# flash

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## [loadMovie bug](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-bug/233473)

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**Author:** [@michaelus82](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/michaelus82)\
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**Last updated:** [July 24, 2007, 11:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-bug/233473 "2007-07-24T11:46:08Z")

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Hello all, can you help me with this problem? I have got a flash movie that has an object on stage called "holder" and actions holder.loadMovie("inner.swf",0); and i am trying to load this into the holder. impo…

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## [On frame X of MC1, Jump + ONE FRAME on MC2](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/on-frame-x-of-mc1-jump-one-frame-on-mc2/233471)

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**Author:** [@Edon\_Muhaxheri](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Edon_Muhaxheri)\
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**Last updated:** [July 24, 2007, 11:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/on-frame-x-of-mc1-jump-one-frame-on-mc2/233471 "2007-07-24T11:24:08Z")

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\[COLOR=black\]\[FONT=Arial\]Hi everyone,\[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=black\]\[FONT=Arial\]I would be very thankful if any of you would tell me how to do the following in Flash:\[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=black\]\[FONT=Arial\] \[/FONT\]\[/COLOR…

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## [As1 to As2 PLAYING ANY MC BACKWARDS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as1-to-as2-playing-any-mc-backwards/233470)

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**Author:** [@lewise](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lewise)\
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**Last updated:** [July 24, 2007, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as1-to-as2-playing-any-mc-backwards/233470 "2007-07-24T10:40:34Z")

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hi I got a code from ANDY FOULDS website. the code is in As1. what it does: plays a movieclip forward and backwards on any mouse event. THE CODE IS GIVEN 'AS IS' AND IS USED AT YOUR OWN RISK. FEEL TO FREE TO USE IT …

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## [Deleting an object from array](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/deleting-an-object-from-array/233469)

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**Author:** [@superpeppe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/superpeppe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2007, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/deleting-an-object-from-array/233469 "2007-07-24T10:37:24Z")

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Hi I am currently developing a game in AS3. The game has an array that contain all Movable objects, but during the game a Movable might die, so the question is how do i delete that array element? There is of course the…

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## [\[Flash8\]Transform Object Issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-transform-object-issue/233468)

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**Author:** [@donny](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/donny)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2007, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-transform-object-issue/233468 "2007-07-24T10:27:36Z")

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Hey all, I'm using the ColorTransform class in conjunction with Transform to change the colour of a movie clip. After applying this, it seems it's no longer possible to view anything attached to the movie clip regardl…

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## [\[Q\] dropTarget with Class extends MovieClip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/q-droptarget-with-class-extends-movieclip/233467)

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**Author:** [@manfree](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/manfree)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2007, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/q-droptarget-with-class-extends-movieclip/233467 "2007-07-24T10:10:56Z")

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Dear all, The following is a Class called 'Ball', just a drag and drop movie clip I would like to check that ... if the Ball has been dropped on/over the OBJECT1. But i don't know how to write it in a class The OB…

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## [Copying to exact position](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/copying-to-exact-position/233466)

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**Author:** [@Zahmet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zahmet)\
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**Last updated:** [July 24, 2007, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/copying-to-exact-position/233466 "2007-07-24T09:48:06Z")

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I have a problem when Im working with several buttons/movieclips often chained into eachother, and sometimes I want to take a button and copy it out to the main timeline or somewhere else. And even when I use ctrl+shift+…

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## [Show a multiple layer animation - stop and press a key to go somewhere else](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/show-a-multiple-layer-animation-stop-and-press-a-key-to-go-somewhere-else/233464)

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**Author:** [@Zomis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zomis)\
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**Last updated:** [July 24, 2007, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/show-a-multiple-layer-animation-stop-and-press-a-key-to-go-somewhere-else/233464 "2007-07-24T09:40:06Z")

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Hello everybody. I'm totally new at developing with Flash, I just started learning and developing yesterday. And so, I already encounter a problem (yeah yeah, I encountered a couple of problems already yesterday, but t…

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## [Preloading nightmare in IE 6 (external swfs)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-nightmare-in-ie-6-external-swfs/233463)

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**Author:** [@provdes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/provdes)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2007, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-nightmare-in-ie-6-external-swfs/233463 "2007-07-24T09:31:55Z")

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Just put together an online presentation with voice overs. The client requested complete control over the audio so I new it would be exported on the first frame of my movie. To get round this I used the preloading comp…

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## [Buttons inside MC's? (rollOver)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-inside-mcs-rollover/233462)

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**Author:** [@Lill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lill)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2007, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-inside-mcs-rollover/233462 "2007-07-24T08:49:28Z")

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Hello, My name is Lill. I know that there is an issue concerning a button inside a movie clip, if both the movie clip and button has a rollover function. Is it a way to make it work, nonetheless? Here is my swf so y…

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## [AS3 Tweening](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-tweening/233458)

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**Author:** [@Zahmet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zahmet)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2007, 8:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-tweening/233458 "2007-07-24T08:01:47Z")

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This might sound like a stupid question. But just how do I use AS3 tweening to get a normal movieclip to just get bigger? I basicly want to scale it up. myTween = new Tween(submenu\_mc, "alpha",Regular.easeOut,0,1,12,…

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## [How to tell if external swf file has finished playing?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-tell-if-external-swf-file-has-finished-playing/233457)

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**Author:** [@kt\_sc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kt_sc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2007, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-tell-if-external-swf-file-has-finished-playing/233457 "2007-07-24T06:55:43Z")

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I have an external swf file loaded in a MovieClip using 'loadMovie', is there a method that can tell me when the swf has finished playing? Because i would like to do something immediately after the swf has finished playi…

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## [Question about flyout menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-flyout-menu/233451)

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**Author:** [@MissPanda](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MissPanda)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2007, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-flyout-menu/233451 "2007-07-24T04:36:12Z")

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\[FONT=Arial\] S \[/FONT\]\[FONT=Arial\] o i have created a flyout menu from this tutorial and it works except when: you move right immediately after hovering over a button. Is this a bug? How do I fix i \[/FONT\] \[FON…

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## [as3 sound on click help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-sound-on-click-help/233450)

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**Author:** [@watrbro989](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/watrbro989)\
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**Last updated:** [July 24, 2007, 4:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-sound-on-click-help/233450 "2007-07-24T04:32:29Z")

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Im working on an intro page where you click the enter button and go to the main page. Does any one know the code to add sound. So far I have this to just get to the main page: stop() enter.addEventListener( MouseEven…

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## [Weird lines appearing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-lines-appearing/233446)

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**Author:** [@average\_joe\_me](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/average_joe_me)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2007, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-lines-appearing/233446 "2007-07-24T03:16:24Z")

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Hey everyone... I have a website that has a movie clip following my mouse around, and it works great when i test publish and ctrl-enter.. except when i actually export, there are some crazy lines appearing on the right s…

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## [Setting a global variable from within a function?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-a-global-variable-from-within-a-function/233445)

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**Author:** [@Head\_In\_A\_Pan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Head_In_A_Pan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2007, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-a-global-variable-from-within-a-function/233445 "2007-07-24T03:15:42Z")

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Hello! I thought the following was how I set a global variable from within a function, but I'm not getting a trace on it... So how do I set a global variable from within a function?! \[smile\] \_global.myVariable = t…

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## [New member in frustration(Flash MX 2004)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-member-in-frustration-flash-mx-2004/233439)

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**Author:** [@Rob\_Ryte](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rob_Ryte)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2007, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-member-in-frustration-flash-mx-2004/233439 "2007-07-24T00:54:25Z")

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\[FONT=Comic Sans MS\]I'm currently in school for GDA and web design/coding and I've recently started constructing my first flashsite.I ran with the theory that a interactive flashsite is cooler than a static header panel …

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## [FLV Player Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-player-help/233438)

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**Author:** [@vizun](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vizun)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2007, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-player-help/233438 "2007-07-24T00:29:45Z")

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Hello, i'm making a video player, and I'm having trouble getting the total time of the flv file. When i just test the movie, it gets and fires the metadata event and works, but whne i upload to my server and try it, it n…

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## [My first flash platform game](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-first-flash-platform-game/233433)

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**Author:** [@ipetronella](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ipetronella)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2007, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-first-flash-platform-game/233433 "2007-07-23T23:30:48Z")

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I'm making my first platform game based on this tutorial: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/platform\_game.htm My game: http://projects.vindicate.us/flashgame.html I've run into a couple of problems. First of a…

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## [Autoscroll problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/autoscroll-problem/233432)

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**Author:** [@Truz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Truz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2007, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/autoscroll-problem/233432 "2007-07-23T23:12:55Z")

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Hey there, I was looking for a way to make the thumbnail gallery auto scroll and I found it here in the forums the only problem is that for some reason everything works perfectly except when you click on a thumbnail, it …

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## [Have to double click to open new URL](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/have-to-double-click-to-open-new-url/233431)

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**Author:** [@titi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/titi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2007, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/have-to-double-click-to-open-new-url/233431 "2007-07-23T23:12:44Z")

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\[COLOR=darkred\]Hello guys, Here I come again with my issues.... \[image\] I have a button instance which is supposed to open a new URL in the same page when you click on it. But at the moment it only works when you double…

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## [A flash that creates JPEG?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-flash-that-creates-jpeg/233430)

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**Author:** [@Juhanthus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Juhanthus)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2007, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-flash-that-creates-jpeg/233430 "2007-07-23T23:11:55Z")

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Hey guys, Or more precisely, a flash application that export jpeg files. Can anybody tell is it possible to use flash to create an application that, it create jpeg files and allow the user to store the file into thei…

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## [(XML slideshow) Scaling problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-slideshow-scaling-problem/233427)

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**Author:** [@Vectar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Vectar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2007, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-slideshow-scaling-problem/233427 "2007-07-23T22:37:30Z")

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I am using the XML slideshow file from kirupa. http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/xml\_slideshow.htm I basically didn't change anything in the file yet, now i want to make the images be scaleable to the screen size. T…

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## [Load and Loadmovie don't work anymore?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-and-loadmovie-dont-work-anymore/233424)

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**Author:** [@yfwmagazine](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yfwmagazine)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2007, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-and-loadmovie-dont-work-anymore/233424 "2007-07-23T21:42:55Z")

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now that i know load and loadmovie don't work in AS3 how would I complete this AS command? container.\[COLOR=Red\]?\[/COLOR\]("loaded.swf"); :sen:

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## [BrowserBackground.as file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/browserbackground-as-file/233413)

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**Author:** [@yfwmagazine](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yfwmagazine)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2007, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/browserbackground-as-file/233413 "2007-07-23T20:02:04Z")

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I downloaded a file from the forums with the full browser image for AS3. For some reason if I add something else to the stage i'am unable to see if and the background image is always on top....has anyone else had this pr…

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## ["Download" button for dynamically loaded images](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download-button-for-dynamically-loaded-images/233412)

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**Author:** [@jularts](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jularts)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2007, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download-button-for-dynamically-loaded-images/233412 "2007-07-23T19:51:17Z")

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Hello, I am having trouble finding a script (is it a script?) for a "download button" for a Photo Gallery. The gallery is dynamically loaded onto the Flash document via an XML file. See this link for an example: https:…

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## [Read line by line From .txt File In AS 3.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/read-line-by-line-from-txt-file-in-as-3-0/233409)

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**Author:** [@icekube12jr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/icekube12jr)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/read-line-by-line-from-txt-file-in-as-3-0/233409 "2007-07-23T19:11:56Z")

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Hi, I'm wondering how I can read from a .txt file in actionscript 3.0. I'm used to Java where when I want to read from a file I would do something like this. Scanner scan = new Scanner(url.openStream()); String line…

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## [Giant BitmapData objects disappear?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/giant-bitmapdata-objects-disappear/233407)

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**Author:** [@Rezmason](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rezmason)\
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**Last updated:** [July 23, 2007, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/giant-bitmapdata-objects-disappear/233407 "2007-07-23T19:08:52Z")

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Hey, folks. I'm making a zooming system a la Google Maps, and the thing that's being zoomed is a Bitmap. And at a certain scale, the whole chalupa just vanishes. It reappears if I zoom out, but at a certain threshold, it…

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## [Making a movie clip go back](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-movie-clip-go-back/233406)

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**Author:** [@Quickasult](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Quickasult)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2007, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-movie-clip-go-back/233406 "2007-07-23T19:08:33Z")

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Hello, I am currently working on a presentation movie in flash 8 (using actionscript 1.0 though) with the following setup: Each frame is a 'slide' with certain content on it, sometimes text/graphics, sometimes movie clip…

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## [Paint Brush Effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/paint-brush-effect/233405)

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**Author:** [@briand5](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/briand5)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2007, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/paint-brush-effect/233405 "2007-07-23T18:55:15Z")

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Hi, I am working on a flash site which has large brushed paint strokes in the background and I am trying to animate these brush strokes when the page opens. My first idea was to just to make a mask and repeat a smaller …

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