hi im new around here and to flash MX i have used the tutorial to make the flash MX fly across the screen thing… anyway how do i get this from my computer to my website? and once on my site do i just put it in the image tag-
< i m g s r c = " u r l " >
thanks
you need to publish your work as a swf file
if you press crtl enter (command return) it will automatically create a swf file where you saved your fla (so make sure you save your file first)
in dreamweaver use the insert flash button…
if you don’t have dreamweaver, or you don’t want to go that route you can in flash publish the file
file - publish settings (make sure that flash and html is selected)
file - publish (this will create a swf file and a html file… you can then edit the html file in notepad (simple text), or any html editor
ok, i have done what you said but what do i do now? and what tags do i put it in for HTML?
:trout: huh? not sure what you mean…
you created your file, but now you wan to publish it?
create file
file - save
file - publish settings (flash & html)
file - publish
go to the directory where you saved your fla file… you will see a swf file and html file with the same name
double click the html file… it should work fine… if your flash file does not show it could mean that you do not have the latest flash player installed…
you could try to publish your file as swf for flash player 5 (you can change that setting in the properties bar at the bottom, or in file - publish settings - flash)
ok i done that… now how do i get it on my site from there? i dont use dreamweaver i jus goto brinkster.com and type in HTML…
thanks
if you open your html file in notepad (simpletext) you will see in the body tag, something that looks like this:
<OBJECT classid=“clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000”
codebase=“http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0”
WIDTH=“550” HEIGHT=“400” id=“test” ALIGN="">
<PARAM NAME=movie VALUE=“test.swf”> <PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high> <PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#FFFFFF> <EMBED src=“test.swf” quality=high bgcolor=#FFFFFF WIDTH=“550” HEIGHT=“400” NAME=“test” ALIGN=""
TYPE=“application/x-shockwave-flash” PLUGINSPAGE=“http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer”></EMBED>
</OBJECT>
select all that text and copy it…
paste it into your page (somewhere between the <body> </body> tags.
you must upload the swf file as well… the code that you copy will tell html to look for that swf file, if you don’t upload the swf file people will not be able to view it
hope this helps
PS - don’t copy my code i gave on top… each swf you make has its own classid, so you need to copy the code from your html page that flash created for you when you published it
yea i see now… thanks mate its appreciated…
thanks
lets see if this works (hey, its 4am, i need to get to bed hehehe)
< O B J E C T c l a s s i d = " c l s i d : D 2 7 C D B 6 E - A E 6 D - 1 1 c f - 9 6 B 8 - 4 4 4 5 5 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 "
c o d e b a s e = " h t t p : / / d o w n l o a d . m a c r o m e d i a . c o m / p u b / s h o c k w a v e / c a b s / f l a s h / s w f l a s h . c a b # v e r s i o n = 6 , 0 , 0 , 0 "
W I D T H = " 5 5 0 " H E I G H T = " 4 0 0 " i d = " t e s t " A L I G N = " " >
< P A R A M N A M E = m o v i e V A L U E = " t e s t . s w f " > < P A R A M N A M E = q u a l i t y V A L U E = h i g h > < P A R A M N A M E = b g c o l o r V A L U E = # F F F F F F > < E M B E D s r c = " t e s t . s w f " q u a l i t y = h i g h b g c o l o r = # F F F F F F W I D T H = " 5 5 0 " H E I G H T = " 4 0 0 " N A M E = " t e s t " A L I G N = " "
T Y P E = " a p p l i c a t i o n / x - s h o c k w a v e - f l a s h " P L U G I N S P A G E = " h t t p : / / w w w . m a c r o m e d i a . c o m / g o / g e t f l a s h p l a y e r " > < / E M B E D >
< / O B J E C T >
:beam: glad i could help
i put this in the HTML -
<OBJECT classid=“clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000”
codebase=“http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0”
WIDTH=“300” HEIGHT=“200” id=“first” ALIGN="">
<PARAM NAME=movie VALUE=“first.swf”> <PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high> <PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#FFFF99> <EMBED src=“first.swf” quality=high bgcolor=#FFFF99 WIDTH=“300” HEIGHT=“200” NAME=“first” ALIGN=""
TYPE=“application/x-shockwave-flash” PLUGINSPAGE=“http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer”></EMBED>
</OBJECT>
saved it, tryed it and it was too slow and i got a “this page could not be viewed” im runnin 56k, so i asked a freind wit broadband and its slow to load for them to. i uploaded the file… im see this other site with a bigger flash and it still loads for me
if your swf file is too big you would need to add a preloader (loads of threads on this topic!!!) at least if people see a preloader they will know that something is happening and they might want to wait for it…
people tend to be impatient, so if they feel they wait too long for nothing you lose them… you can also get cool preloaders off the macromedia website under flash exchange… or try this one
ok i dloaded that, but when i open it it comes up wit tha preloader but how do i now get my own flash up after that has loaded… also how do i make my flash smaller…
it will load until it gets to 100% then it should (theoretically) go through and play your movie…
what did you do in your flash file? did you use lots of bitmap images? bitmaps will make the file size bigger. you could change the jpeg quality under your publish settings, but sometimes it just makes it all look crappy…
you need to think about these things before you start a flash project… the best lesson to learn is “planning, planning, planning!!!” in your planning phase you can eliminate all the problems that might crop up, such as size…
could you get the same effect with vector graphics, or must you use bitmaps?
hehehe, i’m working in the dark, coz i don’t know what you did and what it looks like. 
no its the same as the tutorial by kirupa on creating a basic flash animation… same size as well… when i uploaded it the size is-
25088
which tutorial? let me have a look?
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/basic_animation.htm
thats where it is at… and the flash at the top thats the one i have made
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