Hello, Inside my site I have playing my animations. To do this I use the "loadMovie" Actionscript. loadMovie("myanimation.swff", Screen); However, I want to contol them (Play & Pause). Is this possible? How? ...more >>

Hi. I created a banner ad in flash. I followed the instructions to make a button in the tutorial. For one layer I created an invisible button, etc. Then on another layer I added a keyframe at the very beginning and entered this actionscript: inv_btn.onRelease = function(){ getU...more >>

In Flash-8 on Windows-2000 I have imported and AVI file into a movieclip, yet an attempt to test the resulting FLA resulted in an error message: Movie uses features that are not supported in Flash Player version 7. Symbol=m, layer=Layer 1, frame=1:VP6 Codec requires Flash Player 8 or higher ...more >>

bascially I want to make a standalone cursor object with a a few different animations depending upon what I howver it over. At the minute I cant get it to follow the mouse properly. It end up out of line somehow instead of being on the mouse's actual coords. Ive put the code for it in it...more >>

When I use IE 6.0, the Flash Player just won?t work. I currently use IE 6.0.2800.1106CO SP1. Service Pack 1 is recommend for Windows 2000 which I am using. I tried anything from the Adobe FAQs: -system requirements: ok -removed Flash Player using the uninstall file from Adobe (all browser ...more >>

Hello I am very new to this group. I would like to get some hand on experience with Flash, but I dont know where should I start, as I have googled, I couldn't get the example for me to make a start. I would thank everyone here who able to point me to Flash tutorial, esp Flash 4.0 Than...more >>

Does anyone know how to create a button which starts and ends a Flash 8 movie, while simultanously starting and ending an invisble timer? Thanks...more >>

Hello, I was wondering if anyone could clarify a few questions I have about FLV's & SWF's. As I was trying to learn about importing external video, I originally thought it would be best to have a movie container to load different movies at different depths when the user selected options ...more >>

Hello, When I publish a Flash Movie, the movie appears active or clickable on the web page. This causes a problem if there are any active buttons on the page. These don't work until the SWF movie has been clicked. I have used Flash since Flash 5 but have only recently got back into it ...more >>

I'd like to have a load .txt variable box that loads text with links, so that I can go and change the links by changing the txt file. Is this possible? ...more >>

Is it THAT necessary for me to upgrade one of the systems here to Win XP for Flash 8? Can I get by with the Win 2000 Professional? I kind of need to know NOW... Thanks, Jacki...more >>

I am new to flash. I have developed a small flash app with flash actionscript and i would like to embed into a web page on the Internet. What should I do? thanks A...more >>

The MC is gonna be scripted such that it turns to face cursor and moves around. Problem is that it looks more or less like a ball with a stick coming out of it (looks like o- ). If I animate it to rotate it is gonna do so around the center/corner/edge of the whole object and not arou...more >>

hi. I'd like to stop the blinking of text insertion cursor in the action panel. never noticed it before but the rapid oddly timed blinking is distracting. is this a preference i can disable? i'm using flash 8 on mac. ...more >>

I have a SWF that rotates between different ads (like gamespot.com). See the buttons they have in the bottom right of the main picture? That's what I'm trying to create. The easiest way I can find seems to be by loading in a SWF with each individual button inside. The only problem is that I ca...more >>

Hello, I created a file in Flash 8. I?ve decreased the document size drastically. Is there a way to move ALL my layers up higher and to the left all at once? Thanks in advance, MonaE...more >>

When I'm in the development environment, I would like to be able to drag the playhead and listen to an MP3 that I have. Is this possible? Otherwise, I have to test the movie and wait for the song to play through to figure out where I want certain things to occur - it's painful. ...more >>

This is doing my head in whenever i open flash it will work for about 5 minutes then just say flash 8 has encountered a ...etc ect but anyway does anyone know how to fix this as i was just going to start a project with my friends? ...more >>

Hi Does flash make up all of this website as i check the source code and I just see a flash embed? [URL="http://www.kingclub.com.au/"]http://www.kingclub.com.au/[/URL] I take it there is a scrolling textbox and the drop down menu is done how? ...more >>

I am using the same phrase on every frame, but as the show goes on, the type suddenly gets fuzzy. Even if I retype it in place. Even if i copy, paste-in-place from a good one. All this type is on even coordinates. Static type, anti-alias off (the sharper way), 9 points, verdana, not device...more >>

Hi, I try installing flash 9 actionscript 3 preview, and realize that this application is installed in a seperate folder from my flash 8 IDE, which is not my expectation. (I expect, the flash 9 to override the flash 8 application). This is still not that serious, but the thing is when i...more >>