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Drawing object
Posted by Skivling at 7/18/2006 11:27:56 PM
Just recently i started using flash again after a couple of weeks on vacation. To my surprise it now has a nasty habit of turning every line drawn into an objekt called [i]Drawing Object[/i]. How do I tyrn this function off? I just want it to be a "plain old shape" Thanx /Finn, Sweden ...more >>

Looking for a recommendation
Posted by pjp500 at 7/18/2006 10:54:15 PM
What program do you recommend to convert .mov, avi, mp4 etc to Flash files... I edit on Final Cut Pro, but it does not have a Flash extension to export to for streaming...more >>

Photo slideshow help
Posted by sticks464 at 7/18/2006 9:04:40 PM
I am trying to use the Modern Photo slideshow template in Flash 8. However I am pretty new to Flash and would like some documentation or a tutorial to help. Anyone know of one? OR just point me in the right direction for adding photos. ...more >>

Possible bug in flash player 9 with video..somewhat urgent help
Posted by indiramm at 7/18/2006 6:59:44 PM
Hi, I was making a site based on heavy use of video. The site was working just fine, the videos played well, actionscript ok, etc. Last night I upgraded my flash player, and suddenly the site looks completely broken. Videos now have large pixels and they don't play right. I uninstalled fla...more >>

FLV load speed, progressive v. streaming
Posted by MacManSC at 7/18/2006 5:30:38 PM
I've got a site page set up to load different FLVs when a number is clicked. The client says that 10 seconds elapse before the video begins to play. They weren't worried about download time early on, but they want it instant now. They want streaming video, but I don't know that would be cost ...more >>

flash studio 8 professional to flash 7
Posted by lister110 at 7/18/2006 4:01:31 PM
How can I down save from a new copy of studio 8 professional to older versions of flash 7 or 6...more >>

Recording audio in Flash
Posted by oh, please at 7/18/2006 3:44:41 PM
Hi - I know you can ercord audio using flash media server but is there any other way just using flash alone where you wouldn't need to require a user to download any other plugins in order to record audio from a microphone. i'm working on a site that let's people submit songs but want them to...more >>

Pull new version of SWF
Posted by flying_scott at 7/18/2006 3:22:44 PM
This may be a newbie question, but... When i update a piece of flash on my site, the new version does not show until I clear my cache. How can I force the browser to pull the new version from the server and not the users cache? Thanks, Scott ...more >>



MacBook built-in camera support
Posted by gwmcmullen at 7/18/2006 3:03:09 PM
I'm building a live video conferencing app and am having difficulty using the built-in iSight camera on my macbook pro. It does not show up on the settings panel and so I assume it is not supported. Has anyone found a fix? thanks --greg ...more >>

Updating flash content
Posted by Flanders_ZA at 7/18/2006 2:58:14 PM
Hi All, I have a query that I need an answer to as soon as possible. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. A client of mine is currently in a legal battle with a competitor over one of their products' package designs. They have that product listed on their website and so asked my...more >>

SWF World Championship
Posted by ShockOsugi at 7/18/2006 2:40:59 PM
Hi there guys! SWF world championship has started in two categories: flash games and flash animations/cartoons. The prizes for each title 1000 bucks, and you can vin the title of the swf world champ of 2006! Read more about the rules and prizes on http://flash.oplay.hu! Good luck for evero...more >>

Dynamic Text
Posted by Goo101 at 7/18/2006 2:39:02 PM
Hi there, I'm trying to use a dynamic text field to display an error message, using the following code . . . if (VoucherNo.length < 14) { //changes the dynamic text field to display an "Invalid Voucher Number" message this.dtxtVoucherNo = "Invalid Voucher Number!"; //returns to the mai...more >>

Flash Tree Component useage
Posted by dhoops at 7/18/2006 2:26:23 PM
Is the Flash Tree component a suitable tool for displaying a list of documents such as Word docs or Excel docs in a directory like structure on an Intranet ? I'm trying to put a directory structure on a local Intranet so users can navigate to a folder and select a word doc or excel doc and ope...more >>

Help in Flash uplaod file
Posted by Adam Life at 7/18/2006 2:09:45 PM
i'm finish the flash upload . but just only can file the file. i want can post some other data to php . example have a field is category . need people input the text in html form. and click the submit button to upload the file ..how can i do ? please see . http://www.sitelala.com/untitled-...more >>

Flash - XML - which system??
Posted by Richard Bacon at 7/18/2006 1:21:34 PM
:confused; Hello, i am new to this forum - i hope someone can help. I am a flash designer, and am helping freinds set up a "myspace" equivalent in flash. With the possibility of very heavy traffic - can someone tell me which system i should be looking at to transfer data from mySQL dat...more >>

Flash does not register on first run
Posted by ffriedman at 7/18/2006 1:09:27 PM
Hello, after flash 9 is installed, I tried running a flash file on our web site. The first time one clicks on the link to the flash file, it brings up a new browser window, but nothing happens. If one clicks on the refresh button, the flash file begins to run. Any subsequent visits to t...more >>

Loaders....
Posted by Tellian at 7/18/2006 12:17:25 PM
Hi. I am having trouble making loaders. Can anyone show me how I may make loaders? And how to get them working? Thanks in advance!...more >>

Making flash use up less processor time.
Posted by Shipka at 7/18/2006 11:45:26 AM
http://www.adnet.hr/flash/VukovarNewGeneration.swf Here I give you my .swf with words going in a spiral and fading from black to red and back. It uses about 45% of my CPU which wouldn't be so bad if it didn't have to run 24 hours a day. I have let it run over the night and in the morning i...more >>

Animating slideshow and music together
Posted by DPaskin at 7/18/2006 3:37:07 AM
I am trying to redo a movie I did in iMovie in Flash. I have the movie burned in a DVD. I did try to convert it from DVD format (a VOB file, I believe) to a flash-compatible one, but none of the converters I found worked decently. So it was back to the drawing board. Now, I'm using Flas...more >>

Stop random button animations playing
Posted by flanky at 7/18/2006 2:47:25 AM
Hi. I'm sure this is a common problem, but can't find any answers... I have created a menu structure with buttons that play an animation on mouseover and stop on mouse out (thus returning to frame 1). Only problem is that if the mouse is moved too quick, the mouseout code isn't triggered and...more >>

two flash effect questions
Posted by Brhaynes75 at 7/18/2006 12:43:09 AM
Take a look at the animated gif on this homepage: http://churchillstudios.com/ the owner of this company (who also made the site) wants me to create a flash animation that is similiar to the gif, but with the aesthetic beauty that flash provides. Two of his requirements are: 1. Upon ...more >>

Flash lags when drawing
Posted by i2c2k at 7/18/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hi, is it normal that CPU usage rises up to 100% when I'm just make a selection? Or that the mouse hangs for a short time when I start drawing (e.g. a line or a rectangle)? These problems arise only when working on my notebook. On my PC it works fine. The bad thing is, that my PC is now ...more >>

UNDERSTANDABLE ! flash was working ok... and now..
Posted by Sw Jiten at 7/18/2006 12:00:00 AM
Dear Webmates, I have built a Site (or part of it) in Flash. It was working OK until yesterday... now it is not running on IE but it does on Firefox... is it something about only my computer? or could you please check it also for me? Why is it happening? Since yesterday.. I only have installed...more >>

problem using captivate inside flash
Posted by moglidroop at 7/18/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hi, I am using a captivate file inside a flashfile. I am experiencing the following problem. I have a button in a layer above the captivate file (which contains a button). But when I click that button the button and the button inside the captivate file react. How is this possible, and ...more >>

UNDERSTANDABLE ! flash was working ok... and now..
Posted by Sw Jiten at 7/18/2006 12:00:00 AM
Dear Webmates, I have built a Site (or part of it) in Flash. It was working OK until yesterday... now it is not running on IE but it does on Firefox... is it something about only my computer? or could you please check it also for me? Why is it happening? Since yesterday.. I only have installed...more >>

Problems placing icons on button components
Posted by Nicwinta at 7/18/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hi all, this is one of those situations where I know I must be doing something simple wrong, but I can't figure it out! I have a simple form that launches several movies. I decided to use button components to launch the movies rather than making my own. Each button has its own icon (to...more >>

Timeline effects - No final alpha value?
Posted by madcaesar at 7/18/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hi, I have posted this problem http://terrabase.co.uk/blog/?p=4 with an example. Essentially the problem is that timeline effects will destroy the transparency of a group of objects that contain various degrees of transparency. This is because there is no way to say 'do not change' for the...more >>

file and folder manipulation in flash
Posted by anant dhume at 7/18/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hello all, i am developing a elearning template in flash 8 which envelopes a couple of modules sitting in various folders. the end product should work in standalone player as well as the web. how can i do operations like the once mentioned below in flash 8 --- count files in a subfolder ...more >>


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