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Flash Help
Posted by DJ PRIME90 at 4/7/2004 11:30:56 PM
[b]Can anyone help me with this.[/b] I can't figure out how to add my Flash documents to my site. I make alittle animation in Flash MX and then saved it as a .fla file. How do I change it to a ..swf file so that people can view it on my site. I have Dreamweaver MX but I can't figure out how ...more >>


browser vars into flash...USEFUL DATA
Posted by sneakyimp at 4/7/2004 10:55:38 PM
I hope i won't incur the wrath of any moderators for cross-posting, but someone suggested I post this particular forum. I have created a test movie that passes variables from the browser into the flash movie in 3 different ways. Please visit, fill out the form, and check the results! the re...more >>

Help with animation
Posted by Dre0745 at 4/7/2004 3:51:07 PM
Hi, I need to know if someone knows how to do an animation. What i want to do is that when you first get into the page, the animation starts but it only runs once, it then shows the last frame it had until the visitor changes of page, or how do you do to make the page change to another page w...more >>

3d rotate
Posted by djseckler NO[at]SPAM hotmail.com at 4/7/2004 7:41:20 AM
Is there a way or some software that will allow me to rotate an image forward, like it is on an axis that is paralell to the ground? I am trying to take a still picture of my son and make a motion pic of him nodding his head....more >>

SWF STAND-ALONE PAGE
Posted by Joe in Dallas at 4/7/2004 2:57:28 AM
I'm designing a site that requires a stand-alone SWF (not embedded in an HTML page). The link calls the SWF directly, after testing for the Flash player. The SWF has a pre-loader and streams its internal elements (streaming sound, etc.). In testing, I've discovered that NETSCAPE (v. 4 thru 7...more >>

Site check needed with IE and Mozilla plz
Posted by Raid3r at 4/7/2004 2:30:30 AM
Well you see the perplexing thing here is I just recently updated my sound on my flash site and all I did was replace the sound file no script changes. Well, now it won't work at all when or anyone loads it up from the server into a browser. I test it before I export works great...test it o...more >>

help!!!
Posted by chris_fill at 4/7/2004 2:20:37 AM
i made a menu bar in adobe photoshop, and then imported it to flash mx 2004 and when i preview what it will look like, it looks all pixally. this has never happened before. can someone tell me what to do??? Heres the first [L=pic!]http://sinbin.nhldepot.org/nhljp/bar.jpg[/L] Heres the [L=s...more >>

SWF won't load instead white box
Posted by Nicholas Wood at 4/6/2004 11:20:11 PM
I have created a site in flash, in the early stages all was working fine but now whenever I publish it to see the site a white box appears, not even the pre-loader will display? LINK: http://freespace.virgin.net/n.wood/news.html Looking through the forums I've got a feeling it may be som...more >>



Text Hover Help
Posted by rlittle2389 at 4/6/2004 8:16:18 PM
I am new to flash mx and i am trying to make a website and i would like to know how i could make the color of a text link change if you hover over it with your mouse. Any help would be appreciated...more >>

Targeting of button links inside Movie Clip
Posted by somatique at 4/6/2004 8:02:18 PM
Hey folks, I'm having a bizarre error with this flash site. This is unfinished, but before I got too far along I wanted to figure out what is going wrong here. Go [B][L=here]http://www.kisscomputing.com/amy[/L][/B] and open not-working.swf and do the following: Click on Get Serviced, clic...more >>

Site check
Posted by dmcdonald at 4/6/2004 6:53:03 PM
Looking for some input on how this is working - ideas for improvement: http://dpaweb.hss.state.ak.us/training/test/skillChallege/blue.html ...more >>

Please comment on this site. Thank you
Posted by esael at 4/6/2004 4:09:01 PM
Hi, Please review www.wedding-photo-albums.com. All comments will be appreciated. Esael...more >>

Why does the image jump?
Posted by sc4rl3t at 4/6/2004 9:39:28 AM
Please can anyone help..... Ive imported a jpg and it looks fine. Ive faded it in but when i preview the movie it jumps at the end and i dont know why?!! Thanks...more >>

Button Problems
Posted by elniche1 at 4/6/2004 12:28:27 AM
I'm having a problem that might be relevant, albeit, a bit more basic than the one stated in the previous thread. By not having a firm grasp of movieclipevents I've created buttons that have movies embedded in the button's "over" state timeline which fade in (displaying text within the movie...more >>

Blurry Text
Posted by chesnutt at 4/5/2004 7:02:29 PM
I have created a site for a company. They like the site but had a request that I make the site so that it will load a smaller version (less pixels) for those users that still have their resolution set low. Under publish settings, there is a way to publish dimensions and change the pixels. I ...more >>

fonts in MX 2004
Posted by Brian at 4/5/2004 5:15:55 PM
I just go Flash MX 2004 and have the following problem. When I open a file I have been working on, the fonts (flash fonts, pixel fonts) are all displayed higher than in the old file. They all now sit a few pixels too high in the file. I was wondering if I just need to adjust or if there is a...more >>

Site Critique
Posted by ladyluna at 4/5/2004 4:09:12 PM
Hi all, Would you please critique my site, it is only partially flash, but I would still appreciate your comments. Thanks, luna...more >>

Scroll Pains!!!
Posted by illustratorman at 4/5/2004 4:05:35 PM
I am new to Flash and i'm trying to put together a portfolio site. My problem is I want to create a scrollpane which contains thumbnail buttons of my work, but I have no idea how to do this! I don't want to use the scrollpane component because I want to customize the buttons so that they are i...more >>

Text boxes like this...
Posted by plecoguy at 4/5/2004 3:44:15 PM
Hi there, does anyone know if there is Flash drawing tool used to create static text boxes like this: [L=Cool Text Boxes]http://www.aroots.com/[/L] If not in Flash, any ideas on how they achieved this effect? Thanks Richard ...more >>

Help with text boxes and If's
Posted by Bill Murphy at 4/5/2004 3:56:33 AM
http://www.purplealien.net/lightdwarf/test/ This is where you will find my little fun name generator. I like it so far. The problem is that if someone leaves a field blank then the "us" still appears on the scroll. This is not good. I am trying to get the Action script so that if the field is ...more >>

Two ways of creating dynamic text: which is best?
Posted by fireseeker at 4/5/2004 3:42:53 AM
I'm setting up some dynamic text fields to present data from external .txt files, and I see that there are two ways of going about it: through the Text tool and using ActionScript (createTextField). From the explanation I'm reading, I can't see the difference in these two methods, and I'd ...more >>

CREATING A MEDIA PLAYER???
Posted by alexm15 at 4/4/2004 10:06:39 PM
I am building a website with Dreamweaver, and I know this is the Flash forum. But people keep telling me that the kind of media player I want would be made with Flash. If you go to www.hoobastank.com, www.maroon5.com, or http://limpbizkit.com/ they all have perfect examples of the kind of me...more >>

Centering a popup window?
Posted by TeeMouse at 4/4/2004 9:06:29 PM
I am creating a Flash site that opens a popup window when the user clicks a button. I have been able to edit the html code, using notepad, to achieve this, however the popup automaticaly appears in the top left corner of the screen. does anyone know what code I need to make it appear in the ce...more >>

stop music after new click
Posted by joejoe2288 at 4/4/2004 6:05:15 PM
someone please help me. the layout i have is a bar with 6 butons taht have rollovers, i added mp3s to the down part of the rollover but whne i click on the next music number ex 1playin and i click number 2, it overlaps and the music from number one doesn't stop, how do i fix please help it is ...more >>

fixed-size window: what's wrong with my JS??
Posted by maria77 at 4/4/2004 4:52:47 PM
i want to open a new flash movie window using javacript to obtain a window that's the size on my movie. here's my script: on (release) { getURL ("javascript:openNewWindow ('nameofmovie.html', 'thewin', 'height = 270, width = 380, toolbar = no, scrollbars = no')"; } When I try to prev...more >>

button won't stay down after click
Posted by joejoe2288 at 4/4/2004 4:36:45 PM
ok i am making a menu in flash and i have the up over down and hit states and i tested it and all the buttons work except for one thing i want after you release the button for the down state to stay there and when clicked again it goes back to the original state, can someone please tell me how...more >>

small white box with a red when site opens?
Posted by toddb58 at 4/4/2004 3:07:33 PM
when my site opens, theres a small white box with a red x in the upper left hand corner. its only there for a second or two any body know how to get rid of this? www.theinfoagency.comwww.theinfoagency.com ...more >>

Site Review
Posted by Mic at 4/4/2004 1:17:00 PM
Hi all, Please see my new web site...I would like to receive any comments in order to improve the design, work flow, speed etc... thanks, Mic www.xpr.co.il...more >>

Two questions
Posted by Vladimir Perkic at 4/4/2004 10:23:24 AM
Hi! Can anybody tell me how can I show progress bar (any movie) while .swf are loading? How can I dynamicaly load an image? Thank you in advance ...more >>

Changing Backgrounds
Posted by gilberb001 at 4/4/2004 4:31:41 AM
Well I'm trying to keep an open mind to solve my many problems. I was wondering if there is any action script that can cause a background in Dreamweaver to change when a certain frame is reached? Is this possible? ...more >>

Fitting Flash While Keeping Scale
Posted by gilberb001 at 4/4/2004 2:35:33 AM
Hey guys, What I would like to find out how to do is get my .swf file to expand so that it fills an entire frame in Dreamweaver while keeping its scale. I've already tried publishing with the percents instead of pixels, but for some reason when it expands it still changes the scale of the ...more >>

would greatly appreciate a site check
Posted by toddb58 at 4/3/2004 10:10:41 PM
been having a problem with the top banner/crawl, it was bleeding into the nam/logo and off the page. I think its fixed? see anything wierd goin on? would really appreciate your feedback i am a little new at this www.theinfoagency.com tb58 ...more >>

Flyout Menu buttons not working, please help!!!
Posted by Obe-One at 4/3/2004 9:46:54 PM
I am in the process of creating a nice animated flyout menu that is created in a separate movie clip. When the site is tested the menu flyout works fine but the buttons don't work at all. As far as I can see they have the correct actions applied to them to take them to the correct scene and fr...more >>

anyone have time for a site check?
Posted by toddb58 at 4/3/2004 6:05:49 PM
anything wierd goin on with my site. would really appreciate your feedback. www.theinfoagency.com tb58 ...more >>

please check my interface
Posted by DEJ885 at 4/3/2004 3:17:49 PM
Could you guys please give me some fresh eyes on my site interface? Please bear in mind there is no content as yet - just the bare bones. Want to make sure it's clear before I go any further. Thank you in advance. ...more >>

I want a scroll bar. I might die.
Posted by MJHowie at 4/3/2004 8:37:50 AM
So I've been reading through the help files and my "Flash MX2004 for Dummies" for a while now... still haven't quite got it. I have a staticframe based website I'm working on - which includes links to text (hopefully). After harrassing some people on IRC, I got info on how to use actionscript ...more >>

Link To an external Pop Up
Posted by joejoe2288 at 4/3/2004 5:08:58 AM
Hi, i am an extreme noob when it comes to the complicated world of macromedia, so if all you smart people could help me that would be great, ok i have found an example for all of you to look at, that might make the explaining a bit easier, k heres the link http://www.splintercell.com/us/ful...more >>

Site check please
Posted by Rayzor at 4/3/2004 4:17:42 AM
Click link. http://www.rayzorsharpedesigns.com.au/in_progress/...more >>

Terms Of Service
Posted by BuG56 at 4/2/2004 10:24:20 PM
hey guys im making a site for the first time and i need to know how to write the joining contract? it is NOT a free service. so is there like a tutorial for this kind of stuff?...more >>

runtime sharing & ASP site problem
Posted by Blakflag at 4/2/2004 5:21:03 PM
I have a big problem, one that is affecting many Flash developers I have heard about. We are making Fash assets for integrating into a much larger web project. The site is ASP and so the URL in the browser always looks something like www.bigsite.com/dynamicpage.asp So since we are making h...more >>

sweet menu
Posted by enya_reimann at 4/2/2004 4:37:45 PM
hello everybody, could someone please explain me how this menu-effect on [L=eccentris.com]http://www.eccentris.com[/L] is done? I mean that nice effect as soon as you click on the "filter"-links above and the picture disappears and a new picture appears in a awesome "wavy" way. enya ...more >>

Mac and PC??
Posted by loco80 at 4/2/2004 3:41:06 PM
I created a website with my Mac and published it, but PC users can't get into the site. Does anyone know what the problem is and how to fix it?? Thanks....more >>

site check: macs issue
Posted by Ed Massey at 4/2/2004 11:43:26 AM
URL: http://www.marcusbleasdale.com/flash_content/mb2004 Apparently the whole screen flickers on and off when buttons on the nav are pressed if using IE on a mac.... Anyone have any ideas? Thanks for your time and advice. Ed OT: btw: At time of writing none of the links load any c...more >>

general comments on my website
Posted by paquituz at 4/2/2004 10:33:47 AM
Hi, is pretty out of date, but I'd like to have some comments about my work at [b]www.paquito.it[/b]. Check the portfolio and other features if you fancy... thanks paquito...more >>

Voice Control Game
Posted by Evan Cowan at 4/2/2004 8:52:52 AM
check this out. www.bluerivergames.com i have been playing around with the microphone object in flash, and love it. we have built this game. - I think its the first of its kind. - am I right ? Evan Cowan Blue River Creative Design for Internet and Print Web: www.blueriver.co.nz Ema...more >>

Newbie Help - button events not firing
Posted by JohnnieMiami99 at 4/2/2004 5:37:25 AM
Hello! I have Flash MX 2004 and I am having a problem with 3 of my 5 buttons. For those 3, they do not respond to the button click. Here is the code I have for each button: on (rollOver) { // Gallery gotoAndPlay(2); } on (rollOut) { gotoAndPlay(9); } on(release) {...more >>

Image Degradation on Upload (or my fiance is going to kill me)
Posted by Ian Gelbrich at 4/1/2004 10:11:08 PM
Ok imagine if you will a simple elegant flash site for my impending wedding....at least that's what I told her. The date is fast approaching and I'm having technical difficulties. I'm having problems with image quality not just of bitmaps but of flash text as well. I'm using Flash 5. The publi...more >>

WinXP Pro, Adobe Illustrator 10, and Lexmark AIO
Posted by Bruce at 4/1/2004 5:24:00 PM
Hi There Everybody: I had Windows 98 installed since well, 1998. No problems with printing. Then about a month ago, I bought a new computer, with one of those AIO (All-In-One) Printer, Scanner, copier things from Lexmark,and had no problems with it until I tried to print from Illustrator vers...more >>

White Square On Movie Load
Posted by tatton777 at 4/1/2004 5:19:50 PM
Hello, I'm loading a single flash movie into the upper corner of an html table. I have the background of the movie set to 990000 and the background of the html cell set to 990000. However, for some reason I am getting a white square whlie the flash movie is loading. I have tried a simple ...more >>

Anyone know where to get this music loop?
Posted by Flic at 4/1/2004 4:56:18 PM
I'm hoping this loop is available royalty free. Anyone have an idea where they got this loop? http://www.halkin.co.uk TIA...more >>

site check - weird problem
Posted by devilgirl666 at 4/1/2004 3:06:36 PM
Has anyone ever experienced this before? I have a site, www.soundgems.net, with certain pages that behave weird in IE on a mac. The pages that act weird are radio, tv, and secret fun (get to it by the button on the home page). The only thing that makes these pages different from the others ...more >>

site check, im just a newbie
Posted by sernan at 4/1/2004 1:36:23 PM
i know i can get a lot of comments, but i know with your comments, i can improve.. thanks again! [L=bjmp]http://tech.bluemediacomm.com/newbjmp/main.thml[/L]...more >>

AFFORDABLE Professional Web Design
Posted by VORTEX Engineering - WEB DESIGN at 4/1/2004 10:25:58 AM
Are you looking for Affordable Professional Web Design ? Then just visit us: http://users.skynet.be/vortex We can help you !! WEBDESIGN IS AN ART ...more >>

Menu Roll-Over Animation Help w/ Flash MX 2004
Posted by Loren Scott at 4/1/2004 9:39:32 AM
Hi Gang, I am relatively new to Flash, and am currently using Flash MX 2004. I = am trying to create a menu effect similar to that used on comedian = Richard Schimmel's site (http://www.robertschimmel.com). =20 Specifically, as the mouse passes over each menu item, the blur effect = is app...more >>

Editable Area Size
Posted by Jacob Filek at 4/1/2004 6:47:43 AM
OK maybe I'm lame but how can I make the editing area larger? I don't mean the main stage, which is set under "Document Properties". But the area where you edit a movie clip or button or whatever! I have moved objects off the (white) area and onto the (grey) area and cannot get to them! Even if...more >>

best way to build a video gallery
Posted by TreeC at 4/1/2004 6:05:45 AM
I would like to build a video gallery. But, I'm not sure what's the best way to do that. I'm wondering what is the smallest format to use? mpeg? And should I build the entire thing in Flash, or should I import the different videos into Dreamweaver? What will be easiest for people to view? ...more >>

How to print a jpeg in flash
Posted by T-MoFlash at 4/1/2004 3:26:28 AM
Hello, This is my first time posting here so I guess a proper hello is in order "Hello" I am building a web page at work and I have decided to go all out and use Flash. I have the site built and everything is working great, except for one feature. I have never tried to do this before ...more >>

My First ever professional site.
Posted by mzosama at 4/1/2004 1:54:24 AM
Hi Guyz, I recently made Motorola Motomash site. There are 2 links. U can check out the sample page which is more updated than the original site. The other link is the just the copy of sample but in some areas it is still outdated. [L=Click here for sample site (Recommended)]http://www.geo...more >>

Scroll Bars Just Stop....
Posted by scotiegirl at 4/1/2004 1:20:20 AM
And I'm confused by it. I have a multiple scene application. It preloads right, the scroll bars work, but there seems to be this weird problem with them. Everthing navigates through tabs ( let's say FAQ, Guides, Stats, Attorneys). If a user clicks on Stats first, all the scroll bars in F...more >>


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