Flash :: [F8] Rewinding The Timeline

Multiple Stop Frames, But No Rewind?
Question, looking at the following code, can anyone ascertain where I have gone awry?

This code applies to the animation of a complex button i've built with 3 stops (first being the frame 1 where the mc begins as controlled the the actionscript, the second stop being where the button peaks on hover and the third being at the end where the button has been rolled off).

Unfortunately, once I get to the final stop, the movie doesn't rewind itself back to frame one, and if I put rewind=true; in the movie cuts out everything after the second stop frame.

Code:
stop();
this.onEnterFrame = function(){
if(rewind == true){
prevFrame();
}
}

this.onRollOver = function(){
rewind = false;
play();
}

this.onRollOut = function(){
gotoAndPlay(16);
gotoAndStop(25);
}

this.onRelease = function(){
getURL("http://www.mydomain.com","_blank");
}
This code is located entirely on frame 1.
Any ideas where I've gone wrong?

I know this is something so simple, but between the late night hours and the dope the doctor has me on, for the life of me I just can't formulate the solution.

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[F8] Fast Foward And Rewind 90 Frames In Multiple Timeline File (no Video Clips)
I have been trying to make simple fast foward and rewind buttons for a file I made using the "slide presentation" format in Flash 8 (ideally, to rewind or skip ahead 90 frames and then play). I had code for a file I had with a single timeline that worked by creating an empty movie clip...but the same code, even when inserted into each slide's timeline, doesn't seem to be working. I have tried various other codes I found on these forums and elsewhere...but nothing seems to work!

I am very new to actionscript, so I don't even know where to begin to make the code myself, or how to fix the ones I've gathered already. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Oh, and this isn't a video I imported...it's just the Flash itself. Thanks!

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[CS3] Rewinding Only 30 Frames?
Hey what would be the best solution in rewinding the main timeline only 30 frames?

so far ive used:
rewindbutton.onRelease = function () {
onEnterFrame = function () {
prevframe ();
}
}

but that makes it rewind all the way back to the beginning of the whole timeline. I would like it to rewind only 30 frames and then stop.

Thanks! (AS2/3, anything goes)

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Rewinding The Timeline?
I posted earlier about a way to rewind the timeline. I received a few good responses and one action script tutorial which worked. However, the method described in the tutorial overrides all the main timeline action events. How can I have those movie controls and yet still maintain control over the main timeline?

Here is the previous topic for info:

http://www.flashkit.com/board/showth...hreadid=494206

Thanks!

Olen

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Can't Stop Rewinding
I'm using the Action Script posted below to instruction a button to rewind the root movie two frames at a time (and then stop when released). However, I need to find a way to make it automatically stop on the first frame. As it is, the function is rewinding into the previous scene...and nobody wants that. Any suggestions?

rewind_btn.onPress = function() {
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("controller_mc", 1);
controller_mc.onEnterFrame = function() {
_root.gotoAndStop(_root._currentframe-2);
};
};
rewind_btn.onRelease = function() {
controller_mc.removeMovieClip();
stop();
};

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Can't Stop Rewinding
I'm using the following code to rewind a movie. However, it's rewinding into the previous scene. Any suggestions on how I can made it automatically stop on frame 1?

rewind_btn.onPress = function() {
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("controller_mc", 1);
controller_mc.onEnterFrame = function() {
_root.gotoAndStop(_root._currentframe-2);
};
};
rewind_btn.onRelease = function() {
controller_mc.removeMovieClip();
stop();
};

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FLVPlayback On Seperate Frames On Timeline Play Over Each Other, And Wont Stop When I Leave The Frame
Hello,
What I am trying to do is pretty basic... I have a basic navigation with frame titles/names and it works fine. When I put videos (FLYPlayer from the components) in some of the frames, and test it, the flv does not stop playing when I leave the frame... so i keep hearing the sound or sometimes see the video I have navigated away from over the content in the other frames I go to!

I would appreciate any help.

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Rewind Frames Help
Need help with a script.

Im making a small section of my timeline "rewind" when buttons are pressed. The scripting works, but it doesn't stop "on the rewind" at a frame, but instead goes all the way back to frame 1. Can someone help to debug?

--------------------------------------------------------
Frame 10 and 22 - Actions / Function
--------------------------------------------------------

Code:
function rewind() {
this.prevFrame();
// this function acts like a rewind button
}
upbtn.onRelease = function () { if (_root.disable2 == false) {_root.onEnterFrame = rewind;}};
function forward() {
this.nextFrame();
// this function acts like a forward button
}
downbtn.onRelease = function () { if (_root.disable == false) {_root.onEnterFrame = forward;}};
stop();
--------------------------------------------------------
Frame 22 - Actions / Function
--------------------------------------------------------

Code:
disable = false;
disable2 = false;
// variables to disable buttons actions
--------------------------------------------------------
Frame 22/Button Instance - Action
--------------------------------------------------------
**** Button Instance is called upbtn ****

Code:
on (press) {
if (_root.disable2 == false) {
_root.gotoAndStop(22);
}
}
--------------------------------------------------------
so basically if I click on the "Upbtn" to "rewind" it sends it all the way back to Frame 1. I need it to stop at frame 10

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Rewind 3 Frames...
hi all,

i need to set-up an actionscript on a button to play back 3 frames from the current frame in reverse and then jump to another point and start playing instantly. any ideas how i can achieve this with action script?

I am a complete newbie to flash so any help would be appreciated...

i've started with this but it needs filling in!

on (release) {

*play previous 3 frames in reverse then...

gotoAndPlay(52);
}

thanks!

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Rewind 5 Frames Button
Hi,
how can i make a i rewind button and return just 5 frames?

i try this:

Quote:

on(release){
_root.gotoAndPlay(_root._currentframe - 9);
}

but i try rewind animation, like prevFrame().

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>> Going Back Through The Timeline (rewind)
On the timeline when playing a movie you are going foward is there anyway of inputting some actionscipr ro make a section of the movie rewind (go back (on the timeline)) Is there a way i'm sure its possible

Thanks

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Rewind The Timeline With A Button
Hi All,
I am doing a postcard flip and would like to rewind my timeline when a button is released. I tried to modify the complexbutton but didn't really get the effect that I was after.

What I am trying to do
1) when the movie opens, I have an arrow to the right, what I want to happen is, when it is clicked, the movie plays and stops at the last frame, easy enough.

2)When the movie is on the last frame there is another button, and when that one is clicked, I want thee movie to reverse.
It can't be that hard, can it?

thanks for any help....
below is a link to my file.
http://homepage.mac.com/graphicmuse/POO-CARD.zip

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Hi everyone,

I have an external swf that I loaded into level 5. In this swf I have a MC (a button in the mc) that I want onPress or onRelease have the main timeline of the swf not the MC, rewind to frame 1 and then unload level 5.

For the life of me I can't fugure this out. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thank you for your time and efforts.

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Rewind 10 Frames And Goto And Play . . .
Hi Again-

How would I tell the timeline to rewind a number of frames (say 10) then goto and play somewhere else in the timeline?

Thanks Andy

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Rewind/ Play Frames Backwards?
i have 4 main sections of my site and i would like it if the user is deep into section 2 and wants to click a button to go to section 3, section 2 actually reverses every tween/action it has ( breaking down ) then goes to section 3. i would prefer this rather than an abrupt shutdown section 2 and section 3 starts.

how is that possible?

example of what i am talking about :
www.attik.com

thanks.
jonathan

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Simple Timeline Scroller With Rewind
Hello everyone, I'm new to flash and I am trying to make a scrolling effect with keyframes instead of moving around the clip itself but I'm having trouble getting the rewind part to work. Here's what I have so far:

stop();
target = 1;
direction = f;

function director(){
if (target>current) {
direction = "b";
} else if (target<current) {
direction = "f";
} else if (target==current){
direction = "null";
}
}

function fwd()
{
_root.onEnterFrame = function()
{
if(this._currentframe < target)
nextFrame();

else
delete this.onEnterFrame;
}
};

function bwd()
{
_root.onEnterFrame = function()
{
if(this._currentframe > target)
prevFrame();
else
delete this.onEnterFrame;
}
};

function determine(){
if (direction = "f") {
fwd();
} else if(direction = "b") {
bwd();
} else if(direction = "null") {
stop();
}
}

and on my buttons:

on(release) {
this.stop
target = 5;
determine();
} etc...

Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

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Rewind And Forward Into A Movieclip Timeline?
how do i play rewind and forward and pause on the current playing movieclips timeline?

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[mx2004] Limiting A Rewind Call On The Timeline
I am using the following code to perform a rewind on the timeline when a button is pressed:
On the REWIND button:

Code:
on(release){
rewState = true;
}
onClipEvent(load) {
rewFrames = 1;
}

onClipEvent(enterFrame) {

if(rewState) {
_root.emptyMCcontainer.gotoAndStop(_root.emptyMCcontainer._currentframe - rewFrames);
} else {
stop();
}
}
On the PLAY button:
on (release) {
_root.emptyMCcontainer.play();
_root.emptyMCcontainer.rewind_mc.rewState = false;
}

emptyMCcontainer is the current movie this is taking place in
rewind_mc is the rewind button

My question is, can I limit the rewind feature to just 12 frames at a time? Right now it rewinds back to the beginning, totally skipping all the stop(); commands on the timeline. I've tried for, do, and while loops in various places (one nearly froze my computer up!) with no luck. I'm pretty sure this is a simple thing, but I can't figure it out.

update:
I've added the following to the code so the user can at least stop the rewinding:

Code:
on(rollOver){
rewState = true;
}
on(rollOut){
rewState = false;
}
but the thing moves forward in 12frame intervals. It is wierd having it move in reverse freely like this. So I am still looking for a way to get it to move the timeline backwards in 12 frame intervals...

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Start Stop Rewind And Play
For the life of me I can not get flash to play movies more than once using action script, a button, and a movie. This programming logic is elusive. Can anyone help?

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[F8] Rewind Stop, On Frame 1 Totalframes...
If anyone can tell me how I can get these functions to work together.
The fwd button plays then stops at a certain frame.
I am trying to get the rewind button to do 2 things:
Rewind to the array frame numbers and stop
On frame 1 to go to the last frame and start rewinding till it hits an array

the fla file is attached.
I just need some help, dont know where to from here...

thanks in advance
file attached
Ant

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Play, Stop, Pause, Rewind, Etc.
does anyone know the codes for the following buttons?

Play button

Stop button

Pause button

Rewind button

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Enabling Play/Stop/Rewind
Hello,

I've been struggling for quite a while to play a .swf from javascript. It seems that the [embed].Play() function does not work, i.e. it's defined but inactive.

Now I've noticed that some flash movies give you an option to play/rewind etc. when you right click on them in the browser whereas some don't. The particular movie I'm trying to play doesn't give me that (it's not something I've made myself, I'm quite new and I don't even have the flash editor installed).

Now I was wondering if those two are linked and if the play/rewind functions are something set in the .swf file or in the html that is used to display it?

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Controlling A Loaded SWF File , Play , Stop , Rewind ...
Hey Guys ,

I am loading in a video into my movie clip which I converted to SWF with sorrenson squeeze & Want to know how to control the movie from my main timeline , basically I just want to stop and play , and possibly have a timeline , BUT I know that to do a timeline I would have to have the movie embedded ?

Any thoughts ? I have herd about using the 'tell-target' command , but I am not sure how to use it ...

basically my files are called "movie.swf" and my place holder is called "loader"

Any thoughts , links , something would be good.

Thanks
Chris

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Newbie Question: Stop, Play, Rewind Buttons
hi all, i am doing the website for an architectural company (apexstudios incorporated: www.apexstudios.com). if you go to projects>single (or any of them for that matter) and click on a video you will see what i am doing.
the question i have is: how can i make buttons that i can stop (pause rather), play, and rewind (say 4 seconds per click). i know how to make buttons and i have an OK knowledge of AS...so any help would be real appreciated. thanks alot -stone

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What Im trying to do is simulate a audio typing environment, so a voice clip can be played, stopped, rewound etc.

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[CS3] Playback Issue With Rewind, Fast Forward, And Stop Buttons
I'm setting up stop, rewind, fast forward, pause and play buttons for a flash movie. I was able to get the play and the pause buttons to work but the others aren't functioning. Please see my attached FLA file.

I used the following tutorial:

http://www.webthang.co.uk/goto/tutor...?cat=4&tut=116

I'm using Flash CS3 Professional with Actionscript 2.0.

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I used the following tutorial:

http://www.webthang.co.uk/goto/tutor...?cat=4&tut=116

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Use Timeline's Frames Or Use Mc's Own Timeline?
on various sites like this one: http://www.no-tec.com/not_quite_there.html, he probably used the original timeline for motion tween and so forth.

But for me, after the preloader, when i do stuff, what i do is i dont use the orig. timeline but i use mc's own timeline to create animation.

Is this a bad way to create animation at the start?

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Hi all, very new to the forum and have a really weird problem with my timeline.

I have a very, very large project with almost 300 layers of animations; it's a slide presentation and there is a stop command after every fourty or fifty slides.

My problem is that everytime I need to add or subtract from sections of the prsentation that are in th emiddle or beginning of the timeline, i need to select every single frame after it and move them to the right to make room; doing this extends every ending-keyframe all the way to the end of the animation, leading to really weird outcomes near the end of the presentation. For instance you can see the background of section 7 through section 12.

It's difficult to explain in words so I'm including links to screenshots of my timeline before moving the frames, and after:

http://www.elvol.com/timeline.jpg

If anyone out there knows anything that might help, I would be most appreciative. Thank you so much in adavance, and for your time.

::j

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There usually have notes in them but I can't figure out how to access them.

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One problem that this would fix is how I created a movie at 30 frames per second and later find that the limit is 12. How do I fix this?

Also, this would help in another problem. I created a few layers of 150 frames each. I need to compress those 150 frames down to half that. I still want 150 frames but I want the animation to repeat 2 times inside of that range instead of once.

Hopefully there is an easy fix for this?
Thanks for your help!

-Brian

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A while back I designed a site and now I noticed it keeps stopping on frames when it's supposed to jump to the end of the timeline to run a closing animation. I used frame labels. What can it be?

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ActionScript Code:
package {
import flash.display.*;
import flash.events.*;

public class square extends MovieClip {

public function square(){
var mySquare:square1 = new square1();
var mySquareB:square2 = new square2();

//Code to be on frame 1 - mySquare.stage.currentFrame == 1;??
mySquare.x = 100;
mySquare.y = 100;
mySquare.width = 100;
mySquare.height = 100;
addChild(mySquare);

mySquare.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, squareLink);
function squareLink(event:MouseEvent){
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}

//Code to be on frame 2 - mySquareB.stage.currentFrame == 2;??
mySquareB.x = 400;
mySquareB.y = 100;
mySquareB.width = 100;
mySquareB.height = 100;
addChild(mySquareB);

mySquareB.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, squareLinkB);
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}
}
}
}

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I am relatively new to Flash, and am just geting to grips with it in CS3. I am a professional user of Photoshop, so am not unused to the general layout etc. But earlier this evening i altered my general workspace layout and i have pulled my hair out trying to get it back, i have tried everything absolutely everything, and am starting to think it is a bug in the development of Flash (please someone tell me it is something i have overlooked and it's dead simple).

I am working on a Mac and using Flash CS3. In the 'Timeline' box, somehow i have stretched the layer names across the entire box (this happened when i double clicked on the bar to hide the 'timeline'), and i cannot drag the layer names to view any frames. I can get the cursor to change as though it will drag the layer names, but when i click and drag nothing happens. I have altered every view option and property option i can think off (infact everyone that Flash offers has been altered).

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Please Help me!

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This is how I wrote AS3:

stop();

function vid1(e:Event):void{
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