# Snow Tutorial

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snow-tutorial/116943>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 22, 2004, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snow-tutorial/116943 "2004-07-22T18:15:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![crazy123321](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@crazy123321](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/crazy123321)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snow-tutorial/116943/1 "2004-07-22T18:15:23Z")

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Hey, i just got Flash MX and i am new to this forum… I was going to do the Snow tutorial but i was wondering if i could put that on a signature… if i am able to put it on a signature do i make the sig first then add the snow? or make the snow first and then somehow add it to the sig… any help would be greatly appreciated thx :thumb:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snow-tutorial/116943/2 "2004-07-22T18:30:06Z")

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you make the snow in a flash movie, upload it to the internet, and put it on your sig.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snow-tutorial/116943/3 "2004-07-22T18:42:10Z")

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so i just make the sig, and make the snow seperatly and then upload them both to a site or sumthing and then? lol im cluelesss

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snow-tutorial/116943/4 "2004-07-22T18:43:20Z")

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dude, come on. have you ever even used flash? follow the tutorial! you can embed swfs in this forum

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snow-tutorial/116943/5 "2004-07-22T18:51:15Z")

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[size=2][font=Arial]Create a new document. Set the width and height of your movie to be 300 by 200. Set your frame rate to 25, is what it says in the tutorial. I need the sig to be 450 - 75 so do I create the snow thing the size it tells me or the size of the sig?

and how do i embed a .swf?  
[/font][/size]

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snow-tutorial/116943/6 "2004-07-22T18:54:16Z")

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onClipEvent (load) {  
//variables  
width = 300;  
height = 200;

change those 2 numbers to the width and height of your movie.

check the vbcode manual.

have you used flash? this isn’t a terribly difficult problem…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snow-tutorial/116943/7 "2004-07-22T18:55:03Z")

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no i havnt used flash so to me it is a terribly difficult problem ☹ thanks for your time

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snow-tutorial/116943/8 "2004-07-22T18:55:21Z")

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better yet… read **all** of this: [click](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/snow.htm)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snow-tutorial/116943/9 "2004-07-22T18:58:53Z")

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whats the difference between that snow and [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/snow.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/snow.htm)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snow-tutorial/116943/10 "2004-07-22T19:01:34Z")

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the one i said has a better explanation. read it before you ask me again.

all of it.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snow-tutorial/116943/11 "2004-07-22T19:03:16Z")

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nvm figured out my problem 😃 reading it now

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snow-tutorial/116943/12 "2004-07-22T19:15:46Z")

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ok im done reading it, lol

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snow-tutorial/116943/13 "2004-07-22T19:17:43Z")

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now you know what to do.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snow-tutorial/116943/14 "2004-07-22T19:18:56Z")

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yep except i cant find which movie clip to click on this step ? Now, let’s add some code to create falling snow. Right click on the movie clip and select Actions.

there isnt a dialogue box for me to put the code in …

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snow-tutorial/116943/15 "2004-07-22T19:22:44Z")

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…uh, the little white circle…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snow-tutorial/116943/16 "2004-07-22T19:25:09Z")

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gr this is frustrating me… which little white circle, the snowflake i made?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snow-tutorial/116943/17 "2004-07-22T19:26:42Z")

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ok, dude, attach your fla.

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**Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snow-tutorial/116943/18 "2004-07-22T19:28:07Z")

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ok 1 sec

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**Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snow-tutorial/116943/19 "2004-07-22T19:29:36Z")

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the file… omg, you don’t know what a fla is?

hit save, choose desktop, save it as snow. then choose attach file on this forum and choose snow.

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**Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snow-tutorial/116943/20 "2004-07-22T19:30:26Z")

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