I want my homepage to automatically hide my flash movie if a user doesn't have flash installed/enabled and in its place, show a jpg. What is best way to do this?...more >>

ok... I am new to flash so bear with me. I received a flash file ("07_01j.fla) in an email, I copied to desktop and try to open in Flash MX and I get a error message saying " Failed to open document.MactintoshHD:Users:sccm:Desktop:07_01j.fla" The orignal file was done in Flash 8 and saved ...more >>

I've got some background noise of gunfire that I've placed on a separate layer. The keyframe containing the gunfire is set to "Stream - Loop" so that it keeps repeating while staying in synch with the timeline. Now when the scene changes, I want the gunfire to stop. How can I do this? I tried ...more >>

Why are the values for x and y different on the Properties toolbar vs. getProperty(object, _x)? I'm using AS to get the position of a tweened movie clip, and when I compare the values at the start and end of the tween with the values from the Property Toolbar, the numbers are different. ...more >>

I am using FileReference to do an uploader and I would like to add a nice file download but I am having trouble getting this to work. I would like a listing of files from a folder which you can click to download - even if it just goes to the link. Any ideas on how to accomplish this is really ...more >>

But I can't figure out the part where the sticker peels from the page. Here is the link to the flash. I asked in another thread, but this is clearer. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. I'm a bit of a newbie. ...more >>

Hi, I am trying to watch a video which is linked to a Flash projector. When I click the link, it says 'unable to download an appropriate decompressor' Is anyone familiar with this error message? If so, it this a problem with the projector, a problem with Windows Media Player or a p...more >>

Is there a way to create a global volume controller in Flash? It's not in the help or online documentation. ...more >>

Hi everyone, I am designing a menu for a cd-rom. I was wondering if anyone could recommend a plugin for Flash, or standalone software, that I can use to produce an autorun menu interface? Eimhin...more >>

I have created a flash 8 video. It consists of the video.swf video.flv and skin.swf When i try to embed it into a remote webpage, the video player buttons do not show. How do i enable my webpage of flash video to show the player controls on a remote webpage using an embed code? ...more >>

Lately, a few videos I have loaded to sites have stopped playing - this is after a period of playing successfully. I reload the .FLV file and it plays normally again. I do not make any changes to the .swf of .flv file - reloading the .flv file to the server solves the issue. Also, the size...more >>

Hi, this is a problem with Flash 9 - Im using the Flash 9 Alpha preview Can anyone tell me why when you use a timer with a small interval that the memory usage goes up? E.g with this code (you'll need a text field called fpst on the stage): var fps:Timer = new Timer(20, 0); fps.addEv...more >>

Hi All, I have created one Flash application which reads the rss feeds from the specific url and displays the data into datagrid. Also It has two tickers scrolling right to left. If I run the application from flash then it works fine with CPU consumption of around 5. But I I make exe using...more >>

hi, i would like to know step by step how to create a photo gallery using flash 8 with thumbnails for my website i want to create....more >>

Alright, I have a seemingly strange problem. I'm using Flash MX, and learning the basics of Flash Programing using "Beginning Flash Game Programming for Dummies," working from start to finish. At the point that I'm at I'm coding a very simple program; a ball moves until it reaches the edge...more >>

okay.... I'm trying to design a flash photo gallery. I need to be able to have a preview mode (in which all the pictures are shown) and be able to let users click on pictures to see the large versions of those pics.... any ideas? Also how do you link a button to an external url in flash...more >>

Is there a tutorial around on creating a slideshow with fading images. I want to drop my images into a folder. 01.jpg, 02.jpg etc. and then have an actionscript automatically fade them in and out. Thanks! ...more >>

when I try to mask text, and then preview the movie, the mask background object shows up in stead of the masked text. Am I just using the wrong view mode or what? PLEEEEEASE help...more >>

Let's say you have a symbol that's 1500 px wide and your stage is 425 wide. You are animating your movie by moving the symbol around,scaling in for close ups. Problem is the symbol is so wide that at times the left or right side is not visible on the canvas, so the process of zooming out,...more >>

I'm attempting to import .wav files into a small flash project for school. It seems that any .wav file I import to the library, flash will distort. Distort as in lower the tone, lengthen it, and make it last longer. Erm, example being the original file said 'Thank you' fine and dandy on the co...more >>

Hi guys, I'm wondering if Flash 8 limits the URL length that you can use in the link field of the properties panel? I have a client who has sent me a massive 155char intranet link and I can only paste in 132char of that URL so when loading the swf it only loads 3/4 of the URL into a br...more >>

Hey, I have a Hebrew font installed which shows up properly in WORD (I see the font design) and anywhere else on my system however when I try to use that font in Flash I get the basic Ariel and not the designed font (and yes I do choose the right font) the thing is that the font used to ...more >>

Is there a way of extending the length of time an animation runs apart from changing the FPS ? By somehow adding frames or duplicating each frame perhaps? thanks Pete London UK...more >>