Hello all Anyone tried this new alias text in Flash 2004? Write a text, use alias text, look all right, but if I insert a new = Keyframe in the SWF and HTML it looks like the Alias doesn't work in the other = frames=20 There is a kind of "fliker" when the movie run Do I miss something? Plea...more >>

hey, this might be a really easy thing to do in flash, but i have been trying to work out how to do it for a good while now, and no success. I want to have a main image about 300 pixels by 250, and then underneath 5 thumbnail images. when you click on the thumb nail it appears in the 300 b...more >>

This is what I'd like to do... I update my site via database integration... Normally, my site accesses the database, which contains a "memo" field that contains HTML formatted text and displays it in the browser. What I WANT to do is display that text in a Flash File... I know that I can u...more >>

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I have been trying to figure this menu for days. Please help -- I want to make a vertical menu that does this type of fade thing. How does this work with only one frame?? I have pulled this apart and still don't get it. Please help a newbie! here is the url becasue the .fla or the .swf...more >>

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Hi All, I am trying to creat a flash form where user can send data to database. All the examples on the macro. site are too long and hard. Can anyone tell me some simple method of creating a flash form. Thanx ...more >>

Hi All, I think all of us have seen the videos on macromedia web-site. I would like to know as how to creat the videos on white background with just the person talking and nothing else around him. Do they have to shoot with some special backdrop or is there any way we can do that. Th...more >>

I've been trying to make the buttons on my home page open up some already made ..htm files on my hard drive. I'm using dreamweaver for the site itself, but for some reason, I can't make the buttons access any files on my computer. I've used the "getURL" command for opening up websites and ...more >>

I am building a flash website that has to have a random image appear every time the site is entered. (so there will be a feeling there is something new every time you enter the site) how can i accomplish that within the movieclip? ...more >>

Alright, using the new FlashMX Professional you can make a web page using forms. Well, the standard preloader I used to have isn't really working with the forms - timelines don't exactly behave the same. So here's the question(s): -How can you have a preloader for Screen/Form style movies? ...more >>

How do you import a soft edge image into flash. For example I have a lense flare I created and want to use it in flash and have it move along a path (which I know how to do) and I want to keep it transparent which I can do with alfa settings. What I want is a fethered look like you can do in ...more >>

Hi, I?m a beginner in flash and I was wondering how to solve a problem I have with dynamic text. I want to have a CLEAR looking text for my links(or any text really) on my flash site. And it works fine if I use dynamic text instead of static text, which have that stupid anti alias thing...more >>

Pls can someone help me on this? Im trying to create dynamic small thumbnails on the bottom of the form, but im using the xml connector on the flash professional 2004. so what i did was i set the index with a constant value for each one, but i've only 12 small thumbnails, that means, if on t...more >>

hi, i had a website made in flash, when the movie is opened for the first time, the alignments of the movies are ok, but when you refresh the site, all of the movie which was issued by the loadmovie command is not aligned anymore to the base movie, what seems to be the problem? thanks so much!...more >>

Hello, I'm certain this is simple and done daily. I've converted static text into a graphic symbol. I've broken it up into its constituent letters; then distributed each letter to its own layer. NOW I want to apply an action to each letter. Just fade in each one by changing its alp...more >>

Could any one tell me what is the best size for a flash movie to put inside a web browse i.e 800 X 600 or 1024X786.. or is there any way that the movie fits exactly in browsers weather the person visiting web site has 800 X 600 or 1024 X 786 resolution ?? ...more >>

When using the load movie command, is there a way to specify the exact pixel placement of the loaded movie? ...more >>

Hello and good morning. In a web-based environment, is it possible to implement a default image in place of a Flash movie for those visitors to the site who do not have Flash? If so, how would I go about accomplishing that? Thanks! -screen ...more >>

I'm on a macintosh with Flash mx 2004, all sources tell me to Modify>Scene, but there is no Scene listed under Modify menu. Does anyone know how this is done? Thanks Tim...more >>

Hi everyone, I'm writing my second component. And am better at programming than design. I would like some feedback on these buttons I made. Maybe someone has new ideas for button design. The buttons don't do anything yet. I'm trying to create a package of buttons that will ship ...more >>

attached is a fla file i'm having trouble figuring out. i want to be able to rotate the crank to scroll through the images. clockwise=forward counterclockwise=backwards i want to get rid of the arrow buttons on the image viewer so you only control scrolling with the crank. thank ...more >>

Please may some Mac users check my site www.worldofwarwick.co.za and www.worldofwarwick.co.uk Feedback from everyone is appreciated. Thank you in advance. DarryBoy ...more >>

Hi all, Is there a way to specify the window size when using the getURL action with a blank window targeted? getURL("http://www.site.com", "_blank"); Thanks! Heidi ...more >>

[L=http://www.marcjacobs.com]http://www.marcjacobs.com[/L] Is there a tutorial for this type of rollover menu. Trying to figure out how the rollover from riight to left to right increases and decreases the size of the text in a fluid way... Thanks in advance. ...more >>

Hi all, As I can figure out, the search engines don't use html tags <META NAME="Keywords" CONTENT=...> and <META NAME="Description" CONTENT=...> to index his searching results any more. They use the contents in <BODY> tag. So what are the possible variants to make a completely flash site and to...more >>

Ok, there is a great dynamically generated menu listed off of flash kit. It pulls menu links from a text document and links to a new movie with seperate frames for each link within the flash movie I am working on (not to external movies or urls). The problem comes when the number of links is...more >>

I need a soft method to have real clouds effect on a sky background ! like 2advanced expensions or : http://www.skyworksinc.com could someone help... ...more >>

Hi, I asked this in another forum, and got no response, so I hope someone here can help. I have a database-driven Flash catalog. It uses loadVariableNum to grab jpegs. AOL users can't see the site, since AOL seems to default to recompressing the jpegs as .art files. Since Flash needs ...more >>

Hi , i've just finished this any comments will be apprecciated. Thank's P.S. You should use your keyboard arrow keys to navigate, but first click on the movie. ...more >>

Does anyone know if it is possible to make a template from which front ends can be made from. At the moment I use Flash MX 2004 alongside Flash Studio Pro 2 to make front ends for cd-roms which launch other files from the CD. However, each time I need to make one it involves me going throu...more >>

site looks cool although could benefit from a faster frame rate ...the tweening looks a little sticky...more >>

Hey all, Is it possible to justify text in a dynamic text field? I've set it in the properties but when I pubish the file the text aint justified? Anyone help me out? Cheers....more >>

I'm doing a science assignment on computer programming, and I've decided to use Flash. I've made a few 3D pictures in 3d Studio Max but when I copy and paste them into Flash alot of quality is gone. I've tried Modify >> Trace Bitmap however it loses its quality, and I've tried disabling "Smoot...more >>

Hi, I just finished creating the Telic Network flash page. Any helpful comments will be nice. Now on to find clients (HOW????)!!;) well, Thanks http://www.telic.ca...more >>

I have Flash MX 2004... I try to add a scroll bar but it doesn't show up on my components bar... If it is not surpose to be how can i make text scroll on Flash MX 2004??...more >>

hello, I am about to design a product page for my client (has a clothing store) and I've decided to use Flash. Could anyone please tell me what types of backend code I will need to learn to do this? So far I only know that PHP works well for databases, but I don't know if there are other cod...more >>

hey! I'm a graphic designer, so I'm not huge into code and prefer a visual learning style. I know some simple basics of Flash like how to navigate to other pages and some very basic principles. It seems like every book I look at is either WAY too easy and contain pretty much what I already...more >>

Is there any way that I can get an avi movie into FLASH type? *DFM*...more >>

Hey all... I've been handed a Flash movie that my client has made for one of ~their~ clients. I'm not a Flash guru, but it seems that this job won't need any Actionscripting. Here's my question - is there a resource out there for accessibility within Flash? I went to the Macromedia site and it...more >>

I just joined a new Web team, and the graphic designer does not know Flash. He is used to designing sites with Photoshop, which can't really be pulled easily into Flash. Ideally, if you're creating designs outside of Flash, what is the best program to use so that the design can be easily impor...more >>

I was told my 21.6 MB flash site should be a maximum of 1 MB. Is this true? ...more >>

I am relatively new to Flash design. I have fairly small SWF files that I load in my personal site (two or three, all less than 4KB in size). When arriving to the site for the first time (before site gets cached I guess?) the load time is ridiculous -- could take a minute or two just to loa...more >>

Comments would be appreciated. I plan on making the background of the text fields darker. I have not yet redone the html site, but the flash site is up and running. I am a novice, so be gentle ;-) [L=www.whww.com]http://www.whww.com[/L] Thanks, Todd ...more >>

Hi all, My flash site is a 21.6 MB swf. Is this too large? If so, what can I do to optimize for web? I have noticed it sometimes runs slowly thru the intro when loaded on a PC, which is why I put a preloader. Is the preloader not doing the trick? Also, I am having trouble with sound in m...more >>

I am having a lot of trouble with my text in Flash. The text looks very blurry in the browser and when previewed in the swf. format but it seem to work a lot better if I make the box a Dynamic Text Field instead of a Static Text Field. Is it ok to do this? As in all my text, menu's etc are ALL...more >>

Hey, I'm having some trouble with scroll-bars in Flash. I know how to create a scroll-bar for scrolling text but is there a way I create one so I can have text and images in the same box with a scroll-bar down the side...? I was also wondering if there are any other scroll-bars apart fro...more >>

why does my designs come out blurry etc when i import from fireworks..is there any other way..or would it be easier to design in flash.....more >>

Hello members, Is there any options to run an (.exe) file of any application into the flash. If so please reply. HELP... in detail for example we can say like this. : We have an .swf file and showing that as a presentation to viewers. In the middle of the presentation i want to make a de...more >>

Hi, I heard that there is now a possibility to edit a .swf file in Flash, using some downloaded program.???? (In case one hasn't got the .fla doc) Is this true? If yes, can anyone of you tell me how it would be done? Thank you so much for the help! Cheers, Eva ...more >>

i did a site with 2,5 mb of size in flash 5, i want to do a introduction that apears when the site is loading, you now, some times apears the % of the site loaded...more >>

Hi everybody or anyone looking to do some dreamweaver jobs please let me know I need someone ASAP! Thanks Hostan...more >>

Hi, I'm having problem wih the scale movie publish option in Flash. I'm trying to make a movie 100% * 100% and exact fit. This works fine most of the time but on some computers the flash movie doesn't stetch to fit the screen it keeps it's correct porportions. Does anyone know why this happe...more >>

Hey people, I'm creating a web-site in Flash and I'm having font trouble. Anytime I preview my file in a web browser or in .swf preview my fonts look very blurry and bitty...! I'm using Ariel at pt size 11 and for some reason it loks very poor quality when in the browser..! Am I doing some...more >>

I'm making an spot that would br projected in cinema Does anybody know which movie size do I have to use? It'll must be on 16:9 Thanks in advanced, Clarins...more >>

Hi all, I designed an HTML page with red background. I inserted to it 2 flash banners. during page loading, instead of the 2 banners, 2 white squares appears. What should I do so that the 2 white square will not appear? Many thanks for your help, Mali ...more >>

Does anyone know of a source to get good background music for flash? Maybe something similar to istockphoto.com but for background wav's / mp3s. Thanks, Brad ...more >>