I've made a file using progressive download and can view it with the test movie command, but can't get it to work in a browser. The FLVs are long, 13 and 15 minutes, nd have been produced to bandwidth recommendations from the Develop Center article. Thank you in advance for any help. ...more >>

Hi I need some help I have a bunch of random movie clips that are created using createEmptyMovieClip, however when I go to the next frame the content in the movie clip is still present, Ive tried to remove the movie clip afterwards, but it still stays there, prolly an easy problem, if som...more >>

I'm loading an external swf file into a movie clip. It loads when it is supposed to, but the image (movie clip) shows up in the wrong place. It is far to the right and down so that only the top corner of it shows up on the stage area. I understood that it should load matching the top left c...more >>

Seems in my Flash 8 FLVPlayback behavior is mmissing. How do I install it?...more >>

Hi, I have my flash document set at 700x400 with a blue background. If I was to put in the : fscommand("fullscreen", true); command, on loading the screen would be filled with my movie. How can I make it so it expand the screen to full, but keeps the 700x400 size of the movie and fills the...more >>

i want to buy Flash 8 and FL Studio. i use Flash in class, and i read up about FL Studio and i noticed something...if Flash has Flash Project (extension ..flp), will it be a problem with Fruity Loops which has same extension? whut problems can i run into? any way to avoid them if any? whut ca...more >>

I am trying to do a similar project to this and I need some help. http://www.thirdview.org/3v/rephotos/index.html not the map portion but the photo section that show the views changing from one into the next. I have been able to get the images to transition from one to the other (1-2-...more >>

i get errors is there something wrong with the below script on (rollOver) { color = ff6600; } on (rollOut) { color = 7b5c4e; } on (release) { getURL("http://www.google.com"); }...more >>

I have various buttons on my main application. If you click a button it takes you to a screen with a FLVPlayback that contains CuePoints. The FLV playing back has a toolbar that can take you to various points in the streaming video. The screen also has Cuepoint navigation that has text appe...more >>

:confused; http://www.macromedia.com/software/studio/experience/ I used to be able to click and launch into this link from my PC.. But now I can't. I click the launch button and nothing happens. I am able to see other flash 8 content though ? Any ideas why this may have changed ? ...more >>

:confused; I created a flash file for progressive down load, and can see the swf file on my computer, but after I load it to the server the swf file does not show at all! I loaded all the files I have locally and set the contentpath parameter of the flvplayback and still nothing. This is t...more >>

Here's what I'm trying to do. It would be a great thing to be able to target the actions panel and scroll it so that it goes to the line I specify with JSFL. FOr some reason, the actions panel is strangely non-existant in the jsfl objects list. Is it possible to target it and use it's methods ...more >>

I have this .fla file, which is about 9 MB size. I've been working in this project for about a month. Last week I installed the new Flash 8, and now I have this problem: when trying to publish my project, it says that there isn't enough memory! I was working on a Notebook with 250 MB of RA...more >>

Hi, I want to create a scrolling strip of buttons with an arrow at each end to reveal more options, I have included an example of what I want to achive in this url: http://www.swervephotography.com (go to one of the photographers pages) Previously I have used this code: on (press) { MCn...more >>

I'm working on a Flash project right now and I need to convert a Mac font into a PC font. I've searched on Google and I'm wasting a lot of time finding converters that cost money. Anyone come across any freeware for this type of stuff? Thanks! ...more >>

Hi everybody, I have a question about how to spin an object 360 degrees with an ease from 0 - 360. Currently, if I have a keyframe at frame 0 and one at frame 100 and I spin the object 360 at frame 100, I get no motion. This is because Flash doesn't apparently recognize +360 degrees or somethi...more >>

Hey I've created a simple Flash movie in Flash 8 Professional and used Dreamweaver 8 to insert the flash movie into the html/xhtml. Below is the code the Dreamweaver added to the html code. I'm wondering if the user browsing the page need the Flash Player installed on his computer OR if th...more >>

I am making a list box and would like to have more than one line of text appear. Some of the titles I have are long and I would rather use 2 lines of text rather than make the box wider. Any suggestions?? Thanks ...more >>

My website does not have all the text showing as it should. www.focusedmind.net ....my font is Formal 436 BT, and most of the text is showing as Arial. PLEASE HELP!...more >>

I would appreciate some advice as to what is the best format to ask for animations and video for a flash advert. Basically I am creating some online adverts that have video footage and I need to brief the person supplying the footage as to what is the best format to deliver this to me. ...more >>

I am new to FLASH so please be patient. I have created a Flash Form Application with several screens. On the Master Screen I have added the background as one layer and the navigation menu as another. I have added an actions layer with the stop(); command for all frames. Each seperate scr...more >>

I am using the Slide Presentation feature of Flash MX 2004 Pro for the first time. I have setup my main presentation screen, and three child screens, which I want to navigate through using previous and next buttons. The problem is that when I run the movie (either Control > Test Movie, or Ex...more >>

I have external xml files that load into text area components via a link in the current xml file .. loads into the same space. In other places, where I needed to open external URL files, I used the asfunction and GetUrl to open a browser with the external URL. However .. using the same method b...more >>

does anyone know a good way to reproduce this scrolling content effect in flash? http://www.duncanblack.com/index2.html ...more >>

I need to convert several mp3 to be played by a flash media player....more >>

I'm working on a video for a website using flash. I just uploaded it and it works fine on a PC. When I test it on a Mac it will play the sound but not the video. Any suggestions or ideas are welcome. Thank you. here's a link, the video is located on the bottom: http://www.healthtronics...more >>

I'm working on a video for a website using flash. I just uploaded it and it works fine on a PC. When I test it on a Mac it will play the sound but not the video. Any suggestions or ideas are welcome. Thank you. here's a link, the video is located on the bottom: http://www.healthtronics...more >>

Hi guys I have created a flash button and i want it to import it to dream weaver. in flash the geturl works goes to yahoo but in dream weaver it doesnt....Plzzzz i want it to work in dreamweaver im not suree were i am going wrong on (rollOver) { gotoAndStop("Menu1"); getURL("http:...more >>

Is there a way to lock or flatten all the layers in an FLA, so you could provide the FLA to someone else to add content on top, but so that they could not edit the content you started? I have tried importing my work from SWF to flatten it and also break it into many, many keyframes. The prob...more >>

Please help! I'm new to Flash and i can't get my text to fade... 1.I have imported a blue water img into the library and then used that as my background. 2. I then create a new layer, and type Elements in White (Times font). This is at the first keyframe. 3. I then convert this to a sym...more >>

Hi, I'm drawing a blank right now on what this could be called, which might mean why I'm having a hard time finding something on it, so I'm just going to ask in the forum. I have an interactive img in flash that can only be a specified size on the webpage. The client would like for t...more >>

I am trying to set up a flash intro on a website. It works locally, however, when I upload it the movie does not load? I am also trying to centralise the movie on the screen by using CSS. I used Dreamweaver to generate the script to insert the movie it is as follows. <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLI...more >>

I have tried in vain for the last three days to figure out how to create a load button or component that loads an .flv file into the FLVPlayback component. Up to now I've been using contentPath in the paramaters menu to link it to the url of my .flv file, which works fine. I would like to have...more >>

I have a quiz which i just want users to attempt once. At the start of the quiz i create a shared object using the following code - //create the local Shared Object myLocalSO = sharedobject.getLocal("introQuiz" ); I have a flash file that i want to check if the above mentioned shared o...more >>

Does anyone know if it's possible to get Flash to get the hex color id of whatever color is currently under the cursor?...more >>

Hi, I am having some unusual activity on my published movie. On my machine, in Firefox, it looks great. Works just like it is supposed to and everything is fabulous. On my machine, in IE, it works, but ALL of the text elements are missing. On other computers I am getting reports that my s...more >>

Hello everyone. I am constantly trying to learn new things for my website. One look I like is the Top or Eric's chateau webpage here. http://chenonceau.fromparis.com/ Does anyone have a tutorial to help me recreate this for my own website??? ...more >>

Hello everyone. I am constantly trying to learn new things for my website. One look I like is the Top or Eric's chateau webpage here. http://chenonceau.fromparis.com/ Does anyone have a tutorial to help me recreate this for my own website??? ...more >>

Is there a way to embed or dynamically load a .rm file into a flash movie? I can't see .rm file as an import option, but I was wondering if anyone has been able to do this or what my options could be....more >>

I wonder if anyone can help me. Does anyone know If I can access a file from flash ? (flash 8). Im trying to read and write information to a file from flash application. I know this is not possible in the earlier version of flash, but how about flash 8 ? Any help will be much appreciated....more >>

I have attempted to download flash 8 several times now and it will absolutely not let me. The gold bar to allow installion of the active X control does not even appear. Is an older version of Flash needed to install 8? Because I do not have any version installed could this be the problem? If s...more >>

Hi, im triying to load a external movie clip with a flvPlayback component inside. The component works fine when i test in the original file. But, when i try to load this movie into another, the controls of the flvplayback component doesn't work anymore. The media plays fine, but the control...more >>

Hehe ok it was a lont time a go i used flash so i want to make a button for my homepage... I know the code: on(release){ getURL("http://link.to/website","_self"); } But how to i make an invisible button over a text. Im probbly supposed to use the Rectangle Tool but how do i set settings ...more >>

I am looking for ways to get customers to my Flash videos. I've posted one of my videos on www.flash500.com. Any other suggestions? Thanks rj...more >>

I have a home page using flash with animation. The remainder of the site is html. Since I don't want the animation to reply every time a user goes back to the home page from within the site, is there a way to target the end of the animation with the html link? Thanks. Glenn Ruga ...more >>

Dear All. I have been using flash 6 .i made an animation in the flash , i would like to as a change html file type . So, Please send your kindly feedback immediatclu....................... Thanks, Irsath Mohammed ...more >>

If you visit http://www.theronin.co.uk/index_flash.html How do I get my nav buttons to scramble like that in it's roll over stage? Thank you in advanced....more >>

This might be old news, but I've got a new Mac on the Intel Duo Chip and there seems to be no way of getting Flash to stick. I can download it, uninstall, reinstall, whatever- all to no avail. Is it the case that Adobe/Macromedia just hasn't taken the time to develop Flash for the new Macs? ...more >>

Bascally im looking on how to do a rollover where a popup says and follows your mouse for a while. A good example is on http://www.iparigrafika.hu/ Can anyone tell me how its done or give me a link to a tutriol? Thanks for your time Jimmy_milk ...more >>

i realized some sites the movement of images is so smoothe... i can get it that smoothe.... is there a better way of tweenig or lets say moving images from one place to another like for example in this site http://www.shanalondon.com/ therectangle expands so smothly and then when you go to COL...more >>

I am creating an interactive resume using flash. I am having problems though displayin a symbol movie in my flash document. I am currently using flash mx 2004. When the button is click, it will redicrect to a different (don't know what to call it) but screen. The Buttons and my logo are bo...more >>

Help please!! very urgent. When I load a external movie into my main movie, all the text appears blury. I tried change the anti-alias, but with antialias it get worst. In my external movie, everything is ok, and when I test it the movie is always ok. I dont know what to do. Im getting nuts ...more >>

Hi, I have a copy of Flash MX 2004 and was wondering if there was a way to create a filter for some video I import, but only select parts like a moving car etc? I know Flash 8 has some amazing video tools but is it possible in MX 04? Cheers Rich ...more >>

Hi was wondering if their is an importer or plugin i can use to import a Quicktime VRML file. At the moment i m able to import the file but it does not retain its VRML interactivity as in the user is unable to rotate the video around in 360 degree's. Instead flash displays the VRML Video clip ...more >>

Flash 8 encoutered a problem and needs to close. Same with FLash MX I install macromedia flash in a win xp sp2, and when I try to run for the first time i allways got the error mentioned above. Does anyone know how to solve the problem? Thanks Patricia Attach Code <?xml version...more >>