I am trying to enable the back button on my browser. I know that I need to do this in flash, but how? ...more >>

Friends, I have a swf that loads a file.flv as a http delivered progressive download ( uptil now I have always embedded video into the swf ) I have uplaoded my file.swf and I uploaded the file.flv ( as well as the play gadget -ExternalPlaySeekMute.swf ) I have all these together in a...more >>

pls listen. i use ms frontpage and photoshop 8 to create websites. okay. so, i thought i would take a stab at flash. i went to the web and purchased a flash-based template. i have it online here: http://www.valleygreenscapes.com/ the top part of the site is a flash animation/movie. i have tw...more >>

I have created a Movie Clip button. I need that button to allow me to move from Scene to Scene. Please help!!! I tried assigning the keyframe of the movie clip this: button_mc.onPress = function () { _root.gotoAndPlay("scene 3", 1); I have a seperate action layer for the movie cli...more >>

I've searched the forums and can't really find any exact help for accomplishing this. Can someone tell me if I'm heading in the right direction? I've got an activeVideoPlayerIndex going in the actionscript on frame 1 that assigns index numbers to each of my flv's. Then here's an example of w...more >>

Hi, I know someone in the forum has already asked the use of _root, I know how it works too, but I have another question, when I'm on the main timeline (root) and I want to access a clip in another clip (root>clipA>clipB). Lets say I want to stop clip B inside clip A from playing in the main t...more >>

I have been asked to create a slide show. This will be created on a PC with Flash 8 but will be presented on a Mac. I am not sure what OS the Mac is. Will the .hqx work? Any special settings? What instructions would I give the user who has never used a Mac? Any help would be greatly apprec...more >>

Hello, I was in the midst of putting my portfolio (showcased in a flash environment) on CDs to pass out to people. I was wondering if I could put Flash Player 8 on the cd for the flash file to run from, or wouldn't that work? I was hopign this might eleviate downloading the new flash player ...more >>

I know how to use MovieClipLoader to load a jpg into my flash movie. What I'm missing is how to load 20 jpgs (while showing a progress bar) and then show those one at a time. I just can't seem to wrap my head around this. Alex ...more >>

So here is the deal. I pusblish out of mx 6 to my computer and everything is working fine. I upload the index.html page onto my server and then go to my page and it is blank. If i save it as a .mov file and add /index.mov to my domain name then the file will come up and it will work. So, c...more >>

Help! I am trying to develop a series of Flash Slide Shows (presentations) and then export them for use in a Flash Site/Movie. I've tried every export setting (QuickTime wants Flash 5 or earlier, Flash 8 "screen based" wants 6 or later...) This SEEMS like an intuitively easy thing to d...more >>

Can anyone help me out with this problem? I have .PNG photos in my flash file, and I rotate them at various angles and they look fine. However, when i export the flash file to a .SWF they become jagged. This does not happen if I do not rotate the images, and sometimes it does not happen at al...more >>

I have a Flash interface: http://www.primarypartnerhealthcare.com/ava/avaPreso1.html that I'd like to use to launch 6 individual Presentations within... for instance, click the "Retention Issue" button, bring up a Slide Presentation about the issue. I am stumped how to do this? ANY ...more >>

Here is a flash movie I found at FlashKit.com - http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Interfaces/Navigation/Image_sc-Amir_Has-3362/inde x.php Basically I'm trying to do the same exact thing in Flash MX 2004 with ActionScript 2.0 Does anybody know how to do this?? ...more >>

I have been experiencing this problem ever since Studio 8. Does anyone have any advice or fixes for this problem yet? Has Macromedia acknowledged this as a problem. getURL actions for word documents .doc and powerpoint files .ppt results in an "Action Cancelled" page. Even though the pat...more >>

I promissed I would get this working one day ! Because Linux is better. Period. Macromedia Flash 8 Basic and Professional works on any Linux via wine. You must install it first on any real windows environment (or via vmware) then use a hacked exe (FFF for example). (Of course: You should...more >>

I recorded a sound file using a microphone & WIndows XP's Sound Recorder in WAV PCM format at 48KHtz, 16 bit mono. These play back fine when I double-click them - in WMP. However, when I import them to a library in Flash MX and play them - either by droppping onto the stage or via actionsc...more >>

Hi ! How to do this : http://www.kawabunga.ca/index.php http://www.bottinesouriante.com As you can see, preloader and other stuff are taking all the width space available. Some stuff are aligned in the center of the brower window. How to do this ? I heard a little about a software fo...more >>

Hi! Does anybody know of any solution to make the scrollwheel work, when runing the .swf on OSX? I've just switched to mac, and I had to realize, that the way i programmed scrolling, is not doing anything on this platform. Thanks! ...more >>

Seems to work fine when I preview in the bandwidth profiler, but not when I view the movie on the web page it is embedded in over the web. Then preloader doesn't play until the entire movie is loaded. This is in Flash 8. Frame 1: bytes_loaded = Math.round(this.getBytesLoaded()); bytes_total...more >>

these both work just fine. mc_1.gotoAndStop(1); _root.mc_1.gotoAndStop(1); what's the purpose of _root.? or has it been excused in MX2004 +...more >>

First sorry for my bad english. Beside I only have the german version of Flash, so the translated names for the menues, I used in the following post, are perhaps a little bit different than in the real, english version. Hopefully you all understand, what I mean. :) I use the trial version ...more >>

Hi all, I've put together a photographers portolio site. The site has one main swf and five externally loaded swfs. One for each gallery. Example: main.swf, gallery1.swf, gallery2.swf, gallery3.swf, gallery4.swf, gallery5.swf Is there a way I can link to to a specific frame in gallery1.sw...more >>

Hi, How can i retrive info about a mp3 file to display the title without using Media Server. Thanks! ...more >>

how do i "crop" the flash stage to a smaller size, or resize the stage to a smaller size without thereafter having to move all the buttons and elements individually to their new positions? can one anchor the stage like in photoshop so it crops from top, bottom, left or right? please help! ...more >>

I'm trying to create my site which all my photography, so there is a large number of jpg images included... what is a good size for the bitmap to be that will still be good quality? And how can i tell how fast my website will load once online? ...more >>

heres my script... stop(); _root.tn_on.gotoAndPlay(2); path = "character/"; filename = "1.jpg"; mc_x.createEmptyMovieClip('mc_x1', this.getNextHighestDepth()); mc_x.mc_x1.loadMovie(path+filename); this.onEnterFrame = function() { mc_x.mc_x1._visible = false; var bytesLoaded = m...more >>

"The contents of this file cannot be unpacked. The executable you are attempting to run has been corrupted. Please obtain another copy of the file, verify its integrity, and try again." That's what the error message reads when I double click on the Flash installation icon after I've downl...more >>

:disgust; i am developing a large project that is completely dynamic; it attaches movies from library to stage at runtime according data loaded from database from server using flash remoting. When i attach a movie clip and the next line of code i try to access the movie's methods it is undef...more >>

I am not 100% new like my post title may state, but I am still looking for recommendations. I have been using Adobe programs for a long time drawing basic websites and I started looking into some simple uses of Flash again, however, there is one issue I am having difficulty with after using A...more >>

Hi, I am designing a flash movie. I have bunch of images. I want to place one image as background for my movie. But i am not able to place it. When i place the image on the flash layout, the other images/any text is going backside. I cannot able to see. I can only able to see the backg...more >>

I have imported a MP3 file into the library and put it into the only layer 1on the stage. When I try to test movie or export to *.swf and play - I do not get any sound whatsoever. Interestingly enough, I can play the MP3 object right out of the library fine. AM I doing some type of control o...more >>

To fade the sound, create a movie clip that can be a monitor for the sound via onEnterFrame: _root.createEmptyMovieClip("soundMonitor_mc", 100); // the depth parameter should just be whatever depth is not currently occupied by a movie clip... soundMonitor_mc.onEnterFrame = function() { ...more >>

Hi Flash Gurus, At run time i want user to save the image in photo gallery to his hard disk. Can i provide some code in flash, so that click on the button or image user can save that image on his hard disk. If someone has any idea about that pls share with me. -- Cheers!!! Vikas Flas...more >>

mc_x.loadMovie(path+filename, ""); what can i use the "" for? can i set a depth within the layer that the movieclip (mc_x) is on? cos that would be great!...more >>

hi. I was think about upgrading from flash mx 2004 to flash 8. is it worth the money? i don't do much stuff with video so i dunno. thanks...more >>

Hi, Im sure this never used to happen in previous versions of flash. But basically if i make a simple button, put the button on 1 layer then on the above layer draw a filled black box over it the button is still clickable. how can i stop this from happening? please see example here.... ...more >>

;) Hello friends I need to know which is the Hierarchy of classes of Flash that is used in Acti?n script 2.0. I need that help of you. If sends me a Diagram of Classes, better still. Hugs A friend ...more >>