I am trying to create dynamic text box with a scrollbar. I have created the box and typed in the text I have needed. Made the box a Dynamic Text box and selected the multiline option. Now I want to create the text box a specific height to use with a scrollbar but don't know how. If I change th...more >>

We've all been dealing with a serious issue in the handling of ActiveX in IE and while we're getting to solutions thanks to contributors like Mark Bennet, I've run into a related problem. A URL to a SWF file cannot be called directly. This means that the use of FlashPaper is a problem for at ...more >>

Two of our computers at work were set to automatically update (not anymore!) and last night an update was installed. This was the first time I've seen this new "feature" in effect, so naturally I immediately set out to get around it. I've tried the work-arounds posted on Microsoft.com, Macrome...more >>

Anyone got a link to the Flash 7 plugin please for Firefox / Win XP? Need to test my flash update script install. ...more >>

I don't know if this is even possible, but what I'd like to do is shift multiple objects, in multiple layers, across multiple frames. The problem is that I built a complex animation as a movie symbol within the root movie. It got so complex, however, that I'd like to just go ahead and make it ...more >>

I have an swf that plays an flv with one of the Flsh flv players. Everything is fine when I play the swf. When I insert the swf into Dreamweaver the flv and the player arn't there. All the files were imported into DW. Any ideas? Thanks ...more >>

Hiya Flash Buffs ~ I fear I might be going mad. :confused; I'm trying to do the most basic variable functions in Flash, and nothing seems to be working. I made a really simple .fla file - if my rambling below does not make any sense to you all (who know better) http://www.finegrafix....more >>

I want to create an animation as an introduction to a Flash website using After Effects rather than Flash to be able to use more dynamic effects and have more control over the animation. My only issue is, when you create the entire site in Flash (including the intro) there's the command at the...more >>

Hi there, Is it possible for a flash exe detect the Joypad input? ...more >>

Hello, I'm trying to export a movie as a series of PNGs. I want to export several versions of the movie, by hiding and showing different layers in the flash file. But whenever I export, it exports all layers, even if I have them set to invisible. Any ideas on what I can do? ...more >>

i just started working on a mac and this has never happened to me on a pc. i'm incorporating a flash navigation to my website. i imported the background image into flash and it altered the appearance of the image (brightness, contrast, coloring). is there a setting i need to change or a diff...more >>

Hi, I am having problems publishing my Flash files now that I've upgraded to Flash 8. I'm on Windows XP. Publishing to .swf takes a half hour or more for movies that used to be done in 30 seconds. I've tried putting the .fla in a folder all by itself. I've tried using mp3 for my audio so...more >>

Hi Friend I have got a small query for you, Basically we are making a Flash Based CD rom presentation which even includes product catalog. This product catalog has Category=> Sub Category then the product i know a way how to do this using access as a database and then query it and work w...more >>

Hey can anyone help me please when i go on an internet site such as www.youtube.com or any other website with an video and audio, the audio doesnt play i cant here anything but the video does but all the volume controls are set up high can someone please give me a step by step guide how to sor...more >>

Hello, can I print a graphic representation of the main timeline? If so, how do I do it? TIA, Arthur...more >>

I have a base movie on level0. I load a .swf into level2 and from level2 load another movie into level2. The problem is when the first level2 movie unloads and the second level2 movie replaces it there is a breif and annoying flashing view of the level0 movie underneath. What can I do to ...more >>

I have a flash site that works in Firefox and IE but not Safari. URL: http://www.arkansasparadise.com Any ideas why? Thanks...more >>

I am trying to create a flash movie with there is a dynamic text set from a database. This issue is, I would like to have a background image (similar to a button) for the text. I don't know how I can make the background image stretch to the length of the text. For example, if the the data i...more >>

A recent annoyance. swf files have always been associtated with my browser, IE on a PC. within the last week some setting has changed so that swf files now open the browser window, but only show a tiny icon in the upper left of the browser window. although not really a Flash question, has...more >>

I know how to get a video on the stage and get it to play an flv, then switch at the end... --- vid.contentPath = "MovieName_1.flv"; var vidList : Object = new Object(); vidList.complete = function() { vid.contentPath = "MovieName_2.flv"; } vid.addEventListener ("complete",vid...more >>

I've read the posts here about the "compress movie" option in the publish settings of flash and I understand that its using zip decompression on the fly as the user downloads the movie. However, I'm wondering if there is ever a time when you shouldn't compress the movie. It seems like since ...more >>

I have a fla produced with Flash MX 2004 Pro. It has a movie clip sitting on the main time line in frame 1. Nothing else. The movie clip contains a sequence of images flowing one into the other. With the movie clip in frame one everyting is fine. If I put the movie in frame 2, the images are s...more >>

Hi, I created a vector animation in Flash 8, which includes 3 vector graphics animating on the screen. I saved it as an SWF file and when I run it, it shows up fine. But I imported it into Director MX and only one of the vector graphics is showing up in the animation, the other two graphic...more >>

Alright, my company made an animated short in Flash for a client. I did the sound. I exported the movie as a quicktime movie and brought it into Logic so that I could line up the sound effects with the movie. Then I exported the sound as an mp3 and imported it in Flash. But when I export the ....more >>

Boy, I sure don't know what I'm doing wrong here but I've tried every which way of compressing the same 3.5MB file into an FLV. But the FLV keeps coming out way too big, much larger than the original 3.5MB file. It doesn't matter whether the original file is an AVI or MOV. For example, if I t...more >>

Hi all that reads this! Can anybody help me with this very desperate and urgent problem I have. I have created a button that tellTargets an MC to Play on rollOver and reversePlay on rollOut. The reversePlay starts from where the Play stopped as a result of the rollOut of the button. This g...more >>

Hi there, How do I make fonts to be viewable on other computers in web design besides hitting Ctrl+B (i.e. breaking the text) in macromedia flash 8. For instance the fonts that I am using may not be available or installed in other computers and this makes them invisible or even substitute...more >>

Hi to all, I am using linux (gentoo only linux) and firefox - and the quality of the flashplayer is EXTREMELY poor. No Q&A has been done whatsoever on the product, and I believ that you are making a fool of yourself to release such quality products to the public. Any web professional is l...more >>

Im pretty new to flash, and im wondering how I can put a link on a banner, so that when someone click on it they will be directed into the url i have noted...? Thanks......more >>

Hi to all, I am using linux (gentoo only linux) and firefox - and the quality of the flashplayer is EXTREMELY poor. No Q&A has been done whatsoever on the product, and I believ that you are making a fool of yourself to release such quality products to the public. Any web professional is l...more >>

I'm using the flash OCX in a Delphi program and I need to know the version of flash plugin installed. I have flash 8.0.22.0 on my computer and when I call the function FlashVersion from a flash OCX instance I get the numeric value of 524288. What this numeric mean. How I can get 8.0.22.0 from ...more >>

Hi, I am running Flash MX and I made a preloader with a loadmovie. The problem is that the elements of the preloader remain in the loaded swf even though I did a "delete.this on enter frame" thingy Can anyone tell me why? Here my code for info: this.createEmptyMovieClip("conteneur",...more >>

;) I have a base movie on level0. I load a .swf into level2 and from level2 load another movie into level2. The problem is when the first level2 movie unloads and the second level2 movie replaces it there is a breif and annoying flashing view of the level0 movie underneath. What can I do...more >>

I created an entire website in flash. It has a lot of content a bit of pics and tweens. How can I make the file smaller so that it can load quickly. I read somewhere that removing the tweens will help. I started doing that. I also reduced my .gif files. Is there a certain file size my .gifs ne...more >>

Couples of days ago, my friend recommended a software to me for making slideshow. It was really easy to use just as she said. And yesterday, when visiting the software website ( http://www.photo2vcd.com ) again, i found a newly developed software, named DVD SlideShow Builder. I've downloaded it ...more >>

Hi. I've been working with Flash for a couple of years and this "bug" has been around forever, I think. The "bug" is the small change in values entered on Movie Clips' (and other objects') positions or dimensions at authoring time. For instance, sometimes I draw a square and I make it 1...more >>

Hi everyone, Im trying to use that neat new option in flash 8, import video/audio, im trying to add a player to this page http://www.vibrationrecords.com/label_iframe.htm but the player just wont load, i know the files and folders are in the correct place, im confused, can anyone help me...more >>

Just come across this one - in IE 6 the whole movie selects like an image with an alt tag message that says 'click to activate and use this control' If you don't click the movie doesn't work - buttons don't rollover etc etc. once you click on the movie it runs properly is this a flash s...more >>

I have a script that I am using in Flash through getURL that opens a pop up window. You also place a javascript in the HTML that contains the swf. I have got it working perfectly in Firefox but it will not open the pop up windows in IE. What could be the issue with it not working in IE but wor...more >>

Hallo to everyone!!! Big Question. Is there any way I can convert an HTML Page into a flash Document???????/ Or even directly into a swf , will also do the work. Thank you in advance...more >>

Right now the way I present my font is it all appears instanenous. I don't know if this is even possible or not, but I would like to find a way to have the font be displayed one character at a time over the course of a variable amount of seconds. For example, some of you might recognize this...more >>

HI THERE, I HAVE SOME GREAT PANORAMIC PICTURES. AND AM WANTING TO KNOW HOW TO SHOWCASE THEM IN FLASH. AM NEW TO FLASH AND WONDERING HOW I CAN DO I T, HELP!!!! THANKS HEATH...more >>

after several attempts i have had no luck in downloading and installing flash player either using explorer or firefox,can anyonehelp...more >>