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Can't get button in sub movie to link back to main timeline
Posted by aubrycan at 8/24/2006 8:24:10 PM
Hi All..... First, thank you for helping me! I am pulling my hair out. I know there is an easy answer to this question, but I can't figure it out. I have my main timeline (Scene 1) and then on frame 5, I have a movie that plays for about 70 frames (within itself). On the main timeline it...more >>


Edit a clip
Posted by siphyse at 8/24/2006 8:13:56 PM
Hi, I try to edit a text in a clip. When I click on the play button in the preview i see the complete page With the text. But when i click on the clip in the library and I try to modify it(Right Button-Modify) I just see a Black-Blue page with nothing in it. I try to export it but the image ...more >>

audio won't play on published files
Posted by videodummy at 8/24/2006 7:57:35 PM
I'm working on a Flash project that has 12 short .mp3 files in it. When I test the .fla on my machine I can hear the audio, however when I open the published ..html file, no audio is heard. Any ideas why this happens? Thanks in advance. ...more >>

Flash for software install menus?
Posted by Popeyethesailorman at 8/24/2006 7:46:01 PM
Can Flash be used to create an install menu screen for our software. We were previously using Director but wanted to move in the direction of Flash, if possible. Currently, the existing install menu screen is full of links, which we want to keep. Thanks for your help!:confused; ...more >>

Problem with Text(clip)and(invisible)
Posted by siphyse at 8/24/2006 6:43:18 PM
Hi, Im editing a website for a compagny. I will need an answer fast pls. My problem: I downlaod a template will psd files, html files and flash file. I don't want to use the html version of the website because i want the website in flash. When I edit the website in Flash8, I know how to e...more >>

call a HTML with swf but to frame determined
Posted by Alfredo Gonzalez at 8/24/2006 5:54:47 PM
I have a HTML with swf and want to call to another HTML with another one swf but to frame determined. It is this possible? Thank you very much by its aid alfge ...more >>

Shape tween Short key
Posted by VS gill at 8/24/2006 5:40:04 PM
Hi I use shape tween quite often in flash. I wanted to setup a short key for shape tween so that i dont have to go back to property panel every time.... Is there a way to do this... if this is not possible thenis there a way to add sape tween to rite click menu ... just like motion tween...more >>

Importing and handling video
Posted by marlin35 at 8/24/2006 5:36:21 PM
I have a (626k) .wmv video/audio file that I am importing into Flash MX 2004. I make some simple additions to timeline to create a "loading" and fade out. When I Export the size of the .swf ends up at around 5-6 megs. What should I be doing different to make this file much smaller of faster to...more >>



How do I stop SOUND from Looping ?
Posted by Cody21 at 8/24/2006 5:17:43 PM
:confused; Newbie here. I created a Movie that loops at completion of the last frame. I have a Sountrack embedded that is longer than the sum of the last frame in the movie. When the Movie loops back to the beginning, another copy of the sound clip starts playing on top of the initial sou...more >>

text input variable
Posted by calmchess333 at 8/24/2006 4:36:08 PM
How do i make a text input element have a variable ?.....I don't mean instance name ....i mean variable!...more >>

Flash Fonts
Posted by ChuckRWD at 8/24/2006 4:26:13 PM
I created a movie and used the fonts fT73 and Parade, however, when others view the movie, they are unable to see the fonts! I have converted the fonts to symbols (movie clips), but still not dice! I don't understand what is going on! Is it that I needed to embed the fonts, and if so, how c...more >>

Download file on standalone CD
Posted by getziggy at 8/24/2006 4:12:08 PM
My client asked me to replicate a standalone CD that has either a Flash or Director Projector (exe). It has several links that allows the user to "download" a file to their computer. When you click on the "Download" button, a Windows browser window opens asking where to save the file. I ha...more >>

comboBox: How do I set Var?
Posted by THEwagner at 8/24/2006 4:00:42 PM
Hello, I'm using the comboBox component in a Flash form. I need to set a "Var" so that it ports in my database correctly. How can I do this? Thanks! ...more >>

Flash html not centering movie?
Posted by peterotoole at 8/24/2006 12:16:25 PM
why is that when i publish a html and swf from flash it embeds it in the top left hand corner even with the options selected to centre it both vertically and horizontally? is there a way around this? thanks ...more >>

forcing downloads
Posted by restivz77 at 8/24/2006 4:08:18 AM
http://groups.google.com/group/macromedia.flash/browse_thread/thread/9c117cea2d9 684a8/b357201cf3b37878?lnk=st&q=&rnum=3&hl=en#b357201cf3b37878 but now when u try to click it, it doesnt download the file i want, it just downloads a small 8kb file. example: on http://www.theliftband.com cl...more >>

Clear small text?
Posted by Tsquared at 8/24/2006 3:21:40 AM
I am using Flash 8 Pro and even when I use "anti-alias for readability" on static text it looks pretty ugly when published, Font Arial and Verdana, Size 12, (Not really that small), Static Text, Publish settings optimal. I have seen some really small clear text on other Flash sites. Are th...more >>

minor Flash wish.
Posted by Loser at 8/24/2006 12:00:00 AM
I am highly anticipating a Flash 9. I would like to submit a Flash 9 - wish. I'm not too good at all at Flash so I hope I don't sound [i]too dumb[/i]. How about adding some good 3D features! I don't know if the current flash - lets you control technical 3d objects as in made, in 3D Studio and ...more >>

Problem in Importing video clip in Flash 8.0
Posted by rafimmedia at 8/24/2006 12:00:00 AM
i import my videoclip (source mov format )in to flash (88MB), and i select first option Progressive download option ,when i puplish in my local system , its working fine .but i upload to webserver , the video dos'nt displayed ( when i right click the area the context menu displayed), i dont kn...more >>

movie stalling problems
Posted by enthos at 8/24/2006 12:00:00 AM
http://www.enthos.net/spokengeneric.html here's an eCARD i designed. For some reason it stalls on a few different frames the first time it plays, but once it loops it doesn't stall, if you refresh the page it'll do it again. The file has a preloader so Idon't know why it would do this. ...more >>

Cursor Focus
Posted by Ricky NO[at]SPAM Award at 8/24/2006 12:00:00 AM
I am having a problem with Flash MX 2004 and how it is focusing on a button. The software i have built is an examination with text boxes and buttons on the same page. The software is working fine and have been for over a year. I decided to to make the text boxes selectable so the text can be...more >>

Indian Languages Scripts in Unicode
Posted by nnitin at 8/24/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hi All, I am likely to kick start a large software development project on Flash platform in Indian Languages like Marathi, Hindi. I was trying to gather as much information on this subject as I can. I tried one simple task of writing my name and friends name in flash document. It is s...more >>


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