hello im not sure this is in the right category, but i am creating flash movies, generally stick fighting movies. You see some movies where there is slow motion, and you see a trail of where there arm was, like for example when the stick guy swings the stick, you see a trail of where the s...more >>

I have insalled Flash Player 9 numerous times, but still can't see Flash content (XP, IE7) when you download it you should get asked where to put installer and be able to install it yourself.. instead when you click on link 'download now' it doesn't just download it.. it downloads it (w/o a...more >>

I am relative flash newbie. I created a PSD file in photoshop that has a "hole" in it and the hole has drop shadow, the background is transparent. Saved out PSD and created new Flash file. Put this graphic on one layer and image on a layer behind to show through. But the drop shadow I c...more >>

We create all our websites in Flash. This causes indexing issues for search engine optimizaiton. What are Flash developers doing to overcome this? I have been reading about using SWFObjects and JavaScript snippets. Any thoughts? ...more >>

I upgraded to Flash Player 9 a few days ago but it doesn't work! Maybe because my Windows XP is not updated. (I can't get updates for it.) Can I just go back to what I had? I think it was Flash 8. Is it available for download? Or is there something else that I should be doing to get Flash 9 t...more >>

Hi, I've been using flash eversince version 4. and when I usually embed it to html. and upload the site and look at the browser, it typically saves the .swf file in to your temporary internet files. then, as macromeda flash 4 becomes more powerful and gaining world knowledge, flash sites h...more >>

I want to make a timer which counts up how long someone has been on the site. Thanks ...more >>

I have a jpg of the video on scene 1 and the linked flv file on scene 2. I wan't to use a play button on scene 1 and when someone clicks on it, it will go to scene 2 and start playing. I also would like scene 2 to have play and stop buttons to replay and stop when needed. Anyone have a res...more >>

Trying to control streaming audio with buttons, want to be able to select a file with one button to start stream, then select a second file with a second button. Problem is that BOTH files play simultaneously. How do you switch between files on the same page like this? ...more >>

I use Sorenson to create the FLV files... and it allows you to create SWF templates to play and stop the files... But the tutorial I got didnt work and most of the var names where wrong... I don?t care if I make it that way or not... What I really want is to be able to create a custom loo...more >>

I created a quiz in Flash MX using the template. I have gone in and changed some things and am now publishing it in Flash 8 using Actionscript 2.0.. The radio buttons in my quiz are now coming up showing undefined. How can I fix this? ...more >>

Since the flash player runs in a browser, is it possible to display the contents of a URL (i.e. a browser window) inside a movieclip? Any tips or information about how to do this would be very helpful. Thanks, ...more >>

Has anyone run into a problem where your movie performs like there is a hidden text object in a region of the frame covering the entire movie? The cursor changes to the symbol that appears when you scroll over editable text when you mouse over that area. I looked in all my layers and I can't f...more >>

I am working with flash 5. How can I please add target=_blank to my link? Thanks....more >>

I am exporting flash 8 animation to video to be edited in final cut. I have exported the file in the animation codec "full quality" to a quicktime .mov file, I then imported it into final cut and have found a jagged edges on the images and am wondering what the proper sequence settings would b...more >>

how do I set up "&" and "?" to display in the dynamic text fields from the ..txt files? The following works in DW but not in Flash 8: myHTMLdata=LTCG offers administrative & consulting services as well as IT solutions. We have developed many proprietary systems and protocols — both ...more >>

Can some one point me in the right direction to learn more about button keyframes controling movies, jpegs with FX's, ect. Like if I wanted the over keyframe to fade in a Jpeg or start a movie. Thanks much, Milt ...more >>

Hi All Sorry to hit you with such a newbie question but I've gotten myself into a bit of mess and cannot seem to work out how to fix it. I have created a banner ad in flash 8 and have followed, to the letter, the help file's walkthrough on creating an invisible button. I created a button, ...more >>

The following code works great tested in Dream Weaver, but only displays as a one level [BULLET] in a dynamic Flash 8 text field: myHTMLdata=[BULLET][LI]Complete collection of data by source[BULLET][LI]Diagnosis</li>[LI]Medications</li>[LI]Other data: height/weight; smoking; ADL</li>[/BULL...more >>

Hello, Does taking several hundred assets & converting to one large PNG (then splice in Fireworks) help when used on a page for internet as far as making it easier to download or making it more stable instead of several hundred assets to download in Flash? I did try it and the load tim...more >>

Hello everyone. I'm new to these forums, but not exactly new to flash. I understand the basics. But my problem is creating a menu for a basic page, containing only 3 buttons. The page is an artist's page which will include text that will softly fade in with each button clicked. My probl...more >>

Hello there im editing a website and it had a gallery of pictures with several categories this is the link of the gallery http://www.jeweltechinter.com/jeweltech/gallery/gallery.html but there is no way i can update the picture need some help to know what should i do to update pictures i he...more >>

Hi! I inserted a textInput component and made a button for it so that when clicked it goes to another frame and then back again but on the return the textInput field is empty, how do make it retain the previous data that the user entered? Paul ...more >>

Please explain why when I create a button and assign to it web behavior it plays in swf file (when I press Ctrl-Enter) and it does not play in HTML (when pressing F12 - it opens html page but does not go to URL while clicking on the button) ...more >>

I am running several visual cognition experiments using Flash. See there here: http://vacognition.wjh.harvard.edu Experiments are by definition interactive, in that I am recording data from the people who participate. Currently, I just record accuracy (did they answer a question correctly ...more >>

I have this great code that auto centers my movie clips depending on the browser/stage size . . . I need to alter it so that on browser window resize the movie named "mainsite" will not go past the Top/Left corner when the browser window goes smaller than the MovieClip size. Right now when...more >>

I am follwing a the flash help to make a drawing interface I set a button which can clear the drawing ,however , it can't clear the rectangle Is there any problem in my code? clear_btn.onRelease = function() { canvas_mc.clear(); // I have tried to add [h][u]this.target_mc.clear(); [/u...more >>

Basically i have a flash site and the contacts form isn't in the main scene, its in a movie clip. However i have entered the action script code in properly but for some reason the send and reset buttons dont seem to have any effect on the form, its like that there are no actions taking place. ...more >>

Hi, I'm relatively new to Flash and am seeking info on how to make a curvy line grow regularly in an animation. I have created the final line in Illustrator and imported it into Flash. Is there a way to reveal it, bit by bit, so it appears to be growing regularly, like a vine? Thanks for any i...more >>

Could I use a excel to store the data from/to a flash?...more >>

hi is it possible to add icons to each entry in a combobox component drop down list? i'm not even sure if this is possible in html, but i've had a client ask me to do it in flash...it'd be great to know if it's even within the realm of possibility. if so, any pointers on how to accomplish ...more >>