I'm verrrry new to flash but I'm trying to learn more about this exciting technology. So, I've downloaded the eval of Studio 8 and am trying to convert some videos to FLV format for the Web. Everything is going well with a couple of exceptions. I saw this sample: http://www.adobe.com/dig...more >>

First, I thought I did something wrong for actionscript. But, I didn't do wrong. I just tried to open my flash web page in Safari or Firefox. When i mouse over anywhere, after a few seconds, a yellow box of "test" message appears. What is this about? How can I remove this? Thanks in a...more >>

I tried to make hyperlinks when I click text of vita, art, statement, for example. I just want to make sure what I am doing is right. - Instead of making buttons for each of text ( i.e., vita, art, statement), - I will make one transparent "button" symbol (which means just 0% alpha sett...more >>

How do you close a fullscreen splash screen (Flash 8) once a button is clicked that launches an application? Thanks for any help....more >>

Has anyone else had this problem? Some compicated flash 8 files of mine publish strangely with garbled text and animations skipping completely, messed up artwork. If I save down to MX2004 and publish, they come out fine. I will then reopen in 8 and have the same problems:frown; Anybody else? ...more >>

I got into a discussion recently about licensing issues and was told that even though we bought the Flash software to develop swf files we still need to purchase a license to use flash content on a web site, I never heard of this and disagreed with this but to be sure... Do we need a licen...more >>

How to replace function name with string variable? I'm lazy, I don't want to type 10 functions... Any solution?...more >>

Looking for getURL syntax /parameters that will let me open/display a specific page of a PDF in a new browser window. Tried this, but it's not working: -------------------- pdf_btn.onRelease = function() { getURL("pdfs/sample_file.pdf#page=605", "_blank") } -------------------- ...more >>

I am creating a app for a company that doesnt have an internet connection, so first I have a question about when I publish to windows projector do they need to have the flash player, and I am using flash 8 so will they need FP8 or can I publish as a fp6 or 7. Then If they do need the fp then ...more >>

Second S.O.S. request... I am building up a site that relies on a main SWF, that loads other SWF movieclips as child movies. I noticed that these files share some things, mainly EMBEDDED FONTS and COMPONENTS. I was wondering... is it possible to include any font or component once in th...more >>

I created a flash file with a couple of photoshop files on top of a .mov. When I publish preview it looks as I intended but when I view the exported swf file the animation does not show up? :brokenheart; ...more >>

Hello, if anyone could point me in the right direction, I'd really appreciate it. I have a bit of code that scrolls a graphic depending on if your mouse is on the left or right of center of the graphic. I would like the scrolling to stop if the mouse is rolled off of the stage and if the ...more >>

Hi, I tried to make hyperlink from text (static). What I did was - select text I want to make hyperlink to - then, go to "Properties" window and "URL link window on the bottom - put URL address there. This was working. But when I open this page in the Safari, and when I mouse over th...more >>

I've just upgraded (finally) to Flash professional version 8 and I cannot get any FlashVars to load using this syntax: <param name="FlashVars" value="thumbheight=100" /> <embed src="slideshow.swf" FlashVars="thumbheight=100" They're just undefined. I've tried the _level0. and _root. s...more >>

hi how can i do to align a external image? every time i load a external image inside a movieclip (mc.loadMovie("imglocation"))... the image always start at 0,0 of the movieclip there are no options to "align" this image to the movieclip center? like ctrl+k? align x,y position? Gustavo ...more >>

Hi all! I have a website (have a quick look: www.thebrightsidedesign.com) which currently uses separate swf files for each page. I have decided to convert each swf file into single movie clips and use one large swf file instead (to get rid of gaps between pages etc etc). I AM VERY NEW TO F...more >>

Hello! After the export of my animation for Flash Player 6 from Flash Professional 8,some users told me they didn?t see any text in the SWF (I have all the screen shots). After some researche, I think that the problem comes from browser with Flash Player 6 and 7 installed. How is it po...more >>

I want to pop up an HTML events calendar from a Flash movie. I don't want all the hdr/file menu,etc. I know how to place, size, restrict the pop-up in HTML sender....but can I/ how do I do this with Actionscript?? Point me to a tutorial would be fine. Thanks! g ...more >>

I'm attempting to fade in bulleted text using: var myFade = new Tween(_root["mcTextArea3Text"], "_alpha", Regular.easeInOut, 0, 100, 2, true); I have styled the texted as bullets and it appears fine without the tween. I'm using an embedded Arial font as well. Does anyone have any soluti...more >>

Ok, maybe something's wrong with me, but WHY IS FLASH SO FREAKING EXPENSIVE?! Why is it going to cost me $1000 to make goofy cartoons for more than a month?! Am I thinking of the wrong program or something? Is there some free/cheap application for making .SWFs? I've never seen any document...more >>

I am attempting to create a flash piece which will be displayed on the home page. I would like to create a button which will allow the user to turn off autoplay and store that preference in a cookie. I'm not sure the best way to do this. If I load the cookie value, how do I tell flash to do...more >>

Hello All, Well I designed a site complete in flash, and at first I designed it where the entire site was all in one complete SWF file, this was futile because of the total size and how long it took to download the entire site before being able to use it (preloader script). So to compensate I ...more >>

Hello, I created a flash image using Flash 8. I have uploaded to the web server and the webpage looks dark. I don't know what setting or configurations I need to modify in order to lighten the image. Can someone please help? Thanks. ...more >>

:confused; In Flash 8, how can I add ALT text to a graphic in a Flash Website? I see how to use ActionScript to show text onRollOver, but I don't know that this would be read by a screen reader for a visually disabled person. Can anyone tell me how to simply add ALT text in the FLA fil...more >>

does anyone know why, when i clean my temporary internet files, i have to reinstall my flash player. obviously i'm deleting something i need. i try to keep my pc cleaned off, but this is making it a pain as i use the flash player for my FF league. ...more >>

Hi, My swf is working: http://dianecollins.com/sean_movieclip.swf But, when I put it into an html page, it doesn't work. http://dianecollins.com/sean/ I'm looking at the contact button on the top right - on the swf it slides over to the left when you rollover, but on the html page, it do...more >>

I have a client who wants to house the video content and SWF's locally on a few machines to serve as a kind of KISK. The actual HTML resides on a web server and calls the content locally on several identically configured Mac Mini's (Intel) so that they can keep the content from eating up netwo...more >>

Hi all, Does anyone know how to make sure my SWF is run from my server (so that it won't run from anywhere else)? ~thanks! ...more >>

Hi all! I have just created my first website, please have a quick look - www.thebrightsidedesign.com Each page is an individual swf file which as you can see is giving me problems with a gap between each page. to solve this I have been advised to convert the whole site to one flash ...more >>

Is it possible to reset the seekbar and time code at each cuepoint reached while playing an flv using FLVPlayback. I could just create a seperate flv for each cuepoint that i want, but if anyone knows an easier way that would be helpful. Thanks ...more >>

Hi, This is probably very simple for you, but I have not really used Flash before and thus I am getting into a bit of a muddle. I have worked some things out but just can not get it quite right. I would like a image to appear for about 5 seconds and then fade into the next image, stop ...more >>

Hello, I have interactive applications where users spend time browsing and navigating through a virtual brochure. They can turn pages etc. I need to be able to track how much time they spend on each frame and, ideally, how much time they spend on portions of a frame (eg by timing how long ...more >>

i used some dynamic texts inside a movieclip. but when i create a mask layer above and preview the swf whole dynamic texts disapear. by the way i set my texts format to dynamic because i need no-anti alias texts. ofcourse i could set them to "Bitmap Texts" in flash 8. but the text becomes anti...more >>

I'm having a problem with a flash (flash 8 pro) input textfield. I have a russian keyboard and have set the keyboard language in windows xp to russian, but the keyboard types non russian characters. If I use word or notepad it works correctly. I have embedded the entire font outline, and sti...more >>