Hey there. I have created a presentation that loads interactive SWF movies into a 'target' movie clip on the main timeline. As you progress through the presentation different SWF movies are loaded into the presentation. And this in turn allows me to change the presentations content quickly a...more >>

On slower DSL connections, my animation takes a few minutes to load. I'd like to add a small "loading" animation to keep the user company while my large animation loads. I have both animations complete. I'm not not sure what code to add (and where) to get the first one to appear immediately an...more >>

Hmmmm somehow my last thread met it's demise in the same manner as my browser running PF9.... What's the deal with PF9 crashing IE?!?!?!??! I want FP8 back. I don't want some POS that keeps crashing, so hey Adobe, pull your heads out and FIX this!!! Where can Idownload an older v...more >>

I have gone through the quick tutorial on how to use the presentation template to set up a slideshow in Flash 8 Professional. The tutorial showed how to advance to the next slide manually by clicking a button; however, I need to have an automatic slideshow start when a user brings up a web pa...more >>

My attachedmovie code: for (var p = 0; p<10; p++) { var rose_mc:MovieClip = _level0.attachMovie("rose_master", "rose"+p+"_mc", _root.getNextFreeDepth(1000), {_x:0, _y:0}); rose_y_pos = rose_y_pos+80; } This creates 10 movieclips at runtime. I need to add a button (rose_but) to the ...more >>

Hi, I could use some help creating a CBT in flash - I would like to have different links and use a controller (template built) to create an easy way to navigate from page to page. Thing is, I don't know where to start!! I used one of the templates that are pre-built in flash as a starting ...more >>

I can do this in Fireworks 8 in minutes using a cone gradient to get the proper effect. But I want to create it directly in flash 8 pro and am have a hell of a time because the only gradients you can use are linear or radial. Neither one makes a very good cd effect, or at least the way I am d...more >>

Hi All, Since the last windows update, all flash elements in websites have to be made active. I use just internet explorer and I did not have this problem ever before. Is it just me or do other windows users also have this same problem? If so, how can it be turned off? Kind Regards, Mi...more >>

:confused; I have a flash movie embed on the first page of a site I am building. Up to a week or so ago, it was possible in Internet Explorer to put in www.scifin.net and the movie played. Now it does not. Nothing has changed on the site. It works with Safari, Netscape, Firefox and others ...more >>

Am a new user and I saw a site that I would like to do something like it but I dont know how I can use flash to do the pictures like that I only know a little about flash. http://www.jesushousedc.org/ ...more >>

HI again, I have been making preloaders for whole pages but know I would like to make a preloader for just the small flv file so the page would show up and then the little flv would have its own little preloader. Thanks for the time and input on this! Todd ...more >>

Hellow to everybody, my problem is this: I am trieng to create a flash form, but i dont now witch scripts to put. I found my self a fla doc with the fields: name, email, phone, coments. This form got two bottoms, "clear" and "send". And here is the problem clear botom rubs all the typed ...more >>

I am looking for a utility in OS X that will convert a MOV or SWF to an Animated GIF... I know flash can export an animated GIF but the animation looks odd... Any ideas on this one. Thanks for the help... Kind Regards, James DeRosa ...more >>

Hola a todo el mundo, agradecería si alguien me pudiera orientar. Estoy modificando una plantilla de un proyecto flash, el cual tiene un formulario que quiero aprovechar en otro documento distinto. Y el caso es el siguiente: El formulario tiene los siguientes campos: nombre, telefono, emai...more >>

Hi Folks, Wondering if anyone out there knows why my one flv is not playing or even showing up in EXPLORER when it shows up and plays fine in FF, and Safari. Thanks for the input, Todd...more >>

I developed a large flash application to handle production planning for a large printing company. The movie needed to span 6 wide x 2 tall, 19" LCD screens. To get around the 2880x2880 size limitation, I simply scaled the whole flash movie in the HTML code up to over 8,000 pixels and mad...more >>

has anyone found an effective work around for the fullscreen bug w/ MAC flash 8 projectors? i'm using the fscommand("fullscreen", "true"); and it still won't work - the title bar at the top remains. i have read many threads on this topic and tried several of the possible solutions and...more >>

Hello, I am using cue points to display text bubbles in an flv that is controlled using one of the Flash 8 player skins. When I press pause the flv and the cue points stop. But when I press replay the flv begins from the start but the cue points continue on as if nothing happened, i.e. S...more >>

When I startup Flash 8 the program only gets to where it either says "loading general profile" or "loading user profile" and doesn't continue beyond that. Just freezes there. I've tried uninstalling and re-installing the program and it didn't do anything to solve the problem. If anyone has a c...more >>

Hi, I have a flv file that does not use any flash media server or services and as such the file gets downloaded to the temporary internet files. Is there any way to prevent the caching or remove the file from the folder? ...more >>

i have just spent way too much time searching the documentation and forums to find out how to use named anchor frame labels. i still haven't found anything in the documentation that explains how to use them, how they work, what limitations they have. this means, either i've done a terrible j...more >>

My animation ended up being HUGE so I'd like to add a status bar in the beginning. I can, of course, design/build the little 10 frame animation that is actually the physical status bar. However, What code do i need to put in (and where) to get the movie to keep the user occupied while this ...more >>

I'm trying to broaden my Flash skills but can't figure out how to add a behavior to open a link when a button is clicked. I'm using FlashMX 6.0 and any tips or links to tutorials would be most appreciated! Thanks! ...more >>

Hi, I'm very new to flash. I am working on a flash map. The map shows different cities based on the data in a data.xml file. The html page containing the flash has an option to add a new location. When a new location along with its co-ordinates is added and the html 'submit' button is clic...more >>

If I take the "detect" off of the publish parameters everything works fine in the .FLV Add the detect, the sound stays but no video. Using Mac, Flash Pro 8. Check for Flash version 6 or 7, video is history. ...more >>

Hi! I use the import video function om flash pro8, and it works great, but i have a page with photos and movies, and when the page visitors enters this page they have to wait for the videos to be downloaded also... the thing i want is that the page visitors needs to push a button for the fil...more >>

Hey guys yes I am a newbie to Flash and I have made a flash header and all works great but, I have been trying to figure out how to make my menue buttons link to their appropriate pages. My questions is how do you make your buttons link? Any help would be greatly appreciated, Thank you in ...more >>

Hello. I need some help. When I go to the Global Security Settings page, I try to change the settings, like always allow access or give access to a folder, but it never saves the changes. I need to allow a swf that I'm viewing to access the internet. Can you help me save the changes I make...more >>

I've tried designing the drop down section in the "over" frame of the button but when I move off the main button, the drop down menu disappears. I thought I could load it in as a seperate movie clip but I don't know how to make the links work from one move clip to another (eg. to change the co...more >>

Hi, I have 2 files *.swf files. The first one is creating a shared object while the second one reads the created shared object. The files works perfectly on my local machine and on my server, but the second file is not able to read the shared object on the client's server. Although bot...more >>

Hello, I have set up a sort of "Video Player" where I stream videos from a server, along with a playlist where users can select which video they want to watch. It is done with Flash 8 Professional. The videos are encoded to .flv files which are stored on a host. The system works great ...more >>

Hi I have been asked to put 20 audio files(mp3) on a site - I want to use a flash cf structure. Had a good hunt around the net for a nice and free player - didn't really find any - found a cheap one called winey or something but was made for cf 6 - im using 7 Any links - tutorials - whatha...more >>

I am obviously a new user. I just need to simply extend a rotating globe fla file from .4 seconds to 12 seconds. For the life of me I cannot figure it out. Obviously I still want smooth rotating effect. Please help. ...more >>

Hi, I have put an mp3 file into my flash movie using the MediaController component but when I publish, it sounds like chipmunks. Any solutions??? Jane :sad;...more >>

:confused; I have been asked to find some software to design and develop in-store digital advertising. Would Flash be the right software or am I barking up the wrong tree? help........more >>

I have an animated header that is 750 X 150. When I open up the site where I have it, a white box of that same size flashes on, then the movie plays. How can I get rid of the white box? Thanks, Brad...more >>

I am creating a picture loader, using thumbnails, but I would like that: on the first moment, as soon as the page appears, one of the pictures, be Displayed. (choosen by random process). How do I do it ? To be more specific, there is the Site (not finished by now): http://www.paolamarsano.com...more >>

Hi there I have been passed an FLA file that has been created. There are 3 buttons on file which have links associated with them. I have been asked to change the links or at least change where the links are pointing to. I'm not sure how to do this - the buttons as far as I know are in ...more >>

Hi all .. i want to know whats new with flash player 9.0. what are the new features etc.. thanks in advance...more >>

Hello, I have to write a webapplication which handles voice input. I have to compare the voice to a standard voice (tone/pitch comparison). Is Flash an appropriate tool for that? How do I handle the input? Are there already some tools/plugins available to write this? Thanks very much for...more >>

Hello all, I'm currently working on a presentation using combo boxes. I'm fairly new to flash and am just learning how to adjust some flash's inbuilt components. Specifically the ?combobox.? What I want to do is change the font and corner radius displayed by a combo box so that it wi...more >>

hi there, i have searched this forum and google but can't find a way to embed/link a project i did in Director MX to a Flash 8 movie. I found loads of ways to do it the other way around i.e. Flash in Director but not the way i need. Is there a way to do this by any chance? any help would b...more >>

Within my flash movie I need a bit of text on one of the pages. The text is more than can fit onto the page so I need to have a scrolling option on the page that scrolls the text up and down (UiScrollBar) Now what I have done is created a text box (dynamic) and inserted the UIScrollbar fro...more >>