Flash :: Loss Of Layer Transparency

Loss Of Layer Transparency
I am currently working on a Flash MX 2004 movie, which involves the staged assembly of a number of fireworks PNG images with transparent backgrounds. I have been able to place images on up to 10 layers at frame one of the timeline and these have successfully retained the transparency. However as soon as I add an image to the 11th layer the item in layer 1 becomes hidden. Adding subsequent layers appears to obscure layers 2, 3 and so on.

I have attempted to remove some of the layers from the main timeline and placed them in another graphic symbol thus only retaining a small number of layers within the main movie unfortunately I still end up losing graphics which should be visible.

Can anyone come up with a way of overcoming this problem?

Transparency Layer Limit?
Hi, Is there a limit to how many transparent layers you can have on top of each other in Flash 5?

Once I put more than eleven transparent layers on top of each other, the bottom ones begin to get covered up.

I had imported .png images of a graphic I broke up into little pieces in Photoshop.

thanks.

"There's no such thing as 'should have'."

Transparency/Layer Order Problem
Hi!

I'm a noob in Flash yet, but trying to learn...

I master this website (yeah, it sucks, but it's good enough). The top banner is a .swf, and the problem is when the user puts the mouse cursor over the left-side Menu, which opens it below the banner.

The question: how can I make the banner be in the last bottom of the "layers"?

I would like to be helped, and if needed I can send the file.

Thanks!

Paulo Haddad

Help With Loading Swf In To Layer 1 From Layer 0 And Nutrelizing Layer 0
I have my main movie- main.swf in level 0.
I need to load a movie - s1.swf to level one and disable level 0 - main.swf,
Then with a button click i need to goto main.swf - level o enable it & of course remove movie s1.swf.

Thank you for your help.

Erasing The Top Layer With A Line To Show The Layer Beneath It
I was curious if anyone would be able to help me out. I have a layer that is a menu with some buttons. When a button is hit, I'd like to do this: A line from above the menu will go down the page, and as it goes down it apperas to erase the menu layer and show the layer beneath it. So as it goes down, what is beneath the line is still the menu page but above the line is the information (movie clip) that should be shown to that corresponding button. Any one have any ideas?

Thanks
Have a Happy New Year
Ty

Creating A Delay/Pause, Frome Layer To Layer.
Hello,

I'v been having trouble with my newest project, i'm trying to create a pause from it going from 1 layer to the next without using frames.

If i use the frames my project just messes up, so im trying to create a pause of going from frame 1 to frame 2 to frame 3 up to 20.

If someone could help me i'll be really great full.

Layering Problem: McText (layer 1) Over McText2 (layer 2)
Hi,

Quickie: Have 12 layers. Base layer has some text (mcWelcome) and a popup on layer
8 with some text plays over it. When I do a a href link to bring up the next mcTextfield combination
on top of the layer 8 the new layer goes under all other layers even though its on layer 10 (it has an arrow and a textfield).
In Design mode it is on top but when it plays it (layer 10 mc) plays under even the first layer.
What am I doing wrong? No matter where I drag the layer containing that new movie clip it goes underneath. Made
a new layer and it does the same thing adding text with ActionScript.
I've even done the "bring to front" and it has no effect. Why is the new mcText alway below the other layers?
Any ideas?

Thanks,
Thanks,

I'm At A Loss
i'd like to create a "jeopardy"-style quiz game for use in an educational setting, but i have practically zero expereince with flash. the game doesnt need to be complicated, just categories with 5 questions, when $ amount clicked on, question is shown full screen, another mouseclick, back to category view. if at all possible, i'd like to be able to load dift categories and questions from a text file. can anyone point me in the right direction to get started with this? or is it beyond my very limited abilites?

thanx!

At A Loss, Here Is My .fla, Please Help
Hey everyone, I posted a few days ago asking for help but the suggestions I got didnt seem to get me anywhere, I've tried alot of stuff with no success, I think I need a real flash wizard to help me. I have this one last thing to do but I cant get it to work and its keeping me from moving forward on this project. Here is my fla (3 mb) http://notos.bartolsfeet.com/hall2.fla

What I'm trying to do is make a scroller so that everything but a medium sized rectangle is masked, and so the user can scroll up, down, left, right to view the entire movie (basically I'd like for everything in that fla to scroll in unison). I was hoping for something similar to this http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Effec...6691/index.php
but at this point as long as everything in that fla will scroll in unison with a 'mouse over' and the animations and actions still work will be PERFECT lol, I'm desperate!! ;P
Thanks alot to anyone who helps

At A Loss...
I am trying to create a drop down menu and I thought I had done everything correctly. Apparently, I have not because when you mouseover the menu item, the hand appears but nothing drops down. I've spent the day pulling my hair out and going over everything and can't figure out where I've gone wrong. I've attached the file of my monstrosity if anyone cares to take a peek.

Thanks so much!

Bridget

Var Loss
I create a var in one frame:

Code:
stop ();
_root.onEnterFrame = function (){
var tempUsername:String = userInput_txt.text;
var tempPassword:String = passInput_txt.text;
trace(tempUsername);
}
next_btn.onRelease = function (){
if (userInput_txt.length >= 6 && passInput_txt.length >= 4 && passInput2_txt.length >= 4){
if (passInput_txt.text == passInput2_txt.text){
gotoAndStop ("NewUser2");
delete _root.onEnterFrame;
}else{
alert_mc.gotoAndStop ("CreateUserError2");
}
}else{
alert_mc.gotoAndStop ("CreateUserError1");
}
}
cancel_btn.onRelease = function (){
if (saver.data.existingUser){
gotoAndStop ("Login");
}else{
alert_mc.gotoAndStop ("CannotQuit");
}
}
In the second frame that var (tempUsername and all of them) become undefined. Why is this? (The second frame is in the same scene)

I'm At A Loss
Ok, so i've been trying to use the hitTest function, i've done alot of reading of it, but i just cannot get it to work >_<
This is the layout of the current Scene;

_____________________________/ -------Rollover#_MC
Scene 1 ----- Logo_MC ----- Text_MC
_____________________________ -------Play#_MC

Ok so thats the deal, now.
When i click on Rollover_MC, i want it to play - Play_MC.
I've been trying with hitTest, i cant get it to play when i click, the problem is, i can click anywhere and it will play. Instead of just on the Rollover_MC.

My current script is;

Code:
onClipEvent (mouseDown) {
if (this.hitTest(_root.CPL.TextLoop.Rolloverone._xmouse, _root.CPL.TextLoop.Rolloverone._ymouse,true)) {
_root.CPL.TextLoop.one.gotoAndPlay(2);
} else {
_root.CPL.TextLoop.gotoAndPlay(15);
}
}
I'm willing to use a onRollOver if i could get that to work. Any help would be appreciated. Its the only thing left to do!

Control Audio In Layer 0 From Movie In Layer 2
I have a sound (mySound) playing from a movie in layer0 (default movie). this movie has loaded another movie into layer 2 using loadmovienum.

I want to stop the sound from playing while in the layer 2 movie. I have tried using _layer and _root but I can't reference the sound.

Can someone tell me how to reference the sound and either stop it or set the volume to 0 from within layer 2 if the sound object is in layer 0?

thanks in advance

Can You Put A Guide Layer Inside A Masked Layer?
Here's the situation: I've got a flash animation in which one character is dreaming. I put a balloon over his head. I want to put a bicycle inside this balloon which comes into the balloon, circles around once and then exits the balloon. I've masked the ballloon so that the bike isn't seen before it enters the balloon, but now I want to put a guide layer above the bike layer so that the bike can circle around a bit before it exits.

I don't see any info on this in any of my Flash books. Is there any way to put a layer, with its guide layer above it, inside a masked layer?

Thanks for the help.

Behavior In One Layer Automatically Carries On To Any Layer
I hate to be a pain, but I am really trying to learn a lot by following tutorials and this problem is reoccuring with every tut I try...

I am following this tutorial: [L=http://www.entheosweb.com/Flash/preloader2.asp]

I am stuck on this (have redone it at least 17 times following verbatum but something isn't right):

Now come back to your bar layer, Push the rectangle to the left as shown below

Go to Frame 40, keeping playhead on frame 40, pull the rectangle onto the other side as shown below

My problem is that when I move it in frame one, it also moves in frame 40... and when I move it to the other side in frame 40 and go back to frame 1 it is no longer in the original position... I can't get my head around this!!! I am using Flash 8 Professional if that's any help!

I am inserting frames and not keyframes, just like the tutorial says...

_root.layer.layer? Simple Question
so im having some problems getting the right item targeted and feel that im writing the as wrong.. so here is what i have.. the stage. with a mc .. then inside that a button.. so wouldnt it be like this?

_root.mc.button

Guide Layer, And Mask Layer Problem
I have a small problem, and it might be possible i just been looking at things the wrong way.

I currently have a symbol on a guided layer, that follows a path when my movie is played. The symbol starts off small, and grows as it reaches the end of the path.

The problem i'm having is, the symbol is overlapping the outside border of my background layer. I'm trying to make the symbol look like its behind the border of my background layer.

I know this can achieved using a mask, but as the symbol is already on a guided layer..Flash won't let me apply it to a layer mask.

Is there any other way around this?

Thank you in advance for your replies.

Moving Background On 1st Layer Static On 2nd Layer
Hello I'm a beginner in flash, can someone please show an example code of how to have a smooth slow moving background (image), and then on top of that have a static image (that makes the border of the movie, like a picture frame) with the middle being transparent so you can see through the moving background.

Can this be done with the flash rectangle tool so I don't have to use an image for the border?

I managed to make the 1st layer have the moving picture in a loop with motion tween, but in the 2nd layer my "picture frame" does not even show when I test the movie.

Make Multiple Layer Under One Mask Layer?
Hi, there

I have four layers, with one mask layer on the top. What can I do to make the rest three layers under this one top mask?
Thank you very much!!!!!

Jenny

How To Make One Layer Loop And One Layer Static?

I have an interactive Flash application that prompts users and moves them backwards and forwards to different frames.

While this is happening can another layer loop? At a high level can someone please explain what I should be doing to achieve this?

~ Humour

How To Animate A Layer Mask With A Guide Layer
Whats the best way to animate a mask using a guide layer. I want the mask to follow a guide layer, but I want the background to not move.

Thanks,

Loss Of Colour
When importing PSD files from Photoshop the colour output is different. What format can you use in Photoshop to ensure the same colour output in Flash? I am using Photoshop 6.

Possible Loss Of Quality
if i create a movie that is 100 pixels by 75 pixels, and i import a .jpg as a graphic... when i view this movie full screen, will the picture suffer from poor quality, or does the fact that flash uses vector graphics help maintain the picture quality?

PLEASE HELP.... PLEASE(Loss Of Ideas)
Hi guys..

I think i have tried everything here but this is not working.. I need help.. any help will be greatly appreciated..

I have 2 scenes in a movie a preloader and the main scene with 3 frame labels (1,2, and 3).. I also have a button called Navigate which when clicked opens a movie clip.. it shows a drop down Page 1, page 2 and page 3.. When one clicks on either of those 3 page numbers i want it to goto the appropriate frame label.. but it does not do so..

I am attaching the fla for your reference to see what is happening.

Thanks for your help
Uday

Jpg Quality Loss
I creating a simple photo site that dynamically loads jpg's through loadMovie and my problem is flash seems to be recompressing my jpgs and I'm getting some pretty unacceptable quality loss ( banding, artifacting).

I didn't notice this last night at home (using MX) but I noticed it today at work using MX 2004.

If I just load the jpg straight into the browser it is acceptable but if I load the same jpg with flash in a browser the quality degrades.

Is this normal? Can I make it so Flash doesn't recompress my files?

hers's he simple code I'm using:

Code:
this.createEmptyMovieClip("holder", 1);
holder.loadMovie("photos/"+(--num)+".jpg", 4);

Player quality settings are on high.

Site can be viewed here, the second bird shot or the plane shot are perfect examples

http://s89995399.onlinehome.us/

bird:

http://s89995399.onlinehome.us/photos/17.jpg

plane:

http://s89995399.onlinehome.us/photos/9.jpg

Var Loss In Scenes
Why is it whenever my flash movie enters a different scene all the variables from the other scene is erased? Is there any way to prevent this from happening?

Swf Byte Loss
i'm just wondering if anyone else has noticed problems when uncompressing swf files out of zip archives?

often i have swf files that are off by 2 - 6 bytes when they come out of the archives. we are currently using zip archives to transport media between servers. i'm wondering if it is a zip problem or if it is a compression problem. switching to a new archiving method (.tar) is possible, but a huge level of effort becuase a lot of the .zip's are created by applications so it will require code changes both in the applications that create them and the apps that read them. it would be much simpler to just add in a compression property to stop compressing the files.

has anyone else run into this problem before?

WMV To FLV Without Quality Loss
is there anyway to convert a WMV movie to a FLV file with out loosing video quality ?

Loss Of Sound In MX
I am running a fairly large flash mx fruit machine simulation program as a windows application. Every spin of the reels I create a new Sound() object,
attach the spin sound and start it, then stop it when the reels stop.
There are also a feew other sounds for holds etc. which happen frequently.
I have tried for days to fix this problem, but after a number of spins the sound distorts and then disappears completely. Does anyone have any ideas how I can fix this. Your help would be most appreciated, thanks.

Sound Loss
For some reason when I embed a quicktime movie in a flash swf when I publish it I lose the audio track does anybody know why?

Memory Loss
I used to do a lot in Flash, but have never considered myself to be an action script guru. However, the last time I did anything beyond creating motion tweens was in Flash MX, and right after it was released, so it's been a few years. Anyway, I have gotten to the point of not even knowing proper syntax in AS, but if I could find something basic (similar to WebMonkey's html cheat sheet) that would kick my brain back into gear I could catch up fast. Can anyone point me to some primers that would help my brain shake the rust off? I'd appreciate it.

FLV TO 3 GP AUDIO LOSS
Please help me with this one:
Using RHEL4 running fms2. The .FLVs created by FMS play well (include audio as well as video), however, when they are converted to 3gp using ffmpeg, they retain the video but loose the audio.
Any one??? Please??

Loss Of Focus
Hi
Sorry to sound like a div head - but I have a .swf background and I use javascript to open a straight bowser window. This is fine, but when I click the mouse on the .swf (now the background) the browser window looses focus. Is there anyway of keeping the browser window in focus, while being able to interact with .swf file behind?

Here is the code I presently use

button_mc.onPress = function(){
getURL ("javascript:NewWindow=window.open('','newWin','wi dth=800,height=700,left=200,top=100,toolbar=Yes,lo cation=Yes,scrollbars=Yes,status=Yes,resizable=Yes ,fullscreen=No'); NewWindow.focus(); void(0);");
}

Thanks in advance
R

Totally At A Loss.
Been trying to figure out how I can make this little jetplane thingy I made not pass the sides of the screen...

This is my code on the jet.

Code:
onClipEvent(load){
speed = 20;
xb = 20;
yb = 20;
}

onClipEvent(enterFrame){
if(Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)){
xb += speed;
}else if(Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)){
xb -= speed;
}
if(Key.isDown(Key.DOWN)){
yb += speed;
}else if(Key.isDown(Key.UP)){
yb -= speed;
}
this._x = _x + (xb - _x) / speed;
this._y = _y + (yb - _y) / speed;
}
Now I need to get my borders to stop the jet from moving. The borders are simple lines (line tool, 1px each) along the sides of the stage. Each are called (in instance name, they're each movieclips) bordertop_mc, borderbottom_mc, borderleft_mc, and borderright_mc.

Now, I cant figure out a way that will make the ship stop in its tracks without it going haywire... I understand how hittest works, but I just dont know how to try and make the jet_mc movieclip stop moving completely at collision with a border, and still be able to have it go back in another direction when I press the opposite (say its at borderleft_mc, hit the right key and it'll go right, without it staying stuck on the borderleft_mc)

byeah... I don't know.

Performance Loss
Hi,
I have a strange performance problem, the site I have done performs fast on my PC but when it´s uploaded it performs awfully (like a 60% performance loss). The site it´s uploaded on a free server of tripod.
If I have two browsers one with the local main page opened and one with the web main page opened at the same time, the local file performs great but the web don´t.
Could the banners that they add to the site and the code that they use to display the banners be the cause of that performance lost?

maybe this thread is not very related with AS but I didn´t know were to put it, and since my site uses AS to do almost anything I put it here.

the site url address is:
http://polacofede.tripod.com

thanks,
Polaco

Loss Of Fluidity On Release
I am trying to understand the scripting needed for movie commands. I have used buttons before (i.e. "on (release), "on (rollOver)") but what I want to do is know how it works with movie events. Here are my questions:

1) If on rollover I want the movie to play from frame 2 to frame 20 and stop what would I write for the scripting?
2) Same button, but what would I use for the rollout feature? (I have 21-40 as the same as 1-20 but reversed)
3) Also, how would you write out the scripting if I wanted the same animation as the rollout for the release of the button, without initiating the rollout animation again after I moved my mouse off of the movie?

Is it better to just use a button hit area for what I want? Or do the "onClipEvent" coding?

Thanks a lot
ZogDog

At A Loss, Could You Give Me An Idea?
thank you. i have a site that i am developing http://www.starband.com/sales, username moon, password landing. under the top tool bar, supporting documents, module 5...if you select any of the links to the right (using ie6) they replace my entire browser window with a blank page. i am using colin moocks getURL javascript pop up script. i have used it on other sites with perfect success. do any flash gurus or heavyweights have any idea why this is happening? i would really appreciate any insight.

Button Quality Loss
When I import a transparent image (both GIF and PNG) they look perfectly fine when I test them. However, when I make a button and place these together as a button (up, over down, hilt), the images suffer quality loss. I've explored all my options and I don't know how I can preserve the quality.

RemoveMovieClip Memory Loss?
To learn flash, I'm creating a game.. Collapse.. SameGame.. Ya know, clicking on the like colored blocks makes them go away, object of the game is to make them all go away.

When the screen is created, I do:

code:
blocks[col][row] = _root.attachMovie(bt,bid,bid);

as often as needed, where bt is the blocktype, and bid is a unique number built off of the row and column..

When moving the blocks down, I do:

code:
for (var a=1; a <= dispwidth; a++) {
var t = new Array();
var tc = 1;
for (var i=1; i<= blocks[a].length; i++) {
if (blocks[a][i] != undefined) {
t[tc] = blocks[a][i];
t[tc]._y = fixY(tc);
t[tc].row = tc;
blocks[a][i] = undefined;
tc++;
}
}
blocks[a] = t;
}

This works as expected.. What I'm wondering..
Would flash still have memory allocated to the blocks[col][row] movie clip, although I didn't do a blocks[col][row].removeMovieClip(); ?

(Note: I have tried it with the removeMovieClip() but then, it doesnt act as it should. Acts as though t[] is just a pointer to blocks[] instead of a seperate array)

Loss Of Actionscript On Import
flash mx
I drag a movie clip from the library to the stage of a second fla, It does not bring any actions internal to the clip being imported , neither do the actions refer to levels in the second fla file to which its imported. Do I really have to recreate all the actions even stop(); or is there a neat way of preserving them?

any ideas out there?

thanks norciaman

Loss In Sound Quality
whenever i change the sound clips from event to stream, the quality just goes down the toilet.

is this normal? can anything be done about it?

LoadMovie - I'm At A Complete Loss...
my situation: dire
my timeframe: non-existant
my ability: aparrently shattered
my version: Flash MX 2K4

my task: i am creating a projector file for use on CD. this exe file has numerous scenes - some forms - and most importantaly - movie clips in specific scenes.

My problem: at first I thought it was a great idea to jsut embed all the movie files into the exe. Not a bad idea until i realized there would be approx 20-25 30MB+ Files all together. I imported - and now the files it too large to export without getting memory errors (and im running a near new p4 - vaio)

My conclusion: i know now that I should have used loadMovie right off the bat. The problem is I have NO IDEA how it works.

My question: can anyone provide me with a code - or a tutorial as to how this works? Very simple concept... user clicks on a button. buttom opens a nes scene which has some animations (for arguement sake - lets say movie curtins opening) then - i need to call an external movie (call it movie.swf) located in a folder called 'videos' which is located on the root of the disk.

I am at a complete loss - and have zero time to get this done.

Any help will be handsomly rewarded with simles and sighs of relief.

thanks flashers!
RR

Color Loss From SWF To Animated Gif
Hi all,

When I attempt to convert an animated logo from an swf to animated gif, I get a horrendous color loss. I have messed with all of the property settings, adaptive, 256 color, smooth - no luck.

I am close to just putting in some javascript code that will put up the swf file if they have flash installed and leaving the static if they don't. Is there something I am overlooking to get an exact color match or is this too much to ask of a gif animation?

Here is the page with the logo:

http://www.icebuddy.net/

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Ursi

Quality Loss When Importing
When I import a file that I have saved with photoshop (as any file format) I loose quality and the pictures look lighter in color. What am I doing wrong?

Kris Murray

Loss Of Number Precision?
Hi,
I have made a simple little thing (for lack of a better word) that draws a golden spiral both with straight lines and in curves. This is not the problem though, my code pretty much works. My problem is, that although both spirals look fine on their own, there seems to be a great loss of precision, mostly, I believe in the curved spiral. Notice that as the spiral progresses, is misses each turning point by more and more each time. Is Flash rounding or something similar?
Thanks, wil try and put more detail shortly

Strange Glitch, I'm At A Loss
All of a sudden, my Flash has gone berserk. Everything in my timeline functions properly, but in preview mode or playing the file nothing works as it should. For instance, an object won't fade to transparent, nor will any object follow a motion guide.

Any clues? I've tried everything I know of without any indication what is wrong.

Error #2048 -- At A Loss
I've got some strange stuff going on. I have a SWF that is hosted on server A. I have a php file on server B that processes forms. My SWF sends form information to server B and expects to get a set of variables returned (form processed successfully or not).

The SWF is built in AS3. The code is written like this:

Code:
// SEND FORM INFO
//-- collect variables
var variables:URLVariables = new URLVariables();
variables.email = txtEmail.text;

//-- set up request for URL
var myRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest();
myRequest.url = "https://services.processingserver.com/postdata/";
myRequest.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;
myRequest.data = variables;

//-- process loader
var myLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
//myLoader.dataFormat = URLLoaderDataFormat.VARIABLES;
try
{
myLoader.load(myRequest);
}
catch (error:ArgumentError)
{
trace("An ArgumentError has occurred.");
txtPrompt.text = "SERVER ARGUMENT ERROR";
}
catch (error:SecurityError)
{
trace("A SecurityError has occurred.");
txtPrompt.text = "SERVER SECURITY ERROR";
}

myLoader.addEventListener(HTTPStatusEvent.HTTP_STATUS,httpStatusHandler);
myLoader.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR,errorHandler);
myLoader.addEventListener(Event.OPEN, openHandler);
myLoader.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, progressHandler);
myLoader.addEventListener(SecurityErrorEvent.SECURITY_ERROR, securityErrorHandler);
myLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,completeHandler);

....

function securityErrorHandler(e:SecurityErrorEvent):void
{
txtPrompt.text = "SERVER SECURITY ERROR - "+e.text;
}
It works fine when I test it from a local file. However, when I post the form SWF to the live server, it returns an Error #2048, triggered by the securityErrorHandler function.

The remote server has a crossdomain.xml file, and the server that the SWF is posted on has the file too. This is the code in the xml file:

Code:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE cross-domain-policy
SYSTEM "http://www.adobe.com/xml/dtds/cross-domain-policy.dtd">
<cross-domain-policy>
<allow-access-from domain="*" secure="false"/>
</cross-domain-policy>
I've tried adding this code to the SWF:

Code:
Security.allowDomain("*");
Security.loadPolicyFile("https://services.processingserver.com/crossdomain.xml");
What am I doing wrong?

Best,

--eric

Synch Loss On Pause
Alright, i've done a lot of searching, and found nothing that dealt with my exact problem.

I've got a swf that has streaming wav files that are synched up with the movie. when played straight through, it is synched perfectly. however, when you right-click and stop it while testing, or pause it, and then start to play it again, it is no longer synched up.

The reason this matters is that i'm calling the swf into a controller, and when it's paused and then restarted, the synch is lost. I know it's not the pause function because the problem can be recreated in the swf that's called.

The confusing part is that i have many other files that are set up the same way, but don't have the synch loss.