Flash achor link tutorial Apr 20, 09, 8:49 p.m.

I referenced this tutorial to deep link to pages in a simple flash movie: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flas…

Here's my page http://www.sundayatnoon.com/test…

Clicking on any of the nav buttons works the way I want, but after that all the buttons on the following page (flash) are disabled.

What gives? Thanks in advance.

Flashvars? Apr 19, 09, 9:49 p.m.

I have a form page that has several buttons in a nav. I want any of those nav buttons to go to a specific frame of a flash movie. I'm a little familiar with flashvars, but how do I send the value from one html page to another page that has a flash movie in it?

I want this page: http://www.sundayatnoon.com/test…

to work with the flash on this page: http://www.sundayatnoon.com/test…

Thanks in advance.

Nameplatastic cargasms Apr 17, 09, 3:11 p.m.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pol…

Action Script 3 functions Apr 15, 09, 12:04 p.m.

I'm new to Actionscript 3 after years of AS2, which is like a blind man on the freeway thinking he might be able to see.

I'm trying to call a function. from a .as file and I'm stumped.

Here's my .as file script: package {
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.utils.Timer;
import flash.events.TimerEvent;
public class Counter {
public function Counter() {
// NO CLUE WHAT TO PUT HERE BUT MAKE THE NEXT FUNCTION WORK.
}
private function countNow():void {
trace("included");
}
}
}

and I want to call a function countNow() on the main timeline on a frame.

import Counter; is on frame 1 and my .as file is named Counter.as

Help? Thanks in advance.

Actionscript 3: Drag constraints Apr 9, 09, 1:34 p.m.

Is it possible to constrain a MOVIE CLIP (not sprite) to a specific area?

If this were as2, it would be draggableMovieClip_mc.startDrag... left, top, right, bottom);
where false means don't lockcenter and the other variables are previously set numbers.

I'm getting this error when I try to drag my movie clip: "ArgumentError: Error #1063: Argument count mismatch on flash.display::Sprite/startDrag... Expected 0, got 5.
at flv_test_fla::MainTimeline/start...

If you can't drag a movie clip. How do I make my movie clip a sprite?

Also, why did Adobe set me years behind in my scripting knowledge by overhauling the actionscript?

Flash AS3 netStream Q Apr 7, 09, 3 p.m.

I have this line
ns.play(movieURL, currentTime, theVideoDuration, false);

It works after the movie is paused, but starts at the beginning of the movie each time. I could paste more code, but I'm tracing real values for currentTime and theVideoDuration.

Why can't I get the movie to start at <currentTime> instead of the beginning of the movie?

Also, is there any reason I shouldn't use resume() instead of even bothering with play() ?

actionscript 2: control blur filter Apr 3, 09, 1:17 p.m.

Can anyone recommend a tutorial or example of a blur filter script that actually works.

Not getting anywhere with this one
http://www.adobetutorialz.com/ar…

AS2 Flash Forms Mar 26, 09, 7:30 p.m.

I'm having an impossible time getting one to work. Does anyone have a good tutorial or can point me in the right direction?

AS2: Selection.setFocus() Mar 26, 09, 5:41 p.m.

Is there any way to do this to a text field in a movie clip from the _root?

Seems like it has to be done in the same timeline.

http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/…

Creative Flash timelines Mar 26, 09, 8:39 a.m.

I'm looking for examples of timelines that have rollover information that will follow the mouse when you roll over a timeline. I remember seeing some on The New York Times, but I can't find any now.

Flash Movie Explorer Mar 18, 09, 8:24 p.m.

For some reason, the movie explorer in Flash CS3 has become a complete piece of crap. It seems to only check the immediate vicinity instead of the entire movie. I know there are variable names and functions that it isn't finding. Is there a fix, workaround or profanity that will help me get this to work the way it's supposed to?

Flash CS3, Mac, AS2.

I am hacked. Mar 13, 09, 11:05 a.m.

This is a possible reason.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_…

Anyone else hacked lately? You would know if you got a browser warning saying "Reported Attack Site! Attack sites try to install programs that ..."

My index.html page had about 2000 lines of garbled code in there.

If you've been hacked what did you do?

I cleaned up my index.html page and submitted my page to Google's webmaster's tools so they can (hopefully) lift the warning off my site.

Bat elephant Mar 3, 09, 6:55 p.m.

The correct Batman:
http://pictureisunrelated.com/20…

Hot Mar 3, 09, 2:01 p.m.

on so many levels

Illustrator type Mar 3, 09, 6:45 a.m.

What in God's name is wrong with it? I click on a line of type and more often than not it places the cursor in some invisible other dimension from the Twilight Zone, or it creates a new point type.

I'm running CS3 here at work, but it seems to be the case with the last several versions including CS4, which I have at home.

What gives?

Cinema 4D shadow problem Feb 25, 09, 4:25 p.m.

Any idea what is causing the ridiculous banding in the shading and shadows here:

Here's my source file. It's very simple:

http://www.talesfromthehead.com/…

Cinema 4D moving keyframes Feb 12, 09, 6:17 p.m.

C4D question of the day:
Is it possible to move a keyframe without affecting the placement of all keyframes on the same object after the keyframe I want to move?

If so, how? I can't find any documentation and all key modifiers won't work. Thanks in advance.

Cinema 4D particle emissions Feb 11, 09, 8:32 p.m.

In my latest inexplicable software issue, I cannot stop an emitter from showing particles in any way.

I can't do it by Stop Emission settings, end scale, visibility or by animating the texture of the particle items themselves.

Also, I cannot even see them in the editor. I know this isn't default behavior. I have them set to Visible in Editor and Renderer. The only way I can see them is if I render a frame or quicktime.

I will accept any method of getting them to stop, fade, shrink or die. I'm kind of desperate here. I only have until Friday.

If so inclined check my file.
http://www.talesfromthehead.com/…

Thanks in advance.

Hosting Feb 9, 09, 7:58 p.m.

I've got a small web site I need to host. It's going to be about 7 or 8 sections with some Flash videos — nothing fancy technically. I've been using Host Rocket for years and I'm happy with it. Does this sounds like a good deal? Anything I should be aware of?

http://www.hostrocket.com/resell…

Forgive my noobiness. Thanks in advance.

Wrath of Khan opera Feb 6, 09, 5:59 p.m.

Undeniably brilliant.

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