Back in the Flash 4 days I could double-click on a .swf file in windows and it would open in the flash projector. I'm just now getting back into flash and I just installed the latest version of the shockwave flash player. I can't find any flash player and windows is not associating .swf files ...more >>

I need to optimize a page for 1024 x 768. What is the best setting to size my stage at. it doesn't need to fill the monitor, just be a reasonalbe size for the viewer. Any help would be very welcome. Thanks Brian ...more >>

Every time I try to watch a video on YouTube, I get a message that either I don't have JavaScript turned on or I need the newest version of Flash. Now, I can see the "F" when I do the download, so I have to assume it isn't Flash, but maybe it is. Anyone have any idea what I'm supposed to do?...more >>

Okay, this is my second week of working with Flash, and I can't figure out why I have this problem regarding Keyframes and a movie clip of a large map I am using. The map slowly shifts from one location to the next to create the effect that a car symbol on top of it is driving across the coun...more >>

Hello all. First time post. Long time Flash user. I am currently creating a movie with Flash MX 2004 and publishing in Flash 6. I am trying to create a dynamic textfield with a font size of 200+. It seems that the textfield does not want to display anything over about 120. If I have t...more >>

Can you pls tell me what would be considered too large a file for a first class website containing flash 8, video clips, audio, several pgs containing flash 8 animation, etc that would be problematic to load quickly. I'm compiling several files for my website and want to stay within an indust...more >>

Hi there, I'm working in a large Flash 8 file with 1600 frames (containing animation and audio). Is there a way to play back certain frames with audio instead of always having to go back to the beginning of the scene in frame 1 and using enter or test movie? This is very frustrating and ...more >>

Hi All, new to the site. Thought Id get some help..... Cheers in advance. I use Flash 8 Video Encoder to change various video files into FLV format for use on my site. I have some WMV files but flash 8 video encoder does not suppoer this format. How can i convert WMV files into FLV for u...more >>

hi all, I'm creating an animation which will be exported as Quicktime movie. afaik, this means, I can't use any movieclipsin my Flash movie. How can I create a simple linear zoom into the stage? Is there some kind of global stage-camera that can be instructed to zoom in or out? thanks ...more >>

Hello... I've been reading up on OOP to try and get better at it. What I can't find anywhere, however, is a simple explanation as to what the difference is between marking a function or variable "private" versus "public" in a class... ...can anyone either tell me why you'd use one way ov...more >>

Heya, I urgently need help. I've spent the last four weeks working on this website: http://www.hookmedia.biz/cabinet_source/v4_f and the night before last my .fla decides to say "Failed to open document". This was after I made a TON of corrections and uploaded my most recent backup. Bot...more >>

can anyone please say which one is the Best way to get reed of this thingi out of all available !! currently i m using this script at the end of last .swf object theObjects = document.getElementsByTagName("object"); for (var i = 0; i < theObjects.length; i++) { theObjects[i].outerHTML = th...more >>

any good flash player that will play .flv files? any suggestions? ...more >>

When I'm finished with a site I back it up. Sometimes the client will call me then months later with a change... usually a new email address or something they can't change from their end. When I copy the files back to my hard drive, make the change, then try to export the movie I get all sor...more >>

I'm trying to make a projector that has the FLV embedded... it's quite big but unfortunatly I need to have it embedded. Does anyone know why the audio goes out of sync with the video after a few mins? If i keep the FLV external it's fine... ? Thanks T ...more >>

Hi everyone: I am a total newvbie in Flash. I was given a file with a "fla" extension. I need to extract the images from this document. How do I do it? Thanks for any help I can get. ...more >>

Hi, I've been using the actionscript that I see all over forums, however when people view my site in either IE or Firefox, the pop ups don't work! this is my site: http://www.theliftband.com here's the actionscript i use on every button that i want to open a pop up window: on (relea...more >>

I made a quiz using a Flash template. I sent it to our LMS (Learn.com). When I attempt to launch the quiz I get the following error message: ?g_intPollSecs? is undefined Would anyone have any ideas as to what might be going wrong? Thanks ...more >>

Hi, I have a button symbol on my stage and I have added the following code to it: on(release) { loadMovieNum("homepage.swf", 1); } When I publish it, I get an error message saying: **Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=Register, frame=29:Line 1: Mouse events are permitted only for bu...more >>

I created a banner ad in Flash 8 and we have loaded it on our site. Some people can see it and it works great, others only see the first frame (it looks like a static image). How can I fix this?...more >>

Hi, I am having trouble getting this file to load properly. I'm using a "loader pro" component, and the file isn't working. When I was using the standard loader component the file WAS working. Could it be because of this code? Thanks! stop(); var xChange = 78.4; var xStart = 1...more >>

Anyone know of a chart listing file size to bandwidth usage for flv files?...more >>

Anyone know how to create a hypnosis wheel or spiral? I've searched high and low for a tutorial. There's a great one at the end of this movie --> http://www.iparigrafika.hu/pageflip/index.php ...more >>

Please help! At the end of my movie I want Flash to get a URL. What is the script for this action? I know get URL (alone) is not it. Thank you. Kelly...more >>

I am trying to make a series of phrases move along a curving path across the page. I can make a single letter attach to the path and follow it but am unable to make a whole set of letters follow the path. Can I do this or do I need to do each letter individually??? I hope there's an easy sol...more >>

I am also new to Flash. I made a Flash button (in Flash 8u) that I put on my Dreamweaver created web page. I can export it to Dreamweaver, but I am definitely missing something. It is probably quite simple, but I can't get the button to link to another file in my folder. The best I can do...more >>

I need to export a Flash Pro 8 file to Quicktime, but can't seem to do so without changing the Publish Settings to Flash Reader 5. As a result, some sounds and embedded video drop out. I'm keen to hear from anyone who has overcome this problem. thanks -- MM ...more >>