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?? about popup window using javascript
Posted by chess4thestupid at 4/25/2006 11:40:51 PM
I am launching a popup window using the following script. locate.onRelease = function(){ getURL("javascript:n_name=window.open('http://www.wesitename.com/webpage.cfm','n ame_name1','width=720,height=330,scrollbars=yes');void(0);"); } Right now all of my links load in the same popup wi...more >>


Multimedia Presentation
Posted by insider1306 at 4/25/2006 11:20:31 PM
Hi all - I'm familiar with the basics of Flash, but I need a tutorial that can show me how to make a multimedia presentation - but with movies, not just slides. Basically, I need to learn how to make a template like the one attached. Theoretically it should be simple, but I'm looking for a g...more >>

What is that Frame around my Audio Player?
Posted by BOSTONFLASHER at 4/25/2006 10:13:00 PM
I goofed around trying to create an audio player that would stream my voiceover demos. I gave up and bought one from a web site which (for now) shall remain nameless. It is an audio player that is supposed to stream audio from my site when the page loads...then when you click START, it plays.....more >>

image changes in movie
Posted by sharlynm at 4/25/2006 9:22:45 PM
When I am creating my Flash movie, an image I am working with looks fine within Flash MX. When I test the movie or Publish it, it seems it is cutting off one pixel. I know this sounds like nothing, but it is really noticeable. Please take a look: www.lps.k12.co.us/dotnetnuke the mai...more >>

why does my type/font gets rasterized?
Posted by tzimak at 4/25/2006 9:12:24 PM
hi. i am new to this forum, as well as new to doing websites in flash. my question is this: my type appears in some places rasterized/pixelated , while in other places it is fine. all type was turned into either a graphic symbol or movie clip symbol. if you are willing, you can especial...more >>

Color Change needed
Posted by Acidflame at 4/25/2006 8:33:14 PM
Good day, i want to purchase the following template http://64.71.189.117/table679 you will see the flash image has a tree in the front. what i want to do is change the color of those leaves to be a slightly darker greenish color than the trees at the back Is there anyone willing to hel...more >>

IE security download - Flash killer
Posted by jokerstyles at 4/25/2006 8:30:03 PM
Im sure by now that Microsoft and Macromedia are aware of the issues with Flash and IE. Hopefully theyve taken steps to correct the problem. Anyone have any updated info about the Windows security update that made navigating flash webpages a pain in the butt? Specifically any coding trick on h...more >>

Flash on a stick
Posted by Egui at 4/25/2006 7:54:33 PM
Anyone know if it is possible to run Flash 8 from a USB drive? Thanks...more >>



preload trickery
Posted by TedMoore at 4/25/2006 7:53:09 PM
I've got a pretty indepth flash application that involves 110 (or so) loadMovies, I know xml would be better, I'm getting there... Anyway, the movies are loading into an emptyMC named MainMovie... Is there any way to code the emptyMC so it runs its own preloader for every loadMovie or am ...more >>

Sound Sync Issue - Please help!
Posted by Webbnuts at 4/25/2006 7:47:45 PM
:confused; Hi, i am creating an animated story book for children, which features highlighted text that moves as the script is read out. I am using .wav files for the audio and setting the properties to stream. When i scrub the frames, and preview the individual scenes, the audio is spot ...more >>

Basic question (Speed)
Posted by CF Nut at 4/25/2006 6:13:54 PM
I just have a few keyed frames that make a ball go in a circle. How can I adjust the speed of the frames? I know, Im a noob!...more >>

Playing a movie in reverse
Posted by jfred1979 at 4/25/2006 5:21:24 PM
I have an FLV that is embedded on the timeline and I'm trying to allow the user to scrub it in reverse by pressing a button. Basically the actionscript just subtracts one frame from the movie's _currentframe property every time a button is pressed. This works fine, but it seems to play slower...more >>

Location=?
Posted by sempriny at 4/25/2006 4:38:12 PM
Me again, I have this bit of code which works nicely. But I would really like it if the html pop could launch in the centre of the viewers screen. At the moment it says location=No, and I was wandering if there was a command I could put in that would tell the pop up to launch in the centr...more >>

longer heighth than width causes crop at top
Posted by alabamian at 4/25/2006 4:19:33 PM
:frown; I'm working on a Flash movie and when I set the stage width to something like 760, and then I set the stage heighth to 780, when I render the movie, Flash is cropping the top of my movie by the exact amount that I've exceeded the width, in the above example, my movie renders at 760...more >>

Problems with audio
Posted by kreejo at 4/25/2006 3:57:18 PM
I recently created a Flash movie, using Flash 8, but when I selected test movie, the sound was out of time, arriving before the intended point. Anyone know how to fix this?...more >>

Need to clear cache to see dynamic changes?
Posted by Leo D. at 4/25/2006 3:42:48 PM
I have a Flash site/movie that loads several JPG's via button. I'm using loadMovie. Client is saying that he has to clear his cache to see chaqnges when replacing or updating these images. Same is happening on some dynamivc text files. I should know this by now but.... Why and ...more >>

Update Problem - Flash movies having an activation before CLICKING
Posted by DoseEqualizer at 4/25/2006 3:26:34 PM
For some reason all flash movies have a white border around them until you click now. This means that buttons cannot be clicked until after this has been done. Kind of ruins the smothness of everything and I was just wondering if everyone else is seeing the same thing. My website is "www.Fra...more >>

Import map on dxf file to flash
Posted by rihananta at 4/25/2006 3:23:19 PM
AutoCAD DXF files Flash supports the AutoCAD DXF format in the release 10 version. DXF files do not support the standard system fonts. Flash tries to map fonts appropriately, but the results can be unpredictable, particularly for the alignment of text. Since the DXF format does not support ...more >>

SWF File question...PLEASE HELP
Posted by Lucy4 at 4/25/2006 2:45:17 PM
I've been asked to edit a Flash web site. The page they want me to edit has a form on it, but they only have the .swf file. I've opened it in Flash and am able to make the required changes, but they thing I wanted to know is will the form be affected if I then re export it as a .swf file or wi...more >>

Mask - movie clip loaded from .swf
Posted by terjemi at 4/25/2006 1:52:09 PM
Hi! I have made an application where a movie clip (map_mc) is masked by another movie_clip (map_window_mc: map_mc.setMask("map_window_mc"); This works fine until I try to load an "external" .swf into map_mc: map_mc.loadMovie("Testmap.swf"); Then the mask does not work anymore.....more >>

Embedding projector exe in HTML???
Posted by mtclark2112 at 4/25/2006 1:43:53 PM
I am working on a corporate intranet, and have a projector file that we would like to run from an internal website. I am not to familiar with these exe files, as I always use the native .swf files myself. Unfortunately, this was a presentation done in another part of the corporate world, and I...more >>

Slide presentation Vs. Timeline Document Based Development
Posted by flashgodx at 4/25/2006 12:59:16 PM
Interested in all opinions or comments concerning experiences with the limitations or extendability of Slide Presentation Vs. Timeline Document development using actionscript 2.0 for the purpose of Courseware/Presentation/Quiz development and maintenance. Eager to hear all comments small or ...more >>

Active Content Issue
Posted by Deaf Mike at 4/25/2006 11:43:34 AM
http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/temp/various-flash-tests/flash-fix-test.html hi - go to the above. i followed the instructions and info from other postings and am able to get an HTML page generated by Flash to take care of that IE browser active content problem. http://clerccenter.gall...more >>

help with xml flash slideshow
Posted by gaurav_ch at 4/25/2006 4:27:58 AM
hi, i have made a sildeshow in flash which loads the pictures from an xml file and between the transition, it shows a preload bar. i have attached the code. my problem is that on local machine it is working absolutely fine but when i upload it on the server and call it as an external movie...more >>

How is this done?
Posted by jack000005 at 4/25/2006 3:38:44 AM
http:////www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/profiles/?profiles/apple_fcs_profile-bbc_h 640 Can someone tell me if it is possible to embedd video like this in a flash 8 doc. Or at least walk me through the steps? Thankyou ...more >>

How do I make a movie clip play between scenes?
Posted by Maureen Getchell at 4/25/2006 2:29:12 AM
I am VERYnew to flash so please bear with me. I am having a problem with a movie clip playing between scenes. As scene 1 plays, the movie works correctly. When I click on my button to go to scene 2 the movie clip starts over. I would like it to continue from scene 1 seamlessly. Is this possibl...more >>

Combo Box adding 56 K???
Posted by C-Rock at 4/25/2006 1:17:50 AM
I have a combo box that's adding 56K to the size of my swf file. I'm exporting the actionscript classes in frame 2. Is there an alternative to this huge combo box? Thanks!...more >>

macromedia flash
Posted by bill1438 at 4/25/2006 1:06:14 AM
:confused; I had macromedia flash and somehow lost it. now I cant log into my online bank of america account site key because i dont have macro flash. when i try downloading flash it says "When you see the installation completion movie above" then the download was succesfull; but the insta...more >>

please help get this to work....
Posted by hye1 at 4/25/2006 1:02:07 AM
i've made an animation with about 10 different documents containing 2-3 scenes each. I don't know how to combine all the documents to get them to play together. I've tried making new scenes via copying and pasting frames but the library items get all messed up. i also can't seem to change a ba...more >>

Need Some Help. Anyone Interested?
Posted by VernontheIII at 4/25/2006 12:52:33 AM
Hey, I need someone interested in doing a little animation for me. I'm a filmmaker and need some animation for a documentary I'm doing. I'm willing to pay a little. I'll need about 3 total minutes of Animation and not complex stuff either. If anyone is interested just let me know thanks! ...more >>

Flash 8 Detection Problem
Posted by mcreno at 4/25/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hey all, Im having trouble with the flash 8 detection. After trying a few different methods of flash detection, Ive given the standard Flash 8 HTML publish option so my users need to be on or above version 8.0.24. Everything is working fine, with Javascript check and the flash detectio...more >>

Screen size changes -- can't get full screen
Posted by julietdm at 4/25/2006 12:00:00 AM
I loaded a swf file on my homepage. However, it appears small. But when another link -- within a standard HTML page -- is used to go back to the swf page it then appears the larger viewable size. If anyone has suggestions on how to make the entire site viewable larger -- I would sure appreicat...more >>

Bitmap registration
Posted by RobbyMMK at 4/25/2006 12:00:00 AM
Newbie to Flash....I have a two bitmaps on two layers one needs to be pixel perfect match in the center of the other. In director I would use Ink:Reverse to see when the two were linedup. Now it looks like I have to use alpha levels or count out pixels for X,Y stuff. Surely there is a fast and...more >>

Flash Crashes
Posted by Enroid at 4/25/2006 12:00:00 AM
Has anyone had this before? It's kind a problem that needs to be resolved now, my whole website is on hiadus until I can find out to fix this problem. I've tried re-installing but it doesn't work, looks like Flash just dislikes my computer. Any help? ...more >>

Free screensaver maker (without ad banners)
Posted by OniLink at 4/25/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hi, I have already searched previous topics, but have been unable to find a free flash screensaver maker that doesn't have ad banners. Does anyone know of a free one that doesn't have ad banners? Or a good quality, low priced one? Thanks for any help, ~Oni. ...more >>

tweening to full integers
Posted by krustafarian at 4/25/2006 12:00:00 AM
my objects ease into place using an inertia script....the bit i suspect is causing my pixel fonts and graphics to appear blurred is this... if (Math.abs(mc_Target.nDestY-mc_Target._y)<1) { clearInterval(iEase); } }, 24, this); }; ...as it will stop tweening if the value is un...more >>

problems with this bit of code
Posted by sempriny at 4/25/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hello yall I am having difficulties with this bit of code. I want to creat an html pop up from Flash, but when I put this in, the Output box comes up with lots of errors. Can any of you understand this one? getURL ("javascript:NewWindow=window.open('www.yoursite.com/yourpopup.php...more >>

object code on secure pages
Posted by gigasaurus at 4/25/2006 12:00:00 AM
I have some secure pages that contain flash object code for flash movies, and those pages are now showing non-secure content warnings. I can only correct this problem by converting all the flash codebase URLs to https within the object. I'm sure I've used flash in secure pages without this o...more >>

flash border in IE
Posted by Lord_Garfield at 4/25/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hi all, since the last updates of windows I have a problem with a border arround flash movies when I mouse over them. It is not a typical CSS border or anything. It is just some kind of selection borders. what can I do about it? I do not have this problem in Firefox. kind regards. ...more >>


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