I took a .mov video file, encoded it in the Flash 8 Video Encoder with these settings: -Flash 8 High Quality (700kbps) -Codec: On2 VP6 -Frame rate: Same as Source -Key frame placement: Automatic Then in a blank Flash 8 timeline, I imported the video, using a skinless video player com...more >>

Does anyone know of any 3rd party plug-ins or software that works with Flash 8 on a mac? (free or for purchase) I'm looking for things like type effects and motion effects, beyond the standard drop shadow, blur, etc. thanks!! susan ...more >>

I want to have a button that, when clicked, goes to the last frame (487). However, if I mouse over it when the movie is playing, the "button" just looks and acts like normal text. Here's my AS on (release) { gotoAndStop(487); } In the button, I created two layers, one for the text, ...more >>

When I publish my video and access it from http://localhost, it works fine. But when I upload the files to my server and see it from there, I just get a buffering bar instead. Why is this? Does anyone know? When I double click on the swf file, it shows fine, too. I'm using Flash CS3 with the ...more >>

Anyone familiar with this? I have already tried dividing among classes and it is not working. I have created the following code that pulls data from an external xml file into a datagrid. I have been trying to figure out how to get it to function using classes and/or packages. I'd like to s...more >>

I just completed my first Flash animation using Flash CS3 on a Mac. I need to deliver it as either a avi or wmv file. Can someone please help me with this. Do I need an intermediate piece of software? Thanks ...more >>

I am stumped....I am trying to play a basic FLASH movie on a clients website.....their hosting is more advanced than the rest of my client/hosting plans.....I can play this movie on any of my other sites but this particular hosting plan I cannot...so, I assumed there is some sort of secu...more >>

Do you know what program was used to create these Flash videos? : http://www.flashloaded.com/videoloops/videopack14/ (You can click each image for a video preview) From the description on that page: "Video loops are raster-based animations which produce a much more realistic effect tha...more >>

I had videos playing on my site in an .swf file. I have not looked at them for some months due to another project. I went back to view them recently only to find that they don't play. I have not touched anything other than download the 9.0 player. I am not sure why I cannot see these vid...more >>

Is there any way to import a large number of graphics into separate key frames within a flash file? I have around 250 images for a banner that were exported from another program and into JPG format. I imported the graphics into my library, but realized there has to be a better way to set t...more >>

Ok, so I using SimpleViewer on my site to display my own pictues. I am new to flash, and I can understand how to edit files such as XML..etc... but I am not very good at 'creating' a Flash document. I would like to make a gallery where the main page will show different section, like "Famil...more >>

Hello, I just installed Flash CS3 and I need help! I am completely new to Flash - NEVER USED IT BEFORE! Also, I do not have any scripting experience or knowledge. I need to learn the basics as soon as possible. Other than online tutorials and the tutorial that came with the software can an...more >>

I would like to purchase a copy of Flash 8 instead of CS3. Can anyone recommend a reputable place either online or in a physical store that I can get it at a good price? Thanks....more >>

I am looking to produce a banner that displays a different .swf file every time. I can guess there are two ways to do that Upload each file to a directory and use html to do this Do it in Flash 8 and then upload a single swf ...more >>

Hi, I am creating an e-learning module where there are back and next buttons to navigate through the various pages. I have disabled the next button for each page for two minutes to ensure the student doesn't just keep clicking the next button to get through the course. I also have a timer...more >>

Hello all, im quite an amateur at flash (i think so), and ive created a scrollpane (custom), and it works fine. Inside the scroll pane ive got some thumbnails which allows u to choose wat pictures u want to be blown up in another section of the scene. Ive done the usual method of this, pla...more >>

Hello, I got some responses through this title which were very helpful, however for embedding my animation I still have problems. The thing is that I need to place my animation, with a transparent background, over a layout in an html page! There are lots of div tags which confuse me. Every...more >>

I just downloaded the Flash CS3 trial version and I'm trying to encode a video with the video encoder and it simply won't work. I can launch the video encoder just fine and select a video for encoding, but the minute I click 'settings' or 'start queue', the application just disappears. The p...more >>

Hello, Can someone guide me on how to view the "Source" within Adobe Flash CS3? I want to add a hit counter to my website. I need to place the code in the source area. Thanks so much for your help. ...more >>

hello all - i have a main stage where on the first frame my "home" movie clip displays. i did this by dragging/dropping, and then i put a stop action. all works fine. inside this home movie clip on the main stage, there are links to other movie clips. for example, to get to my faq's page -...more >>

Hi, I'm new to Flash and am trying to load a movie from a button but go to a particular frame. I have a .swf file called InvitationEastern that has fireworks playing when it first opens. Then buttons appear to take you to other pages. From any of those pages I want to go back to Invitatio...more >>

Hi all, is there a way to get a layer masked by more than one mask layer? I'm creating an animation where a mask will discover step-by-step the bottom layer. But the bottom layer is really complex so I created 5 more layer and applyed the 'mask' property to them. The problem is that only...more >>

Hi, how can I save all frames out of a .fla file into single .swf file? Sample: test.fla (has 5 frames) output: test_01.swf test_02.swf test_03.swf ..... ..... Thanks for your help. ...more >>

I am using flash pro 8. The scrollpane is on the stage and the content path is set to songButtons_mc, the name of the movie clip that loads into it. In the first frame of the songButtons movie clip, I have placed the following code in an actions layer: function playSong (mc:String,sL...more >>

Hi, I need to develop an ad banner in flash in which an aeroplane is flying with a banner with some text written on it. I need to give the banner a waving effect in such a way that the text and the banner wave all together. Wondering how to do that without using actionscript. Please Help....more >>