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Can't Find Tutorial Files MX 2004
Posted by yi41 at 6/26/2007 11:57:25 PM
I'm trying to complete the Flash MX Tutorial on the Adobe website but can't seem to find the files that it requires. I have Studio MX 2004 and there is no Tutorials folder in my Macromedia/Flash folder. Does anyone know where I can download them? I'm specifically looking for view1.png, view...more >>

Adding sound
Posted by tashmac at 6/26/2007 11:15:48 PM
I am trying to add sound to my flask file i have cteated a new layer for it and selected it then tried to drag and drop the sound into the layer just as the help files twll you to but it won't let me. Thr circle with a line through it keeps coming up can someone help me please ...more >>

BUTTONS!!!! Need Help
Posted by EWN-CMI at 6/26/2007 10:38:40 PM
I have created a set of simple buttons, but whenever the mouse moves over the button it seems like the HIT area is behind the OVER event. I posted the Not Ready For Primetime menubar for you to see the problem firsthand at http://www.funavid.com. As you can see that when in the HIT area...more >>

Detect word clicked
Posted by Dov_B at 6/26/2007 10:34:00 PM
How can I display a acrobat file in a Flash app and 1a. Generate a list of words to be highlited by clicking on them 1b. Highlite specified words in one of 3 colors on an event 2. Prompt user to click on a word 3. detect the word the user clicked on ...more >>

The version 7 (MX 2004) fla file shows correctly in Version 8
Posted by Lao Bao at 6/26/2007 8:38:59 PM
I am new to Flash. We have an old fla file created with Flash MX 2004 that needs to be modified. About 2 months ago, I contact Adobe for MX 2004 and was told that Adobe did not sell it anymore. I had to purchase Version 8. Also I was told that version 8 would be backward capable. I pu...more >>

gotoAndStop
Posted by Catboris123 at 6/26/2007 7:52:32 PM
Is there anyway of stopping a movie clip timeline from a button in the main timeline other than targetting a frame number or label, with gotoAndStop? I want to stop a mc animation as soon as I click the button. ...more >>

Session Timeout
Posted by cpmartin79 at 6/26/2007 6:45:27 PM
Hi, How do you create a session timeout in Flash. I would like the application to close down if there has been no activity for two minutes. Thank you in advance....more >>

Button Issues - NewB
Posted by EWN-CMI at 6/26/2007 6:38:58 PM
I have created a button, fairly simple, UP - thumbnail image, OVER - keyframes and layers for thumbnail, filled rectangle, text, DOWN same as OVER except I changed the text color, HIT - new layer on top of everything with a rectangle sized smaller than the text. The effect I am trying to ...more >>



Serious problems exporting a movie to an animated GIF
Posted by gmaletic at 6/26/2007 6:08:27 PM
I'm trying to export a movie to an animated GIF and, well, the resulting file is garbage. I don't mean that it looks sub-optimal..I mean that it looks absolutely nothing like the source movie at all. I've heard from others that there are significant problems with the Flash export-to-GIF routin...more >>

Flash cs3 install problems
Posted by A2 # at 6/26/2007 5:16:05 PM
I just downloaded the new flash cs3 trial just to check it out but when i installed it it said that there is an error here is what it looks like http://aagavin.googlepages.com/adobe.jpg...more >>

Question about capturing SWF to video
Posted by therooster6 at 6/26/2007 4:29:08 PM
This may not be the right place to ask this, but oh well :P I am looking for a good way to capture SWF/Flash Player to video. I basically have a Flash game I made, and want to capture myself playing it to video. Think of it as sort of a demonstration of how the game play looks and such. ...more >>

Help with creating a simple fade in/out slideshow
Posted by grynchman at 6/26/2007 3:16:15 PM
I have Flash MX (not pro). I simply want to have a front page with about 5 or 6 rotating photos that fade in and out on a loop. I know this must be dead simple, basic stuff - but can someone point me in the right direction (total newbie obviously). ...more >>

Want to use Flash on company site - need numbers!
Posted by post54 at 6/26/2007 3:12:36 PM
Hi guys, I work as a graphic designer for a pretty major e-commerce site. We're working on a redesign of our homepage. Myself, I want to incorporate flash. Nothing major but possibly using it in a ticker across the top of the page and maybe one day doing flash based splash pages to other ...more >>

How to import numerous images onto seprate consecutive frames?
Posted by MediaMan5335 at 6/26/2007 2:43:02 PM
Hello. I was wondering if anyone knows if it is possible to import a whole bunch of images into flash but on consecutive frames. I have almost 3000 images that I need to be placed onto 3000 frames. Thanks! ...more >>

HELP!!!! Which would be easier????
Posted by cpmartin79 at 6/26/2007 2:33:33 PM
Hello, I am using Flash CS3 and I am creating online training modules using Flash. I need to be able to do one of two things, 1. Record how long a student was on a page 2. Put in a timer on each page and have the next button disabled until the timer is up. We need to be able to have some wa...more >>

[Flash8]... text blur effect
Posted by comacchio_ NO[at]SPAM hotmail.com at 6/26/2007 1:54:53 PM
Hi, I have a problem with my text blur transition code.. (rollover='clear text', rollout='blur text'). This is the structure of my file: 'contenitore_mc' (instance name of clip parent) |_'nitida_mc' (instance name of clear text inside 'contenitore_mc' ....on layer top) |_'sfuocata...more >>

Thumbnail buttons for photo album
Posted by Gatta Design at 6/26/2007 1:15:19 PM
Hi, I am creating around 15 thumbnail images that has an "over" effect that enlarges the image. Problem is that the enlarged image ends up below some of the thumbnails and not above... The 16 thumbnails are divided in 4 rows and the enlarge image ends up ontop of the 16 thumbnails. The "h...more >>

help with mp3 file
Posted by akasama at 6/26/2007 12:45:52 PM
i dont know why, but my flash can't read them. he can read any format except of mp3... it did worked for me two weeks ago....what is the problem here??? ...more >>

swf changes size when loaded externally
Posted by Jonibean at 6/26/2007 5:53:08 AM
I have a swf file that I am loading externally into my main site, but for some reason it is coming in way bigger than it should be (looks fine when I view it in it's own file). Any ideas on what might be causing that? It's a guestbook form. ...more >>

Converting .swf to .fla
Posted by valleygirl529 at 6/26/2007 3:00:36 AM
I will be supporting a new website and I don't have the original .fla files. Is there a way to convert .swf files to .fla so that I can make changes to the different layers, etc.?...more >>

Quick Button Question
Posted by Desperate674 at 6/26/2007 2:48:36 AM
i've been fiddling around with a button symbol but i can't seem to get it to do what i want. is there anyway to have it so when the mouse rolls over the button symbol that the tint on another symbol can change? ...more >>

Made it slide out but can't make it slide back....
Posted by ukdazza at 6/26/2007 12:00:00 AM
Hi there, I have made a button that when you rollover it has a different colour slide out from under it (makes it look slightly 3D). However, when the pointer moves off the button the other bit that slid out just goes. I want to make it slide back and go, can I do this? I've been trying an...more >>

nested movies do not animate
Posted by nikos_golf at 6/26/2007 12:00:00 AM
I make long flash animations. I like to test movies at specific points using "Enter". However nested movies do not animate. How do I do this...more >>

publish flash videos and see complete
Posted by Marina Limeira at 6/26/2007 12:00:00 AM
Friends, I am necessary to place a video in the Internet in a page I have the video in .wmv well compact e ja converted into sorenson. then I have the same video in .swf and .flv. I am trying to place it in a server page and nothing see... will be able to help me I tried ties to insert .swf ...more >>

Flash video size (?)
Posted by auctioneer at 6/26/2007 12:00:00 AM
When I insert the video.swf file in DW8 , the outside diameter of the file is too large pushing my other content out of the way. It appears the canvas is being exported with my movie, yet even if I modify the canvas in FL8, it doesn't change the end result. I'm old fashion and still work with...more >>


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