The main layer of my movie is a jpeg at 100 dpi. When I import it to the stage, Flash converts it to 72 dpi, which makes everything too small. I'm using Flash MX. Do later versions of Flash support 100 dpi, and if yes, which ones? If no, what can I do? ...more >>

Hi, Everything works fine for me except I can't get the .flv (it's a VP6_1mbps_stream) to go back to the beginning once it's finished. I have a one minute file. I clicked on loop/playback and enable simple buttons. The simple buttons work but the .flv just stops at the end and clicking "pla...more >>

Is there an easy way to find and select movie clip instances on the main scene? I'm working with a pre-built template and I'm trying to find and edit a movie clip instance on the main scene, but I'm having trouble selecting it. Thanks. ...more >>

I made an animation of a stickman walking, and don't want to have to redraw everything to have him walk the other way. How would I go about flipping a set of frames horizontally, or even flipping one frame at a time. This would save me some major time. Thanks -Marcus ...more >>

Flash hangs up and i have to FORCE-QUIT almost every time i finish using Flash... why won't it QUIT ?...more >>

Is there any way to creat a 3-D model that can be manipulated in the flash program? I was also hoping to attach buttons to the 3-D surface that would move when the object is moved....more >>

Hi. I've uploaded my HTML, FLASH and video to my ISP. However, when I enter the .flv url, IE states that the file can't be found. http://www.bsrpinc.com/news/video/GWB_OPO_video3.flv But when I go to the FTP, it's cleary there and I can download it. Any ideas? ...more >>

I have a .Fla file that consists of 550 frames and 12 images and I would like to load 550 frames before the movie starts. I have made a preloader and that is on frame 1 and I also added a stop(); on that frame in the preloader layer. The rest of the movie goes from frames 2 to 550. Right no...more >>

When I attempt to import a navaigation I created as a swf it become 3 separate graphic layers. Can anyone tell me why and wha5t I can do to resolve this. Thanks in advance...more >>

When I attempt to import a navaigation I created as a swf it become 3 seperate graphic layers. Can anyone tell me why and wha5t I can do to resolve this. Thanks in advance...more >>

Is there any site where I can find flash developement video tutorials for beginners? ...more >>

Hi, I have the need to place an image behind my tree component. So, I need to turn off the background colors for each node line, so that the image shows through. I have succeeded in this by not setting a color for it, but this causes the tree to not work. Rollovers and clicks are not regist...more >>

I just installed Flash CS3. After starting it up I noticed that the panels (action, properties) are frozen, I can resize and work within them, but I can't drag them or close them without going up to the windows dropdown. Has anyone seen this before? Does anyone have a solution I could try? ...more >>

Hi. I've embedded a short video clip into a Dreamweaver HTML page. I've done this several different ways, but still can't get the video to play in any browsers (IE7, IE6, Firefox,ect.). I want a progressive download of the video. I've inserted the video using Dreamweaver's Media>Inser...more >>

Could someone please tell me how to go about adding music to a graphic for the following scenerio... swf loads, onload mp3 'intro' plays, immediately following the 'intro' the mp3 'loop' plays repeating itself continuously. Btw, I am nowhere near a professional in flash, so please put it t...more >>

Hello, can U help me? I can not see the filters and parameters in the properties. Can anybody help me, how to activate these components to see it below the scene? THX for answer....more >>

I have just worked through a great http://www.webwasp.co.uk/tutorials/b41-avd-buttons/index.php I basically wanted to make Buttons that appear to Fade up and Down, On Mouse over and Out. I've worked through the tutorial and got my modified button working fine (from the download Condtio...more >>

Hi all, Can you have a quick look at www.key4spain.com. How do I go about changing the top bar (behind all the flags) so it is the came colour (BE0009) as the rest of the site?? Thanks...more >>

Hi, Thank you for taking the time to read this post. I am wondering if you are able to write to a database using Flash. I am creating an e-learning site and need Flash to be able to capture how long a person spent on the course. Any suggestions is greatly appreciated (you don't have to g...more >>

Projects that print using printJob in flash player 8 are printing blank pages in flash player 9. Heres a code example: var pj = new PrintJob(); var success = pj.start(); if (success) { trace("pj success!"); pj.addPage ("print_certificate", {xMin : 0, xMax: 600, yMin: 0, yMax: 85...more >>

how to save changes in a swf file stored in my server, I am access from my home, the swf is open since a web environment...more >>

Is there a way to save the swf in format of Flash 5 [u]FROM FLASH 8[/u]even if there are some compatibility issues.... I all ready know many of the new features are removed but is there a way? Thanks for the help, Jimmy:confused; ...more >>

Is there an example somewhere of an actionscript 3 file to take make a movie clickable? have single video clip in wmv imported into flash and just want to hyperlink it to a target video page URL...more >>

I have a photo uploaded into and SWF file and I want to have multiple buttons on it. All of these buttons would make lines appear on the photo pointing to different things. I've been going through the help section but I'm unsure of how to make it so that the button performs this task on the ...more >>

I have a Flash video player (FLV). I want to auto play a FLV ad before I play the video. It would be great to have the Ad random if possible, but that's not necessary. Any suggestions? Would the best way be to pass the ad FLV & mail FLV path in the EMBED tag, then use AS to play it? If...more >>

In my SWF fie, I have an externally loaded FLV file. I now want to add another FLV that will load and play automatically when the first one is finished. I actually want the SWF to jump to a new scene when the first movie is done. How can I do that/ what the actionscript? Steven ...more >>

Hello. I am having problems with opening pages of the latest youtube vids, like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ25-glGRzI. it says "Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player." the thing is that i have the latest f...more >>

in class how can i to gesture the main stage in fla i mean tht if i need to load external movie so i have to load in container like stage or movie clip so how i loadmovie using this (stage) ?...more >>

I now understand that shape tweening only works with vector graphics...so can you tell me, is there any way - or in what form, can I import vector graphics from say, Photoshop into Flash where they will then work okay with shape tweening.. I've just this minute tried saving images in EPS (...more >>

Hi, I am using the FLVPlayback component of flash 8. On low bandwidth, While buffering the flv, player goes into paused state. Everytime it pauses, I have to click resume button, and then it starts playing again. Is there any way where the player doesn't go in pause mode ever, unless u...more >>