Flash CS3 bringing tears to my eyes...

Hi there,
Please check this screen cap of a "corrupted" Flash CS3 swf :
http://www.fairtraderugs.com/corrupted_swf.png
Can anyone tell me why I'm getting these horrible white
"gaps" appearing in the published SWF(image on the right), but NOT
in the original FLA (image on the left). And perhaps more
importantly is there anything I can do about this corruption?
I had assumed it was something to do with cubic to quadratic
bezier conversion during the import from AI CS3, but I assume as
the Flash IDE can render it correctly this cannot be the cause of
the problem?
Many thanks for your thoughts,
Rich

How is the AI file setup (layers)?
I have seen this before in very rare situations and I know
there's a way to fix it - I am betting
the original image is very small right? If so - scale it up
large - really large - before importing
into Flash. Feel free to send me your Ai file:
chris AT mudbubble DOT com
Chris Georgenes / mudbubble.com / keyframer.com / Adobe
Community Expert
Ensadragon wrote:
> Thanks for your thoughts guys.
>
> The results are identical when publishing to Flash
Player 8 and 7.
>
> Because this is a vector template in a Flex RIA for
customising handmade
> products that have a high price point, it is not
acceptable to continue with
> this level of quality.
>
> I'm reluctant go down the route of exporting to SVG from
AI and migrating to
> Silverlight (I believe they can render cubic beziers at
runtime?), because I've
> become fond of the Flex framework, and I'm looking
forward to hooking this up
> with parts of the Livecycle Enterprise Suite.
>
> However, if I can't get the point of contact with
clients perfect, then all of
> the fun to be had under the bonnet is for nothing.
Usability is everything.
>
> If Flex cannot offer high end graphics integration with
Illustrator, that
> would be disappointing.
>
> Can someone at Adobe please shed some light on the
underlying cause(s) for
> this type of problem, and how to attempt a work around?
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Rich
>
> 
>

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HI -
I recently posted a thread conserning Flash CS3 deleting the
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apon opeing them to edit the .fla's.
Suspected a virus - scanned etc etc.
an Avast boot scan showed a corrupt cab archive avast error
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archives... thes are all related to Visual Basic C# - the DW20 .exe
is for error reporting to MS about crashes. - thsi may be an "avast
error" - but no viruses detected.
I checking my WinXP error logs for a further clue they showed
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due to FFMpeg.exe
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When these crashes started, i was attempting to import a .wmv
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that past Flash 8 - this was no longer nessasary - if this is true
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audio file? or at all.
I have 12 error event crashes listed from Flash - all list
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" faulty application ffmeg.exe
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anyone have knowledge on how to fix this or what may cause
this -
I mentioned the cab errors because i'mm not sure if one is
related to the other - i had C# installed but removed it from the
comp.
as mentioned in my other post related to this - Photoshop
Lightbox is also acting complety crazy as well - all adobe products
are the ones seemly - that i know of or noticed thus far - the only
products acting up.
I need this issue fixed - as i have to finish my fla! lol
I'd much rather be doing that than trouble shooting crashes
from Flash or other Adobe products acting up.
Any help would really be appriciated since this goes beyond
my skills and knowledge.
thanx

Sure wish I had a quick fix, but it will take more info than
what you have entered. I was having a lot of trouble also, until I
did the 5 tasks listed below.
1. Is there enough memory for Flash CS3? Setup tells you how
much and if you have enough to install the program.
2. Is there enough storage space for Flash CS3? Again, Setup
tells you how much it needs and if ;you have enough to install the
program.
3. How many files do you have on your hard disk? The amount
of directories and files on your hard disk matters a great deal
when you are installing new programs. I usually go through my c:\
directory and get rid of programs I don't use. I try to keep my
folders and files at the lowest I can get away with.
4. When was the last time you cleaned and defragged the
registry?
This matters a great deal too. If you have an overabundance
of empty registry keys, etc. it can hang up your computer too. I
use RegCure, it's a great program.
5. When was the last time you did a defrag on C:\? Many
people don't realize that just these 5 tasks can have a bad effect
on your hard drive.
It would be a great thing if you uninstall Flash CS3, do
tasks 1-5 and then reinstall Flash CS3. Seems like a lot of work,
but it is extremely important to keep your computer running at its
best.
hope this helps.
jan

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Hi - General question ii hope some cna help me with.
Recently downed Flash CS3 - Dreamweaver and PS
No issue on install - things i thought were going fine
Comps got a fresh OS and updated drivers new - 2 gig of
memory.
i've been noticing little things like - when i save my fla -
i updates other .fla's in the same folder - (not with the same
name)
I just built a CF and now - with no change to the swf - when
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versions of .fla and the .swfs - all were empty - 1k swf and 1k
.fla's after saving.
when attempting to preview the fla's i had been using and is
working fine on my site. Flash stated it had preformed and illigal
something? and crashed and keeps crashing upon attempting a preview
whethr browser or flash.
I checked all code and code in the xml's js nad action
scripts html etc etc - it was fine
Now here is the kicker - my flash player ? seems to be
missing over and over - i go to the adobe site - it shows it's not
installed - i've installed it at least 8 damn times today. I dont'
know if this is realated - but - it seems to be happening
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I coped and pasted a back up copies of the .swfs and .fla's -
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Flash did it again, emptied or changed the back-up copy of
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working on a final .fla and considering some changes additions -
going to experiment and get deeper into what i wanted to create.
Till around 4pm today my .fla's and .swf Previewed fine and
played fine - then just quit - and though it won't preview - i
tested a export movie - the new .swf worked???
any thoughts on the cause?
Possible software conflict - maybe?
but that wouldn't explain the Flash player not showing as
installed on the adobe site or would it.
I need to finish this fla soon, so i could use some help with
this if any one has some suggestions as to what may be causing the
issues.
tia
- c -

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memory scanned.
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checked all updates for wares - nothing.
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tried debugging the script - nothing other than it keeps
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Creating flash cs3 component

Hi,
There is great and easy way to create flash based component
in flash cs3 using action script 3.0.
I am going to make a simple My button component which will
behave likely same as flash native button component.
You can modify this according your requirement this is just
you give an idea about how we can go for creating a component in
flash cs3.
Follow these steps…
1. Create a fla file and save this file with any name
2. Create a movieClip and draw a rectangle shape on first
frame.
3. Right click on movieclip in library, select linkage
4. Provide class name in text field area [MyButton] (you can
use any name here which should matched with your class)
5. Click Ok button
6. Write class [MyButton]
(you can copy and use this)
* author @ sanjeev rajput
* [email protected]
* A flash action script 3.0 based component without extending
UIComponent class
package {
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.text.TextField;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import flash.events.Event;
import fl.motion.Color;
public class MyButton extends Sprite{
private var _tf:TextField;
private var _Label:String="My Button";
private var _bgColor:uint=0xCCCCCC;
private var _rollOverColor:uint=0xFFCCCC;
private var _borderColor:uint=0x000000;
private var _borderThickness:int=1;
private var _width:Number = 100;
private var _height:Number =100;
private var _background:Sprite;
public function MyButton() {
init();
createChildren();
initEventListeners();
draw();
//-------------property section [Start]
[Inspectable]
public function set Label(lbl:String){
_Label=lbl;
draw();
public function get Label(){
return _Label
[Inspectable]
public function set bgColor(color:uint):void{
_bgColor=color;
draw();
[Inspectable]
public function set borderColor(color:uint):void{
_borderColor=color;
draw();
[Inspectable]
public function set borderThickness(thickness:int):void{
_borderThickness=thickness;
[Inspectable]
public function set rollOverColor(color:uint):void{
_rollOverColor=color;
//-------------property section [End]
private function init():void {
trace('welcome');
_width = width;
_height = height;
scaleX = 1;
scaleY = 1;
removeChildAt(0);
private function initEventListeners():void{
addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, eventHandler);
addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, eventHandler);
private function eventHandler(event:Event):void{
if(event.type == MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER){
toggleColor(_rollOverColor);
if(event.type == MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT){
toggleColor(_bgColor)
private function createChildren():void {
_background = new Sprite();
_tf = new TextField();
_tf.autoSize = "center";
_tf.selectable=false;
addChild(_background);
addChild(_tf);
protected function draw():void {
toggleColor(_bgColor);
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_tf.x = Math.floor((_width - _tf.width)/2);
_tf.y = Math.floor((_height - _tf.height)/2);
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_background.graphics.beginFill(color, 1);
_background.graphics.lineStyle(_borderThickness,
_borderColor, 1);
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10, 10);
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7. Now right click again on your movieclip in library and
select component definition.
8. In class name text field provide same class name
[MyButton]
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10. Right click again on movieClip in library and select
Export SWC file.
11. Same your exported SWC file in (For window only)
[c:\Documents and Settings\$user\Local Settings\Application
Data\Adobe\Flash CS3\en\Configuration\Commands\
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panel/window reload component you will your component in component
panel with MyButton name.
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property window and text it.
Enjoy!

Lt.CYX[UGA] wrote:
> if anyone is using Flash CS3, try creating a flash
movie, using the FLVPlayer
> component to play an flv video and make it an executable
projector. Run it
> fullscreen and watch how the screen just stays black
when the video should
> appear. If you stay windowed, it works fine.
>
>
steps to reproduce:
> 1. create flash movie
> 2. put an FLVPlayer component on a frame that's not the
first (for testing
> purposes)
> 3. before the projector reaches the frame with the
FLVPlayer component, change
> it to fullscreen (by script or CTRL+F)
>
>
observed behaviour:
> not only the video doesn't play, but the whole screen is
black until the
> player goes back to windowed mode
>
>
expected behaviour:
> video should play
>
>
remarks:
> if you skip step 3, video plays correctly
>
Works just fine.
Made new movie, on frame 2 places Full screen action, on
frame 5 placed video component
and stop(); action attached to frame. Projector pops large
following by video playing
just fine.
I tried variety, first frame, many frames, all on one. Not
able to reproduce your problem.
Works on first go.
Best Regards
Urami
Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder...
<urami>
If you want to mail me - DO NOT LAUGH AT MY ADDRESS
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Moving to adobe flash cs3

Dear all,
I am considering to move to adobe flash cs3. but first i just
want to know from anyone that ever use flash cs3:
- Can we detect right click mouse event in adobe flash cs3?
- Does Adobe flash cs3 support streaming from mms protocol
beside http and rtmp?
regards
zy_lord

Zy_lord wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I am considering to move to adobe flash cs3. but first i
just want to know
> from anyone that ever use flash cs3:
it's not out yet, except Beta which is in very closed, none
public circulation
so it will be hard to answer that question.
You might want to wait couple of days/weeks and try again...
> - Can we detect right click mouse event in adobe flash
cs3?
in any version of flash you can get right click button, just
get the listener to
listen for the key/button
> - Does Adobe flash cs3 support streaming from mms
protocol beside http and
> rtmp?
no idea, look at answer to the first question
Best Regards
Urami
Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder...
<urami>
If you want to mail me - DO NOT LAUGH AT MY ADDRESS
</urami>

Compatibility issues? Flash 8 & Flash CS3

I have created a website in Flash CS3. I have another member
of my team working on a specific portion of the site, although she
is working in Flash 8. I have both and saved the CS3 file into 8
and opened it up on another computer in my office. It appears to be
completely functional at first glance. I am not coding in
Actionscript 3.0 on this project. Does anyone know what problems
many occur, if any?

It should be ok, as long as you publish out of CS3 to
Flash8/AS2.
Although there was a 'discussion' recently about files
automatically reverting to CS3/AS3, after a change and 'save'
command. But I'm fairly certain that once you change the Publish
settings on a file it should continue to save in that format. Just
might want to keep an eye on that.

Captivate 3 and Flash CS3 under Vista 64

Hello,
I'm having a problem with using Adobe Captivate 3 and Adobe Flash CS3 in tandem to get my Captivate project in a file format accepted by online video sharing sites such as YouTube. Since Captivate 3 does not have an option to export to .avi or any other accepted movie file format, I thought that I would export the Captivate project to Flash, and then export it to the avi file format through Flash. However, whenever I select "File>Export>Project To>Flash CS3," I get the following error in Flash:
quote:
The import did not finish because an unknown error occurred
I could not find any resources that pertained to my particular problem. I am using Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit, with a different directory structure than XP. In the Adobe Developer Center article " Exporting your Adobe Captivate project to Flash," it references a certain "RDMFISTUB.DLL" file that I cannot locate on my system. Could this problem be caused by incompatibilities with Vista?
My end goal is to post a Captivate project comprised of mostly full-motion recording to YouTube. If there is another way to do this that doesn't involve installing any 3rd-party software, I'm open to that as well.
Thank you

You said...
quote:
The much bigger obstacle is that when I export a Captivate
project that incorporates full-motion recordings with static slides
displaying a text caption to Flash and then to .mov, I lose the
full-motion recordings: they are replaced with a blank white or
black screen (whatever the background color is set to be). The
audio is gone too. I don't know what is causing this, but I would
really appreciate any help you could lend me concerning this.
I don't have a solution -
maybe someone else here does - but would offer an
observation ...
Keeping in mind that I avoid monkeying with my own Captivate
projects in Flash because of the various inconsistencie, some of
which you have seen ... I am hopeful that the Captivate team does
something to address the handling of full-motion slides. We all
know that they are created as AVI clips which are then converted to
SWF as separate slides, so it seems logical to me that there must
be a way to offer the source, that is, the AVI or a FLA either of
which would then be handled separately inside Flash (for those who
like to do their tinkering in that environment).
In the meantime, you might try to change the timing of the
(errant) full-motion slide a bit. Like, perhaps add or subtract a
tenth of a second to it or otherwise change its properties so that
the import doesn't end up as a blank. Just thinking out loud in
trouble-shooting mode... come to think of it, when the project is
published to SWF/HTM, each full-motion slide is published as a
separate SWF file. Would it be possible to publish the project,
then try to bring that SWF back into Captivate as an animation?
It's late here and I'm getting into fuzzy-thinking time, so if that
doesn't make sense, it wouldn't surprise me.

Flash CS3 mouseover effect..HELP

Hi all, Im new to Flash and was hoping someone could spare a
few mins to help me out.
I'd like to create a short flash animation and then bring it
into dreamweaver. When the webpage loads I'd like the flash
animation to be paused on frame 1 of the movie, then when the user
rolls over the flash movie, it will start to play and when the user
rolls off of the movie, it will revert to the first frame again.
Does this make sense to anyone? is it possible? If someone could
let me know a step by step guide that'll be greeeaaatttttt! Im
using Flash CS3 on a mac. Thanks v much

mAc Vs WiNdOwS wrote:
> I haven't done flash in a long time and i'm not sure how
to search for this
> answer because I don't know the right keywords. I need
to create an effect for
> my text that makes a little light go across it. Such as
in video games and
> banners that you see. A little light goes across from
left to right on the
> text.
>
> How can I create this for my text or image? I would like
it on images too.
> Please explain in steps. Thank You.
>
This is normally done using Gradient and mask. You will need
3 layers for it.
First top layer will be the mask. Type the text you want to
use and when you happy
with the size and all, copy it, CTRL C.
Second layer keep blank for now.
Go to 3rd, bottom layer, paste the text using paste in place
CTRL ALT V, so it's
erectly position in a place where the mask text is.
Pretty much it when comes to text, the last part is to make
the shine effect.
Go to the second layer, draw some gradient. Make the gradient
out of 3 colors, so
the colors in the COLOR pallet appear as gray on the left,
gray in the middle and
gray on the right. Set the left and the right to Alpha 0%
while keep the middle
fully 100% gray. We want the edges of that gradient soft to
simulate the light.
Convert that gradient to movie clip or graphic and motion
tween it from one side
to another.
And this is what you end up with:
http://flashfugitive.com/stuff/shine.swf
You need to play around with the gradient to find one that
suits your needs.
When comes to image, you simply draw shapes on the mask layer
through which you
want the shine /gradient to show up.
Best Regards
Urami
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Flash CS3 quitting on editing from Dreamweaver

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Done¹ it jumps back
to Dreamweaver as it should do but then Flash quits. (a
normal quit and not
a crash by the way)
Is there a way of stopping Flash from quitting after doing a
change as
restarting the app every time to do another change is
annoying.
Thanks
Gaz
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OK, I have wiped the larger drive and done a complete reinstall of OSX (and updates) and reinstalled all applications on it, so I now have:
Main Drive (OS and apps.): 465GB, with 430GB of free space
2nd Drive (scratch disk): 149GB, with 66GB of free space
RAM (I've added 2 more GBs): 5GB
But the problem with Flash pausing when I go back to it from another application is exactly as it was before I upgraded anything.
Is it possible this is a Finder problem? - as I also have a problem bringing up Finder by clicking on the desktop background if I am in another application - it just won't work, and I am forced to select Finder from the dock.
Thanks.

HELP!, This signs dont works in Flash CS3 - {} []

Please help..
This signs dont work in Flash CS3.
Has anyone experienced the same problem?
What to do? The weird thing is that all of these signs works in other programs....
ctrl + alt + 0 = }
ctrl + alt + 7 = {
ctrl + alt + 8 = [
ctrl + alt + 9 = ]
Iam running Flash CS3, on my MacBook Pro, Vista BootCamp...
Soooo frustrating..
// Dwane

Finally I have been able to embed fonts. Basically you should remember one thing. You can only embed the font to a dynamic text box if and only if you have added it in the library. The steps are as follows.
1) Press ctrl + l and bring the flash assets library.
2) Add new font, give it a name and select the font to add including its size style (bold italics etc).
3) Select the textbox. Apply your font. (All fonts from your library comes with a trailing * mark).
4) Select the glyphs to embed. Generally it can be all upper case letters, all lower case letters, numericals and punctuation marks.
and you are done.
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How do I use a Flex swc in Flash CS3?

My engineering team has used Flex to create a nice little swc
for me to use inside of Flash CS3, but now I'm having trouble
finding any documentation on how to actually import it. Placing it
in the Components folder doesn't work, as it's not recognized by
the Components window (either as an AS2 or AS3 swc). Is it even
possible to use swcs from Flex in Flash? Thank you very much for
the help.
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Use these links
Modular Applications
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flex/using/WS2db454920e96a9e51e63e3d11c0bf69084-7f22.html
Creating Flex Libraries
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Flex/4.0/UsingFlashBuilder/WS6f97d7caa66ef6eb1e63e3d11b6c4d0d2 1-7fe6.html
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http://www.flexmycode.com

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I am using Flash CS3 and am trying to publish a SWf file that
makes use of the "FLVPlayback" component. I need for this SWF file
to be published as an Actionscript 3.0 file, so I have set my
publish settings to Flash Player 9.0 and Actionscript 3.0, but keep
getting an error as follows:
"WARNING: The component 'FLVPlayback' requires ActionScript
2.0."
Has anyone encountered this?? I am doing something wrong? I'm
pretty comfortable within Actionscript/Flash 2.0, but am only
beginning my first steps into the relam of CS3 and AS3.
I have also attached a screenshot of the files that represent
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attachments
http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?t=140886)
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Mark
http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?t=140886

Mark,
> I have set my publish settings to Flash Player 9.0 and
Actionscript
> 3.0, but keep getting an error as follows:
>
> "WARNING: The component 'FLVPlayback' requires
ActionScript 2.0."
Gotcha. You must have started the document in AS2, then
changed the
publish settings. Each version of the language has its own
version of the
FLVPlayback Component (written in the relevant language).
Start over and
compare two compleley new FLA documents: make one for AS3 and
one for AS2.
Open the Components panel and note the differences between
the two. There
are a different set of Components depending on the language
chosen for the
document. Drag the FLVPlayback Component from the Components
panel in an
AS3 document, and you'll have the AS3 version.
David Stiller
Co-author, Foundation Flash CS3 for Designers
http://tinyurl.com/2k29mj
"Luck is the residue of good design."

Error embed / insert Flash CS3 9.0 swf in Acrobat 8.1.2

Goal: embed Flash swf file in Acrobat pdf.
Software: Flash CS3 9.0, Acrobat Pro 8.1.2, Mac OS 10.5.2 (all updates applied as available 3/27/08). If it matters: Quicktime Player 7.4.1. All swf files are associated to open with Flash Player 9 (9,0,115,0).
Hardware: PowerMac Dual 2GHz G5, 9.5 GB RAM
Error Description: This error is seen on 2 out of 3 PowerMacs; the 3rd PowerMac will inexplicably work. Here is what is done to receive error: Open pdf document in Acrobat. Select Movie Tool from Advanced Editing Toolbar, choose swf file from Desktop (pdf file is also saved on Desktop to eliminate network considerations). All defaults are retained in dialog window, when "OK" is pressed, status message "Initializing authoring system" appears and remains indefinitely. "Cancel" is pressed and produces following error message window: "Cannot create the movie annotation because the movie could not be loaded. This can occur if the file cannot be found or the URL is unreachable (make sure proxy server settings are correct)."
Adobe Support claims Leopard incompatibility with embedded Quicktime 7.3.1 (I have updated to 7.4.1). Also, AS recommended file association of swf to Flash Player exclusively. Have taken all actions recommended...still have problem.
Anyone have any ideas?

I believe that the latest version of QuickTime which you no doubt have installed does not support the latest version of Flash (9.0). Since Acrobat depends on QuickTime for multimedia in Acrobat 8 Professional, this feature breaks.
What needs to happen is for the next version of Acrobat to support Flash directly, not using QuickTime.

Quicktime movie export from Flash CS3 is skipping frame.

When I try to export Quicktime movie from Flash CS3, the
resulting mov file is skipping frames. i.e.: The movie is showing
frame number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7, 7, 10, 11, 12, 12, 12, 15
etc...
As you can see the frame number 7 is repeated 3 times and
frame 8 and 9 are nowhere to be found.
The last configuration I used is 960x540, Sorenson video 3
medium quality, 25 fps, keyframe every 25 frames. 6400 kbits/s.
I tried various configurations,with different codecs and even
with keyframe all frames and I always get simillar problems.
Anyone have an idea what is going on, and how to fix this?
Thank you,
Olivier.

The QT exporter in Flash is honestly my least favorite
feature - not the feature itself but how it
works (or how it doesn't work in some cases). For me it is
almost unusable unless you have a very
short timeline, small stage, lower frame rate - like AS
generated effects or something - otherwise,
for true frame accuracy to video output - it is not reliable
enough and not fast enough for any real
world production environment.
So typically for me - I love SWF2Video (www.flashants.com) as
it takes any SWF and makes it into an
AVI that is frame accurate no matter what the frame rate is -
quite incredible - enough so that I
always felt it should have been bundled with Flash (as well
as Wacom tablets).
Harmony is an incredible product - as is SOLO and TBS (Toon
Boom mStudio) - each of those programs
are dedicated animation programs designed for output to video
- Flash has a lot of hats to fill and
it was never really designed for animation to video even
though many of us have found it suitable
for all intents and purposes as an animation program for full
production.
But all in all - the quicktime exporter doesn't really
deliver how we would expect it too I am sorry
to say - I only hope it works as well as it does on the Mac
(Mac users could always choose to export
to Quicktime Video but not PC users).
For now if I am exporting to video I keep it all on the
timeline or nested in Graphic symbols or use
the SWF2Video tool.
hope this helps.
-chris
Chris Georgenes / mudbubble.com / keyframer.com / Adobe
Community Expert
OBastien wrote:
> Thank you for your reply Chris.
>
> I tried different possible solutions you listed but it's
not working.
> Disabling sound had no effects. Changing the FPS is not
an option, it has to be
> 25 FPS. I lowered the resolution to 300 something, it
seemed to be a little bit
> better, but it still dropped some frame, and the image
quality was horrible.
>
> I think it is really sad that we have to try different
settings in the hope
> that flash will grab all the frames. I'm really
disapointed in Adobe. I'm
> pretty sure it is the fault of Adobe and not Apple,
because I don't have does
> problems with Quicktime in ToonBoom Harmony. What is
strange is when I do an
> AVI export I never noticed a dropped frame. I'm not
using AVI video right now
> because I can not find a codec that gives me small size,
fast encoding times,
> the ability to seek in the movie by dragging the
timeline progress bar, and the
> possibility to edit in After Effects. If you know an AVI
codec that does all
> that it would be really great news.
>
> Thank you again,
> Olivier.
>

Flash CS3 bringing tears to my eyes...

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