, it pops up the Macromedia Flash Security Settings tab. Every time. I've tried changing a line in the classid/object id tag to allowScriptAccess='always', b...more >>

When I import artwork to MX 2004 Pro (windows), then try to edit the symbols, the controls become weird. I can pick up objects and drag them, I can see the outlines and snap guides as I move the object around, but when I drop it the screen doesn't refresh with the new position of the object. T...more >>

Hi guys! I have a button on a MC, which when pressed I would like to call a .swf into a pop-up; however, this pop-up would NOT be inside html. Is is possible to call up a .swf into a pop-up from a button inside a MC? thanks! Sergio ...more >>

How do you pause and resume a sound file. If I use the stopAllSounds Command...there doesn't seem to be a way to resume. THanks!...more >>

I createed the shape and converted it movie clip and named it button. I double clicked the button movie to enter it. Convert first layer from button to menu. Do I swicth from the movie clip to the button? if so Do I create the menu inside the librarty? ...more >>

I created an image with several wavey lines in photoshop to use as a mask layer in Flash. I "save for web" as a png with transparency. I import it to Flash and when it is on the stage it is indeed transparent. But when I go to use it as a mask it masks the entire rectangle of its dimensions...more >>

Hi, Is the code im using to play a 3rd FLV correct. I cannot figure out how to add a 3rd FLV to play ? Thanks, Paul import mx.video.*; my_FLVPlybk.contentPath = "eddiescores.flv"; var listenerObject:Object = new Object(); listenerObject.ready = function(eventObject:Object):Void {...more >>

I have been hitting my head against the wall with this one. When I use the flvplayback component on a test swf with one frame, my video plays fine. But when I insert the component in an exsisting swf which has many layers and frames, it will not play. Anyone know a reason this might be happeni...more >>

hi i have new task this contain two part first is in flash when finshed it user can click btn that open folder that in same domain of flash i know that flash must save as .exe to act with window but i don't know what is code that open external window i need help plz ...more >>

I'm want to get a variable from an external txt-file and pass this variable to an existing script. This is part of the existing script (it's a slideshow-script, not written by me): this.pathToPics = "/animation/"; // fill this array with your pics this.pArray = ["image0.jpg", "image1.jpg",...more >>

I have a transparent graphic that serves as a mask over an image on the screen. There is another image on the screen that is a button. When the user rolls over the button, I want the mask to move up and reveal what is below. When the user rolls off the button, I want the mask to roll back dow...more >>