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streaming text with flash
Posted by calmchess333 at 8/21/2006 11:43:04 PM
How do I stream text to a flash application?......i wish to accomplish the following task.....I want to input text in a box then have that text displayed in a larger box on the same page but i don't want to refresh the page everytime new text is added. I have the following software installed a...more >>

installation issue
Posted by yobe at 8/21/2006 10:36:24 PM
Novice user here -have a dell axim pocket pc trying to install flash player 7 on. when i download it, it just gives me files to extract and no real installation file. I have version 6 installed and copyed files from a cd that contained flash media, but am unable to get it to play when i open...more >>

"Error opening URL" when there is no URL to open!
Posted by respondplease at 8/21/2006 9:46:41 PM
Hi all, I get the following output message when I click on a button that I created and I have no clue as to why I'm receiving this message. The last file name "E_Welcome" is an audio file, but the button that I click on doesn't trigger the audio file. Please help me understand the out...more >>

FLV into a Windows Projector (pls help !)
Posted by Nieckarz at 8/21/2006 9:05:39 PM
Hi i have a video (.flv) and i want to isert into a presentation (.exe) all is in the same directory, when i double click the swf, it works fine, but when i double click the exe, the video is missing. please HELP ...more >>

Sound echos
Posted by Chemistry guy at 8/21/2006 9:02:39 PM
I'm new to Flash. I'm using it to create the equivalent of PowerPoint presentations with voice. You can see them at http://preparatorychemistry.com/Bishop_Audio_Book.htm I just discovered that the audio portion of my presentations has a distinct and annoying echo when I listen to it thr...more >>

Problem with timeline effects
Posted by jackie_dec at 8/21/2006 7:56:48 PM
I used the fade transition on photos and text. It all looks great when I preview it on my workspace, but when I test the movie, the text no longer fades. The photos fade though. Part of the text on one section is missing as well. I used the debug fuction. It just tells me there is a proble...more >>

links load different swf's on on html page
Posted by greg Lippert at 8/21/2006 7:43:57 PM
Hi, I am looking to have one html page with many links. When I click a link, I want to load an swf file somewhere else on the page (audio or video files). I am happy to use flash or javascript to call the different swf's. Can this be done? Help!!! Thanks, Greg ...more >>

import
Posted by jc5234 at 8/21/2006 7:34:13 PM
My flash MX is not importing MPG files, does any one have any oppinion for this issue?...more >>



reuse and alter a mc each time?
Posted by iwics2 at 8/21/2006 7:17:33 PM
How do you copy a movie clip (reuse) and alter each new occurrence of it? Every time I copy my mc and paste then alter some of the text in it, it changes the master mc...So what's the best way to reuse a mc but still be able to alter it each time? Thanks KB ...more >>

64k limit on FlashVars?
Posted by TankMan89 at 8/21/2006 5:55:43 PM
Is there still a 64k limit on the size of the FlashVars string in the html that loads the swf? There used to be like way back in Flash 6, but I never heard that the limit was changed or dropped, and I can't find it mentioned in recent docs. Someone from Adobe respond? ...more >>

Help With Radio Buttons
Posted by Xodus6 at 8/21/2006 5:49:45 PM
Hello, I'm having issues with returning the results from radio buttons. If I take the radio buttons and submit outside of the multiple layers, it works fine, but when I try to get the data to show in the sliding transition, it doesn't work. I have a feeling the problem has to do with locki...more >>

Flash Movie Player
Posted by dingo23 at 8/21/2006 4:28:10 PM
Can anyone give me advice on putting video into flash. I don't know actionscript, but can make my way around flash ok. What's the easiest way to take video (mpeg, avi) and put it into flash and be ready to play on the web? Thanks ...more >>

Word Processor
Posted by Catalin_Negrila at 8/21/2006 4:08:46 PM
I've been looking for a while for a word processor component that would extend the functionality of the basic rich text editor from Flash but I couldn't find any. We are in the planning stages for a new project and one of the key things that we would need is a text editor able to handle at lea...more >>

File size for web distribution
Posted by layerburn at 8/21/2006 3:42:34 PM
Hey everyone I have a flash interactive piece that has two movies and lots of pictures, the file size is 12mb! I looked at the movies and i have them down as small as i can get them, probably around 6-7mb total. The movies are animations that our client wanted us to create, they were nea...more >>

downloads
Posted by restivz77 at 8/21/2006 3:19:51 PM
http://www.theliftband.com everyone urami, dan mode, thanks so much for ur help. u guys are great, really helping me understand what i am doing wrong, but i have yet another question.. on my site under media, i have a frame in the movie where people can download live mp3s. how do ...more >>

Importing SWF & changing its size
Posted by eytanmm at 8/21/2006 2:06:09 PM
HI , I Inserted a SWF into my projects with the LoadMovie, but the SWF is too big and I want to change its size. Can you help me with that? TNX...more >>

Getting height and width of dynamic loaded data
Posted by Darr_darshan at 8/21/2006 12:56:57 PM
hi i am working on a scrolling text. this text moviclip is linked through library. and called and attached for number of times the data in xml files now i want to scroll this text mc . itworks but how can i loop it , in such a way that even if i add or delete text in xml file it should n...more >>

Flash Player and HTML
Posted by David Wilson at 8/21/2006 12:44:53 PM
Client is looking to display some videos and information within a flash player. Since flash files cannot be read well by search engines, it is possible to have the flash player generate either an html/text or RSS file along with the video file? Thus I would anticipate that when a video and infor...more >>

Image
Posted by News at 8/21/2006 10:43:25 AM
I have been on some sites where there were images on it but for the life of me I could not copy the image. I have tried to figure out how this is accomplished but have no idea. At first I thought the entire site was a image but that is not correct. Could anyone tell me were I could go to lear...more >>

Get flash to go over text below it
Posted by dotcom012 at 8/21/2006 2:45:22 AM
I am trying to get a flash drop down menu to go over the text below it, the actual size of the button is 155w X 26h and it will show the button but when u put ur mouse over it it will not drop down the text, the actual size of the button and the submenus is about 155w X 266h but if u make th...more >>

music in flash
Posted by restivz77 at 8/21/2006 2:22:31 AM
hey, i have a site, http://www.theliftband.com, im wondering what is the best way to have music playing on it, without having to large a file? mp3s dont seem to work in my flash8, but im wondering what is the best file type, like aka: what file type wav, like... what will get me the best qua...more >>

Accordion labels won't display - SECOND POST
Posted by Laverda668 at 8/21/2006 1:54:57 AM
Hi All, When I create a swf with an accordion component it works just fine. When I import that swf into another movie the labels won't display. I have also tried resetting the label using myAccordion.getHeaderAt(index).label = "Blah"; or createChild(); with no success. Am I missing som...more >>

Rollover Zoom Effect?
Posted by cricketthemovie at 8/21/2006 12:00:00 AM
So, when the mouse rolls over a button, I want the button to zoom, or "bounce'. I'm using this cool custom easing tool which works great, but I just can't seem to figure out how to apply the effect to a rollover... Here's a link to a sample of what I want to do: http://laco.wz.cz/tween/...more >>

spritesheet
Posted by jagguy99 at 8/21/2006 12:00:00 AM
I have a spritesheet in .gif,.png ,.tga or any formats. I load the sprtesheet into a library from a new symbol. From the library I place the symbol onto the the screen no problem. I then right click and select break apart and the spritesheet turns black dotted except for the actual sprites whi...more >>

Flash video and frame rates
Posted by iane at 8/21/2006 12:00:00 AM
I have a SWF that plays a (streamed) video, along with graphics synch'd up with cue points. The video and the SWF are both 8fps. However, this makes tweens in the SWF a bit clunky. I've read that you should make your Flash movies the same frame rate as the video, but was wondering if I could...more >>

when i draw a line it coverted into graphic by default
Posted by fooflash at 8/21/2006 12:00:00 AM
hi, when i draw a line it coverted into graphic automatically, i have own to break apart it with ctrl+b. pls help me. this was not before ....more >>


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