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how to play sound without being stored in temp

actionlearn — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:31:12 -0800

i need advice and directing
how can i use flash to play them only on site
without being downloaded to temporary inernet files?

I wase adviced to use flash media server
I saw the price of (Flash Media Streaming Server) it costs:US$995

is that what i need?

considering that the users may be alot

and if I purchased it ,and there is a site and room now available

is that ok and enough ?
or the streaming needs more costs?
I mean have I to pay only one time or there is other costs??
and can I learn rapidly how to deal with it?

sorry because I am a beginner and need that to much

on the other side
if I couldnt pay that price
how much of time is required from me to have a fair idea about the action script needed and how to deal with servers?

and from where you advice to begin?

also I like to ask about (Wowza Media Server) which is an alternative to FMS - some one told me that he found it to be quite good and it comes with lots of demo applications.

is that is as the same security as flash media server
and the files isnt stored in the temporary internet files?

sorry for that lot of questions and thank you]]>

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Panoramic View(left & right) - resolution problems

robert_777 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:05:42 -0800

like in the topic I have a problem with a panoramic view. Im trying to create a panoramic view that could be viewed in any size of the browser. Unfortunately, it dosent work as I would like to, especially, in higher resolutions. What I need to do is to change one value accordingly with a proper resolution. For instance:

if (Stage.width > 959 && Stage.width < 1300)
{
Myvalue = 2;

}

or

if (Stage.width > 1500)
{
Myvalue = 5;

}

My code looks like this:

code:


stop ();


var Myvalue: Number;
var dist;
var fraction;
var decel;
var halfWidth = Stage.width / 2;
var newposx = halfWidth;
var currposx;


//As you can see Im trying to change this line
value should depend on the resolution(different resolution different value)

var range = (_root.panorama_mc._width - Stage.width) / Myvalue;

var currtime;
var now;
var menutriggerdist = 150;
var menumaxscale = 300;
var menumultiplier = 1.500000E+000;



_root.onEnterFrame = function ()
{
    var _loc1 = _root;
    if (_loc1.borders_mc.hittest(_xmouse, _ymouse, true) == false)
    {
        distancex = _loc1.panorama_mc._x - newposx;
        _loc1.panorama_mc._x = _loc1.panorama_mc._x - distancex / decel;
        _loc1.onMouseMove = function ()
        {
            var _loc1 = _root;
            currtime = getTimer();
            dist = _loc1._xmouse - halfWidth;
            fraction = Math.abs(dist / halfWidth);
            decel = fraction * 15 + 5;
            if (dist < 0)
            {
                newposx = halfWidth + fraction * range;
            }
            else
            {
                newposx = halfWidth - fraction * range;
            } // end else if
            _loc1.currposx = _loc1.panorama_mc._x;
        };
        return;
    } // end if
    delete _loc1.onMouseMove;
    _loc1.panorama_mc.onEnterframe = function ()
    {
        var _loc2 = _root;
        now = getTimer();
        var _loc1 = 5;
        decel = 35;
        if (now > currtime + _loc1 * 1000)
        {
            distancex = _loc2.panorama_mc._x - halfWidth;
            _loc2.panorama_mc._x = _loc2.panorama_mc._x - distancex / decel;
        } // end if
    };
};

Ive tried to work it out, but I failed. Could somebody provide me with a working function or sth ?

TY in advance.]]>

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Superposition of Datagrid unwanted

fb1800 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:02 -0800

I am having a problem with the gotoAndStop function in my CS3 flash application.

I have 3 frame on my timeline (keyframes). I click on a button of the first frame and pass to the frame 2 by having a listener on the button doing : gotoAndStop(2,"Scene 1"). Frame 1 and Frame 2 contains both a different Datagrid (as a MovieClip)

I have a problem appearing here. The datagrid from frame1 is still displayed under (kind of background) the datagrid from frame2. They are kind of superposed. The datagrid is the only element from frame 1 having this behavior. The buttons and text area are not displayed, following the normal behavior.

Here is the part of my code doing that :

Buy.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, readyToBuy);
callServer();

function readyToBuy(e:Event):void{
gotoAndStop(2,"Scene 1");
}

I added a stop at the beginning of frame2 and it didnt change anything (logic i think).

Any help is more than welcomed. I dont understand this strange behavior.

Thanks in advance for any advice.]]>

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How to show all layers in timeline for a Flash template?

ecottage — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:07:18 -0800

Play, only those 13 layers are show in stage. When I test the movie, the template shows all images, pages, buttons, etc. How do I display all layers from the template in the timeline and stage? Thanks in advance.]]>

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onRelease issue on dynamically created clips

dilly — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:05:08 -0800

I have an instance of a movie clip and use it to dynamically generate 12 new clips. Each clip has an onRelease attached to it as a function. There is another clip on the stage (textholder) with a variable text field (cliptext) attached to it. What I want to do is change the contents of the variable text field depending on which dynamically generated clip the user clicks on. Code thus:

for (j=1; j<=12; j++) {
newclipname = "clip" + j;
duplicateMovieClip(_root.baseclip,newclipname,j);
_root[newclipname].onRelease = function() {
cliptext = hello world + j;
_root.textholder.cliptext.text = cliptext;
}
}

When playing the movie, all the clips are in place, I can click on each one and everything works, except the text that appears in _root.textholder.cliptext is _always_ hello world 13. Like I said Im sure this is my fault, looks like the function is resetting events - just my head is so filled with PHP and JS I cant get it around this one. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Mike]]>

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Putting in flash picture viewer where a 'Read More' page is

Blackbook — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:01:43 -0800

Basically, Im wanting to modify (designs/website_templates/xml_flash_site/template_number/26485/). Ive managed to figure out some things, and have changed the sites look quite well - however, Im trying to acheve what I consider to be impossible for my knowedlge/tinkering skills.

Where the Read More pages are displayed, Id like to create a new Read More design. Ive located the template layout in the fla (within the pages2 clip, frame 6, layer 7) but Im stumped as to how to create a new looking page, without replacing that one.

What Im ideally trying to achieve is the following;

Under the Home tab, there is a Works menu, where images are displayed and they link to # by default. Ive managed to link them up to ReadOnly3 (which I created with a simple copy/paste in the .xml) and that works brilliantly. But, Id like to as I say, link it to a job page, (with its own design). On that page, Id like to have a little bit of text and a scrolling picture slide show with details of the job.

Now, each of the images under the works menu, would need its own little page, with own text and slideshow.

I hope Im making sense. Heres a picture of what Im trying to achieve;

http://www.davidmaymedia.c0m/images/ideal.png (replace 0 with an o)

Im trying to think wether its easier just trying to make a new keyframe page the way the rest of the pages have been done, but I cant think of a way of linking that to an image. The html in the .xml isnt really helping.

code:

03. REEL
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code:

Anyway, I hope you can help me, or tell me someone who can

-Dave]]>

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volume button on / off

iescassa — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:30:15 -0800

I have tried to gain fader button common library, but I do not work.

Thank you very much in advance.]]>

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Turning a 'Read More' box, into a video showreel page.

Blackbook — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:26:38 -0800

Thanks]]>

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How to edit a flash template?

ecottage — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:05:31 -0800

Is there a training video or book to teach me to edit a flash template?
It seems that most videos/books only teach me to draw in flash in the early chapters. I need help with editing a web template.
I guess Im doing the Flash learning phase backwards, but I just want to tweak various templates & create my own web sites. Later, Ill learn how to make shapes and color in those shapes.
Thank you!]]>

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balloon shooter game tutorial needed

Rika — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:17:21 -0800

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