Flash :: Expandable Flash Banner Problem

Expandable Flash Banner/Skyscraper
Hi there,

I've created an expandable skyscraper using 2 swf-files and some javascript in the html file to trigger the expandable part when doing a mouse-over.

However, I now need to convert this into 1 swf-file only and send this (without html-part) to the publisher.

Does anyone have a tipp on how to best/easiest do this? e.g. can the stage-size be changed from 120x600 to 300x600 in one movie when the mouse-over initiates the expandable part?

Any hints or links to possible tutorials would be much appreciated.

cheers,
kiwiAMS

[CS3] Making A Flash Banner Ad Expandable Over Content
does anybody know how to make a flash banner ad expand over content?

example: http://cdn.eyewonder.com/100125/adWd...2726_Demo.html

if i have two different fla files - one unexpanded fla and an expanded fla - how would i make this work on a webpage?

Expandable Flash Banner Issue In Firefox And Safari, Perfect In IE
I put together a little expanding banner, on roll over expand, on roll out contract, and it works great in IE 6 & 7, but in Firefox and Safari, the flash content is fully expanded and it wont let you use the html content below it, since its on top, but with this same code below, it works like a charm in IE.

Any ideas on how to make it work also with Firefox and IE ?

My AS2 Code:

ActionScript Code:
Stage.scaleMode = "noScale";
Stage.align = "TL";

import com.mosesSupposes.fuse.*;
ZigoEngine.register(Fuse,PennerEasing);

function moveMask():Void{
getURL("javascript:expand('flashid');");
var f:Fuse = new Fuse();
f.push({target:masker, width:450, easing:"easeOutBounce"});
f.start();
}

function outMask():Void{
var f:Fuse = new Fuse();
f.push({target:masker, width:190, easing:"easeOutBounce"});
f.start();
if(masker.width == 190){
getURL("javascript:collapse('flashid');");
}
}

masker.onRollOver = moveMask;

masker.onRollOut = masker.onReleaseOutside = outMask;

My Javascript code:

Code:
function expand(divid){
document.getElementById(divid).style.clip = "rect(0px 450px 300px 0px)";
}

function collapse(divid){
document.getElementById(divid).style.clip = "rect(0px 190px 300px 0px)";
}

function makeBanner(){
document.write('<object data="publicidad/banner.swf" width="100%" height="300" type="application/x-shockwave-flash">');
document.write('<param name="movie" value="publicidad/banner.swf" />');
document.write('<param name="quality" value="high" />
');
document.write('<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />');
document.write('<embed src="publicidad/banner.swf" quality="high" width="100%" height="300" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" />
');
document.write('</object>');
}
My HTML Code:

Code:
<div style="visibility: visible; position: relative; width: 190px; height: 300px; z-index: 12;">
<div id="flashid" style="width: 450px; height: 300px; z-index: 11; position: absolute; overflow: hidden;">
<script type="text/javascript">makeBanner();</script>
</div>
</div>
Hopefully some one can point what I've done wrong to make it work properly in FF and Safari.

Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Allen

Expandable Banner
Hi,

Could somebody help me to make an expandable banner in flash mx?

Thanks

Expandable Banner
Hi,

Is there anyone that can help me make a Expandable banner like this Discover banner in this link:

http://www.eyeblaster.com/WebSite/ne...ine_Launch.htm

THANK YOU!!!

Banner Expandable
Hi ! there how can we make expandable banner as we see some times in yahoo.rediff.
IT expands as page is downloaded-palys animation and goes back to its defined position

Cheers

Sabs

Expandable Banner/Ad
Hi! Im doing an expandable banner, but Im having trouble with the clickTAG's,

the file contains a movieclip in _root and in that clip there are 3 frames with 3 buttons in each frame with the codes listed at the bottom in them.

The clickTAG's work when i use _root on the clickTag (getURL(_root.clickTAG,"_blank")
but according to my custumor im not allowed to use _root.

Anyone that might know how I can solve this problem??
Would really appiciate it!!

//-----------------------------Button 1

on (rollOver) {
gotoAndPlay(2);

}

on (release) {
getURL(clickTAG,"_blank");
}

//---------------------------Button 2

on (rollOut) {
gotoAndPlay(3);

}

on (release) {

getURL(clickTAG,"_blank");
}

//-------------------------------------------Button 3

on (rollOver) {
gotoAndPlay(1);
}

on (release) {
getURL(clickTAG,"_blank");
}

Expandable Banner Help
i need to make a flash expandable banner from 780x585 to 728x90 in size.
i have been researching online. but i am still confused
which method to use. if i make the swf transparent wont the expanded size make the layout of the html page go off? or do i go with floating it with div tags? someone please help me or direct me to a link on expandable banner

Expandable Banner?
Hi guys,

I've made my own expandable banner, and I can put it on to an HTML page so it overlaps the content. My only problem is that the area it expands to, which is initially invisible, stops my HTML working i.e. you can't click on links etc... because their is flash overlaying it.

I found this on these forums:
http://www.actionscript.org/forums/s....php3?t=158696

But, it's the same thing whereby content is not interactive below the expandable banner.

Can anyone help me please?

Thanks!
Matt

Expandable Banner?
Anyone know how to make or have an example fla of an expandable banner? I'm sure you guys have probably seen them before - you roll over it and the banner expands at the bottom to show more content for the banner.

Can someone help me out, I'm at a loss. Thanks.

Expandable Banner Ads?
Howdy folks. I've been trying to figure out a way to make those expandable banner ads you see around the web sometimes. You know, a normal sized banner but when you rollover it, the bottom drops down over the HTML web page content to reveal more info?

Does anyone know how this is done exactly, or know of a good tutorial for making one? I've been searching all over but can't really find anything helpfup :(

Expandable Banner Can't Collapse
I'm creating an expandable banner in flash. It expands automatically when the cursor is inside the banner area and collapse when the cursor is outside the banner area.

Here's the problem. The movie area is equalto the expanded size so after the banner expands, the whole stage is covered by the banner. When the user rool out of the banner area, he's no longer inside the flash movie area, therefore the actionscript doesn't work. That means once the banner is expanded, it stays that way.

I hope somebody can help me with this.

Thanks in advance

Any One Here Know How To Make A Expandable Banner Using .FLV
Any help will be appreciate

thanks!

Expandable Banner With Video
Anyone have any information (tutorials, links) on how to make an expandable banner like this:

http://www.klipmart.com/sincity.html

Thanks in advance.

[F8] Expandable (footprint On) Banner Ad?
http://www.pointroll.com/PointRoll/AdDemo/Yahoo!Demos/Remax_728x90_fallcampaignyd12.asp

Hi!

I need to create a "Rich Media (Expandable pop-up)" ad for use on Yahoo. --See the sample ad at the URL above (and roll your cursor over the "Buy, Sell", or "Search Property" buttons when they finally show up in the banner ad).

See how it expands beyond the banner's original footprint? I understand Flash well enough, (but have only a rudimentary understanding of Action Scripting) and can create the basic Flash file but have no idea how this expandable area is to be constructed or addressed.

Is the expanded area a separate swf file?

Is this something Yahoo will do if I supply two swf files with a button linking the first to the second?

Is there any special scripting involved?

Can anyone help?

Thanks,

Max

Expandable Expandible Banner Ad
Hi,

I have been in the print world for a while and flash has changed quite a bit.

I am interested in learning about rich media and expandable banner ads.

Can someone please give me a push in the right direction?

Thanks!

Expandable Banner Has Me Confused
I was just wondering if any one would be able to help me out with getting an expandable banner on my web page.

See I want to know how to create an expandable banner on my web page. So that way when some one mouses over the banner it expands from a 250x250 square to a 500x250 rectangle. The reason is I want it to be interactive to view the video file that I want them to preview.

Would any one be able to help me out? or let me know where to look to find this out. Please.

ClickTag / Expandable Banner Code
I'm having problems with the following code and need to merge the 2 following code together. Could anyone help with this?

on(rollOver) {
getURL("javascript:expandCreative('ContainerDivID' );");
gotoAndStop(2);
}

on(rollOut) {
getURL("javascript:collapseCreative('ContainerDivI D');");
gotoAndStop(1);
}

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

on (release) {
if (clickTag.substr(0,5) == "http:") {
getURL(clickTag, "_blank");
}
}

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

Need the 2 following as above into one working code.

Thanks,
Steve

How To Create A Rollover Expandable Panel From A Banner?
hi,

I need actionscript help on how to create a rollover expandable panel from a banner, so when i roll my mouse over the banner, an expandable panel of information would drop down and unfold.

thanx much,
ss

Expandable Banner Problem Rollover Buttons
I have an expandable banner which has a video player in its expanded state, during this state I have a button that covers the entire stage with a rollout that causes it to collapse. Then on a layer above that the play pause and volume controls as buttons.

Whenever I rollover these video buttons it collapses the banner, so they become useless.

I tried putting expand functions as rollover on the video controls however this causes the video to restart.

I've attached the fla, any help would be appreciated.

Invisible Button On Gnome Banner, Flash Tutorials - Create A Banner
Hi, I'm currently doing the flash tutorial that has three parts to creating a banner. I do exactly as the tutorial does, but I can't get the URL to open up. Everything is exactly the same as the banner, I even copied and pasted the banner and actionscript into my file from the tutorial example, but it still doesn't work.

Can anybody help?

Default Banner.gif For Flash Banner When Viewer Has No Player
I would like to put a 468x60 Flash banner advert on an HTML page.

If the viewer doesn't have the Flash player plug-in installed, I would like to default to a GIF banner ad.

Can anyone point me to a source of information on how to accomplish this?

Much appreciated!

Expandable Flash Nav
I am trying to create a nav system that expands to show sub-sections when the user rolls over main section buttons. Let me describe exactly (as best I can) how this would work:
A vertical list of 5 menu buttons is stacked and distributed at equal distances. The user clicks a button (lets say Button 2) and Buttons 3, 4, 5 slide down to reveal the sub-nav below Button 2. When the user clicks or rolls back to any of the original 5 buttons, that subnav closes up.

Does anyone know of a good tutorial for this type of nav or have anything I might be able to dissect and work from? I will try including an example here to clarify what I'm looking to achieve.

Thanks for taking the time to help.

Expandable Backgrounds In Flash 6
Wow...I just noticed this and I hope it's easy to do.

Here's a web site that was submitted on "cool sites" just today.

Notice the beautiful asian-looking patterned creme and beige background on the left and right of the page? I was astounded...I thought it was an .html background, but when I right click on it it's part of the flash movie. From what I can gather these are three .swf files placed side-by-side, but I'm unsure how the pages were set so they can appear to expand to infinity. Any tutorials on this?

Thanks in advance.

Expandable Flash Movies
Hi,

I am starting to design my own flash portfolio site and while browsing the web I came across this site:

http://www.crashshop.com/

I was wondering how you manage to position items in the top left and top right of the page while expanding the screen. I also like the way that the background photo is centred in the screen so that when the browser width is reduced the image stays centred.

Is their any tutorial on doing this, or does someone have any example .mov files or source code?

Cheers

Expandable Flash Ad Over HTML
Yes, the cheesy, sometimes annoying and at other times pretty cool flash ads found on sites like Yahoo that float around the screen and expand when your mouse hovers over them.

How do I do that? Making the flash movie and setting the transparency is no prob, getting it over the HTML is the question. Is it just a chromeless window...or something else?

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Expandable Flash Banners
I would like to know how to make the expandable flash banner/adverts

the ones when you place your mouse over the banner it expands and is still on top of the html

Thanks

FLASH Expandable Box Needed
Hi there, can anyone help, I had enough of trying to get this small CSS expandable boxes to work:

http://www.nabaslegalconsultancy.com/site_flash/index.html

Does anyone have an easy solution in FLASH that will take up all that free space, with a simple drop down content boxes? Other solutions also welcomed.... Sorry Im just a beginner. Thanks a lot!

Expandable Flash Banners
hey guys -

i have to make a banner that expands over the website it sits in to reveal more content. i've never made one before so i was wondering a few things.

1) is there anything special i'd have to do to the flash to make it work?

2) it looks like the banner sits in a css layer that's over top the rest of the site, is that correct?

this is a terrible example but the banner at the top of this page shows what i'm talking about: http://www.pointroll.com/AdGallery/C...orem/lorem.asp

thanks!

Expandable Flash Ad Interferes With Links
I'm running an expandable ad on a page. The expanding part covers the site navigation. So when the page loads, you can't click on the navigation because even though it is not expanded, it is still sitting "over" the navigation links layer.

How is that avoided? Is it possible to ask for the flash file to be created differently so that it doesn't automatically assume that the height of the flash file is the maximum it will be once the ad is expanded?

Thanks!

Yazmin

Flash Ad Kit - Expandable Ad Without DART Motif Features?
Hi, this is my first post here so I'd like to start out by saying that I love the site and I'm very appreciative of all the members here who's post have gotten me through so many flash problems.. thanks to you all! Hopefully one day I will know enough about flash do do some question answering of my own.

Now I'll get to my problem.

I basically want to be able to make an expandable ad with transparent background (EXAMPLE) using the flash ad kit for DART Motif, but I don't need all the DART Motif stuff. All I want is for the ad to be able to drop down over my existing html content.

Is there any way to do this with just an SWF file and some javascript code rather than having to make MTA and MTF files??

I was looking at the code generated by the flash ad kit panel's preview function and that's pretty much what it looks like they did to make it work. My problem with that is that there must be hundreds of lines of code there for the Motif functionality that I don't need. If it wasn't for all that stuff I could just cut and paste the javascript code from the preview into my pages.

Can anyone maybe suggest what lines i could take out and what to change in order to just have the code necessary to display the transparent and resizing stage?

Alternatively, would it be possible for me to use the MTF file on my page rather than do all that code editing? How does an MTF file work? Will it only work with DART Motif? OR, is there a version of the ad kit that doesn't have the Motif features? that would be best probably but i can't find anything.

Thanks for looking,

Dj Hai

How To Position An Expandable Flash With Other HTML Element?
Hello,

Consider a simple page with an Expandable SWF + Input Box :
http://howachen.googlepages.com/f1.html

[CODE]
=============
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN"
"

Expandable Flash File, Over Some Html Content
I was wondering if someone could help me with this. I would like to have a title bar with a learn more above a couple images and links. I want the images and links below to be html.

The learn more in the title bar would expand when clicked over top of the images and links with diff content. Basically I'm thinking it would be easiest to do this like those ads on ESPN or Yahoo etc(i think they are called Fatboy, at least by Pointroll they are). I'm guessing I'll need to have the flash with transparency and on it's on layer using some css.

Anyone have any links to a tutorial or give me some insite as to the best way to achieve this?

Help Me Do It, The Interactive Banner (hide & Click Banner)
Anyone,
can help/guide me how to do the hide & click banner ( the standard size banner: 468x60 or 125x125 , but when u click it...it generate layer with bigger flash....) like the banner for adv monster inc. also..in Yahoo...

please..
tq

Expandable Flash Ads Or Flash Ad Kit For As3?
Hey I am trying to make a expandable flash banner. The type that when you rollover it it expands in the browser. Can someone please help. Thanks.

Expandable Swf Possible?
hi i have an unique problem
can anybody give me a suggestion pls?

my client site webpage is expandable to the browser size
now i need to include one FLASH BANNER(ONLY TEXT ON THAT banner) ON THE HOME PAGE.
so if the page is expanded i need teh flash banner also to be expanded to the size of the web page...

so is it possible as i dont know where to control this factor...as i have to put like width=1oo% something like this

can anybody help on this pls?
venky
ramvenkatraj@hotmail.com

Expandable Ad
Can anyone explain how to create an expandable ad? I downloaded the Dart Motif ad kit, but realized I didn't need that. I've built an ad from scratch, but since I built it the expanded size (320x300), the ad doesn't appear properly (it cuts off on the one side). I want the ad to start out as 160x300 and onRelease expand to 320x300. We are going to be serving our own advertisements so I don't need to have all the extra's that come with the Motif ads. The company I work for is just now getting into Flash advertisements and I am very new Flash. I have to get this working by the middle of March, so any help is greatly appreciated.
The research I've done says it has to be done with Javascript/DHTML or with Motif. Isn't there another way, or are those my only two options? I'm not familiar with Javascript, and can only comprehend some DHMTL, so if that is the way I have to go, can anyone recommend a tutorial or instructions on using that method?
Thanks!

Expandable MPU
Does anyone know of any good tutorials on creating expandable MPU's?

Expandable Ad
I am trying to create an expandable skyscraper ad in Flash. I have downloaded the Motif Ad Kit and files, but I still do not understand how this is done. Their ads are for banners, and I need to create skyscrapers. Does anyone have any tips that would help me understand the concept behind this?
I thought I'd have to create two swfs, and link them together somehow, but it looks like they are creating these expandable ads in one file, with the size set to the expandable size (320x600). When I try to upload these to my server, it crunches the entire ad into the ad space alloted on the site (160x600), so it looks like it's at 20% horizontally, but 100% vertically. I am not using an ad server for the ads - they are just stored on my website, so I don't know if that has anything to do with it.

Thanks for anyones help!

Expandable Pop-up Boxes
Hi

Im using the script below to open up pop-up boxes

on (release) {
getURL ("javascript:launchwin('folder.htm' , 'newindow' , 'height=583,width=561, scrollbars=yes')");
}

It opens up a new window, but the maximise button is greyed out. does anyone know how i can enable the maximise button, so the page can be expanded???

Many Cheers

Expandable Menu
Hey does anyone know how to make an expandable menu, so when you click on top it closes or opposite.. CHeck out www.dweed.com. kinda like those.

thanks
cary

Expandable Banners
Help, I can't find any documentation on this...

Ever seen a banner on a site that when you rolled over it, it expanded into a larger banner? For example a tower banner on the right side of a web site is 120 x 500. When you rollover a button on the banner, the banner opens up on top of the page content, usually at least doubling the size of the original banner.

I understand the transparency (wmode) concept of floating banners, but I can't figure out how to get a fixed flash banner in a fixed banner position on the page to expand without having it blow out the page.

I'm using Flash 5 on IE with the OAS (Open Ad Stream - Real Media) banner ad "client".

Is there more to this than just Flash? Is there backend programming involved? Or is it the OAS that's holding me back?

Thanks!
cathandmouse