I have a site that I finished a few days ago, I put up a flash menu and it looked PERFECT. The site has been up for a few days, and today I reset my computer back to factory settings (to get rid of some stuff). Now, the menu looks compeletely different and the buttons aren't centered. Doe...more >>

I'm using this on a button to bring up a new window on a site. How do I specify that window to be 700 x 600? on (release) { getURL("http://www.phousere.com/popups/corp_lit_coffee_table.htm", "_blank"); } ...more >>

I'm trying to assign a javascript url to an on(release) function, like this: on (release) { getURL("javascript:NewWindow=window.open('http://www.google.com/','newWin','widt h=1024,height=700,left=0,top=0,toolbar=Yes,location=Yes,scrollbars=Yes,status=Ye s,resizable=Yes,fullscreen=No');...more >>

Hi, Using Flash 8 Video Encoder, I've output an FLV (On2VP6) and added it to my ..fla file. I used the "ClearExternalPlaySeekMute.swf" component with a relative path. I then created both a projector and swf for testing. Both work fine on any machines that have Flash 8 Pro installed. If I t...more >>

Greetings. I suppose with the recent upgrade to my Flash Player, I can no longer view Flash files that once worked brilliantly. Somewhat. I have a SWF file (that I did not create) calling two XML files (main.xml and gallery.xml). It works fine locally, no problem. It does not work here: ...more >>

I'm a Flash "newbie," and have just completed my first project, a slide show. You can view it on http://www.usafacademyband.com/Ensembles/rampartwinds.html. For a first project, I think it actually turned out okay. The only thing I'm not happy with is the animation looks a bit choppy. Basi...more >>

I had the previous version of Flash player, 9.0.28.0 working without a hitch. I just uninstalled it and went to upgrade to the new version released yesterday, and now when I try to install the executable version it fails and tells me: [i]You do not have sufficient disk space to complete this ...more >>

Hi there. I'm very unexperienced with flash at the moment, and recently purchased several site templates. I have chosen one of these, and it has a flash banner at the top. I have edited the banner with all the ino i want now (just a case of changing text) but the navigation is also on the bann...more >>

I am working with Flash MX 2004 and actionscript 2.0 I would like to know what is the current version in use or the latest version in flash, and what are its advantages over Flash MX, also whats the latest version of Actionscript with it and its advantages? ...more >>

Hey, I'm trying to create a flash game and need help finding out how to change the size of indiviual frames so I can make some levels bigger then others. Whenever I try to change the size, the enter document ends up being changed and I just need to change the size of an indiviual frame. So...more >>

Hi all! I have a laptop with dual video displays. The main display is the laptop's LCD and the 2nd display is a 19" LCD connected via VGA cable. I want to let a Flash movie loop endlessly on the second monitor while I continue to work on the laptop. When I drag Flash Player 8 over to the 2nd m...more >>

I have been searching for some tutorials on how to create a Mp3 player for a website. Does anyone know where i could find a good tutorial or possibly an open source player?...more >>

I just installed Flash 8, and it crashes a few seconds after I launch = Flash 8 (Window has encountered a problem message and needs to close = message)=20 Here is the log from event viewer: Faulting application flash.exe, version 8.0.0.478, faulting module = wintab32.dll, version 0.0.0.0, fault...more >>

Hello. I am an architecture student trying to figure out the timeline and gotoandplay/gotoandstop scripts. I have a timeline about 200 frames long and I have mulitple pages that I want to link to buttons from the main frame. Whenever I try to link the buttons to a specific frame (on-release-...more >>

I need to change the center point for a motion guide. I have a pen and I want to make animation of the pen writing so I want to attach the tip to the motion guide. How do I do this? thanks...more >>

hi can somebody tell me how to eliminate the active rectangle in flash movies. I am using flash 8 but i dont like the active rectangle around the movie can somebody tell me step by step how to do it? FLAS 8 VERSION ...more >>

is it impossible to create completely smooth scrolling in Flash? look here: http://public.develop.fyens.dk/choppy.html it's moving one pixel per frame, at a framerate of 60 frames per second, and the hardware frequency of my monitor is 60 Hz, so it should be scrolling [b]completely[/...more >>

Hi all, I have some pictures of the interior of a house and I want the user to change the color of the walls. When I try to fill some areas of the image with a specific color I get some "unreal" results, and the final picture is not neat. I wander if there is some clever way to change the ...more >>

I would like the visitors of my website to be able to choose and play some of the videos that I've made. How is the best way to do this? Do I have to link it to another Flash file? Using a placeholder? I'd prefer if I could do it in a single Flash file (the same file all the other website is...more >>

I am trying to determine if a date is active or not, below i have set my expire date and current date, turned them into numbers and added them into the math variable but it doesn't seem to work, it displays active even if i change the date above or below todays date, I can't figure it out. A...more >>

Hello again all! I would like to include the progress bar in loading my website (and certain pages in it). How would I include this? I'd like to do it in one Flash file and hopefully in the same scene as the thing I want to load. Thanks in advanced, Nicko. ...more >>

Hello! I'm trying to make a "special effect" on my website (stage fullscreen with white background) that consists on loading a mc with a slideshow (my portfolio). The "special effect" that i was speaking is about "how can i fade the whole stage into almost black and then the slideshow appea...more >>

After working on a flash movie - worked fine - al of a sudden trying to work on it again hangs my G5 completely, takes 100% CPU and stops responding after some time. Whats going on? I've been making a simple FLV player, works as movie, but trying to rework the fla leads to a complete hang? ...more >>