I just created a fairly long flv (5 min) and published it. when i view it in a browser (safari) the audio gets out of sync- i matched the frame rates (23.98) so i dont think that's the problem. any suggestions? ...more >>

I'm using the Alert component to show that an email is being sent. After it is sent, a new Alert box appears with a different message. If the first one was not closed, it remains on the screen. Is there a way through actionscript to close the box, or a way to change the text on the same box? ...more >>

Hi all, I'm working on a redesign of a corporate website, here's the url: http://www.medican.com/dev I have java script that loads a random flash movie in the upper right of this page. It works well in Safari and Firefox on MAC/PC, but the random flash won't load in IE. Any ideas? - Thanks...more >>

I just started using Flash (like ten minutes ago) and I'm just trying to figure out how to fade something in. I can't seem to find any controls for the opacity though. Does anybody know how to animate the opacity of an image? ...more >>

All of the shillouetted files in my movie are PNG-24 files. Why is it that if I want to rotate them (not scale them, but just rotate), within FLASH the lose their smoothness??? It happens once I place the .swf file within an HTML page and then preview it in a browser.....the images become pixe...more >>

hello i have created a popup menu in a movie clip that has a button that supposed to play the first frame in scene2, once i insert the movie clip to the main frame, the popup wondow works but the button does not. i have named both the button and the movie clip, and the action i have put in i...more >>

I'm trying to set up a intro page for a client's website. The into is a .flv file that my company shot for him. The video is 60 seconds long - so I would like it to load from an external file - not embedded in my fla. My problem is that I can't figure out how to detect when the video is don...more >>

I am looking for the code when the mouse rolls over a button a WHITE TEXT WINDOW WITH TEXT appears on another corner of the page. Where or how can I find it/do that?...more >>

I have some objects in PowerPoint that link to different slides in the presentation. I would like to replace those objects with Flash movies. Is there a way for the Flash movie to tell PowerPoint which slide to jump to? ...more >>

Hi, I have read several messages that have been posted about people getting error messeges saying to allocate more virtual memory or that flash is not able to open the file. I am using Flash MX 2004 and I am getting the same messeges. I have a gig of memory. Nobody has seem to really have f...more >>

Hello Folks, I am building a slide show in flash . It is about fifteen frames and I want it to transition automatically rather then hit the buttons. Is there a way to simply tell one slide to transition to another without having to put buttons for forward or backward, just so that the sho...more >>

Hi Is there a way to use an XML file without hard coding the name of the xml in the flash code. Some way of haveing it look at the flash file name and use that name to searcg for an xml file with the same name. The flash file name will change and i would like it to find the XML file that m...more >>

Hi all, I'm not sure if I've found a bug in the Flash player or what is causing this problem, but maybe somone out there can shed some light on the situation. I've got a very simple Flash movie that is rotating an image file using this code... stop(); function rotatePlanet(speed){ earth...more >>

Hello, I'm trying to populate a dynamic text field in a movie clip after creating it by using the duplicateMovieClip method. Now one thing is that the textfield embedded in the duplicated movie clip is under a mask so I set that text field to be embedded. Also, the movie clip is rather...more >>

Happy St. Patty's Day! I have Flash content, .exe and .hqx on my root directory of a CD. I need this to Autorun or Autoplay when the CD is inserted into a computer. I need this to play on the Windows OS and Macintosh OS automatically upon insertion of the CD. On the WIndows side, I know th...more >>

Dear Sirs When i give the rotation movement to one of my graphic symbols I noticed that, when I test it, there is a little stop when the cicle gets to the end to start again. (I give to my symbol only 1 clockwise rotation) Is there a way to avoid that nasty little stop and make the movie mor...more >>

Hello I have just used Express Install in flash and this seems to work fine, but it keeps going to the Macromedia website. I want it to go to another site with the swf's in there. But this does not work. I have changed the var MMredirectURL = "http://www.google.co.uk"; to whatever el...more >>

Hello, I was interested in any recommendations for books on Flash development. I've toyed around with Flash off and on for awhile. I've done some really basic stuff, so I'm not completely foreign to the Flash environment. I'd like to get a really good book or books that can really get me up ...more >>

I am using Flash MX 2004, and wondering if it is worth it to upgrade. I don't consider the new support for PhotoShop-like effects and gradual transparency worth upgrading, because they only work with the Flash Player8 and I want my flash sites to be compatible down to at least flash 6. I never...more >>

anyone know how to control caching with dynamic text called in as a variable? there are some text fields (HTML 1.0) within my flash movie that get updated periodically, and I need to know how to make them un-cachable so that the info stays current. help? thanks! ...more >>

is there a way to save a flash or other video file from the internet even though it only opens with the page and dosn't so directly give me the option to save it to my hard drive? thanks...more >>

When I try to publsh a quicktime movie in flash it comes up with an error message "The installed version of QuickTime does not have a handler for this type of Macromedia Flash movie. Please consult the documentation for further information.". Currently I have Flash MX 2004 version 7.2 and Qui...more >>

I have successfully created a Tree menu using the component and an external xml file. It works beautifully. However, one curious characteristic is that the default Hit Area is just the tiny little grey arrow to the left of each menu folder. I have found that the users intuitively want to hover...more >>

I am creating a dynamic text box... I have multiline selected, but when test the movie, you can only see the first line? What gives?...more >>

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction to achieve something similar to the main menu of this site. http://www.ltdesign.co.uk/ Kind regards Richard McKenna...more >>

I just installed Flash 8. Now when I go to choose a new color from the tools menu the color picker opens when I press my left mouse button down, but immediatly goes away when I release my mouse button. If I move over the color I want, it will choose that color when I release, but still this is...more >>

I tried upgrading to FF 1.5 + Flash Plug-in 8. Alas, now I can't get flash to run at all in Firefox. Anyone else have this problem? I've asked around and seem to just get 'yea, me too' responses...but not fix. -Darrel -- ===============================================================...more >>

Hello, I am fairly new to flash and trying to figure things out. I have a basic understanding of Actionscript and animations and have built a few sites. I downloaded the flash source files for some sites I liked and am trying to figure out how they work. One thing I am trying to figure...more >>

Hello people, im new in flash mx i need your help how to use the combo box. i put some labels, like sample1, sample2 and sample3. My problem is i dont know how to put value on it or some webpage to be activated. sample: If i click sample1, " www.mcwd.gov.ph " can be activated or to be ca...more >>

Dear Gurus, I know here i can find the solution to my 5 months HUNT :-) I am hosting websites in USA and I only have one ISP in my country My problem is with the CACHING of flash movies, each time i update the flash movie on my website i have to wait for 5 - 7 days for it to refresh and r...more >>

Hi I am new to Flash and am looking for a tutorial on how to do a similar page like the one in the link below, do you know where I could find some tutorials on how to do this.....Thanks for your help! Marcia http://www.demetriosbride.com/ ...more >>

Windows MSI installer for Flash 8.0.24 installed correctly on approximately 75% of the destinations I wanted; on one of them the MSI log file is listed with the errors; can anyone tell me why this would not properly extract and install. ------------------------ === Logging started: 3/16/20...more >>

Dear Sirs I'd like to build an animated navbar with Flash. Up till now I've built my navbars with Fireworks. I'd like that the navbar button referred to the active page would show the down status (to confirm that you are already in that page). Working with Fireworks I manage this function di...more >>

Hello, I have a flash windows projector that loads two xml files, now the problem when the projector starts the memory starts at 23mb after 1 hour its like 50mb is there a way in flash to refresh the memory ? Greetings, Marco ...more >>

I was told by asomeone that the flash player can only support 4 connections aka "streams" at once. I was told this was documented somewhere and was recommended by macromedia. I am not talking streams but more connections as in when your using attachMovie etc. This fact may have been true in t...more >>

Does anyone know if it's possible to specify, and therefore restrict the redraw regions in an swf. e.g. to have an swf file exported at 500x500 pixels but the redraw region only covers the top 100 pixels and not the full 500x500 area? Thanks in advance for any help. Mark ...more >>