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FLV not playing in HTML on internet
Posted by DamonFPV at 3/7/2007 9:20:23 PM
I have many FLV that play fine on my website so this is not a Server MIME issue. The SWF file plays FLV fine with called for directly but when the HTML calls the exact same SWF it does not call the FLV Player (swf) or FLV or FLV skin. http://www.frazierphotovideo.com/flash/index_master.html...more >>


Newbie question about effects
Posted by jagiz at 3/7/2007 9:16:49 PM
I'm learning flash and there is one thing (so far) that I just don't understand. Can anybody tell me how http://saguarostrutters.com/1928111/ created? I love how the picture breaks and comes together again. I would like to do this with one of my own images. Thanks in advance! Yours, ...more >>

Awkward lines in flash video on PC
Posted by soffins at 3/7/2007 8:07:33 PM
I'm encoding DV video to Flash using Sorenson Squeeze. On a Mac, using Firefox the video plays fine, but on a PC, there is an awkward vertical line. It makes it look like the screen is cut in two. Why would this be happening, and only on a PC? ...more >>

Controlling decimal places
Posted by KDStudio at 3/7/2007 8:07:14 PM
Does any one know if you can control the number of decimal places display when using code to generate dynamic text? I.e. 1.000 instead of 1 ...more >>

Conflict With Windows Vista?
Posted by FreshLaundry at 3/7/2007 7:50:46 PM
Please help me. This is truly, truly awful. I got a new computer AMD Athlon 64x X2 Dual Core, 2.4GHz. It came with Windows Vista Home Premium. I installed Adobe Flash Professional 8. I have Windows XP at home and Flash 8 works just fine. On this computer, ANY movie clip I double-clic...more >>

Flash 8 video Encoder & .VOB
Posted by Chris Nickname at 3/7/2007 7:50:38 PM
I receive .vob files and would like to go directly from them to a .flv using the Flash 8 video encoder, but am not able. Does anyone know if there are any work arounds or plugins to do this? Is any one else has success doing this. I would like to avoid converting the .vob into a .dv/mov/mov...more >>

Combobox component not working
Posted by atropas at 3/7/2007 7:26:32 PM
I have been stuck on this issue for some time now and any information would be great. I have a combobox component that I have in a movie connected to an xml file......the component works great...by itself when played, everything loads, scrolls and selects correctly. The problem is when I ...more >>

Flash Sound Transform Precision
Posted by gravis31 at 3/7/2007 6:54:36 PM
So I am trying to create a program that adjusts the volume of a sound based on Decibel levels and not sound volume/pressure as the sound transform class in flash 9 does. The formula for this I have found to be 0.00002 * Math.pow(10, (DBval/20)); The problem is that the sound volume in Flas...more >>



Photo Gallery/Slideshow Components
Posted by lukeage7 at 3/7/2007 6:31:34 PM
I am looking to make a photo gallery and want my images to be pulled from a folder on my webserver. Does anyone know how to do this either by a movie clip and script or by some type of components plug-in that works well. I am using Flash Pro 8 and really want to put together and nice well w...more >>

Loading in each mclip one at a time
Posted by Dilroy at 3/7/2007 6:24:12 PM
Hi, I have a site that in which each section is in it's own mclip. I simply want each mclip to load in when it is navigated to rather than the whole swf loading in at the start. I have the following actionscript to make the whole swf load in but need to modify it to cater for each indivi...more >>

What program to use?
Posted by TheSecrets2bWealthy at 3/7/2007 6:16:23 PM
Hello everyone, I would like to add I believe Flash to my website but don't know for sure. Can someone visit this website to tell me what I need to be able to put a person on the screen and give a interview like this website has done................http://www.top10workfromhomejobs.com/hbcc...more >>

Using flash to open a program
Posted by Hawkey2006 at 3/7/2007 5:12:19 PM
Is there any way of making a button in flash open a programs on my pc. It is not for the internet i would like to create my own user interface over the old windows one with my favourite programs! Thanks Liam ...more >>

Exchanging MC's
Posted by rickLep at 3/7/2007 3:51:23 PM
Hi, I am building an application which loads MC's from domain B into the app on domain A. The application loads the MC and shows it, but I can't change the position of the clips inside the loaded MC (MC.clip1, MC.clip2, MC.clip3 etc...). I already put in the line System.security.allowDom...more >>

Focus problem
Posted by rickLep at 3/7/2007 3:46:22 PM
Hi, I tried a lot of things, but I can't disable the arrow keys for the combobox and radiobutton components. I hoped someone could tell me how to disable the listener for those components, but have had no response. Maybe someone can tell me how to lose the focus on those components. I hav...more >>

Crash in Flash9B.OCX
Posted by Mike Blaszczak at 3/7/2007 3:17:18 PM
I'm pretty consistently having the Flash Active X Control crash Internet Explorer 7 on my machine. The callstack is below. I'm using IE 7.0.5730.11. Is there an address to which I can send a minidump? I rattled through the "contact support" options at the adobe.com website, but couldn't find...more >>

Extension Manager problem
Posted by wistatboy at 3/7/2007 2:43:56 PM
The extension manager does not recognize that I have Flash installed which really burns my hide since I just bought a bunch of extensions for Flash. Adobe Tech support is a joke and I've pretty much written off Flash being recognized unless I reinstall and even then I doubt it. Any ideas as to...more >>

export image to Illustrator produces desaturated images
Posted by mikolajkamler at 3/7/2007 2:35:51 PM
Hello, I want to export an image (or even an animation) from flash as an Illustrator file. I export as the latest version of Illustrator (which is in Flash the version 6 ;) ) and when I compare how the same image looks in Flash and in Illustrator, the Illustrator version has much less satur...more >>

FlashSpring Pro 2.0
Posted by Nickels55 at 3/7/2007 2:30:59 PM
The website Giveaway of the Day is offering FlashSpring Pro 2.0 today. It says this software is used to export Powerpoint Presentations to Flash. http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/flashspring-pro-20/ The normal price for this software is a crazy $200. I haven't used it yet so I have no co...more >>

Help linking flash button to internal URL
Posted by Hanek at 3/7/2007 2:27:05 PM
Thanks for your time, I'm updating a website for a client that wasn't made by me. I need to re-direct one flash button (from top page) to a differnt URL within the site. The problem is, I can't find where to change the link path! When I click on the Flash button it gives me the follo...more >>

SWF goes white at end despite stop command
Posted by ricklecoat at 3/7/2007 2:05:24 PM
The title says it all really; I've got a simple FLA that just slides some content into place. It's got a stop frame at the start because it's actually a submovie of a parent movie (and the stop on the first frame accommodates the preloader in the parent) so when the SWF is viewed in isolatio...more >>

Stop flash from loading
Posted by ioor at 3/7/2007 6:01:13 AM
I've got a flash video(http://www1.kanal5.se/brothersandsisters/brothersandsisters.swf) that is hardcoded to start playing when the page is loaded. But the page has several different videos and I don't want any to load unless the user chooses to start it. ...more >>

.xls file in to flash?
Posted by PLEGEM at 3/7/2007 5:44:39 AM
I have ? .xls file that i like to inport in flash. ist ? file that chanceses every week so it needs to refrech verry easily. pleace help !!!...more >>

Opacity in Linked Images???
Posted by timmy0082 at 3/7/2007 4:08:42 AM
Images (inside movie clips) will not show opacity settings (or other color settings) when they are linked and loaded through the loader component. When I replace it with a embedded image it shows the adjusted opacity correctly. Is this my fault or a flash deficiency? ...more >>

Link creating
Posted by gghofer at 3/7/2007 3:59:11 AM
I just created a website completely in flash and i created links and all i cant figure out how to link them. ...more >>

Extra large scrolling Flash Movie
Posted by idellej at 3/7/2007 3:34:39 AM
This is a beautiful website - how did they make the Flash extend past the edges of the browser, so that you can scroll with your mouse past the visible areas on first load. Thanks for any input, I'm just curious -- haven't seen it done before. http://www.marinapenno.com/ Absolutely gorge...more >>

Video in Flash
Posted by lukeage7 at 3/7/2007 12:00:00 AM
I am haveing trouble being able to view my .flv files once I get them on the web. I am using Flash Pro 8's FLVPlayback and have no problems with the video when I have the files contentPath located on my computer. I have placed the ..flv along with the .swf for it on my webserver. From there I ...more >>

changing path to swf file in script
Posted by marc heiners at 3/7/2007 12:00:00 AM
Hello! I have a script on a html website which points to the file player.swf. Now I moved this file to the path /player/1/ and tried to change the path in the script but it does not want to work! I have no idea why. May be someone can help me? Below you can find the script. Best regards...more >>

Rotating mask not working
Posted by P_SJ at 3/7/2007 12:00:00 AM
Hi, getting very frustrated as i cant see what the problem is ! I have two layers, the bottom layer is a graphic, above it i have a group which consists of an outline of a circle and then a segment of the circle. I've set a motion tween and set it to rotate clockwise so the segment basicall...more >>

make cartoon legs move
Posted by halkedon at 3/7/2007 12:00:00 AM
Is there an easy way to make a cartoon animal's legs move? I have several images of the same cow, when I put them one after another on the timeline it looks like the cow is rotating. I want to know if there's an easy way to make the legs of the cow walk. Thank you, ar ...more >>

make image appear one line at a time
Posted by halkedon at 3/7/2007 12:00:00 AM
I have an image of a seashell that I created in Photoshop. It's just black and white outline of an image. What I want to do is reveal this seashell image one line at a time. I tried creating motion paths but only part of the image is visible at any given time, the image doesn't get revealed to...more >>

Standalone Projector
Posted by snikos at 3/7/2007 12:00:00 AM
hello. i created a Standalone Projector with flash , but my applications is devided in a lot of parts . how can i load a swf file in Standalone Projector i tryed with on (release) { loadMovieNum("a.swf",1); } but i din't work! thanks ...more >>

Ctitical problem - Flash player crashes browser
Posted by jthorese at 3/7/2007 12:00:00 AM
We are running Windows XP and IE7. Now we have extremely big trouble with the Flash Player crashes. Screenshot of crash here: http://picasaweb.google.com/jan.thoresen/Screenshots/photo#5039133042875757698 flash9b.ocx error causes browser shutdown. running latest version 9.0.28.0 we are...more >>


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