When i Export my flash movie, it doesn't refresh the file, i get a older file early exported, without the things i adde to my movie! I tried deleting the old exports, changed file name and changed the folder of the file / expored file. What can be done about this? ...more >>

I am having a stupid problem with the convert to symbol function in Flash 8 pro. When I import to library and then convert my first symbol, everything works fine. But then when I try to convert another piece of art to a symbol, it becomes the same symbol as before. so i can only convert 1 s...more >>

I normally use Firefox as my browser. Unfortunately, for reasons beyond my control, I must on occasion use Internet Explorer. I went to install the Adobe Flash player and found that the Adobe downloader knows if I am accessing it through Firefox or IE. Does this mean that there are separate...more >>

Hello fellow flashers;) Im designing a personal promo flash site for my portfolio. I wanted some cool buttons with movement, so I found this tutorial online to build animated buttons using movie clips and action script. Well I built an animation based on this... the button consists of an empty...more >>

Hello, I'm relatively new to Flash (I'm working in 8). If you are familiar with Illustrator, they have the "pathfinder" tool where you can take 2 shapes and combine, intersect, etc. to get a particular shape. I've noticed that Flash 8 has that option under the Modify tab. What I am wantin...more >>

I am having time issues. I recently upped the quality of my videos during the squeeze process (using Sorensam), but now my file sizes are so large that it's taking hours (literally) for tmy flash videos to upload. The Flash size on one video, for example, is 500m bytes. It's taking forever to ...more >>

I have an all-flash site (www.CBRTA.org). For the benefit of certain clients who won't install the Flash plugin, I have to create a mirror html site. Does anyone know how I go about converting an all-Flash site into html? And quickly? I have access to Dreamweaver 8 and Flash 8. ...more >>

Everytimee i try to download the flash player, it says that the installation will be complete when i see the video at the top, but i never see it, even after hours of waiting. Why won't my computer allow me to download flash!? ...more >>

pls help me... after installing Adobe Flash Player i'm having errors popping up whenever i open a folder... Runtime Error! Program: C:Windows\explorer.exe...more >>

I am planning to buy Flash IDE in 3-4 months because I am starting to work on my own(not for a Firm I am working for now) It is better for me to buy Flash 9 at once instead of buying 8 and upgrading it to 9 after a month. So is there any approximate information on when flash 9 comes? ...more >>

I had problems with 1024x768 flash applications. When I run tests I found that fps drops when MC crosses 800x600 resolutions. Specifics: I made flash file with resolution 1024x768 and made an MC(movieclip) that increased it height and width and changed alpha. It hasn?t had any problems...more >>

Hi all having a bit of difficulty with a project, Iam using movie clips as buttons, the only function they perform is loading in external swf files into a blank movie clip. The script I have used for this is as follows: on (release) { loadMovie("folio.swf", "_level0.holder"); } ...more >>

I'm having a huge headache trying to convert an avi file to a swf. Sounds basic, I know... With Flash 8, I imported my avi file, then published it as a swf. I can watch the newly-converted .swf file on my computer, but when I send this swf file to another computer and try to watch it ther...more >>

Hi, I imported a video (progressive) and would like some text to appear after the video finishes. The video is in frame 1 and I inserted a keyframe after that and added text. When I play the movie all I see is the text blinking, no video. What did I do wrong? Thanks in advance. Robert ...more >>

I have 4 movie clips on a stage that are supposed to act as buttons(About, Resume, Work, Contact) When I roll over one movie I want the movie to play and stay on the screen. When the user goes to the next button and clicks and releases I want the previous movie clip that was on stage to disa...more >>

Hi everyone, I have a simple question. How can I convert Quick Time file to FLV file. Thank you for any advise....more >>

Hi, I'm playing external .flv videos using the 'FLVplayback' component. My client's complaining that they stall and stutter a bit when they start to stream, and wants to know if I can create a preloader for them. Can anyone help or point me in the right direction to create preloaders for...more >>

I just loaded studio 8. I am trying to use filters in Flash 8 Pro. But the filters tab does not seem to be present. Can anybody help?...more >>

Greetings All, I have a video that consists of the following file formats. The video consists of 6 different files with the file types listed below. I have tried importing each of the six files as a video into the flash background but i have failed. Is there a way to convert this video ...more >>

I have made a button and when I click on the button I want the button to stay as chosen one (different color for example). When an another button is chosen its goes back to normal. How do I do that? Thanks ...more >>

I have a little animation I'm working on and I'm confused. http://publications.ucsd.edu/calit2Test/ The FLA file is linked for download if anyone cares to help. Beware, as my code is probably kludgey (or deprecated, or nonoptimal in some way), as I'm new to actionscript. Basically, if ...more >>

I am working on a Flash application that is going to be exported as a projector file and burned onto CDs for distribution. Does anyone know if I need to put a "Made with Flash" type of logo on the CD label? I've looked around for information on this, but I can't seem to find anything that spe...more >>

Good afternoon. I wonder if anyone can help. I've noticed that when text is rendered in my flash movie that the character tracking is slighty messy. For instance when a [b]W[/b] is used the next character after will be shunted over, like this: [b]Welcome[/b] becomes [b]W elcome[/b]. Sc...more >>

Hi everyone. I have a bmp photo of a car in the street and i want to cut/make transparent the street and keep only the car so i can animate it on a different backround in the flash 8. I know how to make transparent certain parts of the image in photoshop but i cannot figure how to do this with...more >>

Hello, i am designing a site in dreamweaver, with a flash intro screen. site www.ciplastering.co.uk I have added action script to the movie button i have created, to point to the www.ciplastering.co.uk/home.htm page, but it does not work. The muroon square you see is the button, and i ...more >>

I am trying to create a line graph in which the line is following a certain path over time like in a simulation. The line starts with a point in frame 1 and ends with a smooth not straight line in e.g. frame 50. The line has to "run" like in an electrocardiogram. Is it possible to create thi...more >>

Hey im a beginner at animating and i need advise on how to animate text. Like when the viewer is watching my movie I don't want a whole paragraph to come out of no where I want it like word by word or letter by letter like someone was typing it right then and there. I tried figuring out a way ...more >>

We purchased MM Studio MX 2004 only a few months before the next version was released - which was a bit dissappointing but we continued to use MX 2004 regardless - as we did not have it in our budget to upgrade so soon after original purchase. I am just about to begin work on some new proj...more >>

Hi, I am trying to add 3 extra disabled days, to todays date, using the DateField component. But the code I have doesn't work. What am I doing wrong ? Thanks, Paul var today_date:Date = new Date(); var myD = today_date.getDate() + 3; var myM = today_date.getMonth()+1; var myY =...more >>