Webmaster Forum / Flash / Flash Site Design / January 2004

Ok - I am in some serious frustration with myself, and with flash. Many websites I visit have crystal clear bitmap animations which look stunning. Now, with this simple animation that I've created with my logo (which is bitmap) - I can't get it to render in the SWF file without ...

i have a start on a new interface http://home.fuse.net/jmdesign
i want suggestions on how YOU would finish the project.
i'm not trying to steal ideas or i am not out of original ideas. i am interested on how others would approach the interface.
i guess i am wanting ideas that are ...

I'm using the 2004pro component progress bar and i'm using it with the scrollpane inside my movie.  it works just fine except for the fact that after it's all loaded, it won't go away........
does anyone know a script to hide the progress bar after it's done loading?
here's the ...

I need sort of some personal help with some things. I cant figure out how to change single component colors such as the button. I wanna change all of the colors on buttons.  I want different border color, a different mouse over color on the border, a different click color in the ...

I made a short animation, (about 900k) and published as an html file and posted it on my site.  
But its slow.  then i tried a preloader.  Still no change.
Is there something im missing?
You can see what im talking about at http://www.braingrenade.com/inprogress_test2.html

Can Flash MX 2004  or/and Studio MX 2004  be install under Windows 98 ME?
Very important please
Thanks

hello and good morning!
I just was wondering if anyone knows how to end transitions.
You see I put together this graphic made up of four separate images on four separate layers.
I want all of the graphics to fade in at different times, but once they are done fading in I want them to ...

I can't find straight forward info on adding labels in my Flash movies. I left my text at work and am sick in bed with THE FLU and my laptop. All tutorials I find get into actionscript. I am a beginner and just want to organized my movies. When I try just adding a label layer and ...

Hi I'm very new, trying to do a very simple site for a coming attraction.  Here's my plan:
1.  Have two layers of content.  On the bottom layer, a small picture frame in the middle of the stage.  On the top layer, a pic enlarged a great deal so that one detail in the picture ...

can someone knowledgeable in mx 2004 pro please help me figure out how to make a button on an intro lead into the actual site? ive tried on RAC for a week now with no luck. i am going nuts....
thanks in advance...
marc

I believe I qualify for the student edition of Macromedia products, as I am a high school student. My question is, are there any limitations placed on the student editions aside from not using your site for a business? And would setting up a site donation page be acceptable?
Also, ...

Hey all-
Got a big problem. This is pretty much the shortest explanation. To begin, think of it as a music player.
I have a movie clip. In that are two buttons that control a PAUSE in the action and a PLAY. Also in this movie clip, I have another layer that contains music.
This is ...

I just finished developing peterlawrence.net - please let me know if you
find any bugs.
http://www.peterlawrence.net
Thanks,

I am making a flash website for my youth group although I have run into a little trouble. On the computer I created the site on it all nicely fits in iexplorer and you don't have to scroll around to look at it but I found that when I opened it on different computers it the flash ...

is there a way to make the links in a text field have a css equivalent of a:hover?