Hi there, i have a movie where I load XML files depending on the buton that has been pressed, I need to make sure that all butons become desabled while loading one of those XML files because If the user clicks on an other buton while loading the XML file my movie just hangs and crashes, I've s...more >>

Hello everyone, I need to find the redistributable files required by flash, for a application written in c++ that embeds flash. If the user doesn't have flash on their system I need to be able to have the installer that I am writing download and register and install them, or simply just downlo...more >>

I have a problem with the header that i have put on me site asarion.com when you are on the website no matter what link you hit it still give me the asarion.com/main.html my main concern is that whenever i hit the links that are in the text on the home page it goes to the page requested but 2...more >>

I use Captivate to create flash demonstrations of different software programs here at work. I need to output a final video size of around 800x600 because too many of our users still use that. However, I like to record in 1024x768. I've seen many professional looking flash demonstrations of...more >>

I have a customer supplied .fla and which has some movies in the library (I also have the .swf, but it needs to be modified). Everything appears to be embedded in the .fla file. Some of the movies have references to .fla files. Anyways, when I publish it, I'm not getting what I should, size of...more >>

Hi just wondering if anyone could tell me the best framerate for a website. My website uses an average ammount of animation and most of the buttons are interactive. At the moment i have it set at the standard flash setting 12fps and it looks a bit jumpy (i really want it looking sleek and smoo...more >>

Hi everyone. Is there a way to make part of an image transparent using Flash? For example, I have a bitmap image that I want to make the left side fade into transparency so it'll blend with the background underneath it. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you. ...more >>

If you have a swf that is data drived based on an xml file, How do you prevent someone from copying your swf and xml and re-using the code somewhere else? Is there a better way to validate in the file using something other then javascript? ...more >>

I have 6 .fla files from a vendor that I need to update. They created the files in 6.0, and I am trying to open them in either MX or 8.0 (I have both versions). All I get is a message saying "unexpected file", and the whole program closes. How am I to get around this issue??? Please help. ...more >>

Have a look on this link: http://www.natureetdecouvertes.com/pages/gener/index.htm That big horizontal banner with the fade-in fade-out pictures and text hovering, that is what i want to know how to make. But the Flash interface suppases me please can someone guide me? ...more >>

Hi, could anyone help me in my search for wisdom. I'd like to know how to turn off flash when a user clicks a "text only" link on a site? For accessibility reasons id like the flash not to render in Text-only viewing. All help will be gratefully received. Thanks ...more >>

Hi, pls can someone point me in the simplest direction to exporting flash files to play without a browser, for copy to dvd. many thanks Paula...more >>

Hi, I have my main .swf which has a movie clip container and when you click on a button a child .swf is loaded into the movie clip container. However, my problem is that I want to be able to click on a button within the child .swf to load new content within the movie clip container within the ...more >>

I hope you are familiar with FTP'ing files. I am about to send you a private mesage with the information for my server. Check you private message in a few minutes. Let me know if I can publish the MOV file so that Jeckyl can work on it as well. ...more >>

Hello Everyone! I will put my 2 flash questions in this one post to not fill up your forum. 1.) A client wants to set up a news letter. All I need to be able to do is have a spot where you can enter your email address and hit send. I want that data to be sent to a certain .TXT or .XML fi...more >>

does anyone know how to make an image spin horizontally on an axis so it looks as if its spinning? like if you spin a coin on a table? thanks!! :D...more >>

Hi there, I'm currently building a portfolio-like site for my boss. On this site we want to show video of projects he's done so far. He'd like to display them as big as possible (don't they all), but he wants smooth playback aswell. What I've come to so far is a streaming FLV of 550 by 4...more >>

ok im doing a tutorial on how to make balloon shooter vin flash, but then i come across this: "4. Create a gradient panel with dimensions as 300px. X 35px. and place it at the bottom of the stage" WHAT IS A GRADIENT PANEL AND HOW DO I MAKE ONE!?!?!? please help! ...more >>

weird problem with flash pro 8 - when I test project or test movie, changes to my .as files are not reflected. Doesn't matter whether I delete ASO files. To get the changes show, I have to either run it in debug mode (after which the changes show up when I run normally) or close and reopen Fla...more >>

I have a flash application which play flv video and display dynamic data from DB. The FLV player will play 30 something videos in loop. The problem comes when the exe has been running for 3 to 4 hours, the exe crashed and exit without any warning or error message. I just wonder that anyone fr...more >>

If I can only crunch the file down by 90% then I'm still at a huge amount of MB. What is a "reasonable" amount of MB's that can be uploaded so it loads quickly enough for dial up folks? I have a client with a 10 minute video. He has it saved in MPG and WAV. In wav he just told me it's a...more >>

The project on which I'm currently working has several forms (Product Selection, Shipping Information, Billing Information, and Surveys). To make these sections more user friendly, I would like to have a function called (to submit the form) whenever the customer presses the enter/return key. I...more >>

Hi friends i am facing the problem in placing the movie clip in runtime for a image zoom and rotate option ,its start scaling from the left corner ,but i want the zoom from the center,,is any one faced the same problem and got suceed ...Help me ...more >>

Hello, I am using Flash 8 and i am having weird rendering problems publishing my .fla to .swf optimized for flash 6. I wanted to optimize it for flash 6 because Windows XP came with flash 6 and I figure that many users are still using flash 6... Is this true or not? ...more >>

hello friends!! I hope that you can help me... ..... it is possible to communicate through flash player with the serial port? please help me!!...more >>

I am trying to load a swf file into a movieclip object on the stage. The movieclip object is sized smaller than the screen, and placed in the middle. I have defined a loader with: var myMovieClipLoader:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader(); then use it like this: _level0.myM...more >>

i need help with importing a video into flash and exporting it into a .flv file to use in Dreamweaver PLEASE HELP...more >>

Hello everyone, Has anyone ever created a slide show that is projected from a computer onto a large projector screen like one would with a Power Point presentation. Power point uses vector based graphics as well as flash, however, once you have the flash SWF, unless its contrained in and ...more >>

I have since tried multiple programs to re-encode the mpg file. I even took the clip and tried to convert from a VOP file...... The files playback fine in RealPlayer but won't produce a FLV file that plays back -- only the sound -- or nothing. ...more >>

Software such as http://www.qarbon.com Viewlet Builder (and I guess many others) installs as a local executable application which provides a user interface allowing the creation of flash animations. Does anybody know how that's done from a programming point of view? Is there a software li...more >>

Hello I have set up some XML to be displayed in a Dynamic TextBox. I would like to know what characters within the XML file will make a new line in the Dynamic Text Box. so for example, if \\n would be a char for new line, "Keehun \\n Nam" would result in: Keehun Nam Thank You Ke...more >>

Who can ? taken photo with flash? I have got webcam...more >>

I'm bringing in production art into Flash, and it's shifting - getting lighter. I've read all about the issue, how it's photoshop's color profiles, etc. Problem is, converting the images to working RGB isn't helping. I've tried converting them (originally they were in Adobe 1998 RGB) , creatin...more >>

Hello My boss told me to investigate about Flash, and how much it costs but I can't find any info about good old Flash MX 6.0 (only about Flash 8) - how much does Flash MX 6.0 cost and from where can we purchase it? Please be kind and post a direct link. Best Regards ...more >>

my file http://haircutrecords.co.uk/headcount/photos.swf reads http://haircutrecords.co.uk/headcount/photos.xml and displays some jpegs that are referenced there. it works running in a local directory but not on the server. i'd be very grateful if anyone could explain why this might be?? ...more >>

Went is the script file created and how does it get updated when the Flash file is changed? Thanks...more >>

hi i tried this: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/coldfusion/articles/guestbook.html it work OK on localhost, but wher i try to access through a domain name, its not able to pull the db i cant add/view record. i have IIS and Colufusion running. help plz! ...more >>

Hi, I red on Adobe's site that flash does not supports for progressive jpg, but that artical was dated somewhere in 2002. I would like to know which versions of flash supports progressive jpg? And which one is better option - progressive jpg or non-progressive jpg? thanks. ...more >>

Does anyone know if it's possible to have a RSS feed displayed in flash? I've been able to get it to work in Dreamweaver but I'm planning a new flash site and would like to be able to control the data with rss/xml instead of always having to edit the flash file every time a little text gets ad...more >>

I will try to explain as clearly as possible. I'm using flash mx 2004 pro. I have a master movie named movieMaster.fla. I have 4 other movies named: 1. silentNight911.fla 2. militaryTribute.fla 3. spaceTribute.fla 4. thingsThat.fla. All have accompanying .swf files. Here's what I want: ...more >>

I have a flash movie exported in version 8, with the flash 8 player detection. It works fine in some browsers, detecting old players and asking the uder to download a newer version of the player. But some users can't se anything at all. No movie, no text, noting. I've not been able to recreate...more >>

Hi wondered if anyone can help. I know you can set the stage background colour in flash and the published movie will sit central on top of the background. I want to set a pattern behind my published flash file. I dont want the scale of this pattern to change when the window is resized or moved...more >>

I have just created and uploaded my first web site, but am having a problem when site first loads. When the site loads and I roll the mouse over a button, I get a message saying "click to activate and use this control". After I click the second time everything works fine. This happens ever...more >>

Hello Flash 8 prof newbie If you go to http://www.enhancedwireless.net/Technology/keyMech.shtml and see the graphic illustration on the page - with all the wireless devices and car - I want for a viewer to see this at 1st but have the option of clicking anywhere on this graphic (or may...more >>

I'm creating a CD ROM presentation. If I export the presentation as a projector does the user need to have Flash Player to view it? I was under the impression that the projector was a standalone player so there are no requirements on the user end. ...more >>

Ok, probabbly the easiest question in the world, but it has to be asked, i've looked everywhere. I used flash to make a .swf file, and now i want to put that into dreamweaver. i do so, but when played back in preview or when published, it doesnt loop, even when the loop box is checked in the p...more >>

Hi all, I am a new user to flash and not familiar with actionscript, got problem while attaching quicktime(.mov)file to stage.... i do have couple of buttons on stage which let people to view a quicktime file when viewer press on either one, since the file size for each quicktime file is ...more >>

I've imported my video, made the .flv, .swf and I uploaded the skin file to my server. When I preview the files on my local computer they work fine. After I uploaded them,(Yes all of the files) the video would play, but the the playback controler was no longer there. How do I fix this? ...more >>

I'm trying to center variable text coming in and shown on a plasma. No problem centering the text... ...I can't figure out how to center the text vertically If one line is entered it would be at the center of screen ...If three lines were entered, I want the second line to be at center with ...more >>

Is there anything I can do to get a flash movie to print from Firefox or some other browser running under Linux? I created a program in flash that uses both flash and php to access MySql but when the data is displayed in the movie, it can not be printed. Tried the browser print button, flash...more >>