Where can I find funny flash movies on the internet? I'm bored with homestarrunner, jibjab, threebrain, and I've exhausted sites like shockwave.com, ebaumsworld, newgrounds and campchaos. It's going to take more than a dancing banana to make me laugh. Who is producing the best stuff, and where is it?
posted by banished
on Jul 14, 2004 -
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I am developing a Flash-based website using
Miniml's free fonts. I understand that the fonts should be placed at integer positions, but what happens when they are nested inside MCs which themselves are not integer-postitioned? Do I need to place all my (many) levels of MCs sans decimal points?
posted by signal
on Jul 6, 2004 -
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Flash MX 2004 crashes on startup, suspect font issue, as the last thing the splash screen says is "initializing fonts". DreamWeaver, Fireworks and Freehand work fine,
I had been messing around with the fonts on my XP pro system lately, trying to get Extensis Suitcase working right, so I moved most of my fonts out of the windows/fonts folder (except the ones with a big red A, as suggested in suitcase's manual), but much wierdness ensued. A mess of 0 byte font files appeared in windows/fonts, which I managed to get rid of after removing windows/fonts special properties, and later restoring them. Have moved fonts back into windows/fonts, but Suitcase reports about 16 postscript fonts as "missing", but these same fonts don't show up either in windows/fonts, or under the font lists in The Font Thing or OT1 Font Manager. OT1 reports a "temp" font named "Sydnie" which doesn't show up anywhere else.
Have tried fixing registry, using OT1's tools and much else, to no avail. Have reinstalled Windows and Flash a number of times. Windows explorer is a little off, too, locks up, etc.
posted by signal
on Jun 28, 2004 -
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Any way to disable sound from Flash? I'm running Mozilla 1.3.1.
posted by punishinglemur
on Jun 27, 2004 -
3 answers
Actionscript: Is there any way for a SWF file to read the name and/or path of the XHTML file that loaded it?
posted by signal
on Jun 24, 2004 -
9 answers
I've got a Flash file banner, and an HTML equivalent, with the requirement that people without Flash don't get asked to install it and just get the HTML version...
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posted by holloway
on Jun 21, 2004 -
6 answers
How do I execute a string in flashMX2004?
say ive got the following code (simplified):
for(x=0;x<3 00;x++){br>
"mc"+x+".gotoAndPlay(10)"; // this is the string i want to execute
}
eval() does not do the trick
google doesn't help now can ask.metafilter?
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posted by FidelDonson
on Jun 16, 2004 -
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This is driving me crazy - how to code a Flash file so that the user can manipulate it and then save the manipulated version?
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posted by soyjoy
on Jun 13, 2004 -
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Why do Flash games/applications not work correctly on some computers? (more inside)
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posted by XQUZYPHYR
on May 29, 2004 -
4 answers
Looking to make some character-based cartoon animation in flash. What plugins, 3rd party apps, techniques, etc. have you used and would recommend? No dead tree literature, please, as I am far beyond the clutches of Amazon, and my local library is absolute crap.
posted by signal
on May 14, 2004 -
4 answers
Trying to find an appropriate model of one of those little USB flash drives.. [more]
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posted by ac
on Apr 22, 2004 -
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Vague request for a screensaver: I saw it being linked either at MeFi or at meepzorp or at some other cool blog, however: It was a b/w flash-animation that featured just all sorts of weird forms and figures shifting into each other in organic movements, occassionally a piece of colour dropping into the process. I really don't know how to describe better. There was also a screensaver file which I am looking for. I think the filename was something like "tubular" - or maybe not. I
said it was a vague request!
posted by zerofoks
on Apr 17, 2004 -
8 answers
For a radio piece I have to record, I'd like to get a digital recording device that I can hook up to a nice microphone -- something with Flash memory or a hard drive, rather than DAT or minidisc. Can someone recommend one? Some guy at Radio Shack suggested the iPod itself, but it doesn't seem to have a mic jack.
posted by inksyndicate
on Mar 31, 2004 -
15 answers
Can anyone suggest a way to remove extra whitespaces from a string that exists in a Flash variable? [more inside]
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posted by jpburns
on Mar 24, 2004 -
9 answers
Flash Actionscript issue: I have a flash menu, with a series of links dynamically assigned using
item.onRelease = function(link) {getURL(this.link);}; They work fine in flashplayer 7, but not at all in flashplayer 6. [a lot m.i.]
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posted by signal
on Mar 17, 2004 -
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I want to start a web design business focusing primarily on Flash design, but I need some tips on how to acquire clients. [More Inside]
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posted by banished
on Mar 16, 2004 -
6 answers
How can I get Flash to write data to an external file? Is really the only decent method to create a server-side solution which does the actual work? Either way, pointers to examples would be much appreciated.
posted by warhol
on Mar 11, 2004 -
11 answers
I was interested in making a flash animation that looks like an 8 bit nintendo game, and was wondering if there's an easy way to do 8 bit art?
posted by drezdn
on Feb 20, 2004 -
8 answers
I paid 25 cents at a Public Library Used Books-and-Stuff Sale for a CD-ROM of "Flash 2" with a registration card for "Flash 5 Upgrade". Am I in danger of doing something illegal, futile, or just flashy?
posted by wendell
on Feb 19, 2004 -
1 answer
Is there a generally-accepted (or your-office-accepted) term for the type of decorative Flash movie with photos that fade in and out and white or black lines that drift back and forth?
Here's an example (turn down your speakers) from a thread that was posted recently on MeFi. The genre seems to be ubiquitous enough to have its own moniker, but I don't want to lump it in under "Flashturbation" because the file sizes are typically small and it seems to be a reasonable if cliche way to present a series of images.
posted by planetkyoto
on Feb 9, 2004 -
2 answers
Inside, I've posted a question about computer programming, regarding organizing class libraries and packages -- and also regarding good programming practices.
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posted by grumblebee
on Feb 4, 2004 -
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Flash quandary: A previously defunct Flash project I left unfinished is coming back to life. This is good. What's bad is that I only have one .EXE file projector file, not the .FLA, not even a .SWF. Is there any way I can bring the .exe file into Flash so I can finish the project?
posted by signal
on Feb 3, 2004 -
4 answers
Has anybody ever tried the flash cards that are "designed" for cameras? They claim to have faster write speeds. I can't help thinking the bus would be a bigger bottleneck than the speed of the card, but I keep seeing them and can't tell if it's just marketing hype or if the extra spend is worth it.
posted by willnot
on Jan 31, 2004 -
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Does anyone have a good solution for copying files (say... image files) from a CDROM to a user's local disk using a Flash interface (and any appropriate add-on)? It should be cross-platform happy, and specifically able to be developed on the Mac.
posted by jpburns
on Jan 14, 2004 -
0 answers
why on earth will my safari not recognize flash files anymore? i just installed the trial version of flash mx 2004, and now suddenly it's as if i don't have a flash plugin. i'm on os 10.3, safari 1.1.1. any clue?
posted by onthestereo
on Jan 7, 2004 -
3 answers
I recently got a new Sony Vaio. Its great, except I didn't realize it didn't come with a floppy disk drive. So, what I'm looking for to replace it is a small USB drive (around 64-128 megs). I've seen a bunch online and at stores for sale, but anyone here personaly use them and know what a good brand is? I want one that hooks to a keychain and can take a good amount of abuse (I don't care about extra features like security- my main concern is will it break easily and be around for a good while). Any ideas?
posted by jmd82
on Dec 24, 2003 -
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