# flash

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## [How to change flash size](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-change-flash-size/286003)

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**Author:** [@quykhoa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/quykhoa)\
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**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-change-flash-size/286003 "2009-04-08T17:44:30Z")

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Hi, I have a flash file with the stage size 800x600 Now I change the stage size to 1024x768 but all the constant ( movie clip, images, buttons..) do not fit with the new stage size. There are any way to do it. Th…

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## [Strange fragments on stage after tween](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/strange-fragments-on-stage-after-tween/286000)

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**Author:** [@Garfty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Garfty)\
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**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/strange-fragments-on-stage-after-tween/286000 "2009-04-08T16:47:15Z")

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Hi all, I'm currently working on a project involving a circle animating clockwise and anti-clockwise, there is a mask covering the circle and animating in over 40 frames ( 10 frames for each quater ) However when th…

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## [Tutorial about flash webside development?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tutorial-about-flash-webside-development/285999)

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**Author:** [@Stratboy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Stratboy)\
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**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tutorial-about-flash-webside-development/285999 "2009-04-08T16:27:38Z")

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Hi! I'm a quite experieced as3 programmer, but I'd like to read some good tutorial about general website development best practices with flash/AS3, just to here some other voices... Did anyone found some tut around on …

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## [Tween a specific target in array - please help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-a-specific-target-in-array-please-help/285996)

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**Author:** [@booglebop](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/booglebop)\
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**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-a-specific-target-in-array-please-help/285996 "2009-04-08T16:15:43Z")

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i have a series of MCs, all of which at one time or another obtain mouse focus and do stuff. i would like to add a drop shadow effect to each when it gains focus. since the effect will be the same, instead of having to d…

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## [HTML into MC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-into-mc/285995)

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**Author:** [@adstudio3d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adstudio3d)\
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**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-into-mc/285995 "2009-04-08T16:13:37Z")

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I am trying to find out how I can load an HTML page or http address into a movie clip or .txt field... I'm not looking to just load text but a full page with images/text/tables or divs. I know it's possible, I did this…

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## [Need help in customizing/skinning components](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-in-customizing-skinning-components/285994)

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**Author:** [@johnlouis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/johnlouis)\
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**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-in-customizing-skinning-components/285994 "2009-04-08T16:10:27Z")

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strange that there isn't a Flex forum, don't know where to post this.. I'm just starting out with Flex, and I want to customize a component (a HSlider) to have a gradient colored background that I can dynamically chan…

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## [X and Y position of Externally loaded and resized SWF?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/x-and-y-position-of-externally-loaded-and-resized-swf/285993)

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**Author:** [@artriste](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/artriste)\
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**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/x-and-y-position-of-externally-loaded-and-resized-swf/285993 "2009-04-08T15:49:53Z")

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Hi, My flash project is resizeable. I'm loading SWF files on the main stage. I need the X Y coordinates of an elements from the external SWF The problem is that even though the loaded SWF resizes on browser resize, …

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## [movieMaterial.movieTransparent = !?!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moviematerial-movietransparent/285991)

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**Author:** [@dbdvd7](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dbdvd7)\
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**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moviematerial-movietransparent/285991 "2009-04-08T15:23:01Z")

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I've been messing around with this for a while, I can set the transparency of a movieMaterial (in PV3D) when instantiated(i.e. new MovieMaterial(asset:\*, transparent = true); But for the sake of optimizing my FLV, I nee…

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## [PREV and NEXT buttons ; 3.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/prev-and-next-buttons-3-0/285984)

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**Author:** [@xPINKMERCEDESx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xPINKMERCEDESx)\
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**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/prev-and-next-buttons-3-0/285984 "2009-04-08T14:06:40Z")

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Hello guys. I ran into another wall, and it's just my inexperience. I'm getting experience by the day and by the project. Here's my problem. I'm trying to build a simple photo gallery with Next and Previous buttons wit…

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## [Why should I use "get"/"set" functions?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-should-i-use-get-set-functions/285983)

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**Author:** [@Alpha\_Remex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alpha_Remex)\
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**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-should-i-use-get-set-functions/285983 "2009-04-08T14:00:23Z")

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So I have been programming for two years and I have been using AS3 for about 5 months. I'm ready to start making my code a bit more sophisticated, so I've been getting into things like composition and design patterns. …

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## [OLD FONT ISSUE , no solution yet?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/old-font-issue-no-solution-yet/285981)

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**Author:** [@energy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/energy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/old-font-issue-no-solution-yet/285981 "2009-04-08T13:24:50Z")

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Hey Guys, Is there any solution to dynamic fonts yet. I have tried to write classes and followed so much stuff on various blogs but none of them is working! \[frowning\] For example, i'm using a font(which is not ins…

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## [Flash CS3 Video Components](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs3-video-components/285979)

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**Author:** [@haagel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/haagel)\
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**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs3-video-components/285979 "2009-04-08T13:23:58Z")

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\[FONT=Calibri\]I'm trying to build my own video player in Flash (CS3). I thought it would be convenient to use the components that are already available in Flash (the ones used in FLVPlayback, i.e. "PlayButton", "Seekbar"…

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## [Scroll Wheel in Fire Fox and Safari](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroll-wheel-in-fire-fox-and-safari/285978)

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**Author:** [@byparadigm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/byparadigm)\
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**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroll-wheel-in-fire-fox-and-safari/285978 "2009-04-08T13:12:45Z")

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I've searched and searched on this but with no exact answer. I have a script for scroll wheel support (which I shamefully purchased due to time constraints) but it only works in Internet Explorer. Can some one kindly loo…

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## [Lost properties with MC on timeline](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lost-properties-with-mc-on-timeline/285976)

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**Author:** [@Un4GivN\_X](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Un4GivN_X)\
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**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lost-properties-with-mc-on-timeline/285976 "2009-04-08T12:58:32Z")

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Hi ! I got a strange bug here. Inside a main MC, I added 2 keyframes. On each, I added an empty movieClip with the SAME name "texture" and from the same lib instance. On the first, .y = 10 + dispatchEvent(new Event("re…

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## [Passing Arguments to Php Function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-arguments-to-php-function/285971)

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**Author:** [@unkempt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/unkempt)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-arguments-to-php-function/285971 "2009-04-08T12:03:24Z")

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Hi - i have been playing with Zend and ran into a problem... Sorry for my lack of php knowledege... In my database i have a field called "live", and i only want to grab entries in a table that have "live" set to "1" …

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## [Pass a tween to a loader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pass-a-tween-to-a-loader/285969)

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**Author:** [@djburner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/djburner)\
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**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pass-a-tween-to-a-loader/285969 "2009-04-08T11:10:14Z")

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Hi guys, I've got a problem loading a Swf with a particular tween. I’ve got a jukebox in an external Swf, I've called a Loader and then add a child with a function, but I don’t want that that swf just appears, I want a s…

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## [Adding a bitmap from library](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-bitmap-from-library/285966)

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**Author:** [@RossKidd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RossKidd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 9:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-bitmap-from-library/285966 "2009-04-08T09:35:06Z")

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Hi, I have a bitmap in the library that is exported for actionscript (pricingQuote) var testy:Bitmap= new pricingQuote(100, 100); addChild(testy); without the two variabes I get Argument count mismatch on pricingQ…

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## [Beginner banner](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/beginner-banner/285965)

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**Author:** [@jorgeng](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jorgeng)\
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**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/beginner-banner/285965 "2009-04-08T09:28:00Z")

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Hello. I have tried for a while to do a flash banner but i am stuck. I have cs4 flash installed. I want to have a banner like this one on top: http://www.autostock.se/?stat=1 My question is how to design this banne…

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## [Flash Chat Application using XML Socket Class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-chat-application-using-xml-socket-class/285962)

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**Author:** [@rjoshicool2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rjoshicool2)\
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**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 8:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-chat-application-using-xml-socket-class/285962 "2009-04-08T08:02:12Z")

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Hi, Can anyone suggest me some tutorial or example to build a chat application in Flash/Flex and Actionscript using XML Socket class.

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## [Distance between nested movieclips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/distance-between-nested-movieclips/285961)

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**Author:** [@darnpunk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/darnpunk)\
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**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/distance-between-nested-movieclips/285961 "2009-04-08T08:00:39Z")

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Hi, Is it possible to find the distance between two nested movieclips just by referencing their parents? For example, I have two movieclips mc1 and mc2. In mc2, there is another movieclip called mc2child1. Since mc1 …

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## [How to create that animation in actionscript?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-that-animation-in-actionscript/285957)

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**Author:** [@banu\_iliuta](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/banu_iliuta)\
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**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 6:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-that-animation-in-actionscript/285957 "2009-04-08T06:58:35Z")

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I want to know how to create a script in action animation as eg: a layer in first keyframe in a transparent movieclip with 0 and keyframe in the 10 to reach 100 transparent (opaque).

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## [AS3 Centralized Preloader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-centralized-preloader/285956)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Knight](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Michael_Knight)\
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**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 6:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-centralized-preloader/285956 "2009-04-08T06:54:49Z")

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Hi guys, im still new in AS3 and gradually making a transition from AS2 to AS3. I have a question if you guys can help me, just want to ask on what's the best approach in doing a centralized preloader. This is what I sua…

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## [Preventing mask from becoming part of the MC?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preventing-mask-from-becoming-part-of-the-mc/285951)

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**Author:** [@realdoyle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/realdoyle)\
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**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preventing-mask-from-becoming-part-of-the-mc/285951 "2009-04-08T05:04:54Z")

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I have a movie clip with one word of text and mask that slides in to change the color of the text when moused-over. I also have an "actions" layer with the roll over code (posted below). As you can tell I am making a sim…

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## [Removing Movie Clips that have Loaders](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-movie-clips-that-have-loaders/285950)

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**Author:** [@bong3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bong3)\
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**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 4:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-movie-clips-that-have-loaders/285950 "2009-04-08T04:48:30Z")

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Hello, I'm fairly new to Actionscript 3 (or any AS for that matter). I have 3 buttons layed out in my design (more to come ultimately). Once you click on any of these buttons, they will add their corresponding movie cl…

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## [Nested movie clips problem - The mc won't disappear from the stage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nested-movie-clips-problem-the-mc-wont-disappear-from-the-stage/285947)

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**Author:** [@mperra](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mperra)\
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**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nested-movie-clips-problem-the-mc-wont-disappear-from-the-stage/285947 "2009-04-08T02:49:55Z")

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Hi there, I can't figure out why this is happening. I'm sure I need to add some AS (I'm using AS2 here) somewhere, but I don't know what and where. This is the website I'm working on, www.matteoperra.com/gm when you go t…

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## [Question on this REALLY COOL SITE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-on-this-really-cool-site/285944)

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**Author:** [@SamuraiBoi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SamuraiBoi)\
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**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-on-this-really-cool-site/285944 "2009-04-08T02:24:20Z")

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Hello! \[smile\] I found this really cool website and desperately want to know how this person animated the mouse trail in the very beginning ("click"). http://www.mac-design.org/macdesign.html I looked around a bunch…

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## [Capturing SWF screen and saving a JPG to send it by email](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/capturing-swf-screen-and-saving-a-jpg-to-send-it-by-email/285940)

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**Author:** [@CayoHueso](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CayoHueso)\
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**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/capturing-swf-screen-and-saving-a-jpg-to-send-it-by-email/285940 "2009-04-08T01:08:48Z")

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Hi all, Could anyone please help me? I am trying to create a Flash movie that allows me to click a button and capture a specific moment in the movie, convert it to a JPG and send it by email. Thanks, CH

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## [Custom Component Variable Size(s)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-component-variable-size-s/285939)

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**Author:** [@dColumbus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dColumbus)\
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**Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-component-variable-size-s/285939 "2009-04-08T00:41:10Z")

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Something I've always wanted to do was creating a custom component in Flash but have specific parts of the component size appropriately based on, say, the video size. For example: tv.adobe.com - go there and watch a …

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## [SoundEvents](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/soundevents/285935)

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**Author:** [@waverider303](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/waverider303)\
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**Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/soundevents/285935 "2009-04-07T22:26:04Z")

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I want to add a music player to a couple pages on my site. I want flash to also recognize if the page didnt find a sound file and hide the player. Is there an Event for sound that can find out if a sound was loaded?

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## [Communicate Between Flash Movies](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/communicate-between-flash-movies/285929)

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**Author:** [@aruti](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aruti)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/communicate-between-flash-movies/285929 "2009-04-07T21:35:29Z")

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Hi, I want to communicate between flash movies on two different machines. Is this possible? Maybe with Flex? Also, can you open a windows command prompt with flash and send it commands? Thanks Brian

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