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Cool Effect
Posted by dude9er at 1/31/2004 4:30:50 PM
Does anyone know how to do this effect? http://www.ziggystudio.com/v1/main.htm Click on portfolio and look how the sub menus move at the bottom. This is a great effect. Any ideas? Thanks Referring URLs http://www.ziggystudio.com/v1/main.htm ...more >>

Flash Developer Sites
Posted by shocker at 1/30/2004 8:38:22 PM
There used to be a link on Macromedia for sites that developed games etc. in Flash. A tutorial and fla file was usually provided. Does anybody know the Macromedia link that lists these sites? I tried but was unable to locate them. Thanks, Dale ...more >>

Transitions
Posted by airrandy at 1/30/2004 4:59:32 PM
hello and good morning! I just was wondering if anyone knows how to end transitions. You see I put together this graphic made up of four separate images on four separate layers. I want all of the graphics to fade in at different times, but once they are done fading in I want them to stay. ...more >>

Site Check
Posted by oxbownick at 1/30/2004 3:47:49 PM
Here is my youth groups website I am working on, it is almost done, the photos section is not complete, anyways tell if ya like it, Have Fun! Referring URLs http://www.theedgeonline.ws ...more >>

zoom & scale images in Flash
Posted by chico at 1/30/2004 12:41:25 PM
Can anyone point me to an good application that enables the viewer of a Flash site to scale and move around an image? ...more >>

Over state of button!
Posted by puferruz at 1/30/2004 10:06:58 AM
ok... I am placing an image on the over state of my button, so when somebody goes over with the mouse, they can see the photo on the viewing area. But the problem is that if you go with the mouse on the viewing area you see the image as well... I dont want this to happen..what can I do? Please hel...more >>

why is my animation slow?
Posted by kuhsor at 1/30/2004 4:41:18 AM
I made a short animation, (about 900k) and published as an html file and posted it on my site. But its slow. then i tried a preloader. Still no change. Is there something im missing? You can see what im talking about at http://www.braingrenade.com/inprogress_test2.html (FYI - that ve...more >>

Seeking Flash Web Page Designer - PAID
Posted by mibtp at 1/29/2004 10:50:15 PM
We have a website that was created by another designer who has since dropped off the face of the earth without completing the job. We're looking for someone to work with the current design and allow us to load images within the pages. The text areas appear to be within text boxes. In it's curre...more >>



VERY weird problem...
Posted by MistahPimp at 1/29/2004 7:05:51 PM
I've never run into this problem before.... I'm using MX (not 2004 cause I don't like it :P), and for some reason, whenever i create a new keyframe, or paste a frame into a blank frame, the whole picture turns red? Really don't know what's going on.... someone help! :P Thanks for your time. M...more >>

what are the pros and cons of using MC's to load .swf files or levels?
Posted by ascensiongrafxx at 1/29/2004 6:13:20 PM
what are the pros and cons of using MC's to load .swf files or levels? I have done a site which in some instances uses MC's to load external .swf and others I used levels. For some reason some people could view the site that used the MC to loas a .swf file and some cant... any ideas? ...more >>

Shrink to fit
Posted by drewp88 at 1/29/2004 2:57:07 PM
Hi I'm very new, trying to do a very simple site for a coming attraction. Here's my plan: 1. Have two layers of content. On the bottom layer, a small picture frame in the middle of the stage. On the top layer, a pic enlarged a great deal so that one detail in the picture totally occupies the ...more >>

frame labels?
Posted by betsy wallace at 1/29/2004 12:07:39 PM
I can't find straight forward info on adding labels in my Flash movies. I left my text at work and am sick in bed with THE FLU and my laptop. All tutorials I find get into actionscript. I am a beginner and just want to organized my movies. When I try just adding a label layer and select a fram...more >>

System requirement for Flash MX 2004
Posted by Ann at 1/29/2004 10:50:57 AM
Hello Can Flash MX 2004 or/and Studio MX 2004 be install under Windows 98 = ME? Very important please Thanks...more >>

mailbutton
Posted by George Hartshorn at 1/29/2004 5:32:24 AM
I need an fla with a mail button that will call a mail client from a stand alone player no other exe needed??? ...more >>

Newb Looking for some help
Posted by ultra canadian at 1/29/2004 3:55:28 AM
Hi, I am making a flash website for my youth group although I have run into a little trouble. On the computer I created the site on it all nicely fits in iexplorer and you don't have to scroll around to look at it but I found that when I opened it on different computers it the flash is to big for t...more >>

I need tutorial on button color changing.
Posted by smorgen at 1/28/2004 11:45:43 PM
I need sort of some personal help with some things. I cant figure out how to change single component colors such as the button. I wanna change all of the colors on buttons. I want different border color, a different mouse over color on the border, a different click color in the background and borde...more >>

Student Edition MX 2004
Posted by JS User at 1/28/2004 9:16:27 PM
I believe I qualify for the student edition of Macromedia products, as I am a high school student. My question is, are there any limitations placed on the student editions aside from not using your site for a business? And would setting up a site donation page be acceptable? Also, as I asked in m...more >>

site check, need some opinions
Posted by valderonx at 1/28/2004 3:27:14 PM
Hello everyone, I'm looking for some input about the design, look, functionality, etc of my site. Let me know what you think. I apperciate your help, thanks! http://www.razorheart.com ...more >>

need a soundbite for a flash site
Posted by danny cobbinah at 1/28/2004 2:33:24 PM
anyone know of a good place where i can get royalty free music that lasts between 4 and 15 seconds long. needed for a company site. have to do a flash intro utilising animation and music is needed to accompany it. thanks in advanced ...more >>

Design Concept
Posted by GilesW at 1/28/2004 9:37:43 AM
Hello, Im in the making of designing a webpage for myself and I was wanting to know other peoples opinion on it. you will notice it is abit dull at the moment, but when I come top make it, there will be one really bright and colourfull pic where that square thing is, which will give a good con...more >>

Help Me Please.
Posted by Fallen_Dragon at 1/28/2004 1:51:45 AM
I have ton's of questions I need answered and you guys are the only one's that I feel can help. E-mail me at rayx2@citlink.net if you can help..... 1. I need to know how to make kewl preloader bars. 2. How to make custome nav bars. 3. a music or jukebox player for me website. 4. how to make an...more >>

centering movie
Posted by mouldedsound at 1/27/2004 11:12:02 PM
Hello! ive exported my movie in flash as a swf and a html.... when i view the html its not centred so i added some .css code to it to try and center it....worked horizontal....but not vertical how do u get it to always be in the centre? also how do you get the flash video to resize as t...more >>

video as button??
Posted by bigbuddha at 1/27/2004 10:25:10 PM
I'm no newby in flash but what is the best way to implement a piece of video as a button in flash mx? I know how to use a controller to create a animated button in flash so i imagine i can use this. But how do i import the movieclip? png sequenece? avi? mov? thank you! greets bigbuddha...more >>

I need help Please
Posted by ziro_axis at 1/27/2004 10:14:54 PM
dear I want to make a feedback form in my site using the flash but i tried to do it but i faild, so can any one help me pleas > My problem is after i have creat the form wht is the function mut to be added to the Submet Botton> thankx alot ...more >>

flash mx ?
Posted by ferlyman at 1/27/2004 8:06:47 PM
I am just wondering is it possible to have a thumbnail open in a new window that is bigger than the flash document so people can download as a desktop pic? ...more >>

progress bar GO AWAY!
Posted by Markooshio at 1/27/2004 7:39:24 PM
I'm using the 2004pro component progress bar and i'm using it with the scrollpane inside my movie. it works just fine except for the fact that after it's all loaded, it won't go away........ does anyone know a script to hide the progress bar after it's done loading? here's the example..... ...more >>

Where to Begin
Posted by rajeshnakrani at 1/27/2004 5:22:14 PM
Hello, my name is Raj. I am a undergraduate computer science student. I am proficient in C, C++, COBOL (eek), and PHP. I just purchased Macromedia Studio MX 2004 with FlashMX Pro, and I want to learn how to build completely flash-based sites, much like www.2advanced.com. I understand both struct...more >>

Functions and buttons???
Posted by dunnster at 1/27/2004 5:19:50 PM
Hi All Does anybody know if there is a way of adding functions to a button by clicking another button. I have tried this bit of code, which was just a wild stab at it. on(release){ btn1_btn.onRelease = function(){ movieclipa.gotoAndPlay(2); } } Would appreciate any suggestions. ...more >>

new flash site
Posted by Kelly at 1/27/2004 2:22:35 PM
Hi, I just finished developing peterlawrence.net - please let me know if you find any bugs. http://www.peterlawrence.net Thanks, Kelly ...more >>

Need some advise, please.
Posted by mavs19 at 1/27/2004 11:00:18 AM
Hi, I have just designed a menubar in Macromedia Flash MX and also doing a website design in Macromedia Dreamweaver MX. For the web pages, I have decided a split Frames format, Menu fram, top-logo frame and main page frame. I have managed so far to find myself through all the issues with the...more >>

Alpha color value?
Posted by bech at 1/27/2004 10:00:04 AM
Is there any COLOR code like 0xFFFFFF that means "0% alpha"?...more >>

video to use as button?
Posted by Bigbuddha at 1/27/2004 9:58:51 AM
Hello, We are in the proces of creating a website in flash. I'm no newbee, so most things are fairly easy. We have animated some buttons in Adobe Aftereffects and have a .avi(or ..mov) of the button animation. What technique do we use to create a flash button with this animation? I know h...more >>

With Flash MX 2004, Can I do this...?
Posted by JS User at 1/27/2004 4:30:20 AM
Hello, newbie here. I have never even used Flash before. However, I'd like to learn how, seeing the awesome power of it displayed on Web sites. I plan to buy MX 2004, but first I'd like to make sure that I can create the same design that another site has. The site I'm speaking of has the followin...more >>

Scrolling Thumbnails???
Posted by chrish2004 at 1/27/2004 3:27:23 AM
Can anyone please tell me how I might do something similar to this: http://www.expressfashion.com/style/decked_out/looks_m.jsp?navid=1.1.3.2.1.0 How do they make the pics of the clothes scroll like that? Does it use one of the components??? As many people on here are...I am new at this. ...more >>

Intuos Tablet
Posted by DavidM at 1/27/2004 3:08:51 AM
I just purchased an Intuos2 6.x7 graphics pad for fun. I've installed the Adobe Elements 2.0 and Painter software that came with the tablet. I also have Flash MX. Can I use my tablet with Flash? Or how about Freehand? How do I use the tablet? There seems to be no getting started guides...more >>

Music Player
Posted by Legolas9901 at 1/27/2004 3:05:31 AM
Hey all- Got a big problem. This is pretty much the shortest explanation. To begin, think of it as a music player. I have a movie clip. In that are two buttons that control a PAUSE in the action and a PLAY. Also in this movie clip, I have another layer that contains music. This is the actio...more >>

Site Feedback
Posted by klick at 1/26/2004 9:59:54 PM
The site still needs some more transitions from page to page and text boxes, but overall is pertty much done. Any feedback will be greatly appreciated. We have worked very hard on this and would like to know what the public thinks so any comments are welcome. Just a side note we have been thinkin...more >>

Cursive Writing effect
Posted by DC Rich at 1/26/2004 8:02:10 PM
Does anyone know how to create the effect of text being written? For example, someone writing a letter, where the words seems to flow out of a pen, developed one stroke at a time? I can't find an example of this on the web, but it would seem to be a common effect. I tried writing text, breaking it i...more >>

Site Review
Posted by ShaneC at 1/26/2004 4:41:23 PM
http://www.shaneclose.com Any feeback would be greatly appreciated. I am already aware of the grammer issues. Thanks! ShaneC ...more >>

site check
Posted by Rippieus at 1/26/2004 3:55:28 PM
Hey, Jay Birch and i just finished createing a uniuqe site for skateboarding, its still not 100% done yet, and isnt for 56kers, but we are lookin for some opionons and comments. http://www.unionskate.com Thanks in advance Rob ...more >>

check my website
Posted by gizax at 1/26/2004 2:25:26 PM
Hi guys, I am a newbie. If you want you can check my new website to this URL http://gizax.altervista.org/ thx a lot for all Daniel ...more >>

Smooth Text Scrolling: How'd they do this?
Posted by benari004 at 1/26/2004 11:03:00 AM
Hello, Take a look at the text scrolling across and vertically on this site: http://www.coppola.it/pages/home.html I'm trying to work out a similar affect--the smooth, even scroll. Mine, by comparison are jerky things and look more like special effects than an even scroll. Any ideas are...more >>

I want some things to learn all about flash
Posted by killerdamn at 1/25/2004 7:09:04 PM
Hi guys in the first i had look in search and search about my topic and nothing . now i want from everyone have any website to learn all about flash to put here in his/her replay. thanks for everyone ! ...more >>

Idea, is it possible ?
Posted by sji2671 at 1/25/2004 12:34:51 PM
I have no experience in flash, just an idea I wanted developed so I thought I would ask to see if people thought it was possible before seeking a coder. I would like a program/website that allows people to design their next tattoo. Basically a drawing program (online) that would allow users to s...more >>

convert all flash site to both flash and no flash
Posted by Terry Richards at 1/25/2004 12:26:44 AM
a friend has a site that is done with all flash. they asked me to help make it readable by more browsers. could some belly point me in the right direction? :-) ^2 ...more >>

Linking two peices.
Posted by CraigLea at 1/24/2004 6:56:35 PM
Stupid question but, how can I link up two peices of flash? IE. When I click a button it takes me to another area of the same website? ...more >>

Scale IE frame to Flash file
Posted by Knewt at 1/24/2004 4:36:32 PM
Hi all, I am searching for the answer of how to scale the brouser winder to my Flash file? Can anyone please help me? My Flash stage is (550 pixels x 400). I have tried the various sellections (Default, No border, Exact fit) but find it distorts the Flash file to fit the IE window, in stead...more >>

Breaking swf
Posted by albusd NO[at]SPAM mac.com at 1/24/2004 3:53:18 AM
Hey guys I know there are alot of threads about this but i couldnt find one so help me out here. I made this site around a year or so ago and I really like it but the FLA got deleted when my machine crashed. Now All I have is the swf that was on my server but how do I get it to revert back to FL...more >>

I need help!
Posted by VALTID at 1/23/2004 9:56:12 PM
can some one tell me how to do a form script please ? i'm trying to make a log in page. e.g Username: |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ __________ Password: | ****** | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________ | ...more >>

How do I get my FLASH site to load faster?
Posted by Ballantine.com at 1/23/2004 9:02:10 PM
Hello, I have an all FLASH website that seems to take a really long time to load. You can view it at http://www.ballantine.com. My question to you guys is: how can I get the movies to load up super quick without have to use the loading bars? Thanks for your help, Ryan ...more >>


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