Hi, How can I find the original size (width height) of a movie embedded in a HTML page using javascript ? Actually, movie.width and movie.heigth return the size of the <object> tag with ID=movie, not of the animation. Many thanks Jean-Pierre ...more >>

I don't want the mouse cursor to change to that index-finger-hand-cursor on rollOver action. Can this be done (and how)? Thanx!...more >>

:confused; I am trying to use the Flash pen tool to create a shape to use as a mask. All of the tutorials say that if I close the lines drawn with the pen tool by clicking on the first point (tool show a o) it will automatically fill. This worked for me once but I cannot get it to close a...more >>

when i select the version, (english, for windows), and then hit the download button next to it, the bottom bar of my browser says contacting trial.adobe.com, a couple of other things, and then a few seconds later it says done. but the download never started. How do i download the trial ...more >>

Does anyone know of a flash photo gallery plugin that I can install into a website, that my client can update himself from home? This client is fluent with Photoshop so he can optimize and size his own images. I just need a basic flash gallery that will display around 12 photos that he ca...more >>

Does anyone know of a flash photo gallery plugin that I can install into a website, that my client can update himself from home? This client is fluent with Photoshop so he can optimize and size his own images. I just need a basic flash gallery that will display around 12 photos that he ca...more >>

I need to have something happen like goto fame (3) only after the video finishes. A listener or something? Add a script comand to the last frame of the movie? ...more >>

How do I get these swedish characters " ?, ? , ? " to show up in a dynamic text box? Do I have to embed a particular character map....which one? thanks T :)...more >>

Because of different times to the end of a playback of a streaming flv file due to connection speed and machine speed I need the swf file to wait until the end of the progressive playback movie and then proceed. ...more >>

Hi guys, I was trying to use the flash detection kit for flash 8. When I preview my web page in firefox, it works perfectly. However, when I run it in IE, it turns out otherwise. The flash dialog box that's supposed to appear (to prompt user to down flash player) did not appear in IE. Only t...more >>

Hi. I'll skip the foreplay and cut right to the chase. I have a AVI movie that I want to import into flash 8, and make it so it can stream online. I have read some information on it, but I am truly lost, on how to do it. So if anyone wants to point me towards a simple tutorial, or infa...more >>

Actually, this is not the first time I've posted this question with no reply, THANKS! I was wondering if anyone else is having this problem. I've created a standalone Flash 7 project ( myMovie.exe ) to be played on a CD. This CD has an autorun.inf in the root directory. When I pop the CD into ...more >>

I'm simply trying to make a simple preloader to avoid the brief "white screen" that appears before my swf file appears. Here's the url: <<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.mikelrouse.com/indexSydney.html> Not">http://www.mikelrouse.com/indexSydney.html> ...more >>

I am trying to figure out the best way to zoom text into place in Flash. Previous topics have suggested using a motion tween with the text set to a small font in the first frame and the final size in the last, however the smallest you can set it for is 8. The template I am working with se...more >>

Hi, Is there anyway I can convert a quick time video into a flash file quick easily and cheaply? I've found some software made by Sorenson but it's quite expensive. Any ideas? Cheers...more >>

I have the book "Flash MX Hands On Training" and lost the cd that came with it and was wondering if anyone has a copy they can zip and put somewhere I can download......more >>

Im getting this error message which is stopping my file from working properly. Im using xpath for this to play mp3 files, and so this is the error; The Strings Panel may not work properly for the document without the following file(s): ...\ManagingPeople\All_Work\fr\stuff_3_fr.xml ...more >>

Ok I'm new to Flash. I've got an animation off to the corner of my page, and I want to crop it (ala Image>Crop in PS) I've tried aligning all the objects and animation in the middle, and then changin the document size, but this messes up the animation. How would I do this? Is there...more >>

I like the first page of this website <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.njcjjt.com.cn">http://www.njcjjt.com.cn</a> ,It's from Nanjing China. and I think it make up with flash ,But I'm not sure.So Could you tell me how to make it ?with what tools? Thanks a lot...more >>

Hello. I use Flash to produce CD content Navigators. I have a source fla with a library of graphics that I want to share. I've published the fla as a swf. The graphics properties have Export for runtime sharing ticked. In the same folder I have a destination fla that uses the graphic...more >>

Hi, I currently have IE 6.0 on XP SP2, and I am unable to download Flash from the following HTML <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/triggerpages_mmcom/flash.html I">http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/triggerpages_mmcom/fl...more >>

I am new to flash, and web design at that matter. I am learning to use flash using a pre-built template. Does anyone know how to get the buttons on the template to link to files? Thanks!...more >>

Hi guys In the flash content that you get with flash there is a file called Menu_dropdown.swf which runs of a xml file which tells it what is within the menu / submenu and where it links to. When you change this xml it changed the flash menu. I think this is brilliant although I want to ma...more >>

Check out <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.andreaswannerstedt.se/session/">http://www.andreaswannerstedt.s e/session/</a>. How are the growing effects acomplished? Can anyone point me in a direction? Also is this purely flash or did he use after effects als...more >>

I'm very new to flash, so please forgive me if this is a no brainer... Is there a way to allow a mute option for sound in a flash animation when the sound is streamed from an mp3 file (i.e., not embedded)? I'd like to have the sound start automatically with the flash (which it currently do...more >>

Hi Frnds! I am not able to hear any sound that is downloaded dynamically into sound objects of flash file. NOTE: This problem only occurs when you are playing files in INTERNET EXPLORER or AOL. The files play absolutely fine in FIREFOX. Is this a security issue or flash plugin rela...more >>

First, forgive me - I am not experienced with Flash and am flapping around with it a bit. We have some Flash 5 files that included embedded video and were thus published as QuickTime files. The embedded videos have been converted to flv files, and I've attempted to follow all the instruct...more >>