I have a Media Playback component that only plays audio for some reason. The FLV I have linked to it has Audio and Video. When it plays I only hear audio. This happens whether I test the movie in Flash or on the web. Could it be because I just upgraded from MX2004 to 8 pro? Thanks, ...more >>

Hi, I have a button inside a movie clip, and I would like it to play a frame (labeled pscreen) in my main timeline which has the movie clip pscreenfull_mc. So I have put this AS in on the button part of the movie clip on my main timeline: on (release) { gotoAndStop ("pscreen"); } ...more >>

ok i made a simple website and when i test it while the file is open it works fine but when i drag the swf file into a web browser random movie clips are missing, my buttons are gone and the code dosent work right, Im totally clueless as to how to fix this since it works fine and with no error...more >>

I am building a Flash movie with animation that is synced to music in the timeline using streaming sound. At one point I need to fade the music out and jump to a FLV, then jump back in and fade the music back in at the same point where it left off. Is there a way to turn down the volume of a...more >>

Is there any way I can control what URL a swf file will point to outside of the swf file, perhaps via some parameter passed to the object? My client uses an existing banner management system that he would like to extend by being able to add flash banners to. The banners are uploaded, ass...more >>

hi everyone i have created this small game for toddlers as part of class assignment. It is meant for young children to explore different sounds. <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.baylinks.net/rudi/lobster.html please">http://www.baylinks.net/rudi/lobster.ht...more >>

Hi, The webpage I'm developing is going to use flash buttons as the main links. Theres 5 - 6 buttons that will be laid out horizontally across the screen in the header section. I was wondering which approach is better... to create a single flash movie with all the buttons in it, or separ...more >>

I develop on a MAC...I have a page up at this address: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://216.15.170.237/clientpages/olayan/ The">http://216.15.170.237/clientpages/olayan/ The</a> client is getting a messgae when he goes to the page that first askes if he w...more >>

I am needing help and input on how to import InDesign layouts/files to Flash MX. If anyone has any experience with this I appreciate it! ...more >>

check out this site <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.marquiscustomhomes.com i">http://www.marquiscustomhomes.com i</a> want to mimic this drop down menu at the top. i made one similar to this using fireworks, but it's such a mess of code that i want it ...more >>

Hi all, Here's the deal. Yesterday I was happily running Flash MX2004 v7.2 on Mac OS 10.3.9. I create audio using Pro Tools and bounce to 44.1 16bit WAV. Everything was fine until yesterday I installed the auto update for OSX and Quicktime. Now whenever I try to import a WAV I get the er...more >>

I have been using Flash since version 3, I now use MX and I real simple question. Go to this site <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://ralphiedee.com/homev3.swf">http://ralphiedee.com/homev3.swf</a> you will see a logo that is originally a jpg, and made into a symbol. ...more >>

I have a flash movie that when loads on a webpage, does not respond to mouse clicks until the user has clicked anywhere on the movie at least once. When you mouseover the flash movie in the browser, a grey border appears around the movie and a tooltip with the following test appears "Click to ...more >>

Hi there, I'm new to Flash so please be gentle! I'm working on an interactive educational activity in which the user must balance mathemtical expressions. They score points for each success, and have a time limit as well. I therefore have done the timer and score and level selectors as sep...more >>

Whats the FLASH embed fix for content to be published on myspace where javascript is not permitted? All of the work arounds I seen involve some manner of using javascript. thanks...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to restrict the characters in my input text field to digits only (0-9) -- it's an age restriction. But for some reason it's not working. Here is my code: var age = ""; ageRestrict = function () { age.restrict = "0-9"; }; ageRestrict(); Also, if I don't use var a...more >>

There is a triangle movie clip with vertices A (0, 0); B (256, 0); C (0, 256) Each vertex has some color (e.g., A - red, B - green, C - blue). I need to shade the entire area of this triangle by interpolating between these 3 colors. Something like a gradient, but it has 3 vertices, not 2 lik...more >>

Hello, I have encountered an issue with my site using Flash 7 on IE in Windows (this issue does not occur in Firefox) when a user performs the following steps: 1. Clicks on a link to download a file. This link is simply a getURL with the file path (e.g. "/downloads/mystuff.zip"). This creat...more >>

Hi all, I would like to create a standalone flash application on my two pocket PCs (Dell Axim x50 and Qtek S110). These pocket PC uses the "Windows Mobile 2003 SE" operating system. At this time, I have installed the "Flash Player 7 for Pocket PC" on my 2 pocketPCs. Apparently, I have ...more >>

This is not another topic about detecting the player version from within a browser. I want to programmatically check which (if any) flash player plugin version is installed on the system (Windows). I thought of getting the version of the flash dll in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM(32)\Macromed\Flash, but...more >>

This may be an odd question, but if anyone can offer any ideas on how / if this is possible, I would appreciate it. I am attempting to create a image editor / markup tool using flash as the interface. It will import a dynamic base raster image and allow the user to draw and text over it. ...more >>

I made a button on flash and i want it so when i click the button i goto to <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://kangafantfarms.com/games.html I">http://kangafantfarms.com/games.html I</a> dont think its that hard of a question to answer. Thank you for you ...more >>

Okay, I'm a Flash newbie, taking baby steps. But my question may be a little more involved than the obvious answer. I know how to convert text to shapes, by doing the MODIFY | BREAK APART thing. Fine. That's easy enough. But when I group the letters, I lose certain controls I need. ...more >>

:confused; Is it posable to burn a Flash project with stand alone player to DVD for play back on TV... from a dvd player? If so can the viewer interact using the DVD remote? Is there action script available to interpret the up, left, right and down arrows... as well as other DVD remote butto...more >>

Hi! I'm a Flash newbie (so please be gentle with me!). I regularly give slide show presentations with Powerpoint which mainly consist of static (text/graphic) slides. Transition between slides is usually linear (forward/back). However I am finding this restrictive. Powerpoint's graphics ...more >>

Hi, I have added a flash intro screen to a web site which an image fades in. When the site is first visited, the flash area of the html screen is white for 15 seconds. How can I make this black and add a loading bar. Does the loading bar have to be on an earlier timeline? www.zoejyoung.com ...more >>

I there, Does anyone no were can I find flash player 7 for netscape. I need to make some tests. Thanks ...more >>

This is prob a silly question, but this is my first time actually making a CD ROM with Flash so I've never had to get a disk to Autorun. Can you do this in the publish settings, or is it don in Notepad, (whih i have a notion it is for some reason) If it is done in Notepad, can someone ple...more >>

I have a flash file that when I zoom in 400% or more it automatically shows a grid. This only happens with this file when I create a new file I can zoom in 800% with no grid. I have tried View > Grid > Show Grid but it was already unchecked and it didn't seem to help. Does anyone know ho...more >>