# flash

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## [Question about how a mask is created](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-how-a-mask-is-created/229184)

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**Author:** [@Ebreezesoccer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ebreezesoccer)\
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**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-how-a-mask-is-created/229184 "2007-06-14T18:42:40Z")

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I was wondering if anyone new how to do this horse mask. I have no idea how they did the word mask. If anyone can help please let me know. I found this flash document in a free download site and have attached the file.

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## [FLVPlayback component and AS scripting](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvplayback-component-and-as-scripting/229183)

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**Author:** [@jeanmichel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jeanmichel)\
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**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvplayback-component-and-as-scripting/229183 "2007-06-14T18:38:04Z")

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Hi, I'm having troubles trying to make an instance of the FLVPlayback component plays dynamically some flvs referenced in a xml file. so i have my xml file called "flvNamesX.xml" in which all the flvs on my server ar…

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## [Image scroller problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-scroller-problem/229182)

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**Author:** [@nress](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nress)\
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**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-scroller-problem/229182 "2007-06-14T18:37:05Z")

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I am doing updates to a site that has an image scroller. The scroller worked fine until i added some more images to it and now some of the images are all distored. Here is the swf file to see exactly what im talking a…

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## [Kirupa XML PhotoGallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-xml-photogallery/229181)

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**Author:** [@IainTKD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IainTKD)\
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**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-xml-photogallery/229181 "2007-06-14T18:32:26Z")

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Hi, I've followed the tutorial for this smart little gallery and all went well, hit control enter and there was the little gallery text and images showing nicely. Exported the movie into my iis directory opened up dr…

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## [Can't use email form when placed in movie clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-use-email-form-when-placed-in-movie-clip/229177)

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**Author:** [@diggs](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/diggs)\
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**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-use-email-form-when-placed-in-movie-clip/229177 "2007-06-14T17:48:20Z")

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I completed the tutorial on this site for the 'Flash Based Email Form Using PHP'. It works fine until I embed it in a movie clip, upon which time I can no longer click in any of the input fields or on the Submit button.…

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## [Library Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/library-question/229169)

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**Author:** [@nvidia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nvidia)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/library-question/229169 "2007-06-14T16:32:44Z")

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Hi guys i have just started learning flash so i am pretty new to this. What i woud like to ask you guys is if i create flash document called First.fla and create a black circle as a button say, add it to my library calle…

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## [\_parent, \_root or something else?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-parent--root-or-something-else/229167)

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**Author:** [@marito](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/marito)\
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**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-parent--root-or-something-else/229167 "2007-06-14T16:23:31Z")

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I used the tutorial on Kirupa on loading external swf's. Before writing here I tried to find an answer in the forums, but no luck so here I go. Files: http://www.mydatabus.com/public/daniela/Archive2.zip If you look …

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## [Variable Object Referencing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-object-referencing/229166)

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**Author:** [@malahverdian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/malahverdian)\
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**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-object-referencing/229166 "2007-06-14T16:23:18Z")

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Hello, I just stumbled across your forums today looking for an answer to my question on Google. I am in no way very knowledgable with ActionScript, so this might be very simple and I am looking in all of the wrong plac…

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## [Easing tutorial. Why isn't it working?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easing-tutorial-why-isnt-it-working/229163)

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**Author:** [@AgentOrange](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AgentOrange)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easing-tutorial-why-isnt-it-working/229163 "2007-06-14T16:11:08Z")

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Hi all, I don't know if I'm doing something fundamentally wrong here but I'm working my way through the Kirupa easing tutorial and NONE of the provided code seems to work! I'm copying and pasting it in to a test FLA and …

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## [Data Grid - addItemAt() - columns have independent indexes?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/data-grid-additemat-columns-have-independent-indexes/229157)

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**Author:** [@waffe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/waffe)\
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**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/data-grid-additemat-columns-have-independent-indexes/229157 "2007-06-14T14:41:16Z")

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Hi, I am using a data grid component in flash AS3 and I am adding content to it with the addItemAt() method. It works but not as I would like it to. When I add text to column 0 index 0 of the data grid, the text is p…

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## [\[How-to\] Check if a key/value pair exists in Object](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-check-if-a-key-value-pair-exists-in-object/229156)

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**Author:** [@famffc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/famffc)\
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**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-check-if-a-key-value-pair-exists-in-object/229156 "2007-06-14T14:35:41Z")

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For beginners, sometimes an easy thing is the hardest thing to look for in tutorials/documentation. They're just too simple that most documentation will not cover it, or searching on google will give you bunch of rubbish…

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## [Flash Gallery + Slideshow (i need help!)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-gallery-slideshow-i-need-help/229153)

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**Author:** [@Liam\_reign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Liam_reign)\
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**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-gallery-slideshow-i-need-help/229153 "2007-06-14T14:15:59Z")

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Hi there, i have just recently taken up flash and i am creating a gallery with thumbnail slide show. i have been following a tutorial but have hit a dead end, i have followed it thru three times and i cant seem to get my…

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## [Tween class tutorial](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-class-tutorial/229149)

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**Author:** [@AgentOrange](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AgentOrange)\
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**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-class-tutorial/229149 "2007-06-14T13:35:17Z")

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Hi all, I've been working through the tween class tutorial and I can't work something out. I may be being stoopid but what do the three values at the end of the third line refer to? var xScaleT:Tween = new Tween(star, …

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## [Real Video in flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/real-video-in-flash/229145)

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**Author:** [@Tivo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tivo)\
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**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/real-video-in-flash/229145 "2007-06-14T13:11:21Z")

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\[COLOR=Black\]\[FONT=Arial\]Hi, I would like to know how can i create real live videos like this web site http://www.msdewey.com/ in flash thanks \[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\]

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## [Stopping a currently playing sound?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-a-currently-playing-sound/229143)

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**Author:** [@jderosa3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jderosa3)\
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**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-a-currently-playing-sound/229143 "2007-06-14T12:28:26Z")

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I will try to make this quick and painless and hopefully someone knows a solutions... I am making a kiosk based on another designers layout where I work... I am not going to get in the details, but the work seems sort …

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## [Simple referencing problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-referencing-problem/229137)

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**Author:** [@sean1983uk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sean1983uk)\
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**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-referencing-problem/229137 "2007-06-14T11:43:01Z")

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Having a problem getting data to display in my dynamic text fields. have a movieclip and onRollOver it laods a movie clip to the stage which has the dynamic text fields in it. but at the moment it just displays: \_leve…

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## [Queue up loading](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/queue-up-loading/229136)

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**Author:** [@sceneshift](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sceneshift)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/queue-up-loading/229136 "2007-06-14T11:30:41Z")

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Actionscript 3 is really cool, slowly but surely I am rewriting all my old scripts. One issue I have at the moment is writing a simple loader queue class. I want my code load jpgs from a folder (which it does fine) one…

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## [Key.isDown?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-isdown/229133)

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**Author:** [@Takashy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Takashy)\
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**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-isdown/229133 "2007-06-14T10:18:30Z")

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this time I got a little problem with teh key.isdown stuff... Basically I want to make a key that goes to another frame.. for example, when I press space... Thers my code... if (Key.isDown(32)) { gotoAndStop(2); …

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## [Random image gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-image-gallery/229131)

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**Author:** [@jamna](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jamna)\
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**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-image-gallery/229131 "2007-06-14T10:14:30Z")

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Hello All, I want to create a swf which contains this type of action script which can change images on every referesh and these images should come from an XML file . Thanks to all.

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## [AS3 Help Needed](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-help-needed/229126)

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**Author:** [@phenom5886](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/phenom5886)\
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**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-help-needed/229126 "2007-06-14T10:02:28Z")

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Hi all! Im new to actionscript 3 and have been set a task that im trying to figure out, which is probably pretty simple for someone who knows what their doing! I need to have a flash movie that has 4 coloured circles…

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## [Multiple text columns. How?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-text-columns-how/229125)

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**Author:** [@fr\_ode](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fr_ode)\
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**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-text-columns-how/229125 "2007-06-14T09:53:59Z")

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How do I go about making a flash site with, let's say, three text columns? The text has to flow from one column to the next automatically. Is there some way to detect when a textfield is full, and exactly how much of …

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## [\[help! as2\] how to access movie clips' \_y inside a movie clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-as2-how-to-access-movie-clips--y-inside-a-movie-clip/229120)

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**Author:** [@mentega](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mentega)\
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**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-as2-how-to-access-movie-clips--y-inside-a-movie-clip/229120 "2007-06-14T08:33:16Z")

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i got a school flash project where i need to access the \_y properties of many movie clips buttons that set with name like sel 1 sel2 sel 3 and so on the problem is i have 2 sets of those, one on the main timeline which…

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## [Is it possible to add other Attributes to XML Loaded Links?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-possible-to-add-other-attributes-to-xml-loaded-links/229112)

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**Author:** [@Indecisive](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Indecisive)\
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**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 7:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-possible-to-add-other-attributes-to-xml-loaded-links/229112 "2007-06-14T07:02:20Z")

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I was wondering if there is someway to add attributes to a link in Flash such as the name=" " attribute, rel=" " attribute or title=" " attribute. All I know is the target attribute but I really need to add others... c…

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## [\[FLASH8 AS\] xml or php](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-as-xml-or-php/229108)

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**Author:** [@MoonFlower](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MoonFlower)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-as-xml-or-php/229108 "2007-06-14T06:47:51Z")

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hi there, this is going to sound really stupid...:h: what's best? using xml to load dynamic content into flash or to connect directly to a php script (if that's possible). so is it (a): database \> php \> xml \> flas…

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## [AS3 migration?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-migration/229105)

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**Author:** [@waynebrady](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/waynebrady)\
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**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 5:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-migration/229105 "2007-06-14T05:58:19Z")

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Hi, Anyone have any pointers on where I can go to just get a general read up of how to migrate my AS2 code to AS3? thanks in advance!

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## [Pong source files?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pong-source-files/229103)

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**Author:** [@waynebrady](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/waynebrady)\
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**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pong-source-files/229103 "2007-06-14T05:54:54Z")

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Hello all, I want to implement a quick game into my web site. Does anyone have some good ol' source code I can look at or links? TIA!!

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## [Flexible Navigation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flexible-navigation/229093)

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**Author:** [@marito](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/marito)\
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**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 3:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flexible-navigation/229093 "2007-06-14T03:19:52Z")

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Hi! I am designing this site to a friend and I need some help with the navigation of the portfolio page. I have multiple thumbs and when clicked I want the present portfolio piece displayed on the scene make an outr…

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## [Neon Flickering light effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/neon-flickering-light-effect/229088)

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**Author:** [@dolphin\_m70](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dolphin_m70)\
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**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/neon-flickering-light-effect/229088 "2007-06-14T00:35:18Z")

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hi I would like to request a tutorial on Neon flickering text effect. thx \[image\]

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## [Tween help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-help/229086)

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**Author:** [@theonlycarmire](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theonlycarmire)\
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**Last updated:** [June 13, 2007, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-help/229086 "2007-06-13T23:56:43Z")

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I wrote down the very first word for this thread and realized that I was forgetting one simple fact, so I will account this story for you anyway in hopes that someone will not make this mistake again. In AS 2.0, you we…

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## [URGENT: "Face in a Hole" Flash, DHTML, or other](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-face-in-a-hole-flash-dhtml-or-other/229085)

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**Author:** [@53effie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/53effie)\
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**Last updated:** [June 13, 2007, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-face-in-a-hole-flash-dhtml-or-other/229085 "2007-06-13T23:49:51Z")

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Hi Folks, I have been asked to create an element for a web site that would allow the user to upload a picture of him/her self, then scale and position the picture such that his/her face appears in a hole cut out of a f…

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