Specific Effect Tip/Tutorial Needed

Specific Effect Tip/tutorial Needed
Okay, in addition to my Quest to Learn PHP, I also am thinking of incorporating a little FLASH into my website. Nothing over the top, but something to give it that extra little something special.

Okay, here is the effect I am wanting to know how to create. Go to TEMPLATES-PLUS and look up Template 3926.


Look at the example.


The effect I am wanting to know how to do is that image transition that looks like a set of horizontal blinds transitioning to the next image.
Of course, I would want to set a series of images (and be able to change it at will).


Any thoughts, suggestions, advice ???

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Looking For A Specific Tutorial
hey,

anyone know where I could find a tutorial on making an entire flash website? I had one but I lost it. I think it was just saying how you load external swfs into a menu swf. I hope that makes sense. Thanks.

Jason

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Looking For A Very Specific Movie Or Tutorial
I want to build a movie that has a few randomly moving shapes, which rotate as they change direction, and also stay withing a boundry (not square).

Has anyone come accross this as a tutorial or source fla?

Many thanks.

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Magnifier Tutorial (specific)
http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Sp...-144/more3.php

at the site (3rd page) in the very first paragraph -- i suppose that layer is called "layer 1"?
maybe it changes later but i don't see that and i don't really what he means by "main movie"? (i assume this is layer 1?)

same page, 3rd paragraph, he says to "edit in place," then he says to name "the current" layer shape, does he mean layer 2 which is the prev iously created "outline" layer?

then, same page: make the "bigpic layer", i can do that, but now i have 2 layers, shape and bigpic. i have no otl (outline layer) anymore and i never did have a button layer ?

next page: 3rd paragraph -- "right click on the button" -- what button, i have no button -- how do i do this? as shown on the page; does he mean the outer edge of the circle which was just made into a button symbol? (btw, symbol and movie are the same thing , right?)

then, i can drag the UP to HIT (but it leaves behind a small hollow square under the DOWN -- i figured that for some kind of "nothing" important?

and finally, which is enough for now:
how to i "assign" the drag action to the button (i know enough that will be copying the code), but how to assign it to the button?

thanks for anyone who will help me!

peace.

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Looking For A Specific Kind Of Tutorial
Hey Guys,

I was wondering if anyone knew of a Flash tutorial out there that could make a water rippling effect. If you know where I could get a tutorial like that please let me know.


Thanks,



Kelly Nunes
kellynunes@lvcm.com

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Can't Find A Specific Flash Tutorial
Hey i am very interested in making a room escape game in flash. I have basic flash experience but i think with a good tutorial i could manage. I can't find a tutorial for this particular kind of game. If anybody could help me out and point me in the direction of one i would greatly appreciate it.

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Specific DRAG And DROP Tutorial
I am looking for a good drag and drop tutorial that will explain how to make a d&d that will force the user to move objects into a specific location and then drop it there. Otherwise the object will return to it's home.

So far I can't come up with anything like that. Anyone?

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[AS3] Insight Needed, Specific Garbage Cleaning
Hi,


I won't post some code right now cause I don't really feel its needed. Anyway, I've been working with my A* pathfinder on and off for the past month (update from previous AS2 version) And while the pathfinder in itself is done, I introduced some new features to it recently, one being a queue system (Don't ask me how poor the thing was before..)

The thing with the queue system is that, when a path is added to be searched, it returns an ID, normally a uint, this is because, when the path calculation is done, it starts with the next path straight away (if there are any in the queue) so the path just completed would have to be saved somewhere, naturally its saved in an array.

Now what is the problem you ask? Cleaning this array, I mean, if it's not reset, it would eventually reach its limits. I know that's pretty unlikely unless I'll be continuously running path calculations for the next hour, But there's also the issue of loads of data stacking up, which would inevitably suck loads of memory.

Why is it hard to clean it? Ok so, since it keeps running calculations according to the queue, and it saves the paths in the array (due to the fact that it might not be retrieved straight away), so what if I happen to reset the array when a path has not been retrieved already? I mean, there could be way more than one path that has not been retrieved yet, if say, 40 paths were trashed instantly, it would call for 40 new paths in an instant, I'm not saying this could cause slowdowns, but rather delays, since it could take a few ms to calculate a new path.

The only solution I could think of right now is to implement a 'turn off' for the path calculating until the path array is empty (being able to clean it without losing anything). But, there is nothing that says the path even will be retrieved, so there could be small leftovers which will just sit there. I could also make a internal timer that will remove the paths if they have not been retrieved for a certain amount of time, which would eliminate the previous scenario.

I've also thought of an alternative to the array, which would be an object, using hash strings as keys to store the path data, and once retrieved just be removed. (There were some complications to doing this with an array, due to the fact that the IDs for paths were directly linked to the position in the array).


Bet that was loads of bull to read, any tips anyone?


Thanks for reading,

Matt

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Special Effect Tutorial (Magic Effect)
So this is my first ever tutorial, I think.... It definatly is my first video tutorial. Hope it helps somone. I REALLY plan on the next one being alot better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqxV8j86wMc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkvlMvrLEoQ

The second part is without audio sorry. But it is also the part that shows the code that makes it work.

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Any Tutorial On Fizzy Tv Effect Or Bad Tv Reception Effect?
Hi !!
Anyone know of a bad tv reception effect tutorial?
Thanks

Liz

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Trying To Create Specific Effect -please Help MX
Hello,

My stage is set up as so. I have five buttons across the top, and I have one thin vertical line of color and one thin horizontal line of another color. Rule lines. These two intersect, what I want to do is when a user clicks a button, these lines will move or shift to a new position or coordinate on the X and Y grid. A new position for both of these, one for each time a button is clicked. My question is, how do I get these lines to move or react and move to the a certain coordinate point each time a button is clicked. I have attached a .fla with the basic layout and start of the file, it may help visualize what I am explaining. I do not even know where to begin to create this, anyones help and expertise is greatly appreciated. Thanks

Nick

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Making A Specific Effect
Hey, it's my so first post here so...... be gentle.

Waht i'm trying to do is the following:

on a mc-rollover, I target a mc within this one to adjust its width. Which works perfectly with an easing equation. Now's the part where I get stuck.

I want it to ease into a widt of, say, 9 px and then adjust it's own height to ,say, 0 px.

On the main mc-rollOut I need it to do the same thing in reverse:

re-adjust height and the re-adjust width.

I'm using a bunch of functions in this mc to 'trick' flash (or that's what it feels like.

The code (of the mcClip to be adjusted) is below (isn't working because it contradicts itself). I control it using the 'function rollOver()' and 'function rollOut()'

Could anyone please learn / teach me how to do this?

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {

//easing equations

newWidth = oldWidth+(setWidth-oldWidth)/5;
setProperty(this, _width, newWidth);
oldWidth = newWidth;

newHeight = oldHeight+(setHeight-oldHeight)/2;
setProperty(this, _height, newHeight);
oldHeight = newHeight;

// conditions

if (_width<10) {
setHeight = 0;
} else {
setHeight = 19;
}
if (setHeight>18) {
setWidth = 360;
}
}

//set original width and height

onClipEvent (load) {
this.setWidth = 360;
this.setHeight = 19;
}

// functions that are targeted by the main mc

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
function rollOver() {
this.setWidth = 9;
this.setHeight = 10;
}
function rollOut() {
this.setHeight = 19;
this.setWidth = 11;
}
}

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Specific Trailing Line Effect
I'm relatively new to flash so I'll try to describe the effect and prey for a response on it.

I'm wanting an effect where a curved line is drawn and a trail which has a glowing effect is left. I don't want the comet effect where the tail always stays perpendicular but rather where the line fades and follows the guide.

think of a snake where the line stays the same length and tails off but follows the same path.

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Specific Flash Blur Effect
I've seen this blur effect around and was wondering how to achieve it. At this site under timepieces/gents/othello you can see how the bottom "create" blurs horizontally and comes together.

example

Could you guys help me out? I'm new to flash, not to programming and html.example

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Help Needed With This Tutorial
Hi i have been reading over this tutorial @

http://www.virtual-fx.net/tutorials/html/lazer.htm

and @ STEP 2, No:4 it`s telling me 2 goto Window > Inspectors > Object.

the trouble i am haven is i cant find the "INSPECTORS" in the window menu on the interface can any 1 point me in the right direction ?

thanx 4 taken the time 2 read this post

=)

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Tutorial Needed
hi all!

i need to find a tutorial on how to let users load external *.jpg's
into a *.swf file.

thanx for any help

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Tutorial Needed
Does anybody know where I can find a tutorial to create a photo gallery like the one within this site? Or...How do I add this action to a button? Please be specific about steps.


http://www.samsarkisphotography.com/flash/index.html

I will appreciate all help.

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A Tutorial Needed For...
I searched the net and found plenty of as2 tutorials for making a car racing game but none for as3??

anyone know of any good tutorials of such??

thank you

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Tutorial Needed
hi all!

i was wondering if there is a good tutroial here in kirupa or another site on how to make a music player in your site... like u know it displays the song name and has stop, play, next buttons..
a link to somewhere will be very nice
thank you

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Tutorial Needed In This.....
Hello! Can anyone give me a tutorial in making the jumping thingy when you play a sound? Like in this website.

http://www.flashkit.com/loops/Easy_L.../Instrumental/

Thanks in advance

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Tutorial Needed
i'd like to learn how to make a visualization like winamp, i don't know the name of those bars that move as fast as the sound plays, but i think you know what i mean. if any of you can help find a tutorial i would really appreciate it.

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Controlpane, Tutorial Or Help Needed
I'm preparing a site with technical data for various products, but sometime the number of columns in a table is too big that I've decided to draw it in .jpeg, convert it in a movieclip and let it scroll orizzontally in a controlpane. problem is, I don't know how to use it; the help of flash is a little too generic and I really don't understand how does it works; all I know is that only movieclips can scroll inside a controlpane, but how can I put my clip inside it? any help is hugely appreciated!

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Preloader Tutorial Needed
can anyone here give me a good place for a bar preloader. i would like to add a bar preloader to my origonal comunicative preloader but i cant find the tut.

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Preloader Tutorial Needed
can anyone here give me a good place for a bar preloader. i would like to add a bar preloader to my origonal comunicative preloader but i cant find the tut.

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Preloader Tutorial Needed
where is a good place to get a tutorial on making bar preloaders?

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Bar Preloader Tutorial Needed
does anyone know where i can get a good tutorial for a bar preloader

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Bar Preloader Tutorial Needed
does anyone know where i can get a good tutorial for a bar preloader

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Flash 8 Tutorial Needed
Ok, heres the deal.

There's a community project happening on a message board that I am a regular at, and a sort of birthday card is being made for a member. People can come and contribute art and stuff to go on this big picture, and it was suggested that writers should be able to contribute their stuff too. But of course, writers can't just throw their pieces all over this picture. I thought that I could contribute by turning this picture into an interactive flash thingy, and put little bits of paper over the room and make them clickable so you can zoom in and read them.

I have Flash 8, but really, I don't know the first thing about it. So lets just say I'd have the main image, and probably the wee bits of paper in separate layers.

Where would I go from here?

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Help Needed On Kirupa Tutorial Re: XML
on the following Link http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flas...ml_as3_pg6.htm
in the section "Filtering Attribute Information"

Kirupa takes you through filtering by the ISBN number, these results include the XML tags as well could anybody advise me how i would eliminate them in this section:

function ParseBooks(bookInput:XML):void {
trace("XML Output");
trace("------------------------");

var authorList:XMLList = bookInput.Book.(@ISBN == "0743203178");
trace(authorList);
}

i beleive its using the .text(); function but i can't find where to put it.

also, in order to load this information into a dynamic text box do i just replace trace with the destination of my text box?

Thanks
Daniel Hodkinson

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Slideshow Tutorial Needed - CS3 / AS2
Hey All... I've never built an XML slideshow before and my client wants something that functions very much like:

http://www.marc-cain.com

I'm no newbie... but as i've not touched XML slideshows before I was hoping someone could point me in the direction of the best tutorial... it would save me a few days head-scratchin' !!

Cheers for any help people...
Jimmy

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Help Needed On Intemed Tutorial 58
Working on Int Tutorial numero 58 Dynamic Menu w Subs

Everything is working EXCEPT cant seem to figure out how to code a menu button which does not have any submenus

ie The first button I made was the Home button it has no sub menus I want it to get Url when released.... have tried numerous approaches (I new to actionscript and programming)
nothing works

Any help will be greatly appreciated...

thanks

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FLAP Tutorial Needed
Anyone know where I can find a good tutorial on using the FLAP, Flash Remoting in PERL. I'm new to flash remoting, but not to PERL, and really don't want to learn PHP yet. There seems to be alot out there for the AMF-PHP version, but every link I find for AMF-PERL brings me back to the site where I downloaded it in the first place, http://www.simonf.com/flap/, and those tutorials although useful are not so complete.

I appreciate any direction anyone out there could give me.

Thanks,
Steve

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Masking Tutorial Help Needed
I'm attempting to do a moving mask. I have got a mask and a masked layer. I have got the mask layer to move. Everything is good, and it even plays, but when I go to test all I get is a totally blank screen. Why is that?

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How To Fire Tutorial Help Needed
Hi Everyone, I'm new to the forums!

I'm having an issue with the 'How to Fire' tutorial on Kirupa. I have quadruple checked my syntax and all that but I can't find the reason for the problem.

I only seem to be able to fire one bullet at a time, when I fire another, the first one disappears. I've attached my FLA to look at.

The movement/fire actions are on the plane, the bullet actions are well..... on the bullet!

Thanks in advance for any help!

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HELP NEEDED PLZ About Grass Tutorial
hey, well i've followed the grass tutorial in special effects on kirupa.com. it all works fine and well BUT the trouble i have is i want to stop the grass movie clip after a certain frame, because its in scene 2 of my cartoon and jsut continues. the mc only uses frame 1 of my scene 2 but how would i go about stopping it?

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Masking Tutorial Help Needed
I'm attempting to do a moving mask. I have got a mask and a masked layer. I have got the mask layer to move. Everything is good, and it even plays, but when I go to test all I get is a totally blank screen. Why is that?

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Flash Tutorial Needed
hey guys,

need some help.

If you check out:


Code:
www.eliteclubbing.com
You will see a a scrolling GIF under the Newsletter heading. But as you can see from this the animation is quite poor plus I would like it to loop without any jumps or pauses that you get with GIF.

I was just wandering if there any tutorials I can look?!

Never really used Flash so be gentle!

Thanks

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Help Executing A Tutorial Needed
I've been trying to follow this tutorial (http://www.lashf.com/page/basic/running_circles_effect), but as I'm new to Flash I'm having some problems. I think it's because in action script 3 you can't ad an actionscript to a movieclip? Is this correct? and if so how do I get around that?
I've figured out how to get the circle to move and fade, it's just the rest of it that doesn't seem to work.
Any help would be appreciated. (I have Flash CS3)

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Flash 8 Mp3 Tutorial Help Needed
So this is the code i copied from the video


Code:

// Setup sound object
var s:Sound= new Sound();
s.onSoundComplete=playSong;
s.setVolume(75);

// Array of songs
var sa:Array=new Array();

// Currently playing song
var cps:Number =-1;

// Load the songs XML
var xml:XML= new XML();
xml.ignoreWhite= true;
xml.onLoad= function()
{
  var nodes:Array= this.firstChild.childNodes;
  for(var i=0;i<nodes.length;i++)
  {
    sa.push(nodes[i].attributes.url);
  }
  playSong();
}

xml.load("songs.xml");

// Play the mp3 File
function playSong():Void
{
  if(cps==sa.length- 1)
  {
    cps= 0;
   s.loadSound(sa[cps].true);
  }   
  else
  {
    s.loadSound(sa[++cps]. true);
  }
}

But i get

Error opening URL "file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Desktop/Mp3%20Player%201/undefined"
Error opening URL "file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Desktop/Mp3%20Player%201/songs.xml"

when i try to run it,
So i tried this

Code:

// create a Sound object
var mySound:Sound = new Sound();
// when a song is finished call playbeat function
mySound.onSoundComplete = playbeat;
// set initial volume to 75%
mySound.setVolume(75);

// create array of all beats..
var beatArray:Array = new Array();
// counter to current beat.
var nowBeat:Number = -1;
// create xml object
var xml:XML = new XML();
xml.ignoreWhite = true;
// load xml
xml.onLoad = function(){
   var nodes:Array = this.firstChild.childNodes;
   // iterate through array - push into beatArray
   for(var i=0;i<nodes.length;i++){
   beatArray.push(nodes[i].attributes.url);   
   }   
   playbeat();
}

// tell it to load in xml file
xml.load("songs.xml");
// play beats
function playbeat(){
// check which song is playing
// if at end, play first one
if(   nowBeat == beatArray.length-1){
   nowBeat = 0;
   mySound.loadSound(beatArray[nowBeat], true);
}
else {
mySound.loadSound(beatArray[++nowBeat], true);   
}

}
And it worked fine, but i need the original code i tried to work as it relates
to the second part of the tutorial

If anyone could help me out i would apreciate it

Thanks

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Simple Preloader Tutorial Needed
I have absolutely NO idea of how to make a preloader in Flash.... Can someone please help me with a SIMPLE preload-tutorial??? Thanks!
Toris
toris61@hotmail.com

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Text Tutorial Or Code Needed
Hey.

Ok, Im totally new at this. I have been learning flash MX for a few months now, and I have just enough skill to make a basic site with multiple scenes, and Buttons that play Mp3's, etc.

I am also familiar with all the basic tweens, and animation tacktics

Anyway. I want to create a text effect, where my text is written 'live' onto the screen, ala Matrix (lol). Example:: I am after the basic effect that you would get from using Flashtyper, if it worked

Can anyone point me to s script for this, or a basic tutorial that can help me??

All the tutorials I have found so far are either for flash 4 or are way over my head..

Any help offered is appreciated more than you know

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Flash 5 Actionscripts Tutorial Needed
hi guys

just starting with actionscripts in Flash 5

can you point out to a good online tutorial please?

FlashKit has a link to a promising one by Eddie Carroll but it stops after the second page...

thank you
Geo

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Movement Element Tutorial Needed
i need to know how to make a person jump, come back down, move left and right, make borders and do stuff like punch and shoot

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Actionscript/tutorial Needed For Buttons
Hey!
Does anyone have an actionscript or tutorial for an effect on buttons with the following description?:

There is a row of buttons on a page that is rolled over and when the cursor is on one button, it magnifies that one button larger than the others, but the surrounding buttons are also raised slightly. When you roll over them from one side to the other, it looks like a wave rolling.

You know what I'm talking about?

You can see what I am referring to at www.mandchou.com (see the buttons along the bottom of the homepage) and also on MACs with their selection menu.

I would really appreciate some help with this as it is pretty urgent.

Thanks!

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Help With Voetsjoeba's Transitions Tutorial Needed
When I use Voetsjoeba's (I hope I spelt that right) Transitions tutorial and follow all the instructions (far as I can tell) i get a code error message that says:


Code:

**Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=Layer 2, frame=22:Line 1: Operator '+' must be followed by an operand
_root.container.loadMovie(_root.currMovie+”.swf”);
This is in the .swf to be loaded, not the site with the butons and stuff.

Can someone please help me?

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Preloader Tutorial Needed [renamed]
can some1 please help me out?
im trying to find a progress bar that works and it loads a whole movie.
I really need this so please help

P.S how to work the component progress bar would be good to

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The Photo Gallery Tutorial... Help Needed Please :)
Hi there,

Firstly I just wanted to say thanks for writing the tutorial "Create a Photo Gallery". I found it very helpful, but I have a small problem which I cant seem to figure out a solution to. I'm sure its something simple, but if someone could help that would be much appreciated.

Basically I wanted to create a flash artefact which contains multiple gallerys like the one shown in the tutorial. Each one works on its own, but when I use multiple galleries together only the last one works.

Here is some code showing 2 galleries together.

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this.pathToPics = "images/gallery01/";
this.pArray = ["image-a1.jpg", "image-a2.jpg", "image-a3.jpg"];
this.fadeSpeed = 20;
this.pIndex = 0;
loadMovie(this.pathToPics+this.pArray[0], _root.photo1);
MovieClip.prototype.changePhoto = function(d) {
this.pIndex = (this.pIndex+d)%this.pArray.length;
if (this.pIndex<0) {
this.pIndex += this.pArray.length;
}
this.onEnterFrame = fadeOut;
};
MovieClip.prototype.fadeOut = function() {
if (this.photo1._alpha>this.fadeSpeed) {
this.photo1._alpha -= this.fadeSpeed;
} else {
this.loadPhoto();
}
};
MovieClip.prototype.loadPhoto = function() {
var p = _root.photo1;
p._alpha = 0;
p.loadMovie(this.pathToPics+this.pArray[this.pIndex]);
this.onEnterFrame = loadMeter;
};
MovieClip.prototype.loadMeter = function() {
var i, l, t;
l = this.photo1.getBytesLoaded();
t = this.photo1.getBytesTotal();
if (t>0 && t == l) {
this.onEnterFrame = fadeIn;
} else {
trace(l/t);
}
};
MovieClip.prototype.fadeIn = function() {
if (this.photo1._alpha<100-this.fadeSpeed) {
this.photo1._alpha += this.fadeSpeed;
} else {
this.photo1._alpha = 100;
this.onEnterFrame = null;
}
};
this.onKeyDown = function() {
if (Key.getCode() == Key.LEFT) {
this.changePhoto(-1);
} else if (Key.getCode() == Key.RIGHT) {
this.changePhoto(1);
}
};
Key.addListener(this);




this.pathToPics = "images/gallery02/";
this.pArray = ["image-b1.jpg", "image-b2.jpg", "image-b2.jpg"];
this.fadeSpeed = 20;
this.pIndex = 0;
loadMovie(this.pathToPics+this.pArray[0], _root.photo2);
MovieClip.prototype.changePhoto = function(d) {
this.pIndex = (this.pIndex+d)%this.pArray.length;
if (this.pIndex<0) {
this.pIndex += this.pArray.length;
}
this.onEnterFrame = fadeOut;
};
MovieClip.prototype.fadeOut = function() {
if (this.photo2._alpha>this.fadeSpeed) {
this.photo2._alpha -= this.fadeSpeed;
} else {
this.loadPhoto();
}
};
MovieClip.prototype.loadPhoto = function() {
var p = _root.photo2;
p._alpha = 0;
p.loadMovie(this.pathToPics+this.pArray[this.pIndex]);
this.onEnterFrame = loadMeter;
};
MovieClip.prototype.loadMeter = function() {
var i, l, t;
l = this.photo2.getBytesLoaded();
t = this.photo2.getBytesTotal();
if (t>0 && t == l) {
this.onEnterFrame = fadeIn;
} else {
trace(l/t);
}
};
MovieClip.prototype.fadeIn = function() {
if (this.photo2._alpha<100-this.fadeSpeed) {
this.photo2._alpha += this.fadeSpeed;
} else {
this.photo2._alpha = 100;
this.onEnterFrame = null;
}
};
this.onKeyDown = function() {
if (Key.getCode() == Key.LEFT) {
this.changePhoto(-1);
} else if (Key.getCode() == Key.RIGHT) {
this.changePhoto(1);
}
};
Key.addListener(this);


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I have given one movie clip the instance name "photo1" and the other "photo2"... both work individually, but not together.

Can anyone see how to fix it to make it load.

Thanks in advance

Would really appreciate any help anyone could give me.

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HELP NEEDED WITH TRANSITIONS BETWEEN EXTERNAL SWF TUTORIAL
basically for my website in my main fla, i have some buttons which when pressed work fine, however i have one button which is a mc as it is a sub menu buton, this does not work like the others, i no this is because the others are buttons and this is a MC, so i wanted to ask anyone, what i need to change in the following AS which is for a button to make it work for a MC?

on (release) {
if (_root.currMovie == undefined) {
_root.currMovie = "design";
container.loadMovie("design.swf");
} else if (_root.currMovie != "design") {
if (container._currentframe >= container.midframe) {
_root.currMovie = "design";
container.play();
}
}
}

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Help Desperately Needed On Show Tutorial
So I'm following this tutorial: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/photogallery.htm

I've run into a number of problems and eventually gotten around them, but this time I'm at the end of my rope. My presentation is a slideshow format, one on of my embedded slides I'd like to put the slideshow mentioned in this tutorial. I have the photos, and a few times I've made the slideshow work on a practice fla document. But when I try to integrate it into the actual project I keep having problems. I'm using the same code, same pictures, saving it in the same spot, and yet when I test the movie I get a "NaN" error message on my output screen.

Now the text itself is contextually sound according to the checker, and although I feel this is probably easily fixed, I've done this probably 20 time and I can't figure out what the difference is between the shows that work and the shows that don't. Could it have something to do with trying to display this show on an embedded slide? Evidently "NaN" means not a number, but I can't figure out what that would refer to, not the code because it doesn't show up on the working presentations.

I've got a huge deadline coming up and I'm desperate. Please let me know if you have any suggestions or need any more information, I'll gladly provide it.
Thank you so much, you really will be saving my life.

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