I've created a flash file that covers up my drop down nav bar: http://www.maximizer.com/solutions/maximizer/contact-managertest.html (scroll over SUPPORT to see) Does anyone know how to fix this? Thanks ...more >>

:cool; I am making a splash page that has 15 seconds of music playing in the background. I would like this splashpage to send the viewer to the homepage after the music ends. What will my action script be to accomplish this? Just so you know I do have a button that the viewer can hit t...more >>

Ok, I need some guidance here. I made a presentation, it contains animation with simple text effects and pictures. I have audio tracks, they music is synchronized and supposed to start and end at specific times on the timelines. I have everything perfectly times and synchronized on my comp...more >>

Here's what I would like to be able to do: Draw a rectangle with round ends over a word on the stage as part of a word search puzzle. So the user would click on the first letter and drag over the other letters in the word and when they release it would check to see if it was a valid word in ...more >>

I have encountered a problem I can't find a sollution to: For some reason the ProgressBar and Loader components work incorrectly in Internet Explorer, but ONLY in Internet Explorer. The site in question is here: http://www.pinkandyellow.com/new%20test/testpage2.htm The ProgressBar compon...more >>

Hi there, I've tried a couple of pre-made preloaders now that seem to be coded properly, but for some reason, when I test them, the progress bar only pops on to the screen at about 85%. Any ideas? Regards, Toe Cutter ...more >>

Hi I would like to add a media component to my website but i'm not sure how to add music to a media player component Can some one help Thanks...more >>

Since the last thread on this topic was back in 9/1/04 I thought I'd try again. Hi All, Is it possible to have a Flash app on a INTRANET server that has links to and can launch or copying a PowerPoint file (ppt). Last year the client had a CD and we used Director to run menus, launch...more >>

I attempted to publish a flash document recently and I'm not sure how to reach my desired outcome. I want my flash document (embedded within an html document) to keep its proportions (800 x 600), be as large as possible w/in the window and resize itself according to the window size. Basically,...more >>

I was able to make this work in the earler ver. of Flash. But when the movie ends it will not goto the url that I am telling it to goto. Is there something I am doing wrong. at the end of the movie I have this. Why want it goto the webpage. stop(); getURL("default1.asp", "_self"); ...more >>

I'm building a quiz which has a spinning wheel with numbers (1-4) which when released stops randomly at a number. This works so far so good. Each number represents a topic (eg. dogs, cats, fish, birds). I need to have a random question appear for each topic when the wheel spins to the corre...more >>

I've looked for help on this but I can't find anything simple enough for my newbie ears. I have a mc in my movie stage that is a timer counting down. I have frames on the mc that show time ticking away on screen. My question is how do I send a command to that mc to advance a specific numb...more >>

I'm a flash newbie. Doing a pretty simple banner. I can see the text when the swf is live on 2 of my PCs. Doesn't show on the MAC. One client can see the text, one can't, both PC. All the graphics and their movements are there. I think it has to do with an embedded font issue. The only font us...more >>

I am learning how to use Flash mx, and am having a frustrating experience. I was following a tutorial and created three layers, labled them and entered various content. I had to leave for a while and saved and closed it. When I returned to work on it again, there was one layer labeled the defaul...more >>

I know you can make CD applications with Director, but now I only have Flash to work with. My boss wants me to create a CD for our clients that will run a small application that has our company information, and a navigation menu that will open their document files for them. The disc needs to...more >>

Any1 know how i can directly download an swf file from an already published website to my desktop without knowing the exact location of the file? Thanks:D...more >>

hi, having some trouble with my site. i noticed that if a viewer starts clicking links before the current movie fully loads it makes the site glitch. it will jam between the two movies being loaded and undloaded. http://www.sherryvitale.com i am loading and unloading external .swf f...more >>

Anyone know the quickest way to remove a background from an image? Thanx!...more >>

Hey, I'm new with web design...I've touched up on HTML but thats about it...I wish to pick Flash up using Macromedia for fun and maybe make a little website...Im starting from scratch with flash...have you got any tips? How long will it take me to learn the basics so i can make an acceptable...more >>

Currently I'm using mx 2004 professional on a mac. Could anyone tell me the benefits of upgrading to 8? Is it worth doing or should I wait till the next version/update comes out? Thanks!...more >>

:( Whenever i try to drag anything from the library to the stage Macromedia Flash 8 crashes am i doing something wrong?...more >>

Hi, when a .fla is previewed within the Flash authoring environment using File > Publish Preview > Flash its .swf is very clear and crisp (.gifs appear normal)....yet when this same .fla is published for html (using File > Publish Preview > Flash) the swf is blurry, especially its .gif image. ...more >>

I have modied an old project, but when I try to publish as a Flash version 8 swf, I get one error with this line: set("textY" add i, (getProperty ("text" add i, _y )); Error: ')' or ',' expected It publishes fine as a Flash version 7 or below swf. Also when I press the "check synta...more >>

Hi everyone: Please help me find out the right script so that I can randomly place movies in a grid. I have an array with 10 movie clips. I copied the following script from this forum, but it doesn't sort the 10 movies randomly. It does in pairs. I just want to sort the 10 movies rando...more >>

www.calculex.org The above embedded SWF does not play correctly on some of my associate?s machines. Some layered symbols (Movie clips) do not appear. I suspect their version of flash player. How do you set up the SWF to check the version of flash player and notify the user they need to up...more >>

is there a flash template that can turn an ordinary pdf product catalog into a flash interactive catalog? i see these catalogs everywhere online. when you click on a page it appears to fold and turn to the next page. how are these being made? thanks, bryan ...more >>

I'm having a prblem with my ScrollPane. I assign it to some content and it loads up fine and looks ok but after I scroll completely clicking on the DOWN button and return back to top with the UP button, the content doen't go all the way to its starting point but then if I click the DOWN button...more >>

Hi I get this error every time - I have tried several close </param> not sure if I am doing it right !!! Error Message: Line 35 Col 81 : Closed a <param> tag that was left unclosed. Line 36 Col 43 : Closed a <param> tag that was left unclosed. Original Code: <div id="Layer2">...more >>

I have a flash movie that will be used for a CD-ROM. It uses scenes. Intro on scene 1, main menu on scene 2, content page 1 on scene 3 etc. The menu has an MP3 audio file that I want to loop continuously while menu is loaded, then stop when you click on a link to a new scene. I currently ha...more >>

Hi all, I'm just new to the world of animation and I recently started using Flash MX. It's brilliant! However I find it very basic so I was wondering if any of you could suggest me any implementations to boost the animation capability. Specifically I like working with text. Are there a...more >>

Arrrrrrg!!!!! I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong! I have flash mx 2004 professional and am doing a tutorial using screens. I've never used them before. I have my root screen set up with buttons, using the behaviors of "next screen" and "previous screen". However, while the next s...more >>

OK, first off, I'm a total novice so bear with me. I would like to use Flash 8 to do the following: 1. Import and display a live webcam image. 2. Superimpose over that image a mask layer containing a circle. 3. Have Flash determine the average brightness of pixels within the circle and d...more >>

hello all you nice folks out there :D I'm developing a flash site for my school assignment, and i've sort of hit a dead end. Here's the story: 1. Index.swf loads bracelet.swf onto level 1 when triggered by button action using LoadMovie(); function. 2. In bracelet.swf, there's a button ...more >>

http://home.bellsouth.com/p/pwp-nofx1728 you can view the problem at. The top image is a basic flash file. Plays a simple animation, and is a button, that on rollover has a highlight appear at the top. If you place the curser in the middle of the file, the effect is fine, but if you place t...more >>

Yes i have posted this question earlier but for a simple question you think someone could tell me if there is a smudge tool in mm (adobe) flash 8. If there is then I have another problem with studio 8...more >>

Dows anybody knows any sites with flash games? ...more >>

Hello. I am looking for help on how to construct this type of effect. It can be seen at best-trans.com They are the fading pictures in and out. My concern is how to make the whole movie fade out around the edge so it seems into the background? Detailed help would be best please. Thank...more >>

All the sudden my Flash 8 and flash Video Encoder import my source videos UPDISE DOWN. They export FLV files UPSIDE DOWN. The source footage plays normally in Affter Effects, Premiere Pro, WIN Media etc...so what gives? Who has solved this problem? I need a fast solution. ...more >>

Hi! What commands do i have to write for a button to make a movieclip pop up from a library (without placing this clip on the stage)? is it possible at all?? :( help me please!! ...more >>

Hi, I want to control alpha transparency of a textfield. therefore I used the following code : _root.createEmptyMovieClip("contenu",1); _root.contenu.createTextField("texte", 1, 48, 95, 211, 169); //_root.contenu.texte.embedFonts = true; _root.contenu.texte.text="ceci est un test"; ...more >>

Hi all, i am developing lessons using Dynamic Text fields.. its working fine in windows, but in MAC it looks like blur font.. any solution for this.. ? any one have faced the same problem? waiting for reply. Dhana../ ...more >>

hi i had a very cool motion tween extention/plugin but when i formated my pc i lost it! is someone know where i can find one thanks...more >>

Hi, I am a Webmaster of a Football site and I am just looking into what I need to do the following. I am using php and a mysql db and I want to create a flash webpage that will encompass a matchzone with dynamic data etc etc. What Flash Application do I need to purchase to do this? I am comple...more >>

hey, i use scroll panes to display other swf files within my flash file, but i want to display a html file, the only thing this file has in it is an embedded mp4 movie. i've clicked on the html file and it works fine but i try displaying the html file in a scroll pane in my flash file and...more >>