i was going to try this and see if it was for my work but i dont want to buy it if its not the type of program we need...more >>

Hello I'm having terrible problems with my preloader, I can't even get started with this one until I get some basics. Here is my code so far: I thought that the progressHandler() would be called 20 times per second, since I made my document to work by that FPS. I guess that's not the c...more >>

Here my situation: I hava a main SWF that contains 02 buttons. When you click on anyone of them they call (each one) a new SWF with the "LoadMovie" statement, in those new SWF's I have a calendary where you can select dates clicking on them... but now... what I need is that, everytime I cl...more >>

I'm trying to use the list component with multipleSelection set to true; however when I set wmode to true in FireFox the multiple selection breaks. It still functions properly in IE and when wmode is set to true; however, we need wmode set to false due to requirements for div overlays. Does an...more >>

this is my first time using components and I don't quite understand. Maybe you can help. I am trying to customize a UIscrollBar. I have set it up on the stage and it links to my text just fine. Now I want to edit the look of it. I believe it defaults to the "sample". I think this should be e...more >>

I have an entire timeline structure with keyframes that I need to center on a new background that is a different size. No matter what I do, centering the objects affects their travel in the timeline. Is there a way to move the whole project without copying them as a new combined movie? ...more >>

I'm trying to create a simple click-to-play function for a flash movie, so I don't have to use a whole player skin. Is there a simple way to do this? ...more >>

I've been trying to get a button to go back to the 1st (presentation) slide at any point during the slide show? Any feedback about the AS that should go on the button I created?...more >>

I have imported a series of 120 images on to stage and they contain an alpha channel. The images are of small shapes animated. What I need to do after I convert the images to a movieclip and add an on (press) event is have only the shapes in the image clickable and not the entire movie. F...more >>

Hope this isnt a dumb question hehe I've seen a few web pages (html code)and fla projects using fonts like Arial_10pt_st I'm curiious where font files? like these come from. One fla project I have uses a "Arial_10pt_st" and Flash always asks for a substitue. The bitmaps of these f...more >>

:confused; When playing videos in internet sites, they don't play continuosly; playing lasts only 5 seconds and then it stops completely and after 20 seconds it plays again for another 5 seconds and so on. Please help me to find a solution; this happens when i try to play video for example i...more >>

ok i have flash 8 and dreamweaver 8 now ive seen that people have asked this question before but i triewd the solution that was given and it still didnt help i have a webpage that i want to open as a frameset- i saved it as such in dreamweaver with frames at the left and top i created so...more >>

using this code now in the action script and it works great - only problem is, when I run it, the link opens in a new window instead of the current window. Can someone tell me how to fix this? var link:URLRequest = new URLRequest("home.html"); skip_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,...more >>

I'm having problems with my masks. It is not allowing me to mask dynamic text? Is it possible to mask dynamic text? I can see everything fine if I disable the mask layer and view the swf like that. any suggestions? thanks josh ...more >>

Hi, we just opened a free real time chat system using flash. It uses xmlSocket to connect to our server to provide chat. It can easily handle over 500 concurrent users in the SAME room. We offer a flexible API that allows you to link the nick to any membership system such as drupal. It's i...more >>

I have 2 movies. movie 1 runs at 40 fps and when reaches the end goes to a plays a frame so there is an endless scrolling effect. movie 2 runs at 12fps and when it reaches the end it stops when I import movie 2 into movie 1 movie 2 runs super fast and loops. how can I get movie 2 t...more >>

A bit new to flash. Using Flash 8 and Photoshop CS2. I've got a letter (W) it's a psd file and the W is rasterized. I want the background to be transparent. I have a layered PSD file that I import into Flash. Flash keeps the background transparent (so I can play an animation behin...more >>

I have a Dynamic txt box which is named "choice", what i need is for that txt box to change to a different number between 1 and 22 every time i click other buttons on my SWF but i don't want it ever to come up with the same number twice , so if i have a 1 at the beginning, it wont come back ag...more >>

I've changed the title of the page to a different name, but when I publish it, it remains index.html (index.swf). How can I change the http page to display the title?...more >>

Hello, Apologies if this has been asked previously, I didn't see a topic of similar ilk. I am currently working with Flash8 and am trying to implement scrollbars etc using the components elements of the package. I have followed every tutorial I can find on how to do this, but have been c...more >>

Hi - odd problem. I created a .swf file in flash and imported in a video (.mov) to create a (.flv) file. I have all 3 file (.mov - .swf - and .flv) all in one place on the directory. When I play the .swf the video starts playing and works fine, but it play up until 6 minutes and 50 seconds ...more >>

Hi - I am an experienced Windows s/w developer who is learning Flash. I am an engineer who is working on remote control of machinery over the web, which is probably pretty far removed from what most people do with Flash. I have worked through most of the Flash tutorials, and am struc...more >>

I have a 4 minute long flash animation that I want to post to the web. It's around 6mb. Whats the best way to display it on the web? Should I just take the swf and put in a webpage? Should I use the flv format? (not totally familar with it), or should I exoprt to video and do it that way? What...more >>

Hi every one! Is it somehow possible to display dynamic text that is first loaded into a container (movieclip) in one .swf which is then loaded into a container i another .swf? I've tried to do this but without any luck so far. Ive embedded both the font (Arial) and characters used, which ...more >>

We're looking at getting CS3 Web Premium for our shop. It's very appealing for us to have video load and play when people visit our site. Specifically, we're a machine shop. I thought it would be good if there was a video of the different operations so that people can see the machines "in ...more >>

Good day webmates. I have a question: I need that my combobox, automatically loads this month and the next 10 months.. in example: +--------------------------------------+ | August 2007 \/ | +--------------------------------------+ | September 2007 ...more >>

Dear friends.. I need to create a sort of scroll panel, but WITHOUT the typical arrow buttons... it should move right and left only with the mouse movement... can anyone help me how to make it ? any tutorial ? I have been looking for this but I only find the typical scroll panels... I will ap...more >>

Hi.. this is Jmayudu.. I have A problem.. Is there any way to record Voice using Microphone In Flash-8 , And I want to Save it in to my Hard Disk----And --- I want to send it as a voice mail.. Is it is possible or not in Flash 8.. If any time I want to here that Recorded File in Flash...more >>

if you type "tween" in the Flash 8 Help-Menu search field you will find all entries about the Tween class AND its methods. In Flash CS3, the only result i get is "Using the Tween class". No method description whatever. Is the Flash CS3 Help-Menu incomplete ? Are there any additional help ...more >>

I'm in trouble with the impage importation in Flash 5. I would like to import a BMP or PNG and mantain the "pixel" definition (I don't want blur effect around margin..) I tried in every way and settings but I can't do it!!!!!!! Is it possible? Is it possible to view the pixel definition of a...more >>

I retrieved a FLA file that has been deleted from my hard drive. When trying to open the file in Flash 8 in which it was created, I get an "unexpected file format" error which will not allow me to open the file in the editor. Is there something I can do to open the file? ...more >>