Hello Is there a way to have this Flash video (3 seconds) play on my home page without the control panel...the file is a small version (121 x 63) of our logo, meant to just play once on every load of home page then stop, by itself...no controls. How do I get rid of this or should I tur...more >>

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All of a sudden flash is mistaking my entire flash movies for buttons. Its very strange. When you put the mouse over a swf in a web page (not in the flash export preview area) it acts as if the entire movie was a button. At the same time my real buttons won't click. Ive found if I click once t...more >>

I would like to know if it is possible to crop images on the client side a.k.a within the flash player on the browser ? I have seen examples where the image is first uploaded to the server then on the client side the user could zoom in and crop the image by sending the crop co-ordinates to...more >>

I have this code to open a new window and play a video, but the new window is big and has tool bar and everything around. How can I make the new window to be the size of the movie and have a borderless pop-up window? on (release) { getURL("vegasVideoLink.mov", "_blank"); } ...more >>

Hi All. I have a question. I'm working with MX2004 and I have a DVD with a 5 minute video on it and I would like to add it to a web site. Can the DVD files be converted to FLV and if not what would I have to do to the DVD to allow importinh? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Joy ...more >>

Hi, My Mac OSX version of Flash MX 2004 has different types of new documents that I can create from. If I go to New > General > I get a list such as "Flash Slide Presentation, Flash Form Application, Flash Project," etc. But in my Windows XP version, I can only create a new "Flash Document...more >>

I'm having a problem with an SWF Object in PowerPoint 2003...I've followed the instructions at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010348071033.aspx ...however when logged in under Windows XP (SP2) as a non-administrator, the Flash object will not run. When a standard (non-admini...more >>

I have Dreamweaver and Fireworks 4... On my website I had someone create a flash animation on my home page and they added the menu bar in there... I cannot figure out how to link the pages to it. In dreamweaver the files show up as swf for the animation... Can someone please help me fast... ...more >>

some reason everytime i post a new thread in actionscript forum i end up with 2 posts posted 2 seconds apart LOL must piss folk off :P...more >>

Has anyone noticed lately that when they place there mouse over Flash content in a browser window that a wierd outline appears around the swf? You then have to click once to get rid of it. What is causing this? How do I stop it? :cool; ...more >>

I have a scene where I'm trying to set differ volumes on differ sound objects based on actionscript params. However when I do a set Volume() on one sound object it applies the same volume to all sound objects within my scene. Is this normal behavior? If it is is thee a work around? -Thanks...more >>

I imported an mp3 (tried with wav as well) to my library, and then moved it to the stage so it appears on the timeline. I create some text and graphics which change on the beat of the music. I get it all perfect, so when I Control>Play or Control>Test Movie/Scene it works fine, the music is c...more >>

I already tried looking EVERYWHERE..in a nutshell, I'm in charge of working with Windows Vista Sidebar Gadget Development for the forthcoming release (next year). I have the basic gadget "down'; it works as long as you do NOTHING even remotely "uncool" in your HTML -> http://microsoftgadget...more >>

On my main stage, I have 8 movie clips set to start playing just as the previous one is ending. I have most of them working fine, but it stops after #6. I have the same action script in a frame at the end of each one: _root.MCinstanceName.gotoAndPlay(2); I have quadruple-checked to make ...more >>

Ok, I've spent hours on google to figure this out and I can't beleive it is so complicated. All I want is a preloader on my flash site to load the site up before it plays. Does anyone have a clue how to do this easily in Flash 8. I thought the "loder" and "progress Bar" componets would do ...more >>

now i know how to do this, so i had a idea for a into to a site, were it starts off as 4 rectangles and after a span of 80 frames (20 per box) they will shape the words CHARIOT OF THE FALLEN, but when i use text it tells me i can't, so i grouped the text to make it one simple object and it sti...more >>

I am definetly new so please excuse the wrong wording. i have my frames set up in flashI have no layers ( it isn't needed in what i am doing) but what I do need is to know how to take my 10 differet frames and have them show in random order. I understand loop that is what it is doing now. I ha...more >>

Hello- Is there code to make my page at full screen, no matter the size of the users monitor? I'd like to let the viewer see the whole page at once, without scrolling. What is the standard webpage size? Thanks for your help- BobbiJo ...more >>

My flash files have strange boxes around them when viewed on a PC using internet explorer. You have to click on the file before you can access the buttons. Using I.E. 6.2. I am baffled. Please help. ...more >>

Can I change the canvas size to the size that I want instead of the current fix size?...more >>

I have two overlapping div elments on a page: element 1: a linked gif image element 2: a flash swf with transparent background and navigation links element 1 is higher on the z-index than element 2 and overlaps the top of element 2.... but where it overlaps, there is nothing but empty, t...more >>

Anyone else having trouble with the latest IE security update (912812)? Now my home page (http://www.fcds.org/) requires an initializing click to activate the embedded Flash movie. I cheated on the skip button by turning it into a rollOver (so now it "responds" to a click), but my main navigat...more >>

Hello everyone! This is my first post here on these boards, so maybe I should introduce myself. Introduction I am a 17 year old male student living in Norway, which uses flash daily. I find Flash very useful on daily basis in school, work and of course in my spare time. I am what we c...more >>

I am creating several self study courses for my company's intranet. I added buttons for nextFrame and prevFrame to allow the user to navigate at their own pace. My problem is that a frame may include a movie clip that needs to play before the next button appears (or is activated). Thank y...more >>

Hi ok, googling on the topic I found this: Sound Sync Options: Event sounds: Event sounds will play whenever the frame that contains that sound is displayed. The sound will continue even if the movie ends, and it will repeat (multiple sound overlaps) if the playhead hits the frame agai...more >>

newbie to flash. i edited a .swf file (created by someone else). the file uses ..xml. the flash works fine in netscape, but does not display properly in IE. i've emptied by cache and all, but not such luck. one of the flash files displays, but the .xml components do not and the other flash fil...more >>

I have a php mailer on my site mortgagemaestro.net and the variables will not come through when I send the form from any computer but mine. I just get a blank form in my email. Here are both codes Thanks for any help stop(); var b1Load:LoadVars = new LoadVars(); var receiveLoad:...more >>

Hi, What i have done is created a flash banner for my website. What it does is transition to the left. What i want is it to transition to the left with a new message each time, which i have done. But is there a way to put a hault/timer in between each transition so clients can re...more >>

I have a weird question that doesn't pertain to the actual macromedia software. I created a flash banner ad for this website, www.metrictv.com. So far when I view this movie it appears fine on most of the systems and browsers I try it on. However, for some odd reason it doesn't appear on my ...more >>

Hi, I am new to flash so any help would be great. I just found out how to import text using the dynamic feature, but is it possible to change the font and add pictures or anything, or if not, how can i do this by importing it?> thanks for your help! ...more >>

Does anybody know of a way to convert flash 8 files to flash mx?...more >>

I just noticed this morning that now my flash movies have a border around them and I have to click on the movie to activate them. If I hover my mouse over it, it says "Click to activate and use this control". I think Microsoft updated something last night that causes this. I have win xp ...more >>

So, I have this crazy cool site that I did in Flash 8. I used all sorts of the features that you could never do before and it looks stellar. Now, my only problem is that not everybody has Flash 8 and when users of the previous Flash Players view it, there's a lot thats missing. My ques...more >>

hey there i transformed xml data to an array in flash. i have a script which transform my XML document into an array (for easier manipulation in flash). in this script, i pick "attributes", but it seems that i do not have full control over "values": if i look at the "list variables" wind...more >>

Hello, I've made a movie clip in flash 8 (published it as a flash 7 movie). In my clip I put a few buttons to ghet a menu. When I publish it it acts as if it where a button. You first have to klick it before it starts acting as a normal menu. I only have this problem with internet explorer...more >>

Mr & Mrs Macromedia, Please solve this problem with the IE Update. I see lots of people with lots of different "percentage" fixes, but none that all work for all situations. Your current solution is too much work. Please have your smart folks there create a simple fix or I'll just start...more >>

I've got a flash SWF inserted into a page, and when I view it on the web, the flash plays, but its surrounded by a border and a message saying to press spacebar or enter to use this control. Why is it doing that, and how do I get rid of that message? ...more >>

Hi all, When I attach a movieClip when a button is clicked (using attachMovie), can I then give commands to that attached MC? This is the code I'm using (which doesn't work): button1.onRelease = function() { _root.attachMovie("ball", "ball1", _root.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:100, _y...more >>

Hi I'm hoping someone can help with this problem we are experiencing in our school. With IE SP2, the flash menus require 2 clicks before they work. The objects also appear with a border. With IE SP1 and Firefox, this problem doesn't happen. Here is the website: http://www.newburypark.re...more >>

I have an image of a tornado. Anyone know how I can make it spin / rotate / twirl? AC ...more >>

Hey. I don't know much and I'm stuck. I want a mouse event to cause the movie to play five frames and then stop. I can do the whole on (release) nextframe, but can't get it to advance a specific number of frames. This soultion will work or, a button that causes the movie to ignore all stops wo...more >>

Now sure when I did it, but I apparently turned on an onion skin, and now I want it gone. How do I turn it off?...more >>

Hey All- I did my basic background templater in flash, and i want to bring it into dreamweaver to finish my site. But when i hit the Flash icon in DW, and insert the file, it doesnt read right. I get a little grey box with the F in it, and a black border of where the image should be. ...more >>

I saw a very good Flash animation in a website, i am wondering is it any De-compiler software that can decompiled the Flash and let me learn how it was created , including the images, music and action scripts. can any one recommend a de-compiler software ? _____________________ James ...more >>

I have CBT developed in flash which runs fine on Windows 2000 but gives a lot of problem Windows XP. Any Suggestion or solutions Pls help...more >>

Dear Forum - this is probably an instant 'no, you can't', but I thought I'd ask anyway. I've had a look around the forum first and wonder if I've missed the answer, so apologies if I have. I have imported a short video clip into a Flash file I've created. Unfortunately, that video clip cont...more >>

Hello, i've got a problem playing an mp3 stream from a livecast server with the flash-plugin (version 8,0,24) on IE (version 6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519) On my pc it plays fine, on another pc (with the same versions) it doesn't play at all. Though in will play fine in firef...more >>

I know what I want to do is possible but I can't seem to figure it out. I want the header of my page animate till the end of the time line if the mouse curser just crosses it. Obviously, I can get the animation to play till the end if I leave my mouse on it, but I want it to keep playing even ...more >>