SO I have looked high and low! I need help! I wnat to be able to add event's to the "dataChooser" in flash 8 Pro. I would like to be able to rollOver a date that is higlighted and have an "alt" box come up. I have the script for the "alt" box. I have NO clue how to add event's the "dataChooser...more >>

Is there new components to replace old Flash MX ones? ((SimpleConnect, Cursor, Whiteboard, Chat, Peoplist, AVpresence, etc...)) that work with Flash8?? Thank you. ...more >>

I really need help with this - I have been trying to get this to work for 2 weeks now and so far no one has been able to help. I am attempting to use components in my flash movie, but when I test the movie, none of the labels show up. The components are placed into a movie clip that is ins...more >>

hi, i need to know how work this Blend Mode : Layer, Overlay, Hard light, Add, Subtract, Difference, Invert, Alpha & Erase . Mathematically ? Regards Crimson...more >>

Hi All; I'm wondering if someone can help me. I own flash 8 professional , and I have recently finished a project that has an executable that runs on an intranet. Everything was working fine until the client installed Windows XP SP2. Now it is checking the digital signature file and for some...more >>

Hi, I am a total flash video newbie, and I am trying to post a flash video to my site to progressively download. I followed all instructions very carefully - created an flv file in flash 8, opened dreamweaver and used the insert flash wizard to create the html page. The flash plays perfect...more >>

I have a dynamic text object I am trying to use setTextFormat with. But after embeding the font (so it anti-alias) the formating I have set using setTextFormat does not take affect. Is this by design or am I doing something wrong? I have tested it by removing the embeding so I know it is n...more >>

I have a quicktime movie that's been encoded and imported into Flash as a progressive download since it's about 2MB. When I play my Flash movie now the video shows up, plays once, then stops at the end. Is there an easy way to get the video to loop so it continuously plays? Thanks, ...more >>

I've created simple slides that reveal themselves over a period of frames. These are simple rectangles with text written on them - each is a designated slide. I grouped the text and the rectangle upon completion. All looks great as I move the frame bar - the slides reveal themselves properl...more >>

Hi, I need to import a .mov file into a flash file and create a .swf movie. I can do it through File > Import Movies option. But I want to make it dynamic and import the movie. I would like to use ActionScripts rather than the File> Import options. Pls let me know if this is possible...more >>

I have a scrolling text area... within this are there are a few words that need to link to the movie itself. I have managed to create the invisible buttons that have the correct area to link to. but... I have tried making a layer in the scrolling text layer - the button shows that its ...more >>

Hi, is it possible for sharing fonts across different movies? We use embedded fonts in our movie and since we have many of them, it is making the movie size bigger and longer time to load. We wanted to check if we can embed a font in a movie and then import that movie in my main movie ...more >>

I am trying to self-teach myself Flash 8 using one of these self-teaching books. I'm baffled by something that, to me, should be simple but I just can't figure out. After selecting the line tool, no matter what my lines turn out green. Even when I change the line color and stroke height ...more >>

i am making a slideshow and i have a next and prev button that i want to put something like on(release){ gotoAndStop(nextFrame); } this wont work... but i was wondering if someone had a simple solution to this problem. thanks! ...more >>

Hi there, I'm having a major problem publishing my flash files... My files are way too big, and it's taking way too long to visitors to download it - therefore, I figures I needed a flash filrs compressor software. I tried 123 Flash Compressor (the registered version - $30!), but it wo...more >>

I have been trying to put a digital clock into my Flash 8 websites for I don't know how long. I have read dozens of tutorials, watched videos, and read books but no matter what Action Script I write, it doesn't work. The latest script returned "_level0.inst" when I tested the movie. The variab...more >>

:confused; I am trying to do a simple tween from a rectangle to a shape produced by a free transform of the rectangle. In the morph the rectangle appears to rotate anticlockwise during the transition to the new shape. As I need a smooth change can anyone say whats going on and preferably ho...more >>

have a project with use ALOT of flash animations, is there a way to make it ligther? (download faster) stoping the flash animtions from playing dosn't help. anybody has any idea how can i make it ligther, the use won't see every flash animatin (will see them all in small windows) so i w...more >>

How can I create a format that will be accepted by my video software (Pinnacle)?...more >>

I have simple movie clips on each page of this interactive cd. They are just a set of images that fade in and out into each other. They want it so that the user can pause the picture and hit play again to resume showing the others - how is this possible? I think I'm thinking too hard on thi...more >>

Hi! I export from Photoshop a JPEG2000 file and when I import it in Flash it becomes darker (around 6% darker). And this is a problem because the background color doesn't match. http://i12.tinypic.com/2cqleeh.jpg When I open the same JP2 file in Photoshop the colors are OK. Any...more >>

I created an SWF file which plays correctly on my system but does not play on the web. I had a previous version of the SWF file working correctly. The only difference is that this swf was remade with audio. Here's the link: http://teknigroup.com/courseware/Inventor%20Level-I/module1/IV-m...more >>

Hello. My newbie questions are can a JPEG be converted to a movie clip in Flash and how is this done?...more >>

Hi, I am developing an E-learning project by using the Flash Quiz templates. On one of the particular templates 'Fill in the blank interaction' I wonder if it is possible to add more than one TextInbox box per question? So that the user has to fill in all TextInbox boxes before continuin...more >>

Hi, I'm creating a blog application, where users can upload video in a format supported by podcast feeds (.mp4, .m4v, and .mov). As well as adding the video to a podcast feed, it will also be displayed on the web site for that blog entry. I want to use flash for displaying on the web, bu...more >>

Hey folks, how you doing.... I'm working on a project and I'm in need of a flash media player, but not just any kind.... I've work with various mp3 as well as FLV video players, and have had much success using them, but for this project I want to add something special. It needs to be a...more >>

I don't konw why target_mc.tt_mc.SpicBg is undefined. Anyone could help me ?? Thanks~~ SpicListener = new Object(); SpicLoader = new MovieClipLoader(); SpicListener.onLoadInit = function(target_mc:MovieClip) { target_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("tt_mc", target_mc.getNextHighestDepth())...more >>

Ive been using Flash for a while now but I just recently ran into a problem. I can not drag or move frames or keyframes in the timeline. Its as if they are locked but I cant figure out how to unlock them. I looked in prefrences and just about everywhere else. If anyone can help thank you so mu...more >>

I am having problems with some updated files I created and don't know what I am doing wrong. It seems that I can't get any of the updates to work where the originals worked fine before I over wrote them. As far as I can remember (and I am new at this) I did everything in the same way as the fi...more >>

I have been developing a site and I am having issues with something that is probably very simple. I have created several movieclips that expand and contract as you roll over them. I wanted to make a function/method so that when the user clicks, it takes them to another scene in this movie. Her...more >>

Hi, I am using FLVPlayer 8 with the skin: "ArcticExternalAll.swf" all contained in the same folder. The component properties are setup so that "ArcticExternalAll.swf" is the skin. The shell.swf (holds the FLVPlayer 8) gets the content path and time through variables sent via php. The m...more >>

Ok, I checked up on some internet tutorials and think I have a pretty good idea how to make a 2 frame preloader. Three questions... 1. What if I wanted to create this preloader but not have the percentage #'s, just the bar increasing with maybe a graphic next to it, how would I have to c...more >>

I am so incredibly frustrated . Here is my problem. I have 5 thumbnails on the bottom of my page. What i want done is to have a large image of the thumnail fade in and fade out in the middle of the page when i hover over the thumbnail. The fade in and fade out works fine when i hover its just ...more >>

I use Ipswitch to upload my web pages. I use DW. I load my swf files . but when i go online to view them they not there. I have flash pro 8. I export. check my page using IE and firefox . but when i load the files and all other related files like images , css, etc. my flash.swf file dont sh...more >>

Hello. I am trying to update a file (~5 MB) built in Flash MX using Flash 8. Everything works fine with the file until I open the actionscript window. The file totally slows down to the point the hour glass shows up everytime I pick an object in the main stage or select a cell in the timeline....more >>