I have a Flash site set up that allows users to dowload .eps graphics for their own use, but for some reason when the user is doing so in IE it converts the file into a .ps file. It works fine in Firefox and all the other browsers I've tried, but for some reason IE wants to save them as .ps f...more >>

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I lost my Flash mx 2004 instalation cd, so I placed an order for a replacement cd. In the meantime I downloaded Flash 8 trial. Using the flash 8 trial I opned some of the animation/pages I created with mx2004, made some changes and saved them. I just got my flash mx 2004 replacement cd. I re...more >>

HI i'm trying to create my own component but I get some strange behavior and i dont know to solve it myself. Please help. Library: Button,WindowContainer_mc, UIComponent ... Problem: When I convert WindowContainer_mc to compiledClip and put it on the stage infinity loop appear and movie go d...more >>

So I have Flash MX and use it quite a bit. I am running into a problem because I do not have the TextField component that was released since I bought my version of Flash. Can this be found anywhere or can anyone supply it to me? I have tried support but they seem unable to help. Thanks ...more >>

i have a movie clip which contains buttons that on(release) i want to trigger a pop up window, but i'm getting no response. anybody?...more >>

How do i make a butoon a go to a specific scene number? ...more >>

Hi, I'm experimenting with posting Flash Video to the web using Flash 8 Professional (trial version) prior to upgrading to this product. I have created a .fla file with layers for actions, list (a dropdown list containing 2 videos), controls ( a play and stop button), video,(using a video...more >>

This link: http://www.ec-webservices.com/ruffa2006/flash/photoGals/century-productions/ is a slide show I created. I created it in Flash MX and it works fins using IE6, Firefox and Netscape. I modifed the gallery using Flash 8 but saving as Flash MX 2004. The original gallery had all of the ...more >>

Hi, I developed a video presention with navigation for the web. The client wants to distribute the presentation via a cd and now wants it in a projector format. So I have reprogrammed the buttons from get url to building a master movie clip player and putting the following code on the but...more >>

Hello, We have been experimenting with placing video into our website. However, we cannot get it right. We need help and answers, and would appreciate your help. http://ccpspeople.com/paultest.htm This is just one of many of our attempts. We have toyed with the "FREE DOWNLOADS" of ...more >>

Hello, Im modifying a small pong game to work from within a movieclip. But im not fluent enought in actionscript yet to make the game function properly. Im hoping someone will help modify the AS for me. the movie clip that the game is held in is called 'Game' and below is the actionscript ...more >>

I have a movieclip over a button which is meant to block the button from being pressed. But it's not working, you can still press the button. Does this have to do with the movie clip being added using attachMovieClip? How can I get this to not happen? ...more >>

Can you help me? I am a student at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita Ca, and I aspire to be a Web Designer. I just finish the flash Class and I am designing an email for my husband and I need help with actionscript for an email button. This button will let folks send us an email. Help ...more >>

I'm creating my first scene of my first movie with Flash MX 2004, and up until a certain point the movie played back normally at 36 frames per second. Now I've added a few things, and retested the movie and it plays back at a snail's pace. This includes the movie clip within the cartoon. I ...more >>

I'm fairly new to flash so forgive me if what I ask can't be done. I am working on a stand alone CD useing flash. In it I have a photo gallery, as of now to save the photos I have them pop up in a seperate window in the type choosen (jpeg, tiff, pdf) then you can right click or go to menu and ...more >>

Hi All, Ok, so the title of my post isn't very good, but maybe someone can help me figure this out. What is the difference between using Dreamweaver to add an FLV to a page versus using Flash to import video/add the FLV Playback component? As far as I can tell, you still need the FLV...more >>

I know there has been lots of discussing about the "couldn't publish my file" because "no valid html emplates are availeble" but I just want to know if anyone has found a solution for this problem?...more >>

I am having trouble with placing a flash movie on a layer in a shtml file in dreamweaver. I have set the parameters for the flash movie to be transparent and it plays fine. But after it plays both Firefox and Safari still think that it is on top and so it covers up buttons that are on my shtml...more >>

I have a slideshow with images on every 24th frame. I want the slideshow to be user controllable. I can get it to go to the next frame, but it won't keep going. After hitting the next button, it goes to the next frame and that's it. How can I get it to keep going to the next frame with each re...more >>

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Hi all, I'm working on a project that requires a mac projector in fullscreen mode. When I publish it in Flash 8 and run it, the Flash Player pops into fullscreen mode however the chrome is visible at the top of the FP. What's really weird is that it does not happen 100% the time -- only ...more >>

Thanks to the new Google Analytics, our company now not only knows how many browsers have Flash installed, but what version even. To date, 48% of our users are using some form of the version 8 player. My question is: when do you make the stragglers take the leap into the new version? Or in...more >>

I am playing a movie in a window component. I can load up the content and it plays no problem but when you close the window the video must keep playing as you can still hear the sound. If you open another instance of the window a second video will play and you hear the sound from both. Any ide...more >>

Hi all, I created an ATL ActiveX control which wrap around Shorckwave Flash Player. I read an article from this site and knew that the following script will disable the right-click context menu in HTML page: <param name=swRemote value="swContextMenu='FALSE'"> Now I'm trying the g...more >>

I have a button on my flash movie that links to a URL. In testing it today, anyone clicking on it is asked in a pop-up to go to a macromedia sight and change the security access settings in the manager. When did this start? Does every flash movie with a URL link now require every user to do th...more >>

I'm currently a database developer (Delphi/Pascal + SQL programmer) and I've always been interested in creating games; however, I have almost zero artistic talent. Now I realize that to create a "flashy" game that I might need an artist to help out, but it got me wondering... is Flash just f...more >>

I am trying load an external flv file into a swf. And it won't work. Is it because I only have Flash MX? Here is my code // Create a NetConnection object var netConn:NetConnection = new NetConnection(); // Create a local streaming connection netConn.connect(null); // Create a NetStr...more >>

I am looking into creating a Digital Signage (plasma display signs) in Flash, but i am worried about leaving windows running for large periods of time unattended because of the dialog boxes that as routine appear from the OS. I have seen a number of digital signage displays showing windows di...more >>

I find the Flash GUI and interaction on the Mac painful. I heard a theory that when Mac got the Intel chip things would be zippy. Anybody know anything about this or you have you tried one? Do you have pain when it comes to mac and flash? ...more >>

A user of a quiz has responded that instead of seeing the questions in a flash quiz, they see the source of the template "enter question here". Only 1 user in a few hundred has reported this issue. Does anyone have any idea why this is happening? ...more >>

Hello, I would like to know how I create a magazine like this? Is it build on PDF:s? http://www.bafe.nu/magazine/nr1/ *erik...more >>

Hello, is that button is component?...more >>

Help me please, i need to do a videowall in flash 8, the problem is the resolution, because the videowall have a 5120x768 (five plasma tv)resolution. In flash i can't do this, the maxium resolution is 2880!, SO.. i can change the resolution with atcionscript?? or another way...!?! please help!...more >>

I have used the flash flv exporter that comes along with quicktime to create pogressive download movies but my flv's are always out of sync. I have tried differnt settings but nothing seems to work. Why can't flv files sync the sound like quicktime movies can. ...more >>

i did a scene based portfolio for my site and am having an issue with it on mac. it works perfectly on windows. http://digitalusmedia.net/wordpress/ is the site. if anyones got any ideas that would be great! ...more >>

What is "Speed (FPS)" value for text animation? Meaning generic text animation, something like http://www.orangecopper.com/ "create an e-image" words Thanks....more >>

Putting together an e-learning product designed in Flash 8. Importing content text on the fly using Xml to save multiple copying and pasting of text from a word document into the fla. Unfortunately this renders the text 'unreadable' by screen readers such as Jaws. Anyone know a solution? Or ...more >>

In my flash document I call a FLV file, but I want that file to preload it first (streaming) before playing. Am I need a streaming server? Is there something I can do to make it preload (actionscript)? ...more >>

Does anyone know of Flash team's plans to release universal binaries for OSX on Intel? Anytime soon? Does Flash 8 run under Rosetta very well (if at all)?...more >>

I have been having a very strange problem with Flash recently and after hours of experimentation I am stumped. I am actually starting to think it might be a bug with Flash 8. (I'm not a newbie, by the way: I have been working in Flash since Flash 4 and have built and launched over 75 website...more >>

i have a g4 eMac os x 10.2.8, 2 and a half years old, still fine i ALSO have a brand new desktop pc, nothing too too powerful, but runs smooth i dont know which route to go? mac or pc? for flash 8 macromedia program. i wish to create flashtoons, put 'em online. cant wait! please help, thanks...more >>

Hi all, I have a flash file which actually plays another flash animation. The embed flash is the flash file that i want to play and the other flash file is actually a flash file with play, stop, pause buttons. It works as a player. I have to do it this way because i do not have the source f...more >>

Given Flash Script Purpose & Functionality: 1. I created a Flash SWF player kind of similar to ESPN.com. It has the functionality to play ADS and MEDIAE. The classes are AD, ADLIST, MEDIA, and MEDIALIST. 2. The SWF script loads and XML file and parses the content. (Note: the url ...more >>

I'm trying to play the timeline in reverse from the frame the movie is currently on. I want it to activate on a Press and stop on a Release. Example: movie is stoped on frame100. User presses back button and it plays in reverse until released or hits a Stop on the timeline. Help!!! ...more >>

Is there a way to prompt user to download newer version of player? I want a window to pop up if user does not have version 8 and direct them to download it....more >>

I am having trouble trying to get a symbol to snap to a motion track. Any suggestions?...more >>

hey ppl, u prolly got alot better things to help ppl with. im just wondering.. how do you go about trouble shooting ur .swf file? the movie works fine in flash itself but the .swf has plent of errors when viewed multiple times.. for example: the music will cut out, the movie will restart, a...more >>

I have Studio MX2004 installed and running. When I try to install Flash Professional 8 from the CD, it starts installing and after about a third of the installation progress, it freezes. OS: WinXP Pro Logged as Admin on the machine. JP ...more >>