How do I end with a static page? I have a design with two parts, 1 design with several layers fades into another design and ends there. There are just a few items that will continue to move but I want this part of the page to be where it stays. Can someone give some advice? Thanks:brokenheart;...more >>

I am having a problem with images disappearing from the library (and therefore from the stage/movie). Hopefully someone can help me. Here's what is happening: I imported several (~20) jpgs to the library (bitmap properties: allow smoothing, jpeg compression, use imported jpeg data) - the...more >>

Hi, if you take a look at youtube embed code you will see that for each video they specify a different flash player. Does anyone know if they create the player on the fly (and how do they do it) or if they create a player for each video(also how this would be done)? Thanks. Ed. ...more >>

Wondering if anyone knows if Flash 8 has a self-loading option, autorun, or other option so that when i insert my flash movie into my computer, it automatically plays Windows, Flash 8...more >>

i'm something of a novice, just wondering if someone could tell me if this looks like a lot to have on each of my seperate menu buttons (i realise it may not mean much without knowing how big the loadMovies are etc, but just in terms of the number of seperate actions/functions per button) ...more >>

Hi, I just completed my first flash page and everything looks good so far. But I'm having an issue when I look at the page on a PC using IE. When the page load's the flash movie needs to be clicked on before the buttons are allowed to roll over. This does not happen on macs using any of th...more >>

I have posted this previously but will try to explain what I want clearer. I currently have a SWF file which works the way i want it to ... as far as pictures and actions < http://66.70.241.63/BMX/bmx_frame.html > Now what I would like to do is have the file start up in different frames in the...more >>

Hi- I am currently working on an animation where I have modelled everything inside of Carrara, exported as flash, then piecing it all together in Flash. The problem is that each scene can be anywhere from 3 to 5 megabytes each, which really seems to bog flash down ALOT!! Does anyone know...more >>

I am using FLASH MX. I have imbedded raw, uncompressed Quicktime files into FLASH. When I try to save as a projector or EXE file, the quicktime movies seemed compressed, and have pixelization (almost Cinepaked looking)even though I left all options in the import process as RAW or UNCOMPRESSED....more >>

Hello folks, I had created 3 Scenes, each one representing one web page for my website. Those Scenes are actually Movie Clip Symbols. Within one of them I have an Embeded video clip (120 frames). When I put those Symbols on main Stage as 3 frames,(each of one for one web page) everything wor...more >>

I've created an .flv movie from a quicktime movie using both the flash 8 video wizard and the flash 8 importer. I've then inserted an flv component into the ..fla file. With each time, when I export the movie, absolutely nothing comes up on the page, not even the .flv controls. I've check...more >>

Our company just updated our Flash Player to version 8. Although all computers have version 8 installed, some are opening files in version 6. Does anyone have any ideas as to why this might be happening; perhaps a corrupt install? Thanks for the help. ...more >>

Hi, Sorry for the newbie post, but I am a newb and I couldn't search this and get an answer I could actually make sense of. I have a basic Input Text box on my stage with a var called "inputName". I think the basic text box I'm using looks like crud, so I would like to use the TextInput...more >>

EuroTAAC 2007. Denmark. March 21st-23rd Call for speakers In late 2006 we polled business leaders and eLearning professionals to discover what really interests them in the field of eLearning. The purpose of this poll was to enable us to learn what topics should be presented to our audience ...more >>

While my computer sat idle a message appeared that an updated version of Macromedia Flash was available. I clicked the button to update the program. When the computer sat idle again an error message appeared stating "Could not find the Macromedia Flash." No big deal...I clicked the window c...more >>

Can I send my flash file via email. I need for the flash movie to open directly into the email without the recipient having to click on a link. PLEASE HELP...more >>

Is there a keyboard shortcut for entering an instance name for a movieclip or button when you have the item selected in the stage? I assume it would just jump me to the properties panel, but even if it were an alert-style window that would be fine. ...more >>

I have an information box displaying over some buttons. The buttons are still active underneath the box when the user hovers over different parts of the information box. How do I stop this from happening? ...more >>

Hi all I have a dynamic text field, set to format html. The link that loads in the dynamic text field is: <a href="portfolio_template.php?sec=housing%2F&sub=townhouses%2F&pro=rheingold+gardens%2F&st=2&id=5">Rheingold Gardens receives 2006 Building Brooklyn Award</a> It does not work. ...more >>

I have been working on a project for about a year, and my base flash file is larger than it should be (i think). My question is this: Does the size of the ..fla file affect the .swf file if there are graphics in it that are not in the final version? Thanks. ...more >>

I apologize in advance if this is not the correct place to ask this but I was curious if anyone knows whether or not the new iphone can handle flash content in it's browser?...more >>

Hi all, I have a menu on my site - each button in this menu does two things when clicked - they load two seperate swf's into movie clips already on the stage. what i want to do is delay one of the actions by a couple of seconds so that the one file always begins loading before the other...more >>

I am creating a header for my site which shows pictures at the top to show the used what "room" they are in ... the index file directs them to their initial room ... currently i see having to make a unique SWF file for each "room" ... what I would like to do is enter my base SWF file at differ...more >>

Hello. I wonder if anyone can help. I'm to make a flash movie advertising a product. The movie is to be projected onto a screen. I have a couple of questions regarding this. The client requests the movie to be contained in circle. The movie plays in a circle fine, however the background ...more >>

I'm calling jpg files from Action Script, loading it on a Loader component. Mi problem is on the first loading off each jpg file (using internet explorer). The jpg doesn't resize to the size of the component. The component has scaleContent=true. The problem is only whith the firs call to eac...more >>

Hi I'm getting pissed off from these, this is the second e-mail I receive, here's the e-mail : " Hi, Developing educational software for my students. I'm then looking for two kind of freelancers who just want to make extra money : actionscript programmers illustrators I ? Actions...more >>

I normally work in Dreamweaver but am creating a Flash site for the first time. In DW when I duplicate a button, I only need to change the text in one place, and I am assuming this is the same in Flash. Building Flash Web Sites for Dummies tells me I can copy the text from one button state to ...more >>

This is my php code, that should set my variable "person" to say "Poop" correct? And below is my Flash code for a movie clip. Now if I set a dynamic text box to the variable "person" it should display it when the program runs correct? I've been working at this for a while, and I've ...more >>

I've just acquired a new desk top computer. I installed Studio 8 on my notebook last year. How do I move it to the desk top? Do I need to uninstall it from my notebook? I occasionally use the notebook for design work and for client location explanation and demonstration so it would be nice...more >>

hey everyone. I have created an animated graphic with fash that i would like to use as a background for my website. with my web host for me to do that , has to be with html code, which is fine , but this animated bk is saved as flash movie and html document. Anyway know how to created a anim....more >>

I'm about to wet myself. Seriously..... I spent a bunch of time updating a variety of things on my .fla file and then did a test export before I was set to publish. Much to my ultimate dismay in the test export every single .fla file is gone!!! WTF! In every single scene and I only fixed s...more >>

Hi I purchased an academic (educational?) version of Studio 8 when I was a student (non-US). Now that I'm about to launch out in the commercial world, is it possible to 'do the right thing' by buying the Upgrade version or do I have to pay full price for something I already have and could us...more >>

I´m doing a homepage in Flash 8 and it works out pretty good, but there are one thing that i´ve got to know.. Say that you should have a email form, guestbook and som other pages. Do I have to (like in HTML) make every page on different flash pages or can I do it on same page but on different ...more >>

Hi All, I have a PNG file, and when I import it into Flash it doesn't give me the option to retain layers it just rasterizes it straight away... Anyone had this problem?...more >>

I've just finished implementing the Flash Detection kit and all has worked well bar one problem. All my hyperlinks on the page do not work. I have tried finding a solution but have been unsuccessful. Has anyone experienced this problem before and maybe provide the solution thanks cjk...more >>