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swf not showing all objects in Flash 8
Posted by _pixel_chick at 3/27/2007 11:12:47 PM
Hello - This has been happening since I upgraded to Flash 8 on the Mac. When I create a flash file and hit ctrl + enter to view it, everything is there and works correctly. However, when I get out of Flash and just try to play the swf file, some of the elements don't show up. Sometimes it's te...more >>

Scrubbing sound as animating
Posted by sprecks1 at 3/27/2007 9:22:46 PM
Rite ppl, I'm not sure if this is possible and I'm sure this problem isn't encountered too often, so all advise is welcome. I am making an animation where I am simulating the scratching of a record by a DJ. I have everything set up and the sound in the file. What I want to do is have a c...more >>

Masking question...
Posted by r_tist at 3/27/2007 8:39:09 PM
Hi! It's been a while! I'm trying to mask off a movie clip. So let's say it's stripes that animate over a rectangle. The rectangle is divided into 3 sections. I want the stripes ani. to be contained within the section...like adding a clipping mask. I've tried creating a mask layer above ...more >>

How To Make A Menu Like This
Posted by sw2007 at 3/27/2007 8:34:09 PM
Can anyone tell me how this menu is made with the animation of the bow in particular when you click on one of the vases of flowers? Please see the template at: http://webtemplatebiz.com/template-11931.html ...more >>

IE warning dialog when viewing my flash movie
Posted by babo_ya at 3/27/2007 8:23:04 PM
I have a client who is trying to see my flash movie contents and this is what he sees http://orcad.optimumreturn.com/flash.png Thanks, ...more >>

Blurry text using Bitmap text (pixelfont) alternative
Posted by aquastealth at 3/27/2007 7:32:04 PM
I've placed a bitmap text (no anti-alias) inside a movieclip and it looks crisp and clean when exported to swf. Now I have dragged a copy of that movieclip on stage and it becomes blurry/fuzzy as soon as I export it to swf (the original is still clean/crisp) Why is this happening and how d...more >>

contentPath not relative to HTML
Posted by Matt-FCOE at 3/27/2007 7:17:21 PM
OK, this is my problem: I have my flv video player at this location: /scripts/mediaplayer.swf. My HTML that embeds the player is here: /courses/english1/page.html as well as my .flv file. I use swfobject.js to embed the swf and I use addVariable to pass the path to the .flv file but it is ...more >>

video in flash
Posted by ToffeeCrisp at 3/27/2007 6:30:21 PM
i want to know the best way of putting video into my flash portfolio site. My videos are no longer than 4mins long. i want my videos to be good quality to view at the lowest possible size in mbs. im still running flash mx 2004 pro im know flv is flash movie but can i only use this if i have ...more >>



Any improvements to the dynamic text field in Flash CS3?
Posted by oooog at 3/27/2007 6:15:36 PM
When I read the new features for Flash CS3, I saw no mention of any improvements to the formatting capabilities of the dynamic text field, which has remained essentially unchanged since MX. I am particularly interested in knowing whether superscripts (without using the Unicode superior numeral...more >>

Flash learning interactions hotspot problem
Posted by shaytac at 3/27/2007 6:05:59 PM
Hi I m working on flash quiz based flash learning interactions. I used flash quiz template to build it i stripped down all the interactions but hotspot. And allowed users to get the right answer with 2 tries. The problem is flash gets the first try always wrong after a reset than accepts t...more >>

Help! Flash won't open!
Posted by eongbend at 3/27/2007 6:00:36 PM
Help! I need to finsh a project ... I'm still suing Flash MX. Everything was fine until I reinstalled OS X 4.9. Now Flash Quits on startup. Am I missing a font or something? Here's the first part of the error log: Date/Time: 2007-03-27 10:55:15.836 -0700 OS Version: 10.4.9 ...more >>

mysterious shapes
Posted by Nevermynd at 3/27/2007 5:37:09 AM
I have built about 4 web sites using flash....a couple from scratch and a couple from templates but not much of the original template was left when I was done. So I'd say I am definitely a beginner but getting close to intermediate. But, I have what could be a pretty basic question regar...more >>

Gradient Background
Posted by bcounts at 3/27/2007 5:01:54 AM
I have this great gradient code that makes my background a gradient instead of a solid color - however I need to find a way to keep aspect ratio on browser window resize. Basically when I resize the browser window I want the gradient background to resize to the new browser window size. ...more >>

Customizing FLVPlayer Skin
Posted by Aethaelweard at 3/27/2007 4:53:08 AM
Hi folks, I've been making some customized skins for Flash 8's FLVPlayer component, following Dan Carr's excellent article at http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/custom_flvcomp.html. I've pretty much succeeded in modifying one of the existing skins. But when I apply the custom skin to a t...more >>

Read <EMBED> parameters inside Flash
Posted by shamilv at 3/27/2007 4:00:03 AM
Hi, Is it possible to read all the <EMBED> parameters inside Flash? Shamil. ...more >>

HTML page within a Flash Movie?
Posted by gadillion at 3/27/2007 2:32:45 AM
I have an HTML page on my server that I'd like to be able to have inside my Flash movie, is there any way this could work? I don't want to use the external Text file method. I've been trying to use an iframe over a Flash movie to fake it but I just get all kinds of browser problems when I tr...more >>

Flash intro using images.. Please Help
Posted by Miss_Angela at 3/27/2007 1:54:35 AM
I am trying to create a flash intro like this one.... http://www.mark-knopfler-news.co.uk/ I am really new to flash and don't know much beyond making menus. I have looked at different tutorials, but I don't see anything about how to create an intro like this one. ...more >>

Frame Resize
Posted by bcounts at 3/27/2007 12:29:27 AM
Hi all, I have spent the last few days tearing my hair out trying to figure out how to get an effect like this: http://www.sonyclassics.com/volver/main.html The background image resizes when the browser is resized, but maintains aspect ratio, and the other elements just softly bounce...more >>

Flash video questions
Posted by Joshua Erdmann at 3/27/2007 12:00:00 AM
:confused; ok i do not use flash that much i do use it for some animation stuff but that is about it. i am making a demo reel of some of my work when you watch a video i want it to go back to the page it came from when the video ends. i know i could do this by importing the video into flash...more >>

Flash content 'on top'
Posted by yorkcollege at 3/27/2007 12:00:00 AM
I have a site with a css generated drop down menu, this drop down menu goes 'over' any content below it. When I insert a Flash file though the drop down menu appears behind it. Anyone got any ideas how to make the menu on top please? See URL: http://external2.yorkcollege.ac.uk/index2.html ...more >>


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