Hello: I need to extract a mp3 from a .fla file so that I may edit the sound file in another program. All of my attempts have been unsuccessful, does anyone know, if and/or how, this is accomplished. Thank you Regards ...more >>

I have a client that wants a Breeze-like Flash presentation, but I see that Macromedia doesn't publish their Breeze prices, so I'm guessing that my client won't have the budget to purchase Breeze. Besides, all they want is a Flash presentation, rather than all the conferencing tools that Br...more >>

Hi, I'm creating a site which has several sections to it.... i have an audio file playing in the background when you first enter the site. I'd like the track to continue playing/looping as the user clicks through different categories. Right now, i have the same audio file assigned to e...more >>

Dear Flash Group, apologies if this is trivial, it's my first day using Flash. I downloaded a Flash project from http://www.flashorb.com/articles/benchmark_files/flash-benchmark.zip. This flash calls into a web service at localhost:8080. I used the 'Find and Replace' window within Flash Prof...more >>

I received from different people that preloaders in Flash and using IEXPLORER ...that the preloader function does not work correctly. I have no idea how this suddenly happend. I have tried several preloaders and all give the same problem. When loading this flash file you get in your left b...more >>

I want to change my mouse pointer to an open hand on rollOver and to a grasped hand on click of a button so that the button looks like its being grabbed. I presume you use the code: onClipEvent (load) { startDrag("", true); } Is this correct? My main question though is where do you g...more >>

Hello, I'd like to run the "export movie" command via my jsfl script, such that I can export a series of PNG files (or jpg or whatever). As far as I can tell, there's no way to access "export movie" via jsfl. I can imagine writing a work around where I republihs each frame as a png, but th...more >>

hello all, i have a word that in bitmap form that i need to reveal on screen as if drawn by an invisible pen. to make this feel real i need the reveal to follow the curves of the letters not just horizontally animate in a mask from left to right. that wont feel real enough since it won't r...more >>

I am totally lost and thought I would give the forums a shot. But what I have set up is a picture with a link below it and when you click the link the picture goes away and the flash player pops up, connects then is ready for you to play. When I hit play, the video starts no problem, but I h...more >>

I have tried this before. But on the Adobe homepage they have a Flash animation and a HTML menu drops down over it. The only way I was able to get the two to work together was the swap out my flash with a still image. Also is it my system or now with every flash a highlight box surrounds t...more >>

Three people claim that they only get audio from my embedded quicktimes, which are VP6, exported as flash 8. The video is plain white. Has anyone else seen anything like this? clue: I think they are all using apples. details: I'm working on my company website, www.proof-inc.com. On ...more >>

Hey, guys. Before you say "do a search" I have. I've searched extensively and still cannot make a button link to another website. I'm using Flash 8 and am relatively new to the scene. To link, I know that you are supposed to write some form of the following: onRelease { getURL(website ...more >>

hi, how can I slow down flash animation, in the internet explorer. Is there any way, because the animation is too fast? thanks...more >>

I'm sorry if my english is low leve but i want to explain my problem in a few word I am luciano and i come from italy and exactly Milan and i begin to program with actionscript about 2 years ago and i make a little program with this lenguage now i want to learn more ,with this porgram because ...more >>

I am doing a test site for a company which is located at http://www.averillassociates.com/KSK/index.html Notice how the drop down java menus hide during the flash animation. I am sure there is a solution to this where we can assign the flash to be in the background the the navigation bar t...more >>

On my flash movies when I post them to the web, there is a box around the movie and then it says "Click to Activate and Use the Control". Why is it doing this and how can I get it to stop?...more >>

I'm converting a video for a client to Flash for their website using After Effects. I need to test the file after exporting it and can't figure out how to do it. I have the Flash Plug In installed. I have never done this, (obviously). Your help would be appreciated.bob@bobsloan.com ...more >>

Help! I'm searching the whole net to solve a weird problem.... I have a HTML-menu and a SWF-menu on the same page, they link to the same script. the HTML menu uses onClick="changeGrp("LINK","button-over" );" the swf menu uses getURL("javascript:changeGrp("LINK","button-over" ); This work...more >>

Hi, I want to know how can I create a flash file that nobody can downdload my swf file via internet or when someone see my swf file, the file never save in his temporary folder in the computer. Thanks for your helps. ...more >>

When I use Flash, every picture or layer has a tiny dot floating on the outside left corner of the picture. You can also see it with text whether the text was imported or not. The dot is blue in color. Every picture or .png while on stage presents this tiny blue dot the size of a flee. It is a...more >>

I'm in a computers in music class, and have never worked with flash before. My professor is moving way too fast and I need help. I'm supposed to be making a movie with three scenes in it. I have two scenes so far and music playing in the background. The problem is that my music starts right...more >>

Hi, I'm wondering if there's a way of exporting an SWF file with a transparent background so I can layer it in Final Cut Pro (which I'm familiar with) or After Effects (which I'm not so familiar with but also have access to) so the animation appears directly over the video? I've been t...more >>

I have Windows XP and the latest version of Flash but keep getting a error message popping up saying - Could not find the file "flash.ocx" Does anyone know how i can sort out this problem! Thanks! ...more >>

This is really silly, but I'm getting stuck on the first "Getting Started with Flash" tutorial. I tried recreating the simplest case, just tweening movement of a simple rectangle symbol... can't make it happen. Basically, I create keyframes 1 and 20 in the timeline and set them both to 'Moti...more >>

Hi there. I am using the code below to scroll an image (.png) up and down when the mouse is at the top and bottom of the Flash movie, i.e. when the mouse is in the top few pixels the image scrolls down and when the mouse is in the bottom few pixels the image scrolls up. The pic is 2802 pix...more >>

I'm creating a very simple 1 page flash site but I guess it's a little large @ 1.5mb. It's got some animations that last 12 seconds total (but looped) and the page size is around 900x400pixels. I uploaded the html & swf files onto Yahoo SmallBusiness Webhosting server but when I try to vie...more >>

I am using Illustrator CS and Flash MX. I have my page layout in Illustrator, then when I try to import into Flash, I get an error message. I even saved the ..AI file to an .EPS file, I am prompted to save as layers or frames, but when i select either, and click OK, I get an error message stat...more >>