Anyone know how to set a cookie so that if a .swf plays once, it will not play again unless explicity told to? Or, is there any other way to have a Flash movie automatically play only once, and not on every refresh? Thanks Rick ...more >>

I don't know if this is the right forum but I'll give it a shot. I'm trying to display a portfolio of images using a ring type layout. the images will scroll left from right; going from the front of the ring to the back. The tween is simple enough, but I can't figure out how to get the laye...more >>

The other question is if there?s a way to prevent a scene from loading unless it?s called by an action script. Thanks, Dennis...more >>

I am working in a project were the main.swf needs load several movies (banners) with a randow order, load one movie at the time ......more >>

I use flash to export hi res images to other programs. These images are made up of native flash vectors, using some movieclips with filters like blur and glow. When I export images at 300 DPI into programs like photoshop I get disturbing http://www.transnationalproductions.com/flash/ effect...more >>

Flash froze in the middle of working on my project (shock I know) and now when I'm attempting to re-open the file, I get an error that says: "Could not open one or more scenes probably because of low memory. To increase available memory, close open documents". I know it has nothing to do w...more >>

I have installed Adobe Flash version 9 as instructed by the automatic update notification this morning. When my computer sits idle for 10 minutes, an error message box appears stating that the file flash.ocx cannot be found. I click "OK" and the screen takes me to my Windows XP profile scree...more >>

Can anyone tell me if it is possibe to embed a Windows Media stream (Example: 24/7 radio station) into a flash file?. I know how to import Windows media file, but i don't know embed steaming windows media to flash. ...more >>

Is there any way to update fonts that I've just loaded using a font management application? Currently, I am restarting Flash each time I load new fonts in order for them to be recognized by Flash. Is this a "feature" of Flash and if so, is there a work-around? Thanks! ...more >>

Hi, I am trying to find out how to allow multiple users on a Windows machine to all use the same shared object data. What I need to be able to do is have data saved by one machine user visible by another machine user logged in to Windows under a different user account. Here is an exampl...more >>

I need some help from kind others to check if the audio on the flv's comes or does not exist at all. go to "who is jay baker" section select the first "watch video" selection http://www.samcreate.com/clients/SunDance/video%20test/site.html Please post your results with operating specs pl...more >>

hi, i have made documents in flash 8, i have gone through the publishing process and am sure im doing everything right but when i try and put the code into my website for the flash movie, it doesnt load. i dont know if i am not putting the code in right or something else wrong. please ...more >>

Hi, I am using a dynamic text box but dont want the standard white background - is it possible to alter both the background colour and the bounding line colour or have none at all? Cheers, Alex ...more >>

Greetings. I have a main movie (slot machine) where I loaded 3 external .swf's ( vertical scrolable menus). 1.I would like those menus to start rotating at some speed immediately when they load to main movie( not to stay still ) 2. I would like them to continue rotating at some speed when...more >>

Hi, is this possible.? Swf A launches Window component (createPopUp) and loads in Swf B. Swf A uses LocalConnection() to pass variable to Swf B. My problem is I cannot get Swf A to talk to Swf B when Swf is in a Window Component. Standalone players work fine. Please can someone ge...more >>

My mouse-overs aren't showing in my IE until I click on them. Anybody have any suggestions as to what might be going on? http://dev.missouridiamonds.com -- TIA, Jon Parkhurst PriivaWeb http://priiva.net. ...more >>

An error box message comes up every 10 mins or so whether I'm using Adobe products or not. I downloaded this file specifically, but this has made no difference. No matter what I try (delete, unistall, re-install) I get the same error box - this has been going on for 4 months now. Any help fg...more >>

Hey, lately i've been experiencing problems with flash, in the way that it keeps crashing, but only when i try to "Cut" or "Copy" certain images. I have no idea why it's doing this and would appriciate any help that could be given. Thanks in advance, Best Regards, Curt. ...more >>

Hello there, I've now been learning Flash for a couple of months now and have learnt many things. Though, one thing which I struggle a great deal with and I'm sure if I learnt would open many new doors - that's Action Script. Is anyone able to direct me in th right direction of where to le...more >>

Everytime I try to install using the installer, It quits itself....more >>

hi all, i need to do one swf file to use fullscreen mode in a IE or Opera. when i am try to use publish setting HTMlL -> dimentions >precent 100 but when you using IE or Opera you can see there is speace out side movie it will not stretch help me ...more >>

Hello All, First time posting here!!! I am wondering if someone can point me in the right direction to where I am able to learn how to create those flash hover ads. I am talking about when you put your mouse over top of a standard flash ad that grows overtop of the web site. Any t...more >>

Hi, have tried to get answers in the labs forums but mayby it is obvious. Is it all right to make commericial products with flash 9 alpha? I discovered that for some reason flv playback is better when I compile in flash 9 for a standalone projector. /E ...more >>

Macromedia MX: I am working on an image in Fireworks and would like to incorporate a flash movie into this image so that I can put it into Dreamweaver for my website. A quick example of the image is a square inside a square (kinda like a TV set). Is there a way to layer the Flash movie into th...more >>

I tried this script to create radioButtons and it worked, except that the two buttons in each group are not exclusive. It lets me click both buttons. Why? Is there a bug or did I do something wrong? Here is the script I used: /** Requires: - RadioButton component in library */ ...more >>

For some reason, my actionscript on my button is not working. I did a button in Photoshop, imported into the library, dragged it onto the stage and what it does is fade in and then stays normal, which I have converted into a button. But now when I click that button and add actionscript: "o...more >>

What is the simpliest way or ways to simulate a typing? I want to animate how a phrase of words appeared as a person is typing on his keyboard with each character at a time. Any idea is grateful....more >>

I'm trying to do what seems pretty simple, but I can't for the life of me understand why it's not working. If have an SWF that has the autoPlay parm in Flash set to "true". In DreamWeaver, I set the Autoplay property for the SWF file to "false" (i.e. uncheck the Autoplay checkbox in the pr...more >>

mencoder is very difficult to get information on to convert a video to flash.. I used this below but it fails so i wonder where I can get information to do this. I am still searhcing past archives and google but I spent hours already and such a basic thing (I won't go into details but my fr...more >>

I only have a Mac and am wondering if there's any reliable way to test a movie targeted to flash 6 or 7 when I have flash 8 installed. Is "test movie" reliable? Thanks....more >>

:light;I have a New Sony Handycam and I would like to use the software that came with the camera. When I hook up the USB cable a error message comes on the screen stating that this program needs "Macromedia Flash Player to run" I have downloaded the newest version of Adobe Flash Player to my...more >>