General Question: No Code Involved
the more opinions the better here. The question is this:
What are the pros and cons of using a bulk of AS vs. much, if any, manual animation? For example, if one is moving a number of MC's at the same time, is it better to AS them all, or perform some of the animation manually?
For performance on various browsers and speeds? Of course all is dependent on server speeds, but that aside...
Any and all answers welcome.
thanks.
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Posted on: 04-01-2003, 12:03 PM
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General Layout Of Code
Hello all I have a quick question on what is the best way to generally lay out a website as far as the structure and the ways I refer to my movie clip symbols. The idea is to create a menu that can direct users through my portfolio site. I was thinking it would be best to just have one keyframe in my maintimeline and have the stage be a movie clip inside of that would be my site. I was also wondering if attaching eventlistners to buttons is the best way to generate a small movie clip that would be a menu bar. Any advice on how to navigate back and fourth would be a help not sure if I should use Parent or _root to move through the various stages of my menu. Thanks a lot, ill pay pal anyone that is a huge help. -Christian
[as1 General] Code Optimisation... How?
hello there,
i frequently use a little navigation which is a separate "nav_mc" with a couple of buttons. because i keep having to write the same chunk of code over and over again, with only a few minimal differences, i reckoned that it should be possible to optimize this a whole lot better!
someone told me that i should use arrays to do this, but i can't figure out how to use an array with this...
so here's the code... how could i optimize this?
ActionScript Code:
//
// functions
//
function disablePlayerButtons() {
button01.enabled = button02.enabled = button03.enabled = button04.enabled = button05.enabled = button06.enabled = button07.enabled = false;
}
function enablePlayerButtons() {
button01.enabled = button02.enabled = button03.enabled = button04.enabled = button05.enabled = button06.enabled = button07.enabled = true;
}
//
function resetPlayer() {
enablePlayerButtons();
button01.gotoAndStop("_up");
button02.gotoAndStop("_up");
button03.gotoAndStop("_up");
button04.gotoAndStop("_up");
button05.gotoAndStop("_up");
button06.gotoAndStop("_up");
button07.gotoAndStop("_up");
button08.gotoAndStop("_up");
button09.gotoAndStop("_up");
button10.gotoAndStop("_up");
}
//
// buttons
//
button01.buttonLabel = "1";
button01.onRelease = function() {
//button behavior
resetPlayer();
this.gotoAndPlay ("_selected");
this.enabled = false;
//content behavior
};
//
button02.buttonLabel = "2";
button02.onRelease = function() {
//button behavior
resetPlayer();
this.gotoAndPlay ("_selected");
this.enabled = false;
//content behavior
};
//
button03.buttonLabel = "3";
button03.onRelease = function() {
//button behavior
resetPlayer();
this.gotoAndPlay ("_selected");
this.enabled = false;
//content behavior
};
//
button04.buttonLabel = "4";
button04.onRelease = function() {
//button behavior
resetPlayer();
this.gotoAndPlay ("_selected");
this.enabled = false;
//content behavior
};
//
button05.buttonLabel = "5";
button05.onRelease = function() {
//button behavior
resetPlayer();
this.gotoAndPlay ("_selected");
this.enabled = false;
//content behavior
};
//
button06.buttonLabel = "6";
button06.onRelease = function() {
//button behavior
resetPlayer();
this.gotoAndPlay ("_selected");
this.enabled = false;
//content behavior
};
//
button07.buttonLabel = "7";
button07.onRelease = function() {
//button behavior
resetPlayer();
this.gotoAndPlay ("_selected");
this.enabled = false;
//content behavior
};
i'm specifically talking about the button stuff: i have to copy the whole chunk of code 7 times, and there are only minimal differences... how would you optimize this?
(p.s. i left out the content behaviours for clarity)
thanks,
Array/General Code Problem
I have just tried writing some text compression code and struck a rock. i thought this would work perfectly and cant find any problem. does anyone know how to remove this damn rock? if you want to test it in your flash program.. i am using as1.. and u can just put this into a frame, set debug on and run it.
thanks.. i really cant find my mistake.
-------------------------------------
// input = text
input = " hello everyone how are you all today . well at this moment we will all look at the damn presentation on the screen in front of you . if you look closely enough you will see i can't really be stuffed with this so i just wrote in a whole lot of nonsense . this is typical of my presentations because i am a crappy worker with no initiative or brains to keep the company even close to an operating and competing entity . you should fire me but i am needed . why . becuase i am your boss . " ;
//TEXT TO ARRAY
var text_array = input.split(" ");
//MAKE A DICTIONARY
var array_length = text_array.length;
var dictionary = new Array();
var dictionary_length = 0;
var dictionary = 0;
// go through all the text in the array
for(i=0;i<array_length;i++){
// check if in dictionary allready
for(j=0;j<dictionary_length;j++){
if( dictionary[j] == text_array[i] ){
dictionary = 1;
}
}
//if not in dictionary then push it in
if( dictionary == 0){
push = text_array[i]
dictionary_length = dictionary.push(push);
} else {
dictionary = 0;
}
}
//RETURN THE DICTIONARY LENGTH
dictionary_length = dictionary.length;
trace("dictionary length is " + dictionary_length);
//MAKE AN ARRAY WITH REFERENCE TO THE DICTIONARY
//make the fzip ref. array the same length as the text
fzip_array = new Array(array_length);
for(i=0;i<array_length;i++){
dictionary = 0;
// check if in dictionary allready
for(j=0;j<dictionary.length;j++){
if( dictionary[j] == text_array[i] ){
dictionary = 1;
//reference the zip array with dictionary
fzip_array[i] = j;
}
}
//if not in dictionary then error
if( dictionary == 0){
trace("Error - Not in dictionary!!!");
}
}
//PUT THE ARRAY IN A STRING (OPTIONAL TO ENCRYPT THE ARRAY)
display = fzip_array.toString();
trace("COMPLETED ZIPPING");
trace("fzip is " + display);
Loading Swfs And General Code Organization.
Hi! I'm incredibly new to Flash and ActionScript but have a fair amount of programming experience. I'm trying to build a swf that takes vector images I created of paint splatters and that recombines them into a new paint splatter. I have code that does this already, but it took me a long time to write (because I have no idea what I'm doing!) and it's really rather ugly. I suspect that there are lots of things that go against best practice, etc.
My code follows:
Code:
import fl.transitions.Tween;
import fl.transitions.easing.*;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
var splatterArray:Array = new Array();
var fadeTween:Tween;
var splatterXML:XML;
var splatters:XMLList;
var xmlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
var swfLoader:Loader = new Loader();
xmlLoader.load(new URLRequest("splattersXML.xml"));
xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, xmlLoaded);
function xmlLoaded(event:Event):void {
splatterXML = XML(event.target.data);
splatters = splatterXML.children();
for(var i:int = 0; i < splatters.length() - 1; i++) {
swfLoader = new Loader();
swfLoader.load(new URLRequest(splatters[i].attribute("source")));
swfLoader.x = Math.random() * 300;
swfLoader.y = Math.random() * 150;
var scale:Number = Math.random() * 2;
swfLoader.scaleX = scale;
swfLoader.scaleY = scale;
//swfLoader.visible = false;
swfLoader.name = "Splatter" + i;
splatterArray[i] = swfLoader.content;
canvas.addChild(swfLoader);
fadeTween = new Tween(swfLoader,"alpha",None.easeNone,0,1,1,true);
}
}
Anyway, I have a specific problem and a general one. First, I would like to refactor this so that I have a function that loads the SWFs and sets their visibility to false, but then I would like to be able to re-set the visibility from another function. The problem is that I can't seem to find the loaded SWFs when I'm in another function! I've tried to access the children of canvas to no effect (canvas is a rectangle i created in the GUI). In addition, before I called canvas.addChild(swfLoader), I just called addChild(swfLoader) and assumed I was adding a child to the stage. Unfortunately I couldn't access the children here either. I guess it just boils down to the fact that I don't know what I'm doing. How can I properly access these loaded SWFs in other functions?
The second question is rather general: how would I structure this code better? I keep wanting to rewrite it to be more sensible; I feel like I should be using classes and instances and stuff, but I don't really know how they work in ActionScript or how I would want to encapsulate things. Any advice in this department would be appreciated (though I know that this question has a quite large scope!).
Thanks for your help,
Tim
Scripting Involved In This?
http://www.amplifier.com/
yeap.. a really good site for this post modern world.
But my question is about the transitions.. that whole site is compiled in one big vector image and they managed to pull of such perfect smooth position changes. I tested it on a ol skool slow computer and it still went a tiny bit smooth. I also noticed that it blurred while moving .. i figured that the blurring eases the movement to be smoother.
any comments?
Concept- How Much Is Involved
I have an idea for a Intranet e-mail promo that shows an image in the middle of the screen and then has other images (like pizzas) being whirled out from that center image. It ends with text walking out on the sceen. I am a beginner Flash person. What is involved in making this work. I have Design Premium CS3 with PS Extended CS3.
Could I be making the whirling images in PS and "bring them into" Flash latrer? It doesn't sound involved but I am a newbie to Flash.
Thanks,
Get People Involved In Your Projects
Want to get more people involved in your online flash projects? Well Psychotiq is the web community for you!
Psychotiq.com is a new open source game project site, that lets you get others interested and working on your open source projects. This can enable you to get artists, 3d designers etc all involved creating a cool game quickly.
Advertise your projects in the "source center" at:
http://psychotiq.com
//Gary Paluk
Get People Involved In Your Project
Want to get more people involved in your online flash projects? Well Psychotiq is the web community for you!
Psychotiq.com is a new open source game project site, that lets you get others interested and working on your open source projects. This can enable you to get artists, 3d designers etc all involved creating a cool game quickly.
Advertise your projects in the "source center" at:
http://psychotiq.com
//Gary Paluk
Some Idea Help..maybe Also Some Math Involved..
Hi
Im making a small bike jump game.. the idea is that you have to jump some cars.. the way you do this is with a ramp you can adjust..
to do this I made at ramp and 2 slide buttons that change the _xscale and _yscale .. this works fine..making the ramp longer and higher...
now the problem is that I start moving the bike towards the ramp and when it hits the ramp I need to rotate the bike to the choosen angle of the ramp (the _xscale parameter) and have it follow the ramp up (the _yscale parameter) now it is all done by adding up _x and _y position of the bike.. but it looks crappy.. the bike hits the ramp and sort of flips up on its backwheel in one fast motion, and the _y cant really keep up with the speed of the bike, so it looks like it drives through the ramp..
I know this is hard to explain but I would like to script it so it looks as if the bike goes up the ramp and out.. when it leaves the ramp I have the script down with gravity and speed.. no problem... I should also mention that the ramp i straight and not curved.. so having the bike MC hit the ramp rotate to the angle of the ramp and continue in a straight line up the ramp... puuh long story short ..HELP!!! please
Need Some Advanced Help (AlivePDF Involved)
So I am building a application through Flash/Actionscript 3.0, and have been using AlivePDF to generate the 'final product'. The basic premise is the user comes to the website, chooses a template of a background, and types in their name, their email, etc... Now I have the alive pdf generating pdfs on the fly, but I need to figure out how to ... put the text the user inputs onto the pdf? I figure there might be some php involvment? Any information is SUPER appreciated.
In Despirate Need Of Help, Money Involved
Hi, I came from the actionscript.org forums and they couldn't help me, even with 2 weeks of time. =(
I need some things done on a template by thursday night, as it is due early friday morning.
I will pay, but I want bids. Please PM me with your bid on this job.
Here is what I need to do bluntly.
I have to make fix this website setup so it can hold large amounts of information (Including pictures, text, links and tables) and is editable.
More Detail:
There is a logo at the top, I would like that changed to say "Jon Zeolla's home page" ANYway possible (On every page). (No Preview)
There is a main page with hoverbuttons, which when moused over say gallery, profile, about, hobby's, friends, and contacts. I need them to say exactly Hobbies, Activities, Goals, Portfolio, Ethnicity, and Interests; it is required for the project.
Example of the main page
Also, then when you click them, they normally go through a little flash thingy then show up a new page (With premade information on it). I want it to have the information that I want displayed with a vertical scroll bar on that next page (Which is not there, and only if NEEDED, not always (i.e. the text takes up more room than is given)). In this 'text area' I need to be able to insert tables, links, pictures, and text. Because I have a lot of text that needs added into this, and I don't have it done yet, and I havn't quite decided upon the format of the text yet, so I want the ability to mess with them.
Example of the vScroll bar (In paint =D)
At the bottom of the Ethnicity page (One of the main pages) (Outside of the scroll box (Without changing the area of the scroll box is normally), between where the text and the "Return to Main Page" is) I need 3 rectangular hover buttons (That just do something very simple like change colors, or anything) which span from the left to the right (Side by side) inside of the information area (The low-opiancy square which is on top of the background).
Example:
I need to make more than the 6 links (i.e. the hoverbuttons on the ethnicity page have to have the vscroll bar field changed to go to 3 more seperate pages).
Example:
(Same picture as above, I just need the code to make the buttons go to a new page similar to the following)
, except the whole page does not need to refresh or anything, only the 'text area' needs to change.
Also, on one of the sub-pages for ethnicity, I need the use of a thumbnail for my pictures (It is supposed to be a photogallery of things from the 3 countries Germany, Italy, and the UK). I have something in mind but I don't know how much work it is ==(( I SO wish I knew flash, so I didn't have to bother others to do this for me. My idea was to have smaller pictures along the bottom, then when you click one it brings it (looking like it's being drug) to the main view, while not obstructing the bottom thumbnails. But if you can find some easier way to do these while using thumbnails, go for it, as long as it's easier on you, and hopefully cheaper for me.
(Sorry, no example. Hard to do in paint, but I think you catch my drift)
P.S.: It'd be nice if you had AIM, MSN, or Ventrilo so we could talk in real time.
P.P.S.: If you have any questions contact me through PM, IM me (AIM) at PleaseHelpMe0342, MSN me at theprecursor@hotmail.com or at zeolla@gmail.com
P.P.SS.: I am so very frustrated right now with www.actionscript.org.... I think I'm going to go insane.
P.P.P.S.S.: I will give out the .fla and all files asap to the person who takes the job. I will be checking these forums until approx. 12:00 tonight, sorry for such UBER short notice.
- Enough with the Ps and the Ss, Just one more note. If all of this is not possible, you can bid me/do for me this. The change of the mouseover buttons on main page, and the text area.
But for real, if you can do this, you have no clue...
I Have A More Involved Math Question...
a+b+c+d=e
f+g+h+i=j
(e+j)/(amount of sums, 2 in this case)=k
I thought I understood how to do this based on what you explained to me before... but I am still just as messed up. Can you or somebody else explain to be how I would script this or refer to a tutorial that can help me out on this topic.
Flash Portfolio - What's Involved?
Not looking for a quote, more an idea of time and effort that would be involved.
Can anyone give me an idea of the feasibility and complexity of what I'm looking for?
I need to generate an interesting way to display a portfolio of web sites.
The curved, 3D image showing thumbnails in the header of this site really appeals to me: http://www.cwd.dk/
I'd like to have the following in Flash based on that style of design?
- Ability to scroll thumbnails left and right to give the impression that the
user is stood inside a circle of thumbnails which is rotating around them.
- Ability to add new thumbnails with links without editing the Flash
i.e. external files and links.
Thanks for any info.
More Of Mathematics / Theory Involved Than Actionscript.
I'm looking for a way to layout a number of images within a 400 x 300 space. They are all 4:3 so they are the same shape as the space I'm trying to put them in.
So here's my somewhat winded question...my flash presentation is organized by jobs. Each job has a different amount of pictures than the others.
When the user picks a job that s/he want's to view, I have flash load a text file listing how many pictures that job has, then load them into the 400 x 300 space. Right now it works great. The pictures are put on the space in random locations...only problem is some of them are either covered or nearly impossible to see.
I'd like to find some sort of function/method/loop that would put the pictures on the space so that they don't overlap. The number of pictures would be loaded and the size of the pictures and their locations would be determined based on that number.
I hope I'm making myself clear...after reading this over, it sounds a little confusing, but I basically want any number of pictures placed on the screen so that they don't cover large portions of other pictures.
Make sense? Has anyone had any experience with something like this before? Any advice? Any examples on the web?
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!
Get Involved In An Interesting Flash Project
hi all once again.
i am attempting to build a rich text editor in flash mx (that actually works) the first problem i have is in the insertion of hyper links. please check: view and find out more.
please note that this is at a VERY early stage of development. ofcourse the .fla file will be available to all, at all times of development and included in the flashkit movies section on completion.
thanks all
just to finish - i hope you can see that this could be a very usefull feature to all flash users out there.
thanks again
Looking For Expert Flash Designers $$ Involved
I need some flash made for a up and coming custom computer company. You need to be able to make some buttons and a banner type flash that constantly runs on the top of the page with voice overs. Anyone that can do this, please email me at flanube@flanube.com or you can get me on AIM with xblbob. Whoever is interested we can discuss the price further after you have contacted me. Please dont say you want to do it throught the forum though because i most likeley wont check back here for awhile. Thanks alot.
Preloader When External Text Files Are Involved
I am pulling text from external text files in a movie. It does not seem like my preloader works in regard to the external text. I tried using "If Frame Is Loaded" to see if the frame where the load text is called is loaded. That frame contains: loadVariablesNum ("quotes.txt", 0);
I thought that perhaps since this is called, it maybe outside the realm of the If Frame is Loaded command. If so, is there a way to make sure the text is loaded?
Thanks
Intelligent Hittest - Return Object Involved
Howdy all
hitTest is really great and all, but it just seems that when using it, it tends to be a tedious process... Make an array with your elements, run a for loop through it... check for the hit condition... eugh...
I was wondering if there is a way (Not using a for in loop) to have a class that returns the object that got hit.
example:
I have a SWF with 5 movieClips in it. Now, without making them buttons, when I click on mc2 for example, I want a trace that says "MC2 clicked". No buttons, no for (in) loops...
something like this (mayhaps)
ActionScript Code:
MyObj.onMouseUp = function(){
trace(currHitObject+" was hit");
return (currHitObject);
}
I guess what I am asking for is for Flash to 'know' which shape the mouse is hit Testing at any time, and return that for me. Oh, and did I mention that it should be processor friendly... hehe
Am I making sense?
Thanks
Control External Swf Timeline (no Button Action Involved)
Working in Flash MX. I am trying to control a timeline of a loaded .swf file that resides on the level 1 of my main movie, scene 1. I have no problem loading it and it plays. My problem is when I go to the next scene and want to return to scene 1, I would like the loaded .swf in level 1 to go to frame 140 and stop, there is no button action. The code is in a keyframe not off a button action.Can anybody help me figure this out? I have been returning to scene1 to the end frame that has a stop action, in a layer under the stop I have a key frame with the code loadMovieNum("amy_homeani.swf", 1); this code plays the animation again. What I would like to tell the movie amy_homeani.swf is to got o frame 140 and stop. Please help……
Really STRUGGLING Passing Variable From Swfs (but Javascript And Xml Is Involved)
ok... i'm having some issues with my code. basically, i want to open a new window (pop_up.html) which contains a 2nd .swf, when you click on each of the thumbnails... but depending on which thumbnail you are on (thumbnail0,1,2,etc), i want to pass along the same variable (0,1,2,3,etc) into other swf which then takes the variable and loads a correlating image (based on an XML). i made a local connection in order to send/recieve data and everything works... but not consistently. this is where my confusion lies. it seems to work about 40% of the time. the rest of the time, the window opens, but the variable passed is "undefined" ...
i have a few speculations as to why this does not consistently work, but so far none have seemed to fix it. i am looking to launch tomorrow, if anyone can offer any advice or point me in the right direction, it would be greatly appreciated!
please, if any of this doesn't make sense (i can't imagine that ever happening ) please ask!
thanks so much
here is part of the code:
//this is on the sender swf file
whichthumbnail=_root.thumbnails["thumbnail"+i];
whichthumbnail.onRelease=function(){
what=this.num
my_lc=new LocalConnection();
getURL("javascript:win('pop_up.html')");
//made enterframe b/c it would open the URL so quickly and not register the local connection commands.
_root.thumbnails["thumbnail"+what].onEnterFrame=function(){
my_lc.send("connection_name", "create", what)
//keep checking to see if lc makes a connection. if so, delete enter frame
my_lc.onStatus=function(infoObject){
if (infoObject.level=="status"){
trace("you are connected");
delete _root.thumbnails["thumbnail"+what].onEnterFrame;
}
}
//this is the code for the receiver
var xmldoc = new XML()
xmldoc.ignoreWhite=true;
xmldoc.load("popups.xml");
xmldoc.onLoad=function(success){
if(success){
my_lc= new LocalConnection();
my_lc.connect("connection_name");
my_lc.create=function(avalue){
theimage=xmldoc.firstChild.childNodes[a].childNodes[0].firstChild
thecontainer=_root.container_mc.box
thecontainer.loadMovie(theimage)
}
my_lc.create(avalue)
}
}
[MX04] Loading HTML That Contains SWF In My Main SWF (JS Script Involved)
Hi all,
Newbie here.
I am using free resources on the net and they are music player and guestbook. I would like to have both to be on my main swf.
Guestbook would be a section by itself and that user can click on it to load it.
music player however would have to be loaded at the same time as the main swf, which is after the intro.
Both of these free resources required certain code in HTML in order to implement. And both of them references JS script in the HTML.
How do I proceed to incorporate them into my main swf? I understand loadmovie and moviecliploader is able to do so but the problem lies in the JS script referenced in the HTML file. How do i associate the JS script in my main SWF so that they can still link up when all are in the same folder?
Thanks in advance. Having headache now. Sigh.
Pretty Involved Project Flash Shoutcast Streaming Client.
Hello,
I'm new to PHP and Flash. However I can find my way around PHP and Flash.
I have an idea and I want to know the best way to implement it. I want to create a Shoutcast Flash Player, that will play a Shoutcast stream. Some of the things that I've noticed that don't seem to come with the free version that provide source is:
-Reconnect on stream termination.
-Current Song/Title.
I have been able to implement this somewhat. I have been using the 'wimpyplayer.com' for the streaming online, however if the stream kicks off then the player dies and the whole page needs to be refreshed. The current song/title is taken from the Icecast .xls status file and is just parsed, but not updated unless the user updates it.
I know it would be a task to re-create the player on my site. This will involve a lot of coding and learning how flash would handle the stream. This will be basically me learning everything that I don't know about flash and thats pretty much everything except for drawing a box and making it move.
The current song and title problem, seems to be fairly easy. However, it needs to be something that all web based players are sent and not a query from the web based players. Imagine 200 web based flash players continually requesting song information every 5 seconds or 10 seconds, it would cause some load problems.
Just wondering what I should do, I'm kinda lost at this point.
General Help
Someone please help me. I am about 85 percent done with my flash introduction for my band's website and I can't seem to close the deal. I don't know how to properly end a flash session. Also, I know there is SO much more I can do with it, but I don't have enough knowledge to do so. I need a PreLoader loading bar put in and probably an option for High and Low bandwidth people to choose. Can someone please help me make this KICK MAJOR ASS?!?! Msg me at AOL screen name TauDelt39.
General Qu With .txt´s
Hi out there
well first time for me on this board and i´m not sure to get the right words in english for my prob...
Ok, i got a CD-Projekt, would say looking more like a web-page
there are 5 pictures with always the same top and background... and then different buttons...
Well first thing, i still do not get how to load .txt in a frame, pretty stupid but first time for me working with flash... was reading a lot, but by now didn´t really get it.
Next thing,
the buttons always load (of course) a different txt, but should always use the same text-frame (i got a nice one with cool scrolling)
The pictures are all in the main-scene... where do i put the text-frame and how do i 'link' all that stuff?!
And please try it in a slow way...
BIG BIG THX from a 'scripting-noob'
so long
Kappa66
General Help
Right.
I've made my Flash file (it's a menu), but now, how do I put it onto my site?
I'm using Dreamweaver MX, and I have the .fla, .swf, and .xml files.
Help!
General Help
I have a scenario in flash that I would like help in understanding the best way to tackle it.
I have 3 scenes with the same 3 button navigation. When one button is clicked the other 2 do an animation across the screen and stop at a certain place. But I do not want to create an animation for every scenario since it will be 9 scenes. I would potentially like to script something that said. if button 1 is in x postion than play this animation and then go to scene x. etc. etc.
Please let me know if you have any suggestions on the easiest way to create a complicated menu or storyboard system.
thanks
General Help Please :)
Hi, I am currently working on a big project. I am going to make a movie with a DVD interface. Within the movie I want to have subtitles (easy, obviously), but since it is supposed to be somewhat like a DVD, I would like to know if I could make a Subtitle option to be on or off.
Also, when I make movies, I seem to have trouble synchronizing sound (preferrably music) with the animation. This is because I cannot play portions of the sound within the layer, and rather I have to let the whole thing play. Is there a way to avoid this and play portions of the sound so that I can see if my animation is synchronized?
Thanks a bunch.
Is This Possible (and, In General, How)?
Hi,
I need to know if this is possible after I learn Flash:
I have a HTML/Fireworks project which is a bit "heavy on beauty" (slow loading). High-speed surfers will have no problem, but dial-ups might run away. I'm thinking of using Flash for a top layer, in a currently blank middle section, and letting the rest load underneath.
-Can a top layer of a "flash" site be shown, while other layers are still loading? How?
-Portions of a web page made with Fireworks change size radically based on the monitor resolution. I've heard Flash "scales to size". If so, how do you control the look of an overall layout when using Flash elements in a HTML site?
General Help Please
Helo everyone
am new to this site so forgive me if most of this is answered elsewhere but am unsure where im looking
i am looking to redesign my websit ein floash, i have used it before ages and ages ago and have a few issues on the follwoing
preloaders and how they work
how when i click a button on my site, it will open a frame on my site ( i dont want my site to open external html) i want it all contained within flash if possible
i really need someone to give me a refresher course on flash as i cant remember much about it aat all and rather than trapse through loads and loads of tutorials, if someone is willing to give me their time and help, im willing to give credit where i can.
thanks
chris
General Help
Hello,
I'm looking for a bit of general advice and help with the way I code stuff. I have set up a simple movie which changes a couple of objects scale on 3 different buttons as an example.
This is generally how I work and it is quite effective but I feel like I could be making my life easier. I have tried to learn functions etc but never really knew how I could apply it. The point is that when I have many objects moving about and all doing different things (positions, alpha, scale, rotation etc) it can get a little complicated and the script gets very long.
How would you do something like this? Can ypu spot any flaws in the way I am working?
Hope someone has a moment to take a look. Cheers.
General Overview
Hi there...
I've been reading a so called "official" Macromedia training book by Chrissie Rea and I did some exercises in the advanced chapters of this book concerning action script. My problem now is that these examples are not explained very well. Does anyone know a good site (or maybe has some kind of documents) that show me the basics of action script? If I take a look into this forum most of threads concern special questions but not a general overview.
I would be very thankful, if anyone has some good URL's
Thanx in advance
b²
Here's A General Question.
how do i go from new member almost after a year of being here to member or something else. im getting a complex here.
General Questions
Hi, I am a student who recently started flash and just had a few general questions which I was wondering about.
1.) When is it best to use Flash as opposed to other types of programs?
2.) What is the hardest part about learning Flash?
3.) How long do you think, on average, does it take before one can really become good at using Flash?
4.) Are there any tips for beginners?
5.) What other programs are there out there that do the same work or type of work as Flash?
Thanks for your help! =)
*note - I had to do this for computer class.. Sorry it seems lame, but it got me a passing grade. *
Arrays In General
I've seen them in other people's coding, tutorials, examples, explanations.... But I've yet to come across a situation (that I know of) where an array would have helped me. So I'm curious, what do people use them for? I understand them well enough (I think, although maybe if I really did I would know when to use them), I just want a few examples of arrays put to use.
Very General Question........
i have posted this in two other forums and no one was able to figure this problem out:
my cpu got reset somehow and every time i click on the swf file it asks me what i want to use in order to view the file....
what file on my hardware allows me to view swf files?
Thanx in advance.......
Need With With Flash In General
Ok, I have read many turtorials and I understand all this about motion and shape tweening. But what i don't understand is how they are incorporated into a flash movie.
So to get me uncofused i would like someone to expalin to me just a few things tweening can do in a flash movie and if you had the time, lists some methods of = Making a man walk across the screen, moving his legs. how would i Do this? please help me. Thanks in advance.
General Cd Rom Query
i have just demo'd a cdrom project for a client and on taking home the demo he informs me that the sound is all jumpy on his boolsheet machine and images are a bit jumpy too.
I used a pretty high mp3 compression rate (112kbps) and full 100 jpeg rate. is this unadvisable and do people generally put advisory notices for machine spec on cdrom cases?
I'm an artist and animator not really a techy type (no offence) so i've never really crossed this hurdle before.
any advice?
cheers guys (and gals.)
General Preloader
Hi everyone,
I have a question regarding preloaders. My site is built in dreamweaver with a few .swf in my dreamweaver pages and I created myself a particular preloader for each flash file.
Actually, it looks like they work so far but what I would like to achieve is to create a general preloader (load all the site's swf files in advance before entering the site).
IS this possible? should I check something in dreamweaver?
This site is amazing, as a newebbie I got very cool things.
Thanks in advance,
LA
No One In General Help Has An Answer For Me
I want to scroll dynamic text
does anyone know why you can stick a scroll bar on a static text field and it works just fine but when its dynamic it wont work.
Is there more code to make this work.
I am using MX
Detection - General Help
please help me. I've created an all flash site.. now that it's got it's general format, I'm not so sure about it. I need a sure fire way to detect if the flash player is installed (I made the site using MX, and I'm fairly certain it needs the latest or nearly latest flash player to work) and if not to send it to an html site. (and not bother advising about downloading the player)
In addition, I'm considering looking for someone to consult with about this site. Although I'm not on an unlimited budget I'm in need of some advice for the overall site. I don't wish to subcontract the whole thing, just to get someone willing to help me along with advice. Where should I look for that?
General Help For Flash MX
Flash MX is causing me problems with my computer. I use a laptop to run MX... whenever I try to navigate to the desktop, in order to import an item, the program freezes and crashes. I've reinstalled it, but i don't know what to do?
General Questions...
Hi I have some questions:
Is it possible to visualize transparency in flash?
HOw many shapes can you put on top of each other?
How many movie-clips can I nest?
Can anyone help me answer these questions?
thnaks,
,ac
General Question
Does anybody have any good (and easy)flash 5 scrolling text box Tutorial links offhand? Preferably ones that have the option of also showing you how to load an external text file.
I've looked at quite a few, but I'm still having problems with ones I've used before. Thanks!
General Question
I'm new to flash and currently working on 2 flash books and cd turtoral. What is the best way to master flash. Also what other programs do I need to learn "html, xml, cold fusion, java script" and when should I start messing with them.
Any help is greatly appreciated,
Ns
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