Posting Flash Animation On MySpace & Other Such Sites

Over the years I’ve created many animated GIFs that I posted on my website. Whenever I wanted to post these animations anywhere else on the web (MySpace, for instance), all I had to do was point to them using this HTML code:<img src=" http://illuminationgallery.net/animated.gif ”>. What is the equivalent code for posting Flash animations? I've tried looking at MySpace pages in Page Source mode, but everything appeared so convoluted.
Peter Schmideg

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For your problem I recommend creating a new temporary Admin user account and seeing if the problem continues in the new account. If it does, then the problem is in the OS, which can be re-installed over the top of your existing installation (without affecting your files in your user accounts). If the problem goes away, then it could be incompatible or corrupted preference files or other incompatible programs in the user account causing the problems. Right now you haven't isolated the problem to either possibility.

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Flash animation for Myspace

Not sure if this is the right section of the right forum.
I have created a flash that works fine as a flash. But will not export as an animated jif and upload animated. I'm not sure whats going on. I have tried everything I know.
Exported as flash uploaded to photobucket, downloaded and saved. uploaded to myspace. Nothing.
Exported as animated jif, uploaded to myspace - no animation no pictures.
Exported as animated if, uploaded to photobucket, downloaded, saved. Uploaded to myspace - no animation.
Exported as jif sequence, uploaded to photoshop - Stuck - Can not combine layers to create animation.
Exported as quicktime, myspace won't allow up load.
Shortened flash, exported, uploaded, ends up distorted and out of whack. Changed colors to 32. Exported still distorted and magenta seems a fine mix in the colors as well.
Any help is appreciated. I'm really frustrated with this program. More often than not, it will animate on my computer but will not animate on myspace. Any ideas???
Thanks!

Hi Walter, i got acceptable result, though I am not sure what are the broadcaster's expectations, they have asked for foll. formats
H.264 (our preferred format)
Photo JPEG
Motion JPEG (A or B)
Mpeg 2 at 25mpbs
I still have to add sound, hopefully it should go fine, thanks for your help.

Flash animation wont appear in my web site?

Hi,
I have created a flash animation to put ion my website that I'm building using dreamweaver. When I preview it the animation appears and works fine, but when I upload it and go to my site then the animation doesn't even appear on the page. My site is www.mywarhammersite.host22.com/weapons.html any help would be great.
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No its not spam I'm doing a dramweaver course and its for my final project. Im using a free webhost thats why its got the host22 on the end. Goto http://www.mywarhammersite.host22.com/ Click on the weapons page and then click on the pics. The animation wont appear on the page, but it will if I preview it through dreamweaver.
Chris

Embedding a Flash animation in a Flash Site

I'm looking for a solution to the following problem. I am
developing my website in Flash and I would like to show examples of
interactive flash animations I have developed. I imported my my
.swf animation to my flash site library, but when I drag and drop
it to the stage the following happens:
1. The animation plays from frame to frame without stopping.
2. Elements which were hidden (off the stage) in the
animation now show up on the stage.
3. When I open the animation in edit view (double click the
animation on the stage) the entire animation appears as individual
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I would like to maintain the interactivity of the animation
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You don't really want to add new files that way. In addition
to the problems that you list, you will also be making one, large,
file. This means that it will take longer to download, and possibly
play poorly.
You should keep these independent .swf files as they are, and
"import" them using either AS2's loadMovie() or AS3's URLRequest()
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What is the code I must use when I click on a button (goto1_btn), it loads another flash animation (1.swf) which has a back button (back_btn) to return at the starter? (gallery)
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Thanks

I won't be writing out all the code you will need for this since it can get fairly involved for what you describe wanting. As part of your learning you should also learn how to find coding solutions. Google and the Flash Help documentation are two of the best tools available for this. Search Google using "AS3 Loader tutorial" You might even want to try searching for "AS3 gallery tutorial"

How do I make multiple buttons in my flash animation?

I am new to flash, and I have no training in it whatsoever. I
created a flash animation with flash CS3 for my photography
website, and I want to link each of the images to different
galleries on my site. When I created my first button it worked
fine, but when I try to create actions to link more than one image
as a button, keep getting an error that says "1021: Duplicate
function definition." How do I make each image as a separate
button?
I used the video of this tutorial as my guide to learn how to
create a button:
http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/flash/articles/flacs3it_firstflash_pt1.html
Also, when I run the animation to test it, it loops, and I
don't want it to loop. How do I stop it from looping?

I used the method shown in the tutorial I mentioned to create
it (created a new layer for the button, selected the area of the
image for the button,used modify -> convert to symbol
-> button, I edited it so it was an invisible button by
moving it to the hit frame, gave the selected area an instance name
of Hizumi_btn, inserted a new layer for actions and added the code
I have attached to this post.
I assumed that I would just need to repeat this procedure for
each of the other images in my animation, but when I did that I
received the error.
I greatly appreciate any help you can give me.
Thanks for the information on how to stop the animation.
Here is the code I used to create my first button.

How to email a flash animation

I am trying to email a flash animation to our sales force. I
cannot seem to make this work. The only way that works is making it
an animated gif. However, when I do this, it looks more like an
illustration and my text gets all outta whack. I have read that you
can put it on a server. I am not sure how to do this. Do I have to
have a web site?

Then dzedward's solution is the route you need to go.
Upload the .swf to a server, place the address for the .swf
file in your email, and then send the email. Send the email to
yourself first to ensure that it's working properly.
Be warned though, many people have the security settings on
their email client set such that .swf files are blocked from
appearing in an email. Make sure you warn the client about this,
and suggest adjusting their security settings to allow the content
through if necessary.

Importing Flash Animations Into iWeb...

I noticed that in the few days I have had the privilege of using iWeb, I have noticed that Flash animations that I have created only show up as links on the page, and not actual Flash animations (meaning, when wanting to show the Flash animations on a website, they only show up as a small link, and don't automatically run on the website....
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Just any theme download from a site is not enough. The 3rd party themes must be designed specifically for iWeb and, as such, should have an installer included.
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Flash animation interactivity for autism nonprofit

I run a nonprofit that is creating an educational Flash animated video series for children with autism - we are trying to figure out the best way to composite our animation and export our videos so that we can retain the Flash interactivity and be able to play the videos across all platforms? Should we composite in AfterEffects and export MOVs and then have the interactivity be coded in using HTML5, action script, or Javascript? Or, is it best to keep everything in Flash and rely on an App to cross over to Apple products? We are unfamiliar with other options and would really appreciate some help or guidance here.
Bottom line: we want to be able to stream interactive videos of our Flash animation from our website so that they are compatible across all platforms and also create DVDs, while keeping all of the content consistent. Our interactivity consists of a few buttons that bring up different menus or result in playback.

Very hard to answer because it appears you're asking for a single development path with a huge number of vastly different mediums. You're going to need to expect to produce some of these in different ways, such as the DVD (if it's a video DVD). Flash/HTML5 won't help you there, Encore with some menu programming can do some but that is a horse of a whole different color than an actual interactive device.
While Apple devices may eventually get Flash Player support, Adobe would probably first need to start developing Flash Player for Mobile which was already abandoned on Android. I find most sites utilizing Flash no longer play on my Android device despite the player.
That leaves HTML5. While Flash can export to HTML5 it does come with limitations that you'll need to learn about.
I feel the best place to start would be with a JavaScript programmer who can feel out the capabilities and limits of Flash's CreateJS HTML5 output and weigh that against your needs to see if it's an ideal platform to base off. Otherwise the pure JavaScript/HTML5 video route is probably your best choice. There are probably regulations (such as the old Section 508 accessibility for government work) that you're up against if you accept state or federal funding which will limit your choices to only the most accessible route, especially with special needs.
In either route, due to being a bit familiar with the kinds of interactive activities you need, keeping interest via variation, video and animation are your best bet. Since DVD and universal accessibility is a target, that narrows it down to Video. So I would concur on After Effects and Premiere being used to produce the visual assets.

Synchronizing a Flash animation with Captivate

Hey,
Does anyone know how to connect, or synchronize, an animation to a Captivate CS5 timeline such that each frame of the animation is tied to a respective frame on the Cp slide? In other words, I want frame 1 of my animation to start on frame 1 of my Cp slide (which it currently doesn't, regardless of where I put it on the Cp timeline), and I would lilke the animation to pause and play according to what the Cp slide is doing.
Here's what I did:
I made a slideshow animation in Flash CS5 that I put in a Cp slide on top of audio. The animation lasts 35.5 seconds, same as the Cp slide.
I put the animation at the beginning of the timeline, told it to play for the 'rest of slide', and checked 'Sychronize with Project' (which does nothing as far as I can tell).
I put a stop (); command at the end of the animation so it doesn't repeat (and that's literally the only code I have in there at this point).
The animation and the Cp project are both at 30 frames per second.
Here's what happens when previewing (F4ing) the project:
When the project gets to that slide, the framework of the slide (audio/click boxes/buttons/etc) runs fine, but when the slide starts, it starts in the middle of the animation. I.e., when the slide starts, frame 1 of the Cp slide plays while frame (say...) 75 of the animation plays.
The animation starts at a different place every time.
Also, when I pause the slide, the animation keeps playing, which makes the problem worse. I would like the animation to pause when the Cp slide is paused.
I know that animations generally act a certain way, but I would like to know if there is a way to change its behavior so that everything works together. Best-case scenario, there is an option somewhere that I'm overlooking, and worst-case, I would imagine that there is some way to write some actionscript into the Flash animation that tells frame 1 to always be attached to Cp's frame 1, and frame 2 to always to attached to Cp's frame 2, etc, with every frame. I'm new with Actionscript, so I don't know how to do that.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

Hi Brian,
After looking at your .fla file for the animation and doing some research, I've found the issue. As Rod Ward correctly points out in this post:
Captivate 5 was a total rewrite from the Captivate 4 software architecture and it introduced a subtle but fundamental change in the way that Flash animations were handled in Captivate published content.
Basically the change means that if your animation was built down a level or two inside a symbol rather than on the main timeline at the top level, then you will find that Captivate 5 or 5.5 loads and executes the animation on the first slide of the movie. This means that by the time you get to the actual slide where you WANTED the animation to perform it's magic, it's already run and finished.
In Captivate 4 this did not happen. The animation was not really loaded until later in the movie timeline so as to be ready for the slide where it was required. It didn't matter if the animation was buried inside a symbol or not.
You have two choices:
Revamp your animation so that it all happens on the main timeline in the Flash FLA file that generates it.
Get your Flash programmer to add some ActionScript code to the animation so that it does NOT play completely when first loaded at the beginning of the project at runtime.
Looking at your .fla file, I noticed you had a MovieClip/Symbol called "Animations" that contained the time line but the main .fla movie's time line was pretty much empty. Following the logic of option 1, I moved all the layers from the "Animations" time line to the .fla movie root time line and that fixed it. In Captivate, I also checked "Synchronize with Project" for the animation's properties and the animation did in fact pause and play when I paused and played the Cp movie.
So bottom line is to make sure that you're using the main time line for any animation you're developing in Flash Professional.
Hope that helps,
Jim Leichliter

How to link flash animations in dreamweaver 8

Hey everyone i have been trying to learn dreamweaver 8, flash
8, and others in a short time. My question is,
I am trying to create a website in dreamweaver 8 but i am
having trouble making a link to another page of the site out of the
flash animation once it's done. I can't find a option for that
anywhere, I was able to link the table in which the animation sits
but it does nothing. For now i just have the word ENTER below the
animation so the rest of the site can be viewed.
here's the link to the site where the animation first page is
www.fatcatzcreative.com
I have spent days trying to figure this out and being the
typical man i have finally broken down and am askin for help.
Thanks in advance to all.

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am having trouble
> making a link to another page of the site out of the
flash animation once
> it's
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How to remove the button "play" and "stop" in that flash animation?

The animation is this one ...
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Hello, I made a simple flash animation of a character talking ... The only problem is that this animation has the button "play" and "stop" and I do not want it ...
I want so carry out the main character speak the message and stop yourself automatically without user intervention to push any buttons ...
I have the animation code, how do I get this code to the buttons and start the animation so load the page?
Ah, and how to put the link to a page by clicking on this open a flash site?

How to do it step-by-step? Because i'm beginner in FLash and that things of animation, codes, functions...
And I create that simple animation in other program, not using the Adobe Flash, but I think can be edited that file animation in Flash because I have the files ".swf" and ".flv"...
I don't know how to do it in Adobe Flash CS3, but I have that program installed in my pc, then can you talk me what to do it?
Sorry my bad english, i'm from Brazil.
That is the folder contains the files:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11826717/off/laranja/files_animation.jpg
That is the Download the files of that folder if you want see better:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11826717/off/laranja/laranja.rar

Add a link to page option with flash animations??

Hello, I see that you have an option for images if you insert an image, you have a link to html page option
But if you insert a flash animation , there is no link option?
as some research i have found that I have to do it i flash itself.
Why did you not create a link option for flash animations? as you have with images, a link option would be great for flash animations also
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thanks, I dont know why dreamweaver flash animations does not have a link option? please put it in next release
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flash animations not visible on phone devices ? i see flash animations fine from my phone
Don't know what phone you use or if what you're seeing is actually Flash, but Apple iDevices don't support Flash. Never have and never will.
     http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/
Adobe has stopped further Flash development for mobile devices in favor of HTML5, CSS3 & JavaScript. See Adobe Edge Preview.
     http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/edge/
Finally, from where I sit, Flash is a fading web technology. But if it floats your boat, feel free to make a feature request.
     Adobe Feature Request Form
     https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform
Good luck with your project!
Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists
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I have a flash animation that plays automatically when the user lands on the homepage of my site. It's part of the header, so it's present on every subsequent page of the site as well. However, I would like it to NOT play on the other pages. It should be visible, but only display the first frame or so of the animation, rather than playing automatically on every page.
How do I stipulate that in the code? Is there a line I can add somewhere?
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