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Linking between pages? How?
Posted by Janek Mohavlec at 8/31/2006 10:22:26 PM
Hello folks,
I had seen couple of questions on this topic, but it looks like I am a
complete dumb because I still can't get it. As I understand, one simple way to
navigate between pages (created completely in flash) is to save every single
page as a single swf file and link between them. Bu... more >>
Flash Message Boards
Posted by AmbientSmiley at 8/31/2006 12:00:00 AM
I recently read two tutorials from flashkit:
http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Dynamic_Content/Creating-Jeffrey_-705/index.ph
p
and...
http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Actionscripting/Basic/Password-Flash_Wi-701/in
dex.php
One happens to involve creating user accounts for a flash... more >>
Need some help
Posted by kelso11 at 8/31/2006 12:00:00 AM
I am trying to figure out where to even start to create a splash page similar
to www.lifechurch.com. Only using much simpler graphics like the ones on the
splash page in progress at www.learnwithmom.com. Can anyone help me figure out
what to do? I am new to Flash but will pick up pretty easily... more >>
trying to add html and a banner
Posted by ibuell at 8/30/2006 8:37:29 PM
Hello,
I just added html (<a
href='http://www.32RedPoker.com/?BTag=32RedPBanAff14496'><IMG
SRC='http://www.32Red.com/banners/images/welcome120x600.gif' WIDTH='120'
HEIGHT='600' BORDER='0'></a>) to my flash webpage that I'am working on, I set
the font to dynamic, but nothing displays when ... more >>
How to make this effect?
Posted by fedegaule at 8/29/2006 10:34:10 PM
Hello, i?m trying to imitate this transition Effect http://www.dediosm.com/home.php?idioma=0 . I don?t have idea of how to do that. Someone could help me?... more >>
800 x 600 screen resolution
Posted by deniseciecierega at 8/29/2006 2:56:23 PM
hi there,
i'm wondering if the majority of people out there no longer use the 800 x 600
screen resolution anymore. i used to have it years ago, but over the last few
years the standard monitor seems to be 1024 x 768. i know that we have to check
our designs to also accommodate the 800 x 60... more >>
Making existing Flash movies accessible
Posted by SweetEngineer at 8/29/2006 2:40:57 PM
We have Flash movies created for a virtual tour of a home. The developer
assumed the movies would be viewed from a CD. We now have put the movies on a
web site but the site doesn't pass accessibility standards because we have not
added information to describe the movies. We don't have the .fla... more >>
publishing flash movie at 100%
Posted by deniseciecierega at 8/29/2006 3:28:54 AM
hi there,
i apologize if 100 people have asked this question already, but i couldn't
find any questions about it. i've noticed that many times when i publish my
flash movies (usually with quite a bit of illustration) at 100% to fill the
browser window nicely, it acts all sluggish when it'... more >>
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Flash Site Navigation Headache!!!!!
Posted by Wallpe70 at 8/28/2006 9:12:33 PM
I am building my first Flash web site. I have the home page built to my
satisfaction. It's complete with an animated icon, movie and drop down menus. I
got the menus to work using an "On Press" get URL script but that was before my
client wanted to see the drop down menus throughout the site. ... more >>
please check site (especially on a mac!)
Posted by ciecierega at 8/28/2006 6:29:06 PM
hi there,
i made a website in flash for a client and it seems to be working fine. i made
it in flash 8 and made it so the flash file fills the browser window 100%. i've
had no complaints for a few weeks, except now i hear a couple of things such as
1) the website cannot be viewed in safari... more >>
Building Websites in Flash 8
Posted by farradel at 8/28/2006 12:00:00 AM
Dear people,
This if Frank who writing to you from Stockholm-Sweden.
I have home a page and I will develop it and have it completely in Flash. The
most important requirement is that I will market and sell products via my
homepage so people can directly buy products from my home page.
... more >>
Flash Slide Presentation to build site
Posted by kingmonkey at 8/27/2006 8:18:01 PM
Hi
I currently teaching myself web programs (Flash and Dreamweaver) with the use
of Total Training dvd's. I come from a print design background, using Adobe
products, and because of this I have found when using flash, that using the
Flash Slide Presention, feels more like home with the pages... more >>
Help with Flash Video
Posted by jsharpunlimited at 8/26/2006 4:37:56 PM
I want to get into using flash video in my site design...I saw these two
websites...can anyone tell me how this was done and are there any tutorials for
how to accomplish.....
http://www.prisonbreakdvd.com/PrisonBreak.html
http://www.thefastandthefurious.com/flashsite/site.html
tha... more >>
Re: How do I see entire .fla as timeline?
Posted by AlliCT59 at 8/26/2006 12:40:31 PM
Thanks for the info. Now I know it was just a stupid question.
I guess coming from the non-linear Avid/Final Cut/After Effects world, you
just sort of get used to being able to see the enire forest sometimes.
I'm still working on the gestalt of how all the template files work together.
... more >>
How do I see entire .fla as timeline?
Posted by AlliCT59 at 8/26/2006 12:25:57 AM
Purchased template.
Modified the template.
I want to insert extra pages.
How can I see the entire timeline at once, or does it matter? Each page of the
template is a movie clip.
And what are these index1.html, index2.html etc. files?
Shouldn't there just be ONE index file?
... more >>
Stage Design
Posted by ottz0 at 8/26/2006 12:00:00 AM
I'm trying to design a site in Flash. I have designed the first part where the
page loads and animates, then a new stage where the website will start from. Do
I have to export all this and import it all again into a new stage area as any
changes on stage 2 is affecting stage 1
thanks
... more >>
AS3 components
Posted by Moca at 8/25/2006 12:00:00 AM
I am confused...I can only use these components with AS3 script?
So I cannot just place it on stage as I do with current set and use the
parameters and inspector panels with a little bit of light script?
They are reminding me very much of the PITB metaliq components...
How can a intermediat... more >>
fighting with external swf... :)
Posted by sitobernal at 8/24/2006 6:45:32 PM
hi ya all!
recently i've started to build my website on flash, and everything was going
ok, until i've reached to this point.
as long as the website is going to be my book online, i planned 4 sections
linked to 4 external swfs loaded with the loadMovie() function attached to a
button.
... more >>
Timeline to Animating in a Movieclip
Posted by newTween at 8/24/2006 6:08:25 PM
I built my design as a static interface on my main timeline. All of my elements
in place, I converted them to various symbols.
I thought to start animating those elements I needed to create another
movieclip with a fresh timeline. I did and started tweening in a new movieclip.
However,... more >>
Still need to link back to a certain frame of the .swf
Posted by AlliCT59 at 8/24/2006 5:18:03 PM
Okay, let's try this explanation one more time.
We have a template that is essentailly a flash site.
I altered the template in flash just fine.
I added some pages I created in Dreamweaver as links from the flash site.
I want to be able to have a Back button that will take the viewer from... more >>
Browser display overflow
Posted by DublinDerek at 8/24/2006 2:06:53 PM
I have made an all Flash portfolio website with multiple swf's loading into it.
I sized it all at 800 x 600. I tested it online in different browsers and have
two recurring problems.
1. It overflows the screen by about 20% even when my PC's display settings are
800 x 600.
2. When you g... more >>
pop-up window goes behind and hides
Posted by Jaymz_lbc at 8/24/2006 1:36:37 AM
Hi
I have a website that uses pop-ups ( basically the dire need for QT or other
media on the site). If a user clicks a movie the movie pops up but if the user
does a double click or something like that the pop-up window can be hidden
behind the main window and if they click the movie it rel... more >>
Setting Zero Point
Posted by newTween at 8/23/2006 10:21:19 PM
Most Adobe products you can drag the dotted guides from your top left corner to
your document to set "Zero point" on rulers, both vertically and horizontally.
Somehow my horizontal "zero point is off" trying to reset and can't do it. Any
simple suggestions?
... more >>
Publish Settings
Posted by newTween at 8/23/2006 10:07:18 PM
Okay, I think this might be it with the questions...for now.
I don't know if I have a glitch or what. I tried continously to publish
following, publishing instructions to center everthing in
HTML. Movie is cut off and pushed to the right. I double checked settings and
tried again using Def... more >>
Main Timeline to Movie Clip Timeline
Posted by newTween at 8/23/2006 10:01:48 PM
I just screwed up. I built my static interface on my main timeline all on
keyframe 1. I made a copy of all the elements and pasted it on a new layer
calling it content. I then selected all that content and created a movie clip
called content so I could animate those elements in the movie cli... more >>
Edit Mode to Scene on Timeline
Posted by newTween at 8/23/2006 9:53:09 PM
When I first went through tutorials, I had the buttons along the top of my
Timeline to switch back and forth between edit modes and scene. They're gone
and I have to do a frustrating work around from movie clips to my scene 1.
At one point, I was getting an error message indicated some scrip... more >>
How did they do that?
Posted by XMXMXMX at 8/23/2006 9:31:00 PM
Hi all,
i am new to Flash but have experiance in cfml,php and sql. I would like to
create an image gallery similer to the one on jackjones.com
(Collections/jackets). I dont want to copy it but, the way you can click on the
image to get it to enlarge and move and then go back when you click a... more >>
resize background
Posted by sag544 at 8/22/2006 8:54:56 PM
Hello!
Is it possible to resize the background and keep the content centered?
Everytime we resize the background, it subtracts or adds from the top left, it
seems like, leaving the content off-center. Can I change the background size
without having to rebuild the whole movie?
Thanks!
... more >>
Inspiration for Logo
Posted by Rigo2000 at 8/22/2006 8:54:31 PM
So I need to design a logo for my extreme sports team, but only got the text
down, and I figured there needs to be somthing to make it more of a logo and
less of letters. I would appreciate if you could just come up with random ideas
I could work from.
So what do you suggest??
http://i4.... more >>
Support with embedding flash video into HTML
Posted by BillytheKid1971 at 8/22/2006 6:52:24 PM
Hello,
I am designing a website in HTML and have embedded a Flash Video file. The
html page with the flash video streams perfectly locally on my machine
(Windows). I have uploaded all files to my dedicated virtual server which can
stream video, but the Flash Video does not want to load t... more >>
What would YOU charge?
Posted by Joe S. at 8/22/2006 11:50:35 AM
How much would you charge if someone wanted a site built entirely with
flash and resemble the look and feel of this web site (
http://www.alfiemovie.com ), but without the video. Click on the "Enter
Alfie's World" logo/title to see the flash content.
Any other advice on how much to charge f... more >>
Flash interferring with dropdown js menu
Posted by mpaquette at 8/21/2006 9:51:17 PM
Hi, i've created a flash image that I have inserted into my home page and am
having trouble with the drop down menu. When a drop down menu is selected, it
loads menu behind the image. I know it has to do with flash becasuse it doesn't
do this when I'm using a static image. Here is the object c... more >>
Could someone proofread my AS?
Posted by Enemy13 at 8/21/2006 8:54:48 PM
the page setup is as follows: there is an external file in my parent site. in
this external file are two buttons, a right and a left button. i have a mask
acting as a kind of wiping effect for the whole external file. i am trying to
acheive the functionality so that when you click the left but... more >>
inactive combobox in loaded movie
Posted by maskims at 8/21/2006 4:28:48 PM
I have one main swf movie which calls (loadmovie in a target) a child swf
movie. The child swf contains a combobox component which works perfectly fine
when this child swf is run on its own. However when called within the main swf,
the combobox no longer reacts, showing a yellow frame around i... more >>
How to go back to certain pge in a flash file
Posted by AlliCT59 at 8/21/2006 2:36:16 AM
Purchased a template webstie. It was a flash site. so we did all the
customization and then added some non-flash pages of text-y stuff. The boring
information kind of thing.
Each of the 4 main pages of the flash file then have links to my plain html
files. When ou hit the back button, I wa... more >>
How to link from a movie clip to main timeline?
Posted by Incubusguy at 8/20/2006 9:20:27 PM
My problem first appeared very simple, but I have spent a while on it and can't
think how to solve it. I must say that I am very much an amateur in designing
in Flash and ActionScript.
I created a movie clip containing an embedded video and a sound clip. In the
main timeline I inserted the... more >>
Specifying window size in hyperlink options
Posted by maxy_ at 8/20/2006 7:01:41 PM
i want to specify the size of the _blank window that opens when i click on my
button. Please either tell me how or give me the action code, specifying the
variables for example the url, and x & y axis.
Many Thanks,
Max.
... more >>
text problem
Posted by atxuser at 8/20/2006 2:29:53 PM
I'm very new to using Flash products. I downloaded a tempate to create my
website. The template has a Flasher header and needs some of the texted
changed to reflect my company name, etc. I figured out how to change the text
and it looks great. My problem is when I run the movie to see the ... more >>
First Flash Site
Posted by ghereg at 8/18/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hy,
i would like to reveive some input from you guys if possible.
I'm trying to make my first Flash 8 website but i'm already having problems.
site will have to load data from XML fileand show it on the screen.
The loading of the XML data already works like a charm, but i have no idea ... more >>
COMBOBOX PROBLEM
Posted by MEDIAJP at 8/18/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hi. I've a problem with comboBox in Flash 8. I can modify the text font, color,
and smoothing in the dropdownlist, but, when I select an Item, the dropdownlist
closes and appears at comboBox the selecteditem but with a standard combobox
font type and standard combobox font color and with no sm... more >>
Sample movie in Flash
Posted by AlliCT59 at 8/17/2006 8:36:58 PM
Business specializes in film-to-video transfer, mostly for consumers.
I have a nice litte customized template and now what I want to do is have a
sample of home movies play in one corner of the screen. The sample is currently
a .mov at 320x240 with music included.
Is there a simple way t... more >>
movie in a movie
Posted by chombeaux at 8/17/2006 3:40:26 AM
ok, here?s my problem. I am relatively new to flash. One of the techniques I?m
most interested is how you can make a movie with a navigation bar, and when you
click on the buttons, they activate another movie which loads into the first
one, so you can?t see any blinkin?or page change. Everythi... more >>
Flash 8 iframe problem
Posted by cosacu_matsuda at 8/17/2006 12:00:00 AM
I've found an error with flash 8 that it didn't happen with flash 7. When i
want to open an iframe in HTML from a menu created in flash 8 it doesn't open
in the iframe, it opens in a blank window.
[b]in html ("web.html")[/b]
<iframe id="cuerpo" name="iframename"></iframe>
[b]in flash 8... more >>
embedded flash presentation not working with Powerpoint
Posted by PLegacy at 8/16/2006 8:46:10 PM
:confused;
Our company has a Powerpoint presentation that has been given a little extra
"pizazz" by means of embedding a few flash presentations into Powerpoint slides.
Some of our sales force is able to view the flash presentations. A few only
see the opening picture, with no music. The... more >>
Cross Platform Design Problem
Posted by 456ytdf88 at 8/16/2006 7:43:32 PM
I was a Flash user about four years back but my skills were not put to
consistent use and have atropied!
Somebody just put up my portfolio for me and designed the site on PC.
There's a Flash scroll bar of design samples which you can click on - which
then highlights / magnifies that sam... more >>
Please Help with Flash Intro
Posted by JLBS at 8/15/2006 6:53:40 PM
:frown;
Hi, I have a software i'm sure everyone know about it, trendyflash it makes
cool intro pages. The Problem i'm having is on one computer i can see it fine
but on another all i see is a black page with white box in the middle.
... more >>
my countdown page
Posted by jpchen NO[at]SPAM yahoo.com at 8/15/2006 12:30:30 PM
Hi,
I'd like to show my countdown page using flash.
http://www.xolab.com
Thanks!
Ben
... more >>
Embedding Flash Files on a Blog
Posted by pdob at 8/15/2006 4:26:29 AM
Hi everyone. I'm looking to embed flash files (swf & flv) on a Movable Type
blog, but I can't seem to figure it out. I do this all the time with
Dreamweaver, but never tried until today to embed Flash stuff into blog
entries. I know I'm missing something obvious here, but I don't know what. An... more >>
Missing Fonts on Flash
Posted by nate519 at 8/14/2006 3:42:52 PM
I am using Flash MX 6.0 and it is saying that I am missing fonts when I am trying to open the file. Any suggestions on how to correct this?... more >>
changing a duplicate of a movie clip without effecting the first
Posted by Nicknamenick at 8/13/2006 8:55:40 PM
hey guys. Im trying to make a copy of a movie clip and make some changes to it.
The problem is everytime i do, the original clip has the changes also applied
to it. Is there a way I can stop this from happening? It happens with buttons
and graphics as well.
... more >>
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