Need help I try to link some pdf files to a button in my fla (flash 8) I'm stuck I try to create a html file in dw all the link works now how to link the fla button to this html? thanks In ad Richard:sun;:P ...more >>

Ok, here's the deal.. I have a movie that dynamically loads other external movie clips using loadMovie(), but I'm getting a delay.. the external clips are 'popping' into the main movie later than they should. Obviously I need to preload these somehow? But some of them are clips within clip...more >>

When I create a vector shape in Flash or in Illustrator and am using it to animate with, I have noticed that Flash does an automatic point reduction on the object. Say I create a rectangle, it obviously has four points, one on each corner. However, if I want this to bend the way I want I add...more >>

For some reason when my animation is played through a browser is slower and the lip sync is off. When you played the swf file on the desktop or test the movie with flash everything is perfect. I compacted the movie to make it smaller, and also added a preloader. I cant understand why this stil...more >>

The actionscript creates a movieclip containing just a line, at runtime. Whenever i take move the mouse over the line, i want know the coordinate of that point. I tired onRollOver on the movieclip, that does not respond. Thanks for any help Ashim ...more >>

This is probably pretty basic, but I never had this problem in MX. When I place a sound clip in the timeline, I can only play it from the beginning. If I hit "stop" or "pause" in the controller window, the animation stops but the sound keeps playing. If I place the playback line somewhere in t...more >>

Hey, I was wondering if anyone could help me out here. I have made a Flash site for a company and in this site I used dynamic loading. I dynamically loaded the text files, as well as the image files. I upload this site to a web server and now the only thing that pops up is the txt documents, n...more >>

Here's my code for rotating the button/valve 90 degrees. I've tried a conditional to toggle it back to vertical but tracing _rotation shows that it doesn't increment as the button rotates.:confused;...more >>

We've inherited a CBT that makes heavy use of Flash. Nobody in my shop is yet familar with Flash 8, so we don't know what new features there may be in the course. I >assume< the new Flash features, if they are even present in the CBTs, will not be saved if we save them as Flash 2004 MX...more >>

is is possible to make iframes using dreamweaver?...more >>

I have the new iMac w/Intel chip. The Flash Player 8 won't install. Any reasons or suggestions? Kathy...more >>

:confused; Please help. I have a flash header and it works fine on my pc but when upload to my web site it does not work. www.tmanningconstruction.co.uk I also have just the flash header only if it make it simpler. www.tmanningconstruction.co.uk/zed.htm Thank you in advancehttp:/...more >>

All I need to do is fade some text in an out. The problem is when I publish it the animation isnt working... its just a choppy image of the text. I've done the same thing with pictures and it worked fine. Is there something I need to do before I publish something with text? ...more >>

Quite why it is like this i don't know but it is impossible to open a flash 8 file in flash mx2004. Please tell me where I can download a trial of flash mx2004 (doesn't appear on the macromedia website it is only flash mx)or someway to convert the flash 8 file so it can be read by flash mx 200...more >>

I'm looking for advice on the security risks of hosting flash code. I'm not experienced with flash so I'm looking for some advice from an experienced developer on any potential security risks. I am basically acting as a service provider and one of my clients would like to upload .swf files in...more >>

Hi all I am not getting along with FlashMX History at all. I find absurd the fact that "undo" does not only concern actuall authoring actions that have changed some object or property, but any possible move from the mouse. For example, if I select an object, then select another one, then c...more >>

why wont my background change to colour #E6E0D4 when pasted in to the file propertys window. does flash not accept some colours?? thanks...more >>

I'm new in Flash... Is there a way to download a file within a Flash and save that file to local drive? Thanks. -oyip...more >>

:cool; I have 360 frames, each with an image. I need to adjust the Y: position but would rather not do it 360 times. how can I reposition all 360 at once? Thanks in advance. -C-...more >>

Hi. I imported an AIFF file and put it on it's own layer, but it doesn'y look the same as the normal keyframes. The frame looks like a blank key frame that has been split in half. The sound plays while I'm editting, but once I export it, I can't hear it in my Quicktime. Is there something I'm ...more >>

I just bought a flash template from templateMonster (http://www.templatemonster.com/flash-templates/8533.html). When I export the main.swf (without doing any editing) I lose the menus. I still hear the sounds and flashing when I role over, but the text is gone. Any ideas? I am pretty new...more >>

how can i play a swf file with an uninterupted timeline over multiple html pages?. obviously on loading of every htm page the swf file restarts i know i can use a frame set but it looks ugly. is there any nifty way to do it? cheers TW ...more >>

I just need to know if any way to find out the X size and the Y size on the picture or the SWF i import to flash so i can resize it and move to tidy the screen a bit. Cheers ...more >>

i'm creating a movieclip (mc_xn) within a movieclip (mc_x). where 'n' is meant to be a variable starting at 1, then, 2 etc... so each new version of the script is essentially... mc_x.createEmptyMovieClip('mc_x1', mc_x.getNextHighestDepth()); mc_x.createEmptyMovieClip('mc_x2', mc_x.getNex...more >>

I am using flash to create a cd, loading external videos and using projector. What is the most secure way to present these files and prevent people from ripping out videos?...more >>

I've created a drop-down menu which works OK visually (drop-down link boxes appear, link boxes change colour when cursor is rolled over them). The only problem is, when the boxes are clicked nothing happens - there's no link to the appropriate new scene. The drop-down menu I've created is ...more >>

Hi! this is Pankaj. actually my problem is, i like to export swf file as a movie (video) file so that i can use it in adobe premeier. i Just like to know that is there any video field type option in flash OR is there any third party software which can help me to export flash as video file. ...more >>

Hello. I would like to know if there is a way to prevent users to maximize a swf window presentation. I have done one flash presentation with 750px*550px and when opening the swf i dont want users to maximize the window because it looses definition. How can i prevent that. Thank you ...more >>

hi all ... i have a movie with four scenes ... on scene four i have a button that is on frame one - it needs to go to frame 67 in this scene ... i have tried ll different kinds of actionscript configerations but cannot get it to go to frame 67 !!! surely the normal on release gotoand play 67 ,...more >>

I have a movie which is just right on my MAC but on the other office PCs it is displaying ALMOST double size, and as a result going all blocky. Can anyone give me a pointer. PS both machines have the same screen resolution the url is www.bof-uk.com/k-series ...more >>

hi all, i have an issue with my swf file, i made my flash movie in flash8. I embedded that in a html page. But it is working only after flash player plugin upgrade to flash8. When i am exporting in older version it is showing lot of errors. Could anyone please help me out with how to solve thi...more >>