Flash :: Converting A MX 2004 File To MX

Converting A PDF To A Flash FLA File Without Converting To An Image First?
Basically, I'm building a digital catalogue that runs off a CD and uses a Flash 'page turning component' to display the pages. Certain pages will have links that use Flash's Fscommand call to open Word and Excel documents.

Has anyone got any bright ideas of how to Convert a PDF to a Flash FLA file without converting to an image first?

I know I can open a PDF in Photoshop, save as a PNG or JPG and then import this into Flash, however the quality isn't brilliant. If you use a hi-res image, then you get a hi-res file size...

Currently, the best way I have found, is to open the PDF in Illustrator, then export it as a SWF. Illustrator converts all text to shapes and you end up with a small SWF, yet great quality when displayed in larger sizes. As I'm currently using a page turning flash component that loads SWF files, I need the quality to be good for the 'Zoom' function.

I've found an Illustrator script that will do the hard work via a 'batch' process, so I can take a 100 page PDF and convert the whole lot to 100 SWF files while I drink tea and 'look busy' and read a magazine, but the problem I have is that I need to add a layer of buttons to several of the SWF files to add a little functionality....

I do have a SWF to FLA decompiler which does a good job, however because Illustrator turns everything into shapes, the decompiler does the same and you end up with thousands of files in the library.... Plus there are a lot of error messages when the file is first loaded...

Many layers are masked, (for some reason without a fill), so if you publish the decompiled file straight away, you just get a blank file. Once you go through and fill the masks needed, it shows when you publish, but this really is a lot of work and I've had a few pages that show when you open the SWF file, but don't show when the SWF is called into the page turning file.... Hmmm....

So in short, I'd like to take a PDF and convert it to a FLA file, add a layer of buttons and publish as a SWF file....

Anyone got any 'Pearls of Wisdom'?

Clere
Clere Print

Converting To MX 2004
I am using MX 2004. I have a file that was created in a previous version of Flash. It works if I have the following setting:

File - Publish Settings - Flash - Version - Flash Player 6

When I change it to Flash Player 7, it no longer works.

I'm attaching the fla file and the swf file that was created using Player 6. This is how the scrolling should work.

Can anyone help?

Converting DV AVI To SWF Using Flash MX 2004?
I have a 309 MB 720x576 DV AVI file (1m 29s) video file and I want it converting to a 320x256 SWF file.

The file size must be no larger than 10 MB and I wish it to be as higher quality as possible as long as it isn't any larger than 10 MB.

What is the best way for me to do this?

Converting MX 2004 Files To Flash 8/AS 2.0
It's been several years since I have touched Flash. In fact, I believe the last version I worked in for more than a few minutes was Flash 5.

I am doing my best to catch up on Flash 8 by looking at some source. I am completely lost on certain topics, such as how to get older files working when published under Flash 8.

A good example is the BrainGiants bounce/ease (scroll down to September 10, 2004, at http://www.braingiants.com/v5/welcome.html ). I trying to re-familiarize myself with ActionScript by looking at his source, but have no idea where to start on getting this to work with Flash 8 (originally in MX 2004).

Are there any specific tutorials (or books, even) that list common issues with "MX 2004 to 8" conversions? I've tried searching through existing topics, but can't seem to find anything as of yet.

Thanks a billion! I am thrilled after all these years to see this site still running.

Problem Converting Code To MX 2004
hi.my dear friends i have a serious problem
i have a files written in FLAH MX contains codes
for drawing functions(begingradientFill & line To) etc.when i copy and paste these codes in
a new file from FLASH MX 2004 the codes doesnot work .for example in begingradientFill
only a black color appears why???? please help me or i will be crazy

Converting Captivate To Flash MX 2004 Error
I'm attempting to export some Captivate files into Flash MX 2004. When I try this, I get the following error message: "To export a Captivate movie to Flash, you should have Flash MX 2004 installed." Of course, I do. I get the error when I open Flash MX 2004.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Converting Highly Dynamic Menu To Flash MX 2004
Hi, Daafy has created a brilliant vertical menu with subcatagories that hide and show. here....http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Ac...-541/index.php

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I need a menu just like this but in flash MX or MX 2004.
Im not that advanced with actionscript and having slight trouble converting the tutorial from flash 4 to recent mx 2004.

Thanks in advance

Converting An .exe Flash File Back To Edible .fla File?
Does any one know if there are ways to convert an .exe flash file back to ediable .fla file?

Converting Swf File To Broadcast Quality Movie File
I'm using a Patrick Jansen effect in flash and if I try to export it the way I usually do for movie credits - ie export to quicktime - all I get is a grey box. The only way I can get the movie into a quicktime file correctly is to save the file as an swf then use "swf and flv player" to export each frame as a tif then recompile in quicktime.
Is there a program that will convert the SWF to quicktime in one go and keep the quality? It's for a movie, so I need it very high res.
thanks in advance,

(mac os x 10.4.9 G5 dual 2ghz, internal 250 and 350hd, external 500gb, 4gb ram)

Converting Midi File Into Wave File
Hey folks. Is there a program that I can use that will convert midi sound files to wave files to use in flash?

Any URL or workaround would be helpful.

Problem Converting An MPEG File Into .FLV File
HI

I want to convert an video file into .FLV. I have imported an .MPEG file into the flash and i am trying to export as .Flv file but i culdnt find any option how to do that in flash mx 2004. Please can any one can help me in this concern....

Thanks in Advance
Ashirwad

Converting File
Ok I know I ask alot of questions. Thx for Helping me.

Ok I made my site on word ( for my first site) Now im told i need a converter to put it into the internet??? Um how can I put my word website/file into the internet. Thx

Jake

Converting Web/File
Ok I know I ask alot of questions. Thx for Helping me.

Ok I made my site on word ( for my first site) Now im told i need a converter to put it into the internet??? Um how can I put my word website/file into the internet. Thx

Jake

Converting Swf Into Exe File
hi;
I am new user of flashkit .I have a question ?
how can I convert a swf file into an exe file.

Help With Converting File
Could someone convert this file to Flash MX? Not Flash MX2004.

Thanks
Ecinele

Converting An AS2.0 File To AS3.0?
Hey everyone,

I have a CS3 file that was given to me to make some changes to.
It was written in AS2.0, but I would like to implement some new AS3.0 classes.
Is there any way to convert this file to an AS3.0 file? I'd really like to avoid re-creating the entire .fla.

Thanks in advance for any thoughts!

Help Converting File
I hope I can get some help here.

In a nutshell, I've made a 15-minute flash video for a friend's wedding. Basically it's a glorified slideshow, but several people asked for a copy. I'd like to provide copies as DVDs people can just stick in and play, particularly since many of them are blue-haired great aunts that won't necessarily have the latest and greatest computers, or any computer for that matter.

Does anyone out there have an angle on how to convert a Flash video into a straightforward movie format? I'm not a developer, so basically, I'm looking to pay someone to just take care of it for me.

Any leads would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Converting A File Too Use In Flash
Was wondering if anyone here can tell me how too convert a DEM file from Half-life into a movie so that i can make a flash intro too there site?

Converting .txt File To Array
Hi,

I have a text file, which has large arrays in it of this format,

&Array1 = [2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, etc etc etc ];
&Array2 = [2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, etc etc etc ];

I need these loaded in at the begining of my movie (before any other actionscript can run), and converted to arrays in my Flash movie. When I do loadvariables, it just loads the text file in as a string, but I need it as a array.

How would I do that?

thanks for any help.

phil.

Converting SWF To Gif Animation File
Is that possible? I notice that under "Publish", it gives me the option to publish the file to Gif, but it only shows up the background image. Please help.

Converting To QuickTime File
Hello
I have a problem converting Flash 8 movie to Quick Time movie
I am using Export Movie command: selecting Quick Time file type, choosing needed options (kipping file flatten), setting Flash version to Flash Player 5, as asked.
I have a .mov file as a result, but it plays only in my computer; if I send this file to somebody else via email, it does not work anymore.
I tried to publish the movie as QuickTime – still the same result.
The size of that .mov file is equal to the size of the original .fla file, which is not right at all.
I remember, when I had Flash 5, there were no problems converting Flash movies to QuickTime movies, but now I spoke with several people, it seems like everybody have the same problem.
I would very appreciate, if somebody could help me
Thank you

Converting An .fla File Into A Scene?
Hi there,

I hoping this is possible. I have a flash file I want to convert into a scene in a different fla file. Is there an easy way to do this?

WMV File Not Converting To FLV Properly
I am trying to use the Flash Video Encoder to convert a WMV file that a client provided to me into an FLV file. The audio works fine in the FLV, but the image stays stuck on the first frame through the whole movie.

This file needs to be uploaded by tomorrow. I've tried compressing with about 6 different compression settings (both in Sorenson and the newer On2 VP6 codecs).

I'm about to rip my hair out.

I even downloaded a trial version of Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 to export it and it's taking an hour to do so. My suspision is that it wont work in there either.

Edited: 09/08/2007 at 08:51:28 PM by ThinkSeed

Converting Flash File To Gif?
Is there a way to export or convert a flash file to a picture file? Even if I go through fireworks? How would I get my flash animation imported into Fireworks???

Thanks,
vv

Converting A Simple AS2 File To AS3. Pic Loop Bar.
Hi everyone. I'm no expert on Actionscript 3.0. I'm wondering if someone had a suggestion on how to fix my AS3 code.

Here's the AS2 loop picture bar code. Works perfect.

_root.pics.onEnterFrame=function(){
_root.pics._x+=(86-_root._xmouse)/33.3;

if(this._x>0){
this._x=-300;
}
if(this._x<-300){
this._x=0;
}
}

Then I was trying to update to AS3. There's something obvious I'm missing, no?

pics.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onEnterFrame);

pics.x+=(86-mouseX)/33.3;

if(this.x>0){
this.x=-300;
}
if(this.x<-300){
this.x=0;
}

thanks kindly for any suggestions!

Converting Video File In FLV In Runtime
Hi,
I am working on a site where user can upload his video files like mpeg,avi,mov etc and i have to display that file in flash in FLV format so that its size will be minimum.
Is it possible ?
thanks for any help.

Converting An Number In A Text File To A Variable
I'm tried this a hundred ways, and can't seem to get it to work. I'm trying to get my flash file to read a number from an external text file (in form: &var0100=4&) and have the flash file go to a specific frame number based on this variable. This code works if I import it into a text file, but I can't get it to take what's in the text file and convert it to a variable. Here's my following code:

totalprojects = new LoadVars();
totalprojects.load("rmptext.txt");
totalprojects.onLoad = function(right) {
if (right) {
trace("done loading");
total.Number = this.var0100
if (Number(total) < 5) {
projectmovie.gotoAndStop(2);
}
else {
projectmovie.gotoAndStop(3);
}
}
else {
trace("not loaded");
}
};
stop();

Converting A Slide Show Into A Movie File
How can I take a slide show (with several frames) and convert it into a movie?

Problem Converting Flash File To Animated .Gif
I've never made an animated gif from a flash file but the flash help says to simply do the following:

Flash exports the first frame in the movie as a GIF, unless you mark a different keyframe for export by entering the frame label
#Static. Flash exports all the frames in the current movie to an animated GIF unless you specify a range of frames for export by
entering the frame labels #First and #Last in the appropriate keyframes.

No matter what I try, when I export to an animated gif, the image that shows up is not animated but I only get the first frame. What could be missing and what areas should I check? Thanks in advance.

Importing Strings Into A Text File And Converting Them In The Movie For Use.
I have a text file, in that text file there are several strings that look like this.

&&S1=[room,250,1]&&
&&S2=[room,252,1]&&
&&totalRooms =2&&

Any they go on like that. Now what I am wanting to do is to load this text file and convert the strings into items that can be used in the movie.

The code I have tried using for this is

code:
function buildInfo() {
for (i=1; i<=totalrooms; ++i) {
foo = "T"+i;
foo2 = "S" + i;
foo = foo2.split(",");
trace("foo:"+foo[0]);
}
}

Now I was expecting this to make the S1 into T1 with the information from text file. This is not working, when I run the movie the trace("foo:"+foo[0]); returns the actual name of the S1 file and that is it. I am just not sure what I am doing wrong. Thank you for any help. I f I have not made myself clear enough, please let me know.

Converting After Effects Scene To Swf FILE SIZE Question
I have created an introduction for a website and exported it from After Effects at 640 x 480 into Quicktime. The clip is 10 secs long and renders out to 14 megs. I have Sorenson Squeezed it 780 KBs.

Is this a good size? Or should I try another route? Is so which one?

What is a good standard file size for the web?

Need A Quick Favour - Converting Old Flash File Into MX Format
File is here :

http://s52.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3...E0GKFTFIC7KQ2K

Thankyou!

~angrymice

Converting Flash Scripts Inside .fla Into External .as File?
Hi, I have a client that for some reason they are wanting to convert their .fla project and break up the 8 script layers of their game, and put it in an external .as file for the Flash project.

I was just wondering if this could be done could someone show me a link, tutorial or anything on how I would go about doing this, and why this needs to be done this way?

Easy implementation for future games of the same kind?

Retriveing Date Variables From Text File/ Converting Strings To Dates
Hi,

I'm trying to read date variables from an external text file. I'm using the LoadVars method and it is working fine for regular string variables. I'm running into trouble trying to convert some of those strings into date variables so I can compare the current date to the targetDateX variable from the text file. I'm working on a countdown timer for a list of different times/dates. It will display the time left until the first event, then after that event the time left until the second event. I'm running the code in a for loop and everything is working except being able to convert the string with format (yyyy,mm,dd,hh,mm) into a date variable- I've attached a sample of where I'm having trouble.

Thanks in advance for any help! :)

Attach Code

var targetDateX:String = "targetDate" + i;
//sets a variable targetDateX equal to the variable targetDate(i) so that you can read it from the text file
var targetDateA:Date = new Date (this[targetDateX]);
//attempting to set it into a date format
trace (this[targetDateX]);
//returns the variable stored with the name targetDate(i) in the text file
trace (targetDateA);
// returns 'Invalid Date'

Edited: 11/09/2008 at 12:45:04 PM by wyattr1

Converting And .swf File Into A .fla File
Sorry if this topic has already been posted (the search feature wasn't working).
I was just wondering if there was any way to convert an .swf file into a .fla file. I have been doing some flash work on two computers and was copying the files to just one of them. Unfortunately I only copied an .swf file of one of them and deleted the .fla file. So I was just wondering whether there's any way to convert it into the .fla file.

Cant Open File In Mx 2004
Hello!

I`m trying to open a fla.file mx format in flash mx 2004 and all i getting is this warning "Unespected file format".
The fla.file is in flash mx which is older then the new version flash mx 2004.

what am i doing bad????

[Q] Creating FLV File In The FMX 2004...
Howdy...

I just followed this blog entry to create a FLV file in the FMX 2004...
http://www.flash-mx.com/news/archives/000072.cfm

It looks great but I lost the sound...
The original MOV file has the sound but somehow I don't have the sound...

Video Import - Audio Track is set to 'Integrated' just in case...

So, am I doing something wrong or is it the way it is with FMX 2004??? (I am sure it is me since it doesn't make sense that FLV lose the audio...)

Can somebody tell me how to generate the FLV file with the sound???

Any other pointer on how to generate the FLV file such as some program suggetion would be nice as well...

Thank you...

Help - Need Mx 2004 File In Mx 6.0 Format
Can someone please open this mx 2004 file and save it as an mx 6.0 file as i can't open it in my version of flash

MX 2004 file

Any help would really be appreciated - thanks, Josh

Edited: 12/10/2007 at 12:46:42 PM by joshrt5

Help Need Someone To Convert Mx 2004 File To Mx 6
Can someone please open this mx 2004 file and save it as an mx 6.0 file as i can't open it in my version of flash

http://www.razzinfrazzin.com/dakine/Gallery_03_1_V7.fla

Any help would really be appreciated - thanks, Josh

Mx 2004 ? Is There A Way To Write Data To A File
Hello.

I have been waiting for the mx 2004 and now it´s available. Unfortunately I´m using Flash solely for multimedia and so I really hoped that the new Flash MX 2004 would improve support for multimedia CD releases.

Wishlist..
( Right mouse button control )
( File IO )

Using the new mx 2004...

...is there a way to read and write to a file ?

Thanks.

Saved MX 2004 File Does Not Go Into Flash MX?
Does anyone know of any patches I can get to remedy this? Most of our files are in MX, and I can open MX in MX 2004, but not everyone here has upgraded. If I change something in MX 2004, they can't open the file in MX...

Any and all help would be great..

Thanks,

Michael

[Flash MX 2004] - Help With XML File Parsing
hey,

ill skip all the borin details and just dive right in.

Ivebeen makin a site and all is fine when i preview the .swf on my home comp, but when i upload the files to my server, it just keeps loading the same file into flash and its getting damn annoying.

i have 2 MC's each with a text field in, home and links, all labeled accordingly. The home Mc is on frame 2 and the links on frame 3 of the main stage. When i change the frame to view the next page, or previous page, the text field loads, but the content is the same as before. Is there a way to clear the old XML input before loading the new XML file?

Currently the code i am using on each frame is:

Code:
xmlLoad("home.xml");

function xmlLoad(newXml){
menuXML = new XML ();
menuXML.load(newXml);
menuXML.ignoreWhite = true;
menuXML.onLoad = parseThisXml;
}

function parseThisXml(){
_root.home.homeText.html=true;
_root.home.homeText.htmlText=this.firstChild;
}
stop();
Obviously i've changed the vars around so that it points to the new file, links.xml and the textfield _root.links.linksText but for some reason its just not up for it?

can anyone help?? I've stopped trying as its driving me insane!

Do i have to give relative links to the .xml files, eg: "http://www.myass.com/home.xml" or am i doing something else wrong?

Thanks 4 reading,

Z.

Flash MX 2004 Pro Exporting To Mov File
Hello all...

Can someone assist me with this issue? I am attempting to publish my FLA as a MOV file and I consistently get a Flash/Quicktime error when publishing stating that "the installed version of Quicktime does not have the handler for this Flash movie file"? Not sure what this means. I have Quicktime Pro 6.5 installed and I also attempted to do this with Flash MX and MX 2004 Pro...same issue..

This worked before..but with a different fla. But this comes up for many of my files...and furthermore...what's the point of the EXPORT feature if that doesnt work properly either? I attempted to export the fla as an AVI file and the animations are not working properly and it is real slow! The FLA I am using is only an animated logo, but the stage is set for 1800x1200 res...please help.. Thanks!

How To Use The Download.fla File In Flash Mx 2004?
I download the download.fla (xxx.zip) from the textfx page and i open it up but i cannot get it to work with my flash program. What do I do?

Open Fla File In MX Created In MX 2004
Not sure if I am missing something here, been out of touch from the flash world for a bit. I created a fla file in MX 2004 for a friend. Sent the file to her and she could not open it. She has version 6.0 (aka MX) where I have version 7.0. I tried the "save as" Flash MX, but she still could not open it with her version 6.0. I am at the point where I am going to search for my old disks to install version 6.0 to see if it is a problem with her installed version or if MX 2004 files cannot be opened with previous versions?

Simple movie - contains pretty much everything on the main stage except one very small movie of a car going up and down. Only actionscript is the stop command (nothing else)??

Any suggestions???

--- Flash Mx 2004 Not Producing A SWF File ---
ive been working on this fla file for a few weeks. In total its a 10 min animation

Anyways its been publishing fine in the past but then it got to a point where when i would play the swf it would only play the swf till it got to the 9 min mark. And then it would just freeze type thing.

anyways now i hit control+ enter / publish etc and no swf comes out.

help

Importing A Txt File In Flash MX 2004
I have a site that I want to be able to update using a txt file so I don't have to redo the swf file every time I need to update things like "news" and "show dates".
There has to be an easy way to do this I have been trying to figure this out for the last couple of days using some tutorials I found here. The problems are the one I got to work does not update the txt file when I make changes to it unless you delete tmp files and the other I just keep getting the message undefined in my dynamic txt field. If anyone has a tutorial or a way to get this to work for me I would be very thankful.

I am attaching the fla so you can look if you want. PLease be kind as I am very new to flash.