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Layers inside of Symbols
Posted by bippity at 3/16/2007 9:49:39 PM
I'm watching a flash tutorial from cartoon solutions on lip synching. In the timeline there are three layers- the head, body and sound- and when the presenter clicks on the head graphic symbol it opens a different contingent of layers with the component of the head(nose, mouth, etc.). This is...more >>

Macromedia website
Posted by Martyn_C at 3/16/2007 9:09:43 PM
Hi, I am looking for an animation and a specific video when Macromedia release Flash 8, 2 years ago. So, I'm looking for the dancing monkey (the one that they use to present the new filters in Flash 8) and I am looking for the little video that Macromedia team did few weeks ago, before the...more >>

Flash crash with audio file whenever saved
Posted by kiati at 3/16/2007 8:37:28 PM
Hi everyone, Hopefully someone either knows if this is a common error or a way to fix it. I'm making a flash animation that needs to be timed to an audio file about 3 minutes long. But every time I try to save the flash document with the audio file attached to a key frame, Flash freezes...more >>

Downloading Flash 8
Posted by viator092 at 3/16/2007 8:04:21 PM
Hitting a few websites that require Flash 8. So I download it and it says that if you see the movie in the download window it was successful. Says I may have to reboot so I do that. Go back to the websites and it says I need to download Flash 8 again. This happens on several different comp...more >>

HELP!! This may be easy for you computer geniuses!
Posted by mom23 at 3/16/2007 7:59:23 PM
I'm hoping someone can help me with what will probably be an easy fix. I have been having problems downloading Flashplayer 9. I have done EVERYTHING the website support has suggested and nothing is working. When I switch account users on my computer, it will download no problem. When I try...more >>

Output Error
Posted by ScottE at 3/16/2007 7:43:01 PM
Hi All, I'm working off a template I purchased and for some reason I keep getting an error message in the Flash player. The output error is 104.75 and occurs when you click on certain buttons. Can anyone help direct me on how to correct this? Many Thanks, Scott ...more >>

All buttons in all files are now showing error: Mouse events are permitted only for button instances.
Posted by Corbett Lunsford at 3/16/2007 7:29:44 PM
Somebody please help: I've taught myself enough with Flash to customize a fully-Flash template for my wife's website, and two of the buttons didn't do what I wanted them to in Actionscript. They then began giving me the message: **Error** Symbol=sub_butt1, layer=Layer 4, frame=1:Line 1: M...more >>

Hyperlinks- Dynamic Text Field
Posted by SM6601 at 3/16/2007 7:17:33 PM
What's the simple way to create hyperlinks leading to other frame labels in your movie?...more >>



sending email
Posted by redescorpion at 3/16/2007 7:13:58 PM
yeah, I know it's a silly question. I had a script in the past and doesn't work anymore, don't know why. Just want the default email account of the user to open in a blank window when clicking a button. Thanks a lot. D ...more >>

How to detect when embedded player is visible?
Posted by rickf102 at 3/16/2007 6:59:37 PM
If my movie is "below the fold" and the user has to scroll down to see it, I want to delay running it until the user scrolls to make it visible. I've noticed that Slide.com's widget doesn't start their pre-loader animation until you scroll the widget into viewable space, so there must be a wa...more >>

Back Button
Posted by SM6601 at 3/16/2007 6:46:48 PM
I have a "Back" button for navigation on every frame of my movie. I want it to return to the frame where the previous frame lable is located. Does anyone know the script for this?...more >>

help with autoplay mode and the controller
Posted by dcg-bec at 3/16/2007 6:39:45 PM
i kno this is probably something really simple, but i can't seem to figure out how to change the delay timing for each individual slide in autoplay mode. i figured out how to change the delay of the controller, but there's only one place to change the number and it effects all the slides. i ...more >>

Songs on a website
Posted by the9Ulaire at 3/16/2007 5:03:48 PM
How do I work create something to play music? I'm working on a site for a band. I'm not at all good with flash, but if you guys can help point me in the right direction, I would appreciate it! Thanks guys! lwrussell ...more >>

worked once
Posted by soalris at 3/16/2007 4:50:24 PM
Hi I am putting in a collection of animated gifs into my first flash project. The first animated gif when I dropped it in automatically keyframed for 100 frames but now all the other gifs i drop in dont do that and I dont know why, any ideas. ...more >>

Showreel to be displayed on a 42" LCD TV
Posted by middlesbrough fc at 3/16/2007 4:01:52 PM
I've been asked to create a flash projector looping showreel that will be required to play on a 42" LCD TV. I'm unsure as to whether I should be setting my stage size to a specific ratio or not. Has anyone had a project like this before? And if so what size worked best. Thanks in advan...more >>

Loop Video Playback
Posted by SM6601 at 3/16/2007 3:30:42 PM
Does anyone know how to loop the playback of a video in a frame? Is there a script for it?...more >>

Slide Presentation Template
Posted by Bill Wood at 3/16/2007 2:31:16 PM
If anyone has used the slide presentation template I would appreciate hearing from them. I have a question regarding navigation. Thanks Bill ...more >>

X and Y Values Don't Line Up with the Ruler
Posted by Minh Lee Goon at 3/16/2007 1:09:47 PM
Why is it that the values for the horizontal and vertical position of the elements on the stage don't line up with with the ruler? For example, if I set the X and Y values for an element to (0,0) in the Properties bar, it's way off on the stage. And what appears to be (0,0) according to the ru...more >>

Editing an existing Flash movie (swf files)
Posted by CABud at 3/16/2007 3:22:26 AM
In my new job role I inherited some existing Flash videos. In order to put them to use, I need to edit out parts. And maybe append 2 .swf files together. I do not have any of the original authoring data. Just the .swf files. Is it possible to load these into Flash (or some other tool), e...more >>

getting thumbnails
Posted by Fritz the Cat at 3/16/2007 1:22:57 AM
I am collecting a bunch of URLs to videos on google or youtube, and I want to display the thumbnails. How on earth do i get the thumbnails? ...more >>

Looking for generalized implmentation advice on simple flash game
Posted by amonroejj NO[at]SPAM yahoo.com at 3/16/2007 1:02:19 AM
Check out this static, nonplayable mockup of the game: http://javajack.dynalias.net/flash/SlyEmpire005.swf In games of this type is it better to: a) Fill the board with one movieclip per boardspace, and have each of these clips toggle from blank, to square, to circle, to faded circle as the...more >>

Image fuzzy after rotation
Posted by WolliWorld at 3/16/2007 12:00:00 AM
I need to load an external photograph picture and then rotate it 10 degrees after loading it. It's a photo, so of course it's a bitmap. Once the pic has been rotated, it looks really bad in flash. Are there any filters or settings anywhere that I can apply to the image to make it look bette...more >>

text animation
Posted by neha.garg at 3/16/2007 12:00:00 AM
hi, I want some suggestions,take a look at www.chatur.com. In its home page there is one animation going on, i want to make it more attractive without changing its background & time duration. (Total animation time is 10sec.) ...more >>

Flash for Symbian
Posted by CalinPOPTIRON at 3/16/2007 12:00:00 AM
Hello, I have a Nokia 9300. Does anybody knows if there is a Flash version compatible for Nokia 9300? Thank you, Calin POP-TIRON...more >>

Navigation (Selected/De selected) Script
Posted by Adam / at 3/16/2007 12:00:00 AM
Hi I have created my navigation within a mc... what i would like to happen is when a button is selected it remains highlighted and then when another button is selected the first returns to its original state and button that is clicked becomes selected... I understand the principles of doin...more >>


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