Ok, so I made an anamation, and when I play it it goes out of the canvas. And I want it playing within the whole canvas. It is 271 frames long. And it starts in the center when published and then goes out of the screen, and it all needs to be seen. Nothing cut off. Does anyone know how to...more >>

Can the player skin for a Flash video sit in a different directory or level on the server from the .swf and .flv files? I can't seem to make this work, have checked file permissions and everything else I can think of. I have tried putting in both relative and absolute paths to the skin file ...more >>

That's it... that's all i want to know...can you JUST publish a scene? I need to get the first scene up on the web but the other stuff is all screwed up right now ..the first page is stellar and all fixed.....what do you think? ...more >>

Ok, just was hoping to get a little bit of help in this forum on a bit of an issue I'm having with Flash. Currently, I'm working on a project for class -- which is building my entire portfolio in flash. I have different sections of my work and I'm having a problem with transitions. This i...more >>

Hi! I have a flash toolbar which loads when you first hit the site, but if you go to any other page, it doesn't appear until you hover over it. Once you move your mouse over it, it pops right up. This only happens in IE, not firefox. Does anyone have any idea why this could be happen...more >>

Hi there! I have some text in a static text box connected to a scroller. I just want some of the text to be a link to a website that opens in a new window. OK ... easy. But how do I give that text a "rollover" effect so the user knows it's a link? I just want the test to change color...more >>

FLASH 9 - Whilst downloading the Channel 4 od programming s/w I encountered the following message - which persists even after numerous removals attempts of the s/w and re installation - this is a solid error message which comes up every time - Error 1904 module c/windows/system32/macromed/fl...more >>

Last year we made hundreds of flv's used in online training. The client insisted on a 480x360 dimension, which is now proving too big and we need to resize all the flv's to 320x240. Original uncompressed .avi's are gone. Is there any way to open 10 to 12 flv's at a time, reduce their dimension...more >>

Hi , When I visit websites with flash animations, IE and firefox both crash, and the error message for IE is: Error Signature AppName: iexplore.exe AppVer: 6.0.2600.0 ModName: flash9b.ocx ModVer: 9.0.28.0 Offset: 00048d1c the error message for firefox is similar. Also the outlook ...more >>

I am on a Mac running OS X 10.4.8, Flash MX 2004 Professional and QuickTime Player 7.1.3 Professional. I want to take a .mov file that I've gotten from a client, and export it as a ..flv file. However, in QT, when I select "Export...", there are no selections on the pull-down menu of vers...more >>

Hey Folks All my FLV Files are no longer on the stage where they had been placed. I moved the folder do I need to relink the paths and tell the program where all the FLVs are now? (like in final cut pro?) how would I do that if so.... thanks n ...more >>

Hi, I am a total beginner with Flash however I have bought a template for my website and wish to make some additions to it. Basically when the template loads up it always has a main image present and the page options down one side. What I would like to do is have multiple images set f...more >>

Hey All, I've got a Flash piece I built with a dropdown menu installed in it. Up until today, it has worked great. However, in IE 6 on those new Macs that do Windows OS and Mac OS (can't remember what they are called right now) the list in my dorpdown menu component won't display. Anyone...more >>

Hi all, I have a .swf movie that has an FLVplayback component in it, and I'm wondering if it's possible to have the user click a button or link outside of the flash movie and have the FLVplayback component play? Within flash I know I'd have to do a <instancename>.play(); but I'm looking ...more >>

Win xp + flash 8 and flash player 8 THIS IS A KIOSK PROJECT, no browser involved. Greetings. I have a kiosk project that loads very large (200-300mb) external swfs with embedded video as a "screen saver" function. The screen saver loads (and unloads) maybe 3 or 4 times, then, on the 5...more >>

Hello everybody I need flash chat application. I need to intgrate it with webcam and i need also enlarge facility for webcam. I need it tommrow so if any body can help me, please mail me at netmaxims3@yahoo.com Regards Harish ...more >>

Hello, I was hoping for some feedback on my new site. I'm new to Flash, but have hacked my way through putting interactivity into the site. My client wanted all the bells and whistles. A warning: there's a lot of splash. Any suggestions for improvement would be appreciated. Cheers...more >>

Hi I'm sure this shouldn't be a problem but it is.. I've recently made a simple standalone SWF in a projector format. It contains a button which links to a PDF .. on (release) { getURL("cd/manual.pdf"); } On PC this works fine (although it does open in a web browser rather tha...more >>

Right then. I have this web site in the making, just need to change the color palet. http://www.thedesginport.com feel free to have a look at it. My problem is! The size of it! On my "CRT" screen the size is what it should be! On my mac laptop the size the what it should be. On my "LCD" screen...more >>

Hi, I'm copying one movie clip and pasting. I'm also duplicating movie clip. Changing one changes the other. I want them to be independent. How is that done? Thanks. Andy...more >>

Hey everyone - I made a small flash banner ad to be put up on a web site, and I was wondering what version I should save it as. Can I just save it as the latest version (made in Flash Pro 8), or should I save it as Flash 6 or something like that. I want the majority of people who visit the s...more >>

This 'seems' simple enough but it isn't. I have one 9 minute movie I produced and need to get in on the net for a few people to view. A streaming server is not an option. So I broke up the movie into six part and rendered each then converted them into six FLV's. Using NetConnection an...more >>

I could really use a bit of help. I am trying to import a slide show to the stage of my portfolio flash file. How do I keep the slide show at the speed of its original template, not speed up to the portfolio movie clip? Appreciate any help... ...more >>

i made a flash -my first one. i am so proud of it. i sent it to a friend and they cannot open it. we downloaded flash player we opened the document in ie and it was a bunch of gobbleygook. other computers i have sent it to could show it and others could not. someone pleeease tell me what ...more >>

I have just creaded a button in flash but when i come to import it into Director the text that is on the button does not seem to appear. Ive included a screen shot of the buttons make up to see if that helps in determining the problem, any help would be greatly appreciated! http://img185...more >>

okay, what is up with the Flash frame loading method? I have a big Flash file set up with a dynamic preloader, and it takes about 5-10 seconds of blank screen before I even see the preloader (which is near the first few frames). and when the preloader shows up, it rapidly moves through its p...more >>

I purchased a template off of TemplateMonster.com and have run into a glitch...there's a piece of Action Script Code that will only work when published to Flash Player 6. In order for my streaming video to play correctly I need to publish to Flash Player 8. Here's the Action Script: on (...more >>

I'm streaming video using Flash Player 6. The problem I am having is that the video will only play at a super small size, something like 180 x 60 (that's a guess). Is there a way to play the video at the 320 width that I redered it as? I'm using Flash Player 6 because some code that came with ...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to work out the apocolypto gallery: http://apocalypto.movies.go.com/ It seems that they have two buttons on top of each other each controling it's own mclip. I tried this and it didn't work, is there some complex actionscript for it or something? Cheers ...more >>

Does anyone the industry standard for the time it takes for Flash development in general. In other words, How much developement time does it take to do one minute of flash animation. For example, with video and motion graphics, it's one hour of editing time to accomplish one minute of edited...more >>

Anyone know a fix for this problem? Every time I try to publish or test my fla it crashes to desktop. Is this a known problem?...more >>

Hi, I have a simple square clip called clip1. Clip1 contains a second square clip called clip2 Both clip1 and clip2 have a rollover event . But only the rollover event for clip1 is working. How do I make work the rollover event of clip2? I hope i was clear enough :) thanks for yo...more >>

hi, how to create some 3d text animatrion in flash . I want animation with max 8-10 sec can you give me some site also. ...more >>

I have a movie that I publish into a full screen HTML Page and upload to my server however ever time that I hit publish it reverts the html page name back to the name of the swf file - is there a code that I can write into flash telling the HTML page what the title should be no matter how many...more >>

I make my web pages with MX2004, and I'm having 2 issues. I always have to click the screen first (which sends me to the top of the page if I have scrolled down), and My friends on Mac can't see my pages I've made, they say they are all squished up?? Can someone please help if you have encount...more >>

Hello, i want a video player in a flash movie .It has to play multiple types of video formats from a external folder . Is there any ways to do it .? ...more >>

Hi, I've produced an animation to music, in Flash 8. When I test the movie in Flash 8, everything is synched fine i.e the animation of characters and the mouth movements. When I open the exported .swf file on my computer, it opens in flash 8 player, it also plays as it should. Howev...more >>

hi i have a text link to a page which is a excel downlond, this page is very big and takes ages to load. can i have a percentage preloader on a html page, so when the link is clicked the preloader pops up ...more >>

I've animated a Flash movie on a relatively fast computer with the background music set to Event. When I tried to run the movie on a slower computer, there was some dreadul slowdown due to the high graphical content, so the music was out of synch. Then I read that the music needed to be in Str...more >>

I know this may see a stupid question... But I've looked everywhere and haven't found an answer. How do I add a flash file inside another flash file? I'm interested in creating an all flash website, but am kinda stuck when it comes to switching pages on the site. What's the easiest way to ...more >>

Okay... heres the thing. I'm reading multiple variables from an ASP page. And I display them in flash in dynamic text fields. This is all good. But now i want the text to fade in/fade out. How can I do this? When i try to convert the dynamic text box to a Symbol (movie) I just lo...more >>

Hello, WithFlash MX and a wacom tablet, when I used the back of the stylus as an eraser, the brush size of the eraser is set to pressure sensitive, as well as the largest size, so you can eraser large areas quickly, as well as putting less pressure to get the smaller areas. In Flash 2004, ...more >>

I'm working on a website with a Flash gallery on each "section front." The default gallery I was given has five photos, with captions, that fade in and out. How do I use that .fla file as a template. ie. I want to, say, rename it and then put five different photos and captions in, while reta...more >>

Hi every one: I would like to know if there is a way that I can change the defoult skin so that when the STOP button is pressed, it goes back to the home page (or for that matter, any page). Thanking you in advance, Juegos ...more >>

Is there a way to protect my flash files from being decompiled by any user??...more >>

Hi I have an application developed in flash with XML database . I couldn't that the user had access my tables in the instalation. The tables must be inside exe and without files temporary during execution time. I need a program to convert swf to exe. Can you please indicate me as to make ...more >>

Hi guys, I've just created a viral for a company and I need to create a simple tell a friend form. All I need is to have a input text field that the user enters their email address into and then when they click "send" it will send a preset email with a preset subject line to that email. ...more >>

I'm considering Verizon Voicewing (VoIP). Have DSL, Router, etc., but directions say Macromedia Flash plugin 7.0 is necessary. My add/remove list says I have Adobe Flash 9 -- is that sufficient for Voicewing service? Uh, sorry, I am technically unsophisticated as well as relatively ancient, an...more >>

I have a list component that I have setup to use an embedded font (Tried arial, verdana, etc). When I view the swf all text in the list are anti-aliased. If I don't embed the font it looks much better (no anti-aliasing). Is there any way to prevent the anti-aliasing? ...more >>

Hi! I'm new to flash & trying to make a ripple effect. The tutorial calls for borderless box (doesn't specify color). I assume it's a box without stroke, but I can't draw it in the movie clip mode...more >>