New to Flash CS5

I've been using flash cs3 for over a year and recently upgraded to cs5. I've also done this for dreamweaver, etc. For the most part I haven't had any problems until it came time to create a new flash project in cs5. The problem I'm having is with motion tweens; specifically, I cant find the tool or menu or icon to do fade in - fade out transitions. In Classic mode in the properties menu there is NO color effects or even effects option. I've tried preferences, using different display modes, etc but nothing works, oh, and I'm using a mac! Can someone help me in plain english??

Click on the movie clip from the stage and go to the properties panel, under color effect select alpha from the style dropdown. So you need to change alpha to 0% on one frame and then move to another frame and set it to 100%.

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New to Flash CS5. Need some assistance.

Hey,
I want to learn flash cs5 and before that I had some queries:
Some of my friends who are java programmers told me I need to know programming in order to learn flash. (Action scripting) I honestly don`t know any programming, so is it possible for me to learn flash? I will be using flash to make simple animation, like moving a car, smoke, clouds etc.
So I am good with photoshop/after effects and have a good design skills.
Any assistance would be appreciated.

Thanks for the reply.
So as I told I have zero knowledge of programming, still I will be able to do animations in flash? Also as I told I am good with maya/photoshop/after effects.
So if programming is not needed to learn flash, what are the advantages of using flash if we already know actionscript?

Flash CS5 File Size 1800% larger than CS3/4

We have 500+ FLAs that are essentially a sequence of PNGs loaded into the timeline, with a bit of AS3 code thrown in for the controller.
If we import the PNGs into a new, empty Flash CS3/4 document, add the document class and save the file, the resulting .fla is approx. 800Kb.
If we import the PNGs into a new, empty Flash CS5 document, add the doc class and save the file, the resulting .fla is 18Mb.
The resulting Published SWFs are within 1Kb of each other regardless of version, so it's clearly nothing to do with the content or the exporter.
Anyone know what's going on? This has just jumped our storage requirements through the roof.
Thanks
T

Update: in case anyone asks, the total size of all PNG assets is about 2.5Mb. Clearly CS3/4 is using some kind of RLE compression on the PNGs, which is fine. But that doesn't account for the additional 16Mb. What the heck is CS5 throwing in there?

Flash CS5 will not export AIR 2.0

I spent a weekend developing an AIR app for a customer using the new Adobe Flash CS5. When I was finally ready to publish, I got this message.
"Error exporting the SWF file. Please see the error(s) in the compiler errors panel."
I am not really sure what to make of this error. I have no error in the compiler errors panel and it does the same even if i try publishing a blank air file. Anyone got an idea of why this is happening?
I am very dissapointed in Adobe. Steve Jobbs was right not to include this garbage on the new ipads and iphones.

CS5 seems to be coughing up lots of errors and crashes nowadays.
If you want Adobe to release some patches fro CS5, though, I'm appealing here and gathering up signatures for a petition. Complain here: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/649242.

Flash CS5.5 crashes when I try to open any files. New ones as well as saved .fla's.

Yesterday I was working in Flash cs5.5 and out of nowhere it stopped responding. So I quit and turned it back on again. Okay, it loaded fine, the screen came up, prompting me to create a new file or open one. I tried opening my old file and Flash stopped responding. Worried that it might be a corruption in my file, I opened Flash up again, this time to try and create a new file. When I clicked Actionscript 3.0, the same thing happened. It stopped responding.
I've tried a few differnet things. From rebooting the computer to deleting the preferences even to uninstalling and reinstalling. Nothing seems to fix this. Can anyone help me out? I would really appreciate it. Thank you.
Here are my system specs:
Windows 7 Home Premium
Asus G73Sw Series
i7-2630QM CPU 2.00 Ghz
8GB ram
64bit

Oddly enough, I opened up Flash again, today, just to see if it was still the same, and it had worked. Everything seemed normal, I opened a new document and started working. Then, out of nowhere it stopped responding again. So I waited for it to respond, it didn't. I closed it from the task manager, and now it's back to the original problem of crashing when I try to create a new document or open an old ontrie
Update: I tried the cleaner, as you'd suggested. Followed all the steps, but to no avail. Think it may have something to do with my machine, and less with the software?

How can i deinstall the rotten ADOBE HELP for Flash CS5 an install a new one (Mac OS X 10.6.8 )

My Flah Help can't download newer Versions and Ressources. So i can't use it. And i have to. And i paied for it.
So: How can i deinstall the rotten ADOBE HELP for Flash CS5 an install a new one (Mac OS X 10.6.8 )?

Do you receive an error message when trying to use the help files? What have you tried so far to resolve your difficulties?

Flash CS5 locks settings for new AS3 document

New install of Flash CS5.5, and I just opened it up after three weeks and the latest update. I create a new AS3 document, 940 X 226 with a black background, and work on several animations. I close the document, and click File>New, and choose a new AS3 doc. Now I go to the Properties window and it's all greyed out. It says 940 X 226 with a black background again, but the document on the stage is the default 550 X 440 with a white background.
The ONLY way to open a new document that I can change properties on is to close Flash and reopen it.
Any ideas?

Looks like you got a solution on the other thread.

How to Installing AIR3 SDK in Adobe Flash CS5.5?

Hi All,
Can anyone help me, with installing AIR3 SDK in Adobe Flash CS5.5?,
I try to extract rename AIR3.0 to AIR2.6 and copy to the same location as AIR2.6 in "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS5.5" and
try to extract and add AIR3.0 to the same location as AIR2.6 in "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS5.5"
But it's not work, I don't see publish for runtime AIR3.0.
Thanks,
Porawee

Ok dasessig, I will explain step by step with my solved for WIN version reference from original http://blog.prevail.co.nz/2011/06/21/overlaying-air2-7-in-flash-cs5/.
* I have installed only Adobe Flash Professional CS5.5, not need CS5.0, I don't test in OSX version but i think it's same as WIN version.
   1. Download and extract the latest AIR 3.0 SDK. and extrack to AIR2.6.
        Note : I got this file "air3_rc1_sdk_win_090611.zip" and extrack files to "AIR2.6"
   2. Download and install Adobe Flash CS5.5.
   3. Closed Flash Professional CS5.5.
   4. Place the folder in either of the following locations:
          WIN: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS5.5\
          OSX: Applications/Adobe Flash CS5.5/
        Note : It's will replace WIN: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS5.5\AIR2.6
   5. Create new folder name "AIR3.0" in "Adobe Flash CS5.5/Common/Configuration/ActionScript 3.0/"
   6. Browse to the Adobe\Adobe Flash CS5.5\AIR2.6\frameworks\libs\air\ and copy airglobal.swc.
   7. Paste the SWC "airglobal.swc" file in Adobe Flash CS5.5/Common/Configuration/ActionScript 3.0/AIR3.0/.
   8. Browse to Adobe Flash CS5.5/Common/Configuration/Players/ and copy "AdobeAIR2_6.xml" and paste to new copy file.
   9. Rename new copy file "AdobeAIR2_6.xml" to "AdobeAIR3_0.xml".
        Note : Make sure you rename new copy file NOT original file "AdobeAIR2_6.xml"
10. Open and Edit "AdobeAIR3_0.xml" to match below xml :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<players>
<player id="AdobeAIR3_0" version="13" asversion="3" minasversion="3">
    <name>AIR 3.0</name>
    <publishobject2 id="Air2_5" version="2.6" intversion="2.6"></publishobject2>
    <path platform="WIN">Air2_5.dll</path>
    <path platform="MAC">Air2_5.bundle</path>
    <playerDefinitionPath as2="$(UserConfig)/Classes/FP9;$(UserConfig)/Classes/FP8;$(UserConfig)/Classes/FP7" as3="$(AppConfig)/ActionScript 3.0/AIR3.0/airglobal.swc" />
    
    <feature name="multiScreenPublish" supported="false" />
    <feature name="mobileDebug" supported="true" />
    <feature name="apolloPublish" supported="true" />
    <feature name="apolloTestMovie" supported="force"/>
    <feature name="apolloDebugMovie" supported="true"/>
    <feature name="apolloPackaging" supported="true"/>
    <feature name="publish_localPlaybackSecurity" supported="false" />
    <feature name="publish_hardwareAcceleration"     supported="true" />
    <feature name="useDefineFont4ForDeviceText"          supported="true" />
    <feature name="useDefineFont4ForEmbeddedFonts"       supported="true" />
    <feature name="textLayoutFramework"       supported="true" />
    <encodingPresets>
        <preset uuid="0c95a8ba-8b71-44d5-b269-8fd1cf89a6ed" name="F4V - Same As Source (Flash 9.2 and Higher)" ext="f4v" default="true"/>
    </encodingPresets>
</player>
</players>
11. Run Adobe Flash CS5.5 > File > New... > ActionScrip 3.0
12. Now you have new file "Untitled-1.fla" then add below code to frame 1.
        import flash.desktop.NativeApplication;
        trace(NativeApplication.nativeApplication.runtimeVersion);
13. goto menu File > Publish Setting...   select target Player : AIR 3.0
14. Test with menu Control > Test Movie > in AIR Debug Launcher (Desktop)
15. Finally, you should have output in panel like this :
         [SWF] Untitled-1.swf - 2148 bytes after decompression
         3.0.0.3880
Note : AIR3.0 for iOS and Android is below, you should followed step 1-10 before.
AIR3.0 for iOS : open and edit "AiriPhone.xml" in "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS5.5\Common\Configuration\Players"
< ?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<players>
<player id="PFI1_0" version="13" asversion="3" minasversion="3">
    <name>AIR for iOS</name>
<publishobject2 id="Air2_5" version="3.0" intversion="3.0"></publishobject2>
<path platform="WIN">Air2_5.dll</path>
<path platform="MAC">Air2_5.bundle</path>
<playerdefinitionpath as2="$(UserConfig)/Classes/FP9;$(UserConfig)/Classes/FP8;$(UserConfig)/Classes/FP7" as3="$(AppConfig)/ActionScript 3.0/AIR3.0/airglobal.swc" />
    
    <feature name="multiScreenPublish" supported="false" />
    <feature name="mobileDebug" supported="true" />
    <feature name="apolloPublish" supported="true" />
    <feature name="apolloTestMovie" supported="force"/>
    <feature name="apolloDebugMovie" supported="true"/>
    <feature name="apolloPackaging" supported="true"/>
    <feature name="publish_localPlaybackSecurity" supported="false" />
    <feature name="publish_hardwareAcceleration"      supported="true" />
    <feature name="useDefineFont4ForDeviceText"          supported="true" />
    <feature name="useDefineFont4ForEmbeddedFonts"       supported="true" />
    <feature name="textLayoutFramework"       supported="true" />
    <feature name="rslLinkageSuppressed"       supported="true" />
    <encodingpresets>
<preset uuid="0c95a8ba-8b71-44d5-b269-8fd1cf89a6ed" name="F4V - Same As Source (Flash 9.2 and Higher)" ext="f4v" default="true"/>
</encodingpresets>
</player>
</players>
   AIR3.0 for Android : open and edit "Android.xml" in "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS5.5\Common\Configuration\Players"
< ?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<players>
<player id="android_0" version="13" asversion="3" minasversion="3">
    <name>AIR for Android</name>
<publishobject2 id="Air2_5_Android" version="3.0" intversion="3.0"></publishobject2>
<path platform="WIN">Air2_5_Android.dll</path>
<path platform="MAC">Air2_5_Android.bundle</path>
<playerdefinitionpath as2="$(UserConfig)/Classes/FP9;$(UserConfig)/Classes/FP8;$(UserConfig)/Classes/FP7" as3="$(AppConfig)/ActionScript 3.0/AIR3.0/airglobal.swc" />
    
    <feature name="multiScreenPublish" supported="false" />
    <feature name="mobileDebug" supported="true" />
    <feature name="apolloPublish" supported="true" />
    <feature name="apolloTestMovie" supported="force"/>
    <feature name="apolloDebugMovie" supported="true"/>
    <feature name="apolloPackaging" supported="true"/>
    <feature name="publish_localPlaybackSecurity" supported="false" />
    <feature name="publish_hardwareAcceleration"      supported="true" />
    <feature name="useDefineFont4ForDeviceText"          supported="true" />
    <feature name="useDefineFont4ForEmbeddedFonts"       supported="true" />
    <feature name="textLayoutFramework"       supported="true" />
    <feature name="rslLinkageSuppressed"       supported="true" />
    <encodingpresets>
<preset uuid="0c95a8ba-8b71-44d5-b269-8fd1cf89a6ed" name="F4V - Same As Source (Flash 9.2 and Higher)" ext="f4v" default="true"/>
</encodingpresets>
</player>
</players>
Hope it's should work for you.
Thank,

Adobe Flash CS5 has encountered a problem and needs to close

Hi,
I have two laptops. I have installed Adobe Flash CS5 in my first laptop (Windows XP). When I start the application, it shows the following message:
"Adobe Flash CS5 has encountered a problem and needs to close"
I have installed the Flash CS5 in my second laptop and it worked fine.
Error signature:
AppName: flash.exe AppVer: 11.0.0.485 ModName: updaternotifications.dll
ModVer: 1.0.0.64 Offset: 0006a8dc
Can anybody help?
Thanks.
Housea

try this also
1. Reset preferences:
To reset on Windows, delete:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data Adobe\Flash CS4\
C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashAuthor.cfg
To reset on Mac OS X, delete:
/Users/username/Library/Preferences/Flash CS4 Preferences
/Users/username/Library/Preferences/Flash 10 MRU
/Users/username/Library/Preferences/com.adobe.flsh-10.0.plist
/User/%username%/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash CS4/
/Library/Application Support/Macromedia/FlashAuthor.cfg
2. Install the latest Flash update if available.
3. Install the latest version of Flash.
4. Install current Windows service packs and other updates.
5. Run Flash in a simplified mode (Windows). / Run Flash in safe mode (MAC OS - Refer to http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/404/kb404936.html)
Some applications or services may cause system errors or freezes when running concurrently with Flash. Services are specialized programs that perform functions to support other programs. Before starting Flash, disable other applications, including startup items (items that start automatically), and services.
To disable startup items and services, see "Disable startup items and services (Windows XP)" (TechNote kb404984).
To re-enable startup items and services:
1. Choose Start > Run, type msconfig, and click OK.
2. Choose Normal Startup on the General tab, click OK, and restart the computer.
Note: If unselected items were present on the Services or Startup tab, then you will need to unselect them again
6. Install Flash from the desktop.
7. Reinstall Flash in a simplified/safe (for MAC OS) mode.
8. Run Flash in a new user account.
9. Check for font problems.
10. Optimize handling of temporary files by Windows XP.
11. Set the virtual memory paging file to the default size.
12. Repair and defragment hard disks.
13. Scan the system for viruses.
14. Identify the file that causes the problem.
15. Install Adobe Flash CS4 on a different computer.

Problem with textboxes in Flash CS5

Hi, I am currently a Flash CS4 user and am trying Flash CS5 currently to see if it is worth it to pay for the upgrade. I currently have a problem with the use of textboxes in CS5 comparing with the previous version. When I try to change the texts of a text box using the following command in actionscript:
showlmytext.text = "My string: " +String(somevariable);
I would get weird misaligned text outputted in my textbox, which exact same code did not cause this problem on Flash CS4.
Can somebody please tell me what is the problem and how can I fix it?
Thanks

Hi Mario,
I hope you are well. My name is Sandi Langlotz.
At my job at greenidea.com, here in SF; I am having difficulty with using Hebrew in the trial download of CS5 Flash. Russ Mumford my boss has also contacted you regarding our problem.
Flash has a new TLF (Text Layout Format tool). My difficulty has to do with text boxes that are formatted for Right to Left text, with Hebrew selected as the Locale. We are pasting from Microsoft Word.
I hope that you may have a suggestion, a referral or a possible work around for me to try.
I have tried Adobe Customer Service several times to no avail.
Problem 1.
The first sentence below, (in blue) is correct format for Hebrew. Hebrew reads from R to Left.
When I paste the Hebrew text into the Flash animation, one of two things can happen;
the punctuation is cut off of the left side completely; or it is pasted in to the Right side of the Text box, (at the wrong end of the sentence).
I have tried to click the cursor into the left in order to insert the punctuation mark; this works sometimes but often I am unable to click in to manually correct the problem. I don't understand why it is cutting it off, or why I am sometimes unable to click into the left side and insert the punctuation.
Problem 2
In the second paste (the 2nd bold sentence), .CSO on the left side of the sentence is correct, as is the rest of the sentence.
When I paste the text into Flash from Word, Flash puts it in as reversed order. the word CSO. has the punctuation switched to the right (CSO.) Flash reverses the order of the other characters in the sentence also (like in the 2nd black sentence).
שולחן נקי הוא שולחן מאובטח.
שולחן נקי הוא שולחן מאובטח
מבוסס על רעיון ממגזיןCSO .
.CSOןיזגממ ןויער לע ססובמ
Adobe says it supports Right to Left text, but I can find no info on these two buggy problems. Do you have any idea what is wrong?
Thank you ahead of time for any info or referrals you may suggest.
Sandi Langlotz
שולחן נקי הוא שולחן מאובטח.
שולחן נקי הוא שולחן מאובטח
מבוסס על רעיון ממגזיןCSO .
.CSOןיזגממ ןויער לע ססובמ

Launch flash builder from flash cs5 don't work

hi
I have a trial version of flash builder (eclipse plug-in) and registered flash cs5 pro
I'm trying to open a new AS3 class like in this tutorial: http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-flash-professional-cs5/using-flash-pro-and-flash-builder-t ogether/
and it doesn't work.
at first it did asked if I want to edit the file in flash builder or not, and it didnt work.
now it won't even ask.
what can I do?
and also I cant open a flash proffessional project in flash builder, it says "This feature requires Adobe Flash CS5 or higher to be installed."
but it is installed!
frustrated...

I gave this a shot, using CS5, and when I started a new AS3 file I got the appropriate prompt asking me which application should edit my file...
Flash Pro
Flash Builder
When I chose Flash Builder, (which I had already running), it opened the new AS3 file there with no problems. Interestingly, when I closed FB, and with Flash Pro created a new AS3 class, I wasn't prompted (and the AS file opened in Flash Pro) - so it does require that FB be running, or else Flash Pro will be the default editor.
For the issue of Flash no longer prompting you "Who" will open a new file, you can change that here:
Edit > Preferences > ActionScript > Several items down is the Class editor. Change that to Flash Builder
If you still have problems...Are you able to successfully launch Flash Builder 4 by itself? Or has the trial expired?
Last but not least, it's worth mentioning another fantastic AS editor (in case you don't really need FB, and/or your trial runs out):
http://www.flashdevelop.org/wikidocs/index.php?title=Main_Page

How can I use a file in flash cs6 that I made in flash cs5.5 air for android

I have made an app in in air for android in flash cs5.5 air for android, and I want to edit it in cs6 and play it in cs6.
But if I put Ctrl+Enter I got an error: createWin process failed with error 2: system couldn't find the file. I think the problem is that I'am using air for android 2.6 version in flash cs5.5 and version 3.2 in flash cs6. I have searched the web and found out that you can add older air versions using the sdk manager and I have tried it but first I get the error that the version of the sdk I am trying to install is not valid and after some files that I added to the sdk folder I get this error:Only SDK higher than version 3.4.2540 may be added.
I there a possible way to update the air for android for an fla or apk? Or how can I let my originally file work fine in flash cs6??

system couldn't find the file
If you can´t get a more specific hint why your project can´t compile then I can think of some reasons theis error might occur
1.You had files included besides the swf, like videos, audio files, xml files, that are not present in the place air expects them to be
2.somewhere in your createWin functions there is a class import needed that isn`t present in 3.2 anymore, for example some classes or functions from classes that were valid in 2.6 are not any more in 3.2
3. to achieve better eror logging, allow for debugging in the publishing options and see what specific lines in your code throw the error
4.any air app needs a cert file, this needs to be created once, if you migrated to e new system it might be you never created that file which air expects to even begin the compiling process
once you isolate the problem, report back

Flash CS5 unable to play .FLV files on Macbook Pro

I have a colleague who is trying to put together a Flash package for me on her macbook pro. It needs to play an flv file. She is unable to play flv files on her computer either in Flash or using the Adobe Media Player. I have no problem playing the same files on my macbook pro, we're both running the latest OS and have version 1.8 of Adobe Media Player.
She went to the Adobe site to download the latest version of Adobe Media Player, hoping that might include whatever component is missing on her system. Because of Adobe's decision not to distribute AMP that didn't help. She has Flash Professional CS5 11.0.2 on her system. When she imports an flv video into a Flash project and tries to play it she gets an error message saying it can't stream the video. Note that the video is on her hard drive, it is NOT on the internet so no streaming should be required.
The actual error message is: "the video player is in the connection error state. It enters this state when a video stream attempted to load but was unsuccessful. There are two possible reasons for the error: no connection to the server or the stream was not found."
Since it's a file on her hard drive, and she has loaded the file into the Adobe development environment successfully, the one thing we know for certain is that neither of these reasons is correct. Something is obviously missing on her system, what is it and what can we do to fix it?

I'm getting error too (Error #2044: Unhandled NetStatusEvent:. level=error, code=NetStream.Play.StreamNotFound). I'm getting this with CS5. This file was previously made in CS4 and never got this error.
Everything (fla and flv too) is on external hard disk.
As this work requires to be exported to mov, I've found out that everything needs to be on the mac (don't know for pc), like on desktop.
So, let me wrap up disadvantages I got with Flash CS5:
- TextField.embedFont makes the font disappear in CS5, so I can't use it, so I can't "play" with text in a comfortable way (in CS4, with embedFont = true, I was able to rotate and stuff). Now I have to make a bitmap out of it. It means 3 lines of code and a new variable, instead of just an easy one.
- I have to rebuild my entire source path structure for AS classes, as my old one (that took me years of effort to be reasonable and used to work just fine in CS4).
- I have to move stuff from my hard drive to the desktop, to make flv be played and to make a mov out of my animation.
CS5 is making my job harder and making me lose a lot of time to find out errors that have no good reason to exist (it was not error. just "place CS5 doesn't like").

My hard drive melted down and I don't have my serial number to reinstall my copy of Flash CS5.5. How can I reacquire it?

my hard drive melted down and had to be replaced. I don't have my serial number or the email from it to reinstall my copy of Flash CS5.5. how do I get a new one? Can someone just verify my purchase and email me a new one?

Does your serial number show on your account page?
https://www.adobe.com/account.html for serial numbers on your Adobe page
If the above doesn't work...
This is an open forum, not Adobe support.. you need Adobe staff support to help
Adobe contact information - http://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html
-Select your product and what you need help with
-Click on the blue box "Still need help? Contact us"

Help - not able to add icons in flash cs5.5 ipa

I have created a ipad app using flash cs5.5 which works great until I try to add the different icon fils sized (29x29, 48x48, etc) to the icon tab. When I add all of the icons I receive teh below error message.
Note that I was able to successfully create the .ipa file ONLY when I used just the 48x48 icon. However, I was unable to load that ipa to apple using the Packager as I received another error message that the Small-File-50 icon needed to be a size of 72x72.
I have tried to manually add the data to the xml file as well as tried different configurations (standard vs. high setting, iphone and ipad, ipad, etc.) ,
I also successfully created the app in 5.0 and was able to upload it to Apple using the packager so I believe the issue is being able to add the icons similar to how 5.0 lets you. It appears in 5.5 the App Icons for publish directory is not created in the same way so perhaps that is the issue? I even tried creating my own AppIconsForPublish folder but that did not work either.
Any help is appreciated.
Thank you!

I tried re-installing Java runtime and that did not fix the issue.
I also loaded a fresh install on my Mac which also has the latest Java runtime and received the same error when I tried a brand-new program. I used older icons that worked perfectly in the past.
Has anyone been able to successfully create ipa's with all of the icons included or just the 48 pixel one similar to the issue that I have.
As noted before when I successfully create the ipa with just the 48 pixel icon then I cannot load it into the apple store using packager.

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