Flash :: Bubble Powered Rocket Pill...

Rocket Smoke
I'm doing a REALLY simple animation of a rocket taking off, separating stage by stage, and releasing something into orbit.

I'm using kinda ragggedy shapes with shape tweens and a glow for the exhaust flame, and lil' elliptical shapes with white-to-black gradients and blur filters for smoke.

Does anyone have any suggestions to make this look really slick, tips or tricks or hints that might be useful? I want this to look really nice.

Anything y'all can tell me is greatly appreciated!

XML In Flash Is For Rocket Scientists...
... and I'm just a designer.

I think I read every tutorial, downloaded every FLA that links off this site... and then some.

I grasp the concepts, just can't make it work. The tutorial files are way too complicated for what I'm trying to do.

I'm trying to write a Flash app that will get the currently playing track for my webcast. This info is available in the following XML document:

http://www.live365.com/pls/front?han...w&viewType=xml

It shows the current song and last few songs played. It also gives a time when it will automatically refresh.

Any help would be appreciated.

Rocket Launcher Code Problems
i am trying 2 make a rocket launcher, the idea is that a rocket(position 100x and 50y) will from that point, to the point you clicked with your mouse, can anyone help me on that one, ? it would be fine, if u could show me how to make the rocket even move realisticly..thnx

Export Movie Rocket Science?
Hello to all:

I've been given a .fla file. I'm using the trial version of the latest (flash pro 8). I'm able to export a single frame of a movie one at a time with file->export->export image. With much trail and error the image will export the way i want if i click on the various layers. The problem is there are to many images to use this method. File->export->export movie always give me blank blue screens and not the actual images. I followed the help file instructions to a tee. hmm...? How can i determine if it's possible to export my movies as a series of raster or vector images? Is it possible to write a script to do the job?

newb

Creating Rocket Engine Effect?
wondering how to create rocket engines, the firey thrusters?

curious if anyone stumbled upon that.

thanks.

How Do I Use The Pill Button?
Hey everyone,

I used a button from the Common Libraries in Flash MX. It's the pill button I put in my work. Now I'm still a bit new to flash and so this is a weird object for me. It's not even a button, it's a movie clip with a component.

So now I want to know how I give this button actions. I want the pressing of the button to trigger the playing of a movie clip.

And on the side, I'd like to know how to change the down state colour on the button.

Thanks a bunch!

Pill Button
I took a look at the "pill button" tutorial on this site and got so far through it then got lost and confuzzled (easily done with my state of mind ).

Does anyone know where I can find an example .Fla file for it so I can take a closer look and see where I went wrong?

Thanks for your help.

MX Library PILL Button?
Hi all

This is going to make me look pretty dumb, but here goes any way....

You know the library button Pill which is a component ..
how the hell do you apply a simple goto action to it????

Any help apperciated

SOLID

Where Is That Aqua Pill Tutorial?
I had this aqua pill tutorial on Flashkit.com but I can't find it again and I don't remember how I got there. Does anyone know of the tutorial I'm talking about and would be able to direct me there?

Pill Button In Flash MX?
Hi everyone,

I know there are premade buttons in the Flash MX Common Libraries. There's one particular button, the pill button that I don't know how to use. You'd think it's just a regular button but it's a movie clip. That's the reason why I don't know how to use it.

The button seems to be controlled using ActionScript. Could anyone tell me how to use this button? I want the button to trigger the playing of a movie clip when the user clicks on it.

Thanks a bunch!

Component Pill Box Not Working
Last edited by norseman : 2005-07-04 at 02:47.

Hiya guys

I cannot belive I have to ask this question but...

I want to use the component pillbox button supplied with box mx and mx04.

I am using mx04 and I cannot get the blimming thing to work. I am using the standard

ActionScript Code:
myButton.onRelease=function(){
gotoAndStop("test")
}

and it doesn't want to obey the order...wot gives

cheers

Zen

Yeah...i'm Stupid. Sound Fading Is Rocket Science.
Ok.. i've searched for like hours here trying to figure out how to fade a sound loop. I'm a newbie to actionscript and all the crazy terms involved and some of the tutorials have helped me, but i'm stuck on the last few steps.

I have done the "linkage" thing and atttached a sound to a specific frame. (i know i did this part right cause the scene plays with the music real nice).

NOW, here's where i get lost: i got 10 frames at the very end of my scene that are only played when a button is clicked. I want the looping sound to fade out during those 10 frames. What the hell am i supposed to put in the actionscript? I've tried _root.s.setvolume or something like that, and can't get it working!

i'm going bald from pulling my hair out. i'm sure i've been a pain in somebody's ass for all my posts, too. BUT, i'm almost done with this cdrom, and then no more questions for...a while. promise.

(by the way, i can post the .fla file if someone can tell me how i'm supposed to do it).

Question About Pill Button And Links
I'm new to flash, but through some struggle i was able to do half of what i wanted to do. now i'm banging my head against the wall trying to finish this, so I came here for help.

I'm trying to get the default symbol "pill button" to work as a link to another web page. I'm not doing anything too fancy here, no movies, no animation, no secure servers. I'm just trying to make a little "box" where there is a login field, a password field, and a submit button. i did manage to do this, and this is my flash script for it so far:

function onClick(btn) {
if (btn == submit_btn) {
getResults();
getURL("http://www.mysite.com/login.asp", "_blank", "POST");
}
}

---------------

so i have one regular push button i call "submit_btn" and it works. For this box idea, I need 2 more buttons that will link to other pages, without posting anything. I wanted to use the Pill button, but on the "parameters" tab there is no way to put in a click handler for onClick?! it's just this big color slider thingy. about the only thing i can do with this pill button is change the instance name.

To be honest, i'm not even sure if i'm supposed to put more script stuff for these other link buttons in the "button's actions" or the "frame1 of layer*'s actions" area.

I think i might be able to do it with just the default push buttons, but i really wanted to use these pill buttons. however, they are just confusing the heck out of me, so any help will be appreciated! thanks.

XML Powered Flash And SEO
Hello everyone,

I have an XML content powered Flash site that I'm doing some SEO for. Currently, none of the XML content is being spidered by the search engines. I've found some postings that state that XML Flash content can be spidered, but I'm not sure how to set that up. I'm having trouble finding any real information about it, so any tips are really appreciated.

Thanks!

XML-powered Jukebox Question
I know this may sound strupid, but i'd like to load an XMl file, randomly pick one of the sound files listed in that xml file, and then attach it. How would I do all this?

Thanks for your help in advance.

Flash Powered Blog?
Right now i know how to make text load externally, but I am trying to make a flash based blog, where other users can upload their own comments. I have seen the component on flash components, but its not up anymore

Does anyone have sucha componenent, or can some one point me to a tut, or open source flash blog system??

Thanks

Random XML- Powered Music Picker
I know how to pick random stuff, but my site is so dynamic, just about everything uses XML. I'd like to know how to load an XML file that lists songs i have, and randomly selects, then attaches one to the SWF. Any Ideas?

Problem With Flash-powered RSS Reader
Hello! Have taken a bit of Kirupa's tutorial on XML to create a Flash aggregator for fun It works quite nicely on the computer..however, it does not seem to work when i upload the flash swf...it can load but does not display anything. Any way to make the aggregator work? Thanks!!!

Importing Xml Powered Video Player/playlist
Hi folks

Flash newbie here.
So I am making a lot of progress, but I have a problem that needs to get worked out by tomorrow.

My website is very video intensive, and needs to have easy access to a video menu associated with the player. I followed the tutorial here: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/ar...ist_print.html
and customized it to my needs.

She sets the document class to VideoPlaylist (the name of the sourcefile she is pointing to is VideoPlaylist.as so I guess this makes sense)

Anyway, the question:

HOW do I get this video player/playlist imported into my main flash website?? If I change the document class in the main website, none of the other ActionScript that I wrote in that flash file works anymore and everything goes bonkers. ..

I think this has something to do with packages and the like, but I am out of my league

Help!

and thanks!

Dan

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Getting Mysql-amfphp-powered Buttons To Work
Hi there,

Here's my situation:
i'm using a joomla-backend and am trying to create a flash frontend for my site.
I'm using amphp to connect with my mysql-data, so i fetch the necessary data for the topmenu: buttonname and url.

Now i create buttons that i've animated with motiontweening. See script below.

My 2 biggest questions are:
- how do i add the textfield containing the buttonname?
- how do i get the buttons to link to the correct url?

i did manage to get the buttonnames displayed via the addChildmethod simmilar to the creation of the buttons, but that did screw up the mouse-events.

Code:

import flash.net.*;

var gw:NetConnection = new NetConnection();
gw.connect("http://mysite.be/amfphp/gateway.php");
var res:Responder = new Responder(onResult, onFault);

function onResult(responds:Object):void
{
// parse the ArrayCollection
var t:Array = responds.serverInfo.initialData;
for(var i:uint=0; i<t.length; i++)
{
   var Btn:btn = new btn();
   Btn.x = (50 + i * Btn.width)-50;
   Btn.x = (50 + i * Btn.width)-50;
      Btn.y = 0;
   Btn.buttonMode = true;
   Btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, onButtonOver);
   Btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, onButtonOut);
   addChild(Btn);
   }
}

function onFault(responds:Object):void
{
for(var i in responds)
{
   trace(responds[i]);
}
}

gw.call("topmenu.getTopMenuData", res);

function onButtonOver(e:MouseEvent):void
{
   e.currentTarget.gotoAndPlay("over");
   trace ("over");
}

function onButtonOut(e:MouseEvent):void
{
   e.currentTarget.gotoAndPlay("out");
   trace ('out');
}

Powered By Detroit Flash/Cf Conference April 9-10 Dearborn Michigan
Powered by Detroit Flash/Coldfusion Conference
April 9-10 2005 Hyatt Regency-Dearborn, Dearborn Michigan

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Powered by Detroit Flash/Coldfusion Conference will feature expert speakers on Flash, Coldfusion, Flex and Dreamweaver with emphasis on the development of rich internet applications.

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[MX] Editing Pill Button "Component"
I'm trying to remove the "drop shadow" effect from the Pill Button text in the Common Library.

The drop shadow is created automatically with the label2 Dynamic Text box.

I modify the label2 box, either by deleting it or just re-positioning it to line up directly with the label1 box.

But when I drag the modified pill button onto the stage to create an instance, my changes do not appear.

Help!

Bubble Help
Hi,
I am struck at one problem.
I have a requirement of showing a bubble (baloon type) help message when user clicks any Lable. The bubble screen should be shown on top of the actual content. It should have ok button. Once user reads the help about the clicked Label, if he press OK button, the bubble help should be closed.
The actual content should be disable when help is shown. He should not be allowed to do any thing on actual content.

Please let me know implementation.

regards,
Praveen.

3d Bubble
i was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions on how to make a 3d bubble looking thing

Bubble MC
hi guys,

I want to create a standard bubble MC (semi transparent with glow and stuff) every one needs to get his own text (its sort of a menu). Now here's the thing. The bubble will hover over some content (simple vertex drawings made in Flash). Is it possible to use a.s. to distort the image a little where the bubble hovers over the drawing?

thanks,

Ric

Adding Movieclips Inside Of Two Other Movieclips... XML Powered Slideshow
hello..

I have been working on this project that used part of the kirupa.com tutorial for XML slideshows as a base. What it does is takes a set of thumbnails from an XML file and puts them in a movie clip on different layers. (Each thumbnail a new movieclip on a new layer of the original movieclip)

Anyways, what I am trying to do is make a menu movieclip pop up when a button is clicked. Inside this movieclip is where I want to throw the movieclip for thumbnails to load on. The menu movieclip is working fine and whatnot, but I cannot figure out how to get the thumbnails to load inside that second movieclip.

Here is a chunk of my code:

Code:
function createThumbnailScroller(current_mc, currentThumbFile, thumbCenter) {
thumbnail_scroller.createEmptyMovieClip("t"+current_mc, thumbnail_scroller.getNextHighestDepth());
tlistener = new Object();
tlistener.onLoadInit = function(target_mc) {
target_mc._x = hit_left._x+(target_mc._width+20)*current_mc;
target_mc.pictureValue = thumbNumb[current_mc];
//trace(thumbNumbforJS[current_mc]);
target_mc.onEnterFrame = function() {
thumbWidth = target_mc._width;
};
target_mc.onRelease = function() {
//tell JS to jump to that slide
flash.external.ExternalInterface.call("jumpToSlide", thumbNumbforJS[current_mc] )
//set scroller movieclip back in its original position (go back to main screen)
yVal = 362;
scroller_move();
};
target_mc.onRollOver = function() {
fadeDown(this);
};
target_mc.onRollOut = function() {
fadeUp(this);
};
};
image_mcl = new MovieClipLoader();
image_mcl.addListener(tlistener);
image_mcl.loadClip(currentThumbFile, "thumbnail_scroller.t" + current_mc);
}

"thumbnail_scroller" is the movieclip which is inside of "scroller", the menu movieclip.

Thanks...

EDIT:

I got it working.. I just had to add "_root.movieclipname." in front of the movieclips I referred.

Adding Movieclips Inside Of Two Other Movieclips... XML Powered Slideshow
hello..

I have been working on this project that used part of the kirupa tutorial for XML slideshows as a base. What it does is takes a set of thumbnails from an XML file and puts them in a movie clip on different layers. (Each thumbnail a new movieclip on a new layer of the original movieclip)

Anyways, what I am trying to do is make a menu movieclip pop up when a button is clicked. Inside this movieclip is where I want to throw the movieclip for thumbnails to load on. The menu movieclip is working fine and whatnot, but I cannot figure out how to get the thumbnails to load inside that second movieclip.

Here is a chunk of my code:

Code:
function createThumbnailScroller(current_mc, currentThumbFile, thumbCenter) {
thumbnail_scroller.createEmptyMovieClip("t"+current_mc, thumbnail_scroller.getNextHighestDepth());
tlistener = new Object();
tlistener.onLoadInit = function(target_mc) {
target_mc._x = hit_left._x+(target_mc._width+20)*current_mc;
target_mc.pictureValue = thumbNumb[current_mc];
//trace(thumbNumbforJS[current_mc]);
target_mc.onEnterFrame = function() {
thumbWidth = target_mc._width;
};
target_mc.onRelease = function() {
//tell JS to jump to that slide
flash.external.ExternalInterface.call("jumpToSlide", thumbNumbforJS[current_mc] )
//set scroller movieclip back in its original position (go back to main screen)
yVal = 362;
scroller_move();
};
target_mc.onRollOver = function() {
fadeDown(this);
};
target_mc.onRollOut = function() {
fadeUp(this);
};
};
image_mcl = new MovieClipLoader();
image_mcl.addListener(tlistener);
image_mcl.loadClip(currentThumbFile, "thumbnail_scroller.t" + current_mc);
}

"thumbnail_scroller" is the movieclip which is inside of "scroller", the menu movieclip.

Thanks...

Bubble MC From Different Angle
Please help. What am I missing?

I've decided to go different route with my bubbles. I have created a bubble via attachMovie method on level 4. Have called it "bubbleBottom".

Now I want to make it move and it's not going anywhere. I've tried a dozen different paths. Here is what I have latest:

function moveObject (mcName, number) {
name = eval(mcName);
speed = number;
moveSpeed = speed;
name._x += moveSpeed;
}

The call action on frame 1 is as follows:

moveObject("bubbleBottom",3);

When I debug, the variable level0.name=[movieclip:level0.bubbleBottom] shows in there and the moveSpeed=3.

Why am I having such a hard time passing the mc name when using attached movies on main timeline?

Please help.

Thanks MUCH in advance!

Showing A Bubble Help.
Hi,
I am struck at one problem.
I have a requirement of showing a bubble (baloon type) help message when user clicks any MC. The bubble screen should be shown on top of the actual content. It should have ok button. Once user reads the help about the clicked MC, if he press OK button, the bubble help should be closed.
Please let me know implementation.

regards,
Praveen.

Bubble Spawning?
hello there
what is the simplest way to spawn a bubble ?
i mean everytime the bubble is hit by a bullet
i want the bubble to break in 2 or three smaller pieces
and if i hit it again each bubble will get smaller
until is so small tha it will be removed

i have tried something but it didnt quite worked
can anybody help me ?

Bubble Sort Help
I'm trying to code a bubble sort for the following array
I already have the scores from somewhere else...
they are the variables.

Scores= new array()
scores[0]= pOneScore
scores[1]=pTwoScore
scores[2]=pThreeScore

I jsut can't remember how to write exactly.
I want to find the highest score of those variables

Bubble Pop Effect?
Ok, I'm back with the questions again,,,, I had 1 wk break from Flash and now i'm on it again. So I was wondering does anyone know how to create a bubble effect that pops? You see I want to create little bubbles inside a pen symbol which looks like the ink is running out but i need the tiny bubbles.....

Any ideas anyone?

Much appreciated. thanx

Bullet Bubble
Do any one know how to do the bullet bubble where xiao xiao do it for the bulletduring bullet time? What i mean is the circles follow behind the bullet during slow montion. Anyone had easy way to do it, please reply... thanks!

Reflection As In A Bubble
Anybody know what's the best (and easiest) way to create a nice little glowy shiny reflection?

Bubble Effect....?
hello again

just a quicky...

does anybody know how to get the great bubble effect on the 'work' that revels the next piece?

right here:

http://www.anblick.cl/index2004.htm

Bubble Whipe
i am trying to put together an intro for a web page with a test followed by a whipe the whipe is bubbles that ramp up and down so it is a few bubbles here and there and after the test comes in the bubbles ramp up to a bunch and carry the leters away.
then another set comes in and same thing again.

i have seen the bubble daz but i have no idea how to use flash. i am really new to this. can anyone help me?

Bubble Menu
Hey i am trying to do one of those nifty bubble menus that is based on mouseover and mouse proximity. the menu will move and enlarge menu items. does anyone know of any tuts that show how to do that? similar to youtube video scrolling effect.

[F8] Bubble Bobble :'(
I have been mucking around with a bit of as2 (heaven knows why) but it all started when I wrote a game for my friend's university dissertation and I started writing other games (for fun) now I have started to create bejeweled and Bubble Boble, unfortunately both have the same error, I am using onEnterFrame functions and when i delete the clips housing them the onEnterFrame function stops working it's bloody annoying fla is attatched and I have just had a brainwave to reWrite the whole darn thing.

oh and I will be repacing alot of the if statements with switches & case's

Bubble Transition
Hi everyone, I remember seeing a bubble transition on here a while ago, now i can't find it.. can anyone help? I just want to be able to reproduce it.

Thanks in advance.

Bubble Tutorial
Hi I was wondering if someone could help me, I was trying to alter the coding on tutorial here: http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Ac...-980/index.php
So that instead of snow it would be bubbles that floated upwards but I don't know how to do make it move upwards instead of down,

Would someone be willing to help? or know of any step by step tutorials to make bubbles?

Thanks!

Also how do you import a flash movie into another flash move? Every time i try the imported movie is just an image that doesn't move. is it because the movie relies on action script and not actual animation?

Bubble Effect?
Is there a tutorial on here that shows you how to do that bubble rising bubble effect behind the AIDs awareness banner on the homepage?.....cant seem to find it?

Thanks!

The Bubble Game
hi everyone!

So I got my bubble game working, theres one thing Im still trying to work out. Basically someone has 30 seconds to pop the bubble if they dont I want it to go to a new frame that deflates the bubble and pops up a button to restart. My problem is figuring out how to get the bubble to deflate from its current state once the 30 seconds run out.

Here's the FLA for anyone who wants to help, its a fun game too!

http://www.rigneygraphics.com/flash/main04.zip

Bubble Effect.
has anyone come across any good tutorials on creating a rising, aquarium style bubble effect or can you think of a neat way to do it? would like to achieve something similar to that on www.freakfish.co.uk

thanks.

Bubble Effect
I found the following classes that help me create various 'advanced' shapes using only ActionScript, which I use to draw my site's shapes (header, main bg etc.)

http://www.mediaverk.lv/asd/ (the site with the scripts)

I'm trying to draw the shapes in real time...like a transition, so each time a button is pressed I want to make an effect like the shape was a bubble that shrinks and then gets its original shape/size again to become the background shape for the new section. (all in AS)

HERE you can see what I've created so far. (I'm using XML for image and text loading and the above classes for the shapes - 100% AS)

Any advice?
Thanks in advance.

Bubble Quiestion
hey all ive got an quistion..

i am trying to make some bubbles in flash but im stuck...

i have:

onEnterFrame=function() {
bubbels() ;
}

function bubbels() {
bubbels_voor._x = 200 + Math.sin(angle) * 20
angle += 0.1;
bubbels_voor._y -= 1;
bubbels_voor._x =-10
}

allright this works and it 1 bubble but i need like 10 bubbles and also it need to be filled by all the time.
also the bubbles random_x positioning has to be trough the whole Stage.width

can someone help me?