A workshop worth checking out.... Releasing the ActionScripter Within with Phillip Kerman Dates: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Fri + Sat, July 14 + 15 Location:? ? ? ? ? The flash Factory in Venice, California Price:? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? $490 A lot of people know about the cool stuff that's possible in...more >>

Hi, Probably a simple question but I have two swf files placed in an html file and they need to start playing at the exact same time. But one of the swf files always starts playing before the other. see: http://design.migcom.com/sonoma_redesign Is there a way to have the swf file...more >>

Please bare with me as I am brand new to flash and so far I am very confused. I recently got a flash template and it has an intro (splash) screen that I want to remove but I do not know how. As far as I can tell everything is in 1 scene but thats where I get stuck. Someone said i have to del...more >>

I created a box of scrolling text in Flash MX 2004, and placed it into an HTML page (created in Dreamweaver MX 2004) I then added a floating mouseover box using the BoxOver Javascript from http://boxover.swazz.org/ When viewing the page in Firefox, my floating box obliterates the scrolling ...more >>

has anyone here ever made a raycasting engine in flash before?...more >>

I'm experiencing difficulties with Flash 8 not recognizing the majority of a font family. Its strange because Photoshop & Illustrator recognize them & display them just fine. The fonts involved my project include: [i]Helvetica Helvetica Compressed Helvetica Condensed Helvetica Blac...more >>

I was wondering if it is possible to reposition the FlashPaper toolbar at runtime in ActionScript? Id like it to rest along the bottom of the document if possible....does anyone know how to do this? Thanks :) Evan ...more >>

I tried looking up tutorials for it... but my character just ended up sliding back and forth bouncing off thewalls...more >>

do you mean cheat sheet ??? http://actionscriptcheatsheet.com/blog/quick-referencecheatsheet-for-actionscript-20/...more >>

I don't know if these problems has been posted before (it's hard going through 40,000 posts) so sorry if it has, but i am having two problems with flash MX 1. When I import video into Flash, it always cuts off 3 seconds of the beginning of the video 2. When I try to use a push button to ...more >>

I'm a newbie with Flash MX2004 Pro, still in the steep part of the learning curve! 2 Questions: 1. I've got a swf file running in level0, and at one point it loads another file at level1. But the buttons on level0 are still active even if they are hidden by the level above it. How do I ...more >>

I saw an article in the latest issue in PC World that I should upgrade to Flash player 9 because of security holes in Flash Player 6. I have Flash Player 6 installed. After i download FP 9 and the web page says it is installed, it does not show up in my All Programs under Macromedia Flash Play...more >>

For some reason I didn't notice this, but on on computer, I have Flash MX 2004 installed and in the components window, i only have UI Components. This group has the UIScrollbar. On my other machine, I have Flash MX Professional 2004. In this instance, under components, I have Data Components,...more >>

I'm finishing up my first flash site... Is it necessary to test it from every browser/platform imaginable, or is a flash file self-contained & consistent from computer to computer (assuming the computers have the flash plugin & javascripting enabled)? Thanks! ...more >>

I want a very simple effect with text coming in a couple of times, but then *stay*, so I unchecked 'loop' in publish settings. But the 'movie' keeps going into a loop. Can someone please tell me how to stop the thing? -- Regards, Adriana. [ put out the rubbish if you need to reach me ...more >>

what do I need to do to insert my flash file onto my home page?...more >>

I wonder if anyone can help. I am suddenly unable to play videos etc and am given the following message: "Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Macromedia's Flash Player. Click here to get the latest flash player" However, when I go to the appropriate page I...more >>

Frame 1: trace(Stage.height) = 624 Frame 30: trace(Stage.height) = 724 I've set the stage height in Flash to 724, and am using Stage listeners to position elements, but the elements jump because the Stage.height is reading different values on different frames. Any ideas? Thanks. ...more >>

I have four scenes in my FLA. Scene 3 contains just a FLVPlayback file. I?m having trouble playing the next scene after completing the FLVPlayback file. This is what I'd like to do: go to and play scene 4, frame 1 after completing the FLVPlayback instance. I know this must be rel...more >>

I am a newbie to Flash, though not to programming. I have made a slide presentation that is interactive. I do not want a slide to play until user clicks a button. But each slide plays once before it stops. I have tried many things that do not work: stop(); in frame 1 of each slide gotoAn...more >>

Hi I am trying to get flash to play al the videos in a folder one after another. The videos will change so it needs to be dynamic. It could also read a text file or xml and play the videos in that list . Is there a way to do that. Thanks ...more >>

Hello, My flash movie is loading 60% in frame 0, so says the bandwidth profiler, this is a problem because my preloader doesnt show up until frame 1. I tried to change the settings for the publish settings/actionscript...no love. I did notice that when I went to Edit--Prefferen...more >>

Hi this is urgent, I need to create a screensaver from flash, what I need is when the mouse moves the little movie play befor exit from the screen saver, I tested lot of flash to screensaver tools but all of them quickly quit from the screensaver just after mouse moves. Anybody know any to...more >>

When I import a SWF (a published flash project), I seem to have an issue with the fat that all of the internal ActionScripts which are part of the imported file just dont seem to run. I was hoping to have the Movie Run as its own instance while the application does what is suppose 2. Is it ...more >>

Hi, I recieve high quality audio from a audio imaging guy which I animate short animated bits to. I seem to get differing qualities when outputting the final animation. I know there are settings for the audio when I bring it into the library and I leave them at the default. In my publishing se...more >>

Hello, I have an intro Ive made & it worked fine now I have built a basic bar preloader (from learnflash.com video)& inserted it before the movie & that works fine when I simulate a 56k download, it has a goto & play action but when it goes to the first movie frame (which is frame 10) the movi...more >>

Is it possible to create a file that captures a streaming flash movie so that it can be played from the hard drive (Mac OS X)? Alternatively, where are the flash files stored? I cannot locate the folder. Is there a PC app that does this? thanks Ken ...more >>

Is it possible? And how, if you don't mind. Thanks....more >>

My website (www.webtailoring.com) has 4 pages where flash is being used near the top banner. Safari has no problem loading the flash bit on 3 of the 4 pages but for some reason won't load the swf file on my "contact" page. If you hit refresh or reload several times it then loads the swf file....more >>

Hello Everyone I am new to all this but thought I would give it a go. I have just loaded a flash contact form on to one of my pages and when previewed the contact form is there. However, when you either load page on to site or press play to view it in dreamweaver, it just shows a white ...more >>

Hi, I'm new (as in only 2 hours), and I suppose I should read the manual first, but I thought someone may be abl;e to point me in the right direction. I want to create something for my website. I currently have a small brochure produced in 2 pdf files (front page & back page). I'd like to ...more >>

:confused; The main movie is 750px x 400px with a movie clip named holder_mc. This mc is placed in the center of the main movie and measures 250px x 150px. The secondary movie is 250px x 150px. This second movie contains graphics that are larger than 250px x 150px that have been converted to...more >>

How to make the tranparent window in Linux system Mozilla browser Currently I use <param name="wmode" value="Transparent" /> <embed src="test.swf" quality="high" wmode="Transparent" .... But it does not work. Pls help me Urgent. flash groups ...more >>

Hi, is there a way in Flash to create a brushed metal effect, like in this picture http://www.heise.de/ct/motive/05/23/p800.jpg Thank you Alex ...more >>