Test Movie Issues

My flash document worked fine until I tried to add a
preloader which seems to have corrupted the document. The document
has a lot of shape tweens and guided motion tweens. When I drag the
playhead over the timeline, the stage shows as it should. But when
I test the movie, much is left out.
Any suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks Joe,
I had tried that to no avail and decided to rebuild the
document. That was easier than I thought as I was able to cut and
past all the component, even motion guides, from the original. Just
another lesson along the road.
Thanks.
JL

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Issue playing scenes in test movie animations stop playing

I'm fairly new to adobe flash so I hope I use the right terms when asking this question. I am using AS2 in CS5.5.
I am creating a project for a class that introduced me to adobe flash. The issue is I have gotten to a certain point about 15 scenes.
During say the 15th scene scrolling through the timeline animations works fine, playing it on test scene works fine. When I go to play it on test movie it stops at a certain point.
At first I thought it might have been a misplaced stop action but there is none to be found. The weird part is every other scene I create after that
continues to freeze as well, the images are there, but the animations won't play. All my previous animations play before those with the issue, it's just
These new ones won't play for some reason in test movie, but work completely fine in test scene and the timeline. Can anyone help me figure this out please?

you're welcome.
to remedy, remove one or more scenes from your original fla by shift-clicking all the frames/layers in a scene and pasting into a new fla. save the new fla with a new name and publish a new swf that you can load into your original.
there's no limit to how many swfs can be loaded into your original. you might find it convenient to put each scene (after your first few) into their own fla/swf.

UPDATE: Clip Moves on Test Movie

My original post is below. Since then, I have discovered that
the issue
only appears when I test the movie. If I open the resulting
.swf file
by clicking, it plays fine. I still think this is pretty darn
odd, but
at least I was able to continue with other parts of the
project.
Original post:
What could cause a clip to be repositioned on test movie? I'm
using
Flash 8 on
a laptop running XP Home. Writing in 2.0 with all my
Actionscript in
external
.as class files. I have a clip that contains an imported gif
file. The
.gif
is positioned with its upper left corner at 0,0. The clip is
positioned
on the
stage at x:50 (which centers it), y:0.
When I test the movie, the clip is repositioned about 70px
in the
negative y
direction (up). I'm only using one frame, any action happens
programatically.
I have no scripting that changes the position of the clip.
Any suggestions?

Can you post your fla?

MAC | stroke style stipple crashes on test movie/ publish in cs3 cs4

stroke style stippled crashes when testing movie or trying to publish.
I have done some tests where I've drawn a random animation of just strokes say 10 frames with a solid style. Then I've used the same animation but changed the style to Stippled (also with edits to that stroke style ie very dense) and it CRASHES when i try to play the movie.
This is VERY frustrating for such a seemingly simple change on such a basic part of flash!!!!!!
This problem is on cs4 and I have also check Flash cs3 at my uni and it does exactly the same when i tried the test again (I made a new clean animation just to make sure it wasnt the files falt)so its not a problem with my computor but the software!
found out this search result with the same problem http://www.actionscript.org/forums/archive/index.php3/t-41241.html so im not the only one...
is it just on the mac versions?
This is very anoying as i have a project in on friday and thought this style went with what i was working with

Like I said, it is hard to be certain.
As far as I am aware, issues with Snow Leopard are specific to font anomalies in 10.6.7, and the fact that you cannot use the OS's printing system to produce PDFs via File > Print from Adobe applications. Do you have a link or citation for the issues you read online?
So, reasons to suspect Adobe: running the Adobe installer triggered the problem; Adobe programs crash and they crash in Adobe code;
Reasons to suspect Apple: it's not a single program crashing; the crashes don't seem to make sense; crashes happen for both CS4 and CS5; crashes affected non-Adobe programs (that is what you meant by "all my programs," right?).
So, my intuition is you should try an OS reinstall.
Though even if the root problem is the OS, Adobe probably has some blame here -- Adobe's programs should not crash. So you can certainly take it up with Adobe and hold firm to the line "your program should not crash; why is it crashing" and ultimately they should be able to tell you why (based on the crash report, and perhaps other things). But the answer may turn out to be, "because this Apple subsystem is broken. Fix it and our programs will stop crashing."
Have you looked at the logs in Console.app? They might shed some additional light.
Also, since you have recently reinstalled the OS, you are probably in a good position to reinstall the OS. Most people are reluctant to do so because they have a lot of data and applications, and it's a huge pain to preserve them. It sounds like you're not in that position, so doing that reinstall is relatively easy. I would therefore do it just for the peace of mind.
You can contact Adobe Support at http://www.adobe.com/go/supportportal.

Load & Unload Movie Issue

Hi Guys:
Have 2 unable solve issues, would be much appreciated if anyone could help.
// ISSUE 1 //
I am experiencing an issue with Load & Unload Movie. What happen is that I am trying to load an external SWF into a movie clip call movieContainer in my main website. This external SWF file has timeline that perform a animation when it's loaded into the movieContainer.
I can load and unload the movie with no problem...the issue is that after I unload the SWF and then at any point of the movie on the main website I click to load the SWF back to the stage.....the timeframe of the SWF file stay at where it get left off(when it's unloaded). I am trying to make it play start all over again.
I try the movieContainer.content.gotoAndPlay(1); but it doesn't do anything. Any idea how I could make this work?
Here is my code:
var content:Loader = new Loader();
content.load(new URLRequest("externalSwf/content.swf"));
loadMovieButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, loadMovieButtonClicked);
function loadMovieButtonClicked(e:MouseEvent):void{
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// ISSUE 2 //
In my external SWF file, I have create a loading loader at the 1st frame. But it doesn't play all the time when I testing on the server. It works just fine when I test locally with TEST MOVIE. Not only it doesn't play all the time.....it suppose to play from 2nd frame of the movie after the loading is finished (I have a short animation play between frame 2 - frame 20) Instead of playing from frame 2 to frame 20, the animation just jump straight to frame 20...which mean the user won't see the animation between frame 2 - frame 20.
import flash.events.ProgressEvent;
function update(e:ProgressEvent):void
var percent:Number = Math.floor( (e.bytesLoaded*100)/e.bytesTotal );
if(preloaderMC is MovieClip){
preloaderMC.gotoAndStop(percent);
//preload_txt.text = String(percent);
if(percent == 100){
gotoAndPlay(2);
loaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, update);
// Extra test for IE
var percent:Number = Math.floor( (this.loaderInfo.bytesLoaded*100)/this.loaderInfo.bytesTotal );
if(percent == 100){
nextFrame();
stop();
Many Thanks!

Thanks for the reply, the code I use to load the external SWF is:
The button is within a movieClip: commercialScrollBar_mc
The button instance name is: stackPancakeBar
The external SWF get to load into a movieClip container call: projectDetailsContainer_mc
var ldr:Loader = new Loader();
ldr.load(new URLRequest("projectsCommercial/stackPancakeBar.swf"));
commercialScrollBar_mc.stackPancakeBar.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, stackPancakeBarClicked);
function stackPancakeBarClicked(e:MouseEvent):void{
    MovieClip(ldr.content).gotoAndPlay(1);
    projectDetailsContainer_mc.addChild(ldr);
I was thinking does it has anything to do with the UNLOAD script I have on the external SWF file? Below are the code for removing the child.
back_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, removeProjectDetails);
function removeProjectDetails(e:MouseEvent):void{
    this.parent.parent.removeChild(this.parent);
Thanks Heaps, by the way, do you have any idea why the loading sequence doesn't get to play every time? Or perhape the file size is too small?

Streaming radio works in Test Movie but won't work in browser

Hi all,
I've built a simple radio interface that has only Play, Stop and volume adjuster controls.
Play button starts an online stream:
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When I test movie inside the Flash Pro, i see that it is fully functional.
Running the swf on the local with Flash Player works perfect also.
But after uploading to server, I can hear no sound at all.
I've set "allowScriptAccess" to "always", but it didn't help: ( http://www.erkanbeyaz.com/radyo )
Briefly, the local swf works but the remote one doesn't. And I'm sure this is not a path issue.
I guess this is a flash (and/or browser) security issue and could be overcome by setting the appropriate parameters within the Publish Settings.
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Best.

Hi Atul,
I have checked my bindings but the only values the method needs, is the releasecode (which is filled) and the object BUS2012 (which is also filled). The method gives back the exception 1006 responsibility_fail. I have checked the FM BAPI_PO_RELEASE and I even have made sure that the containerelement UseExceptions is marked with X (should be done by the program itself).
What I also see when I generate my testworkflow is the message Indicator "Results Parameter" missing in BOR method RELEASE, but I cannot find out what I need to do to make sure I have this Results Parameter.
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Flash CS4 "Test Movie" vs Debug/Standalone

After some rigorous testing on a file that has given me
multiple issues, I noticed a discrepancy. When I tested in Flash
CS4 using CTRL-ENTER
(Win XP SP3 - just FYI, not really issue-relevant I don't
think), the file previewed just like I expected it to, but
since it was still in development and not finalized, my code could
have (read: most likely was) been flawed. However, just to be safe
I ran it in the Debug Flash Player, and the code did not work. I
even tried using File>Publish from Flash and played that swf.
The Standalone Player's results were the same as the Debug
Player's. The code did not work.
Is there something I am missing or is this a bug? Why
wouldn't the Flash CS4 Test Movie Player produce the same results
as the Standalone Player? Thanks to all who reply.

I'm in CS4 (see title
). I always have strict mode on and I am not loading
any external data. It's all self-contained. I'm beginning to think
that it's a memory issue with Event.ENTER_FRAME, but it would make
more sense to not run properly in the Flash IDE rather than than
the Standalone Player.

Buttons not working in test movie

Hi
i am having a problem with some buttons. I am new to flash so maybe it's something elementary i am doing wrong. I created a simple scene and have two buttons. "The fear" and "back'. I want the fear button to begin playing movie at frame 2 so i typed on(release){ gotoAndPlay(2);} on three lines obviously. Same with back button except stop at frame 1. buttons work perfectly when i enable test buttons but when i test movie they don't work properly
any help would be greatly appreciated

If you remove the code from the buttons do they react properly to a mouse over interaction?
What is the code that is in place?

Testing movie on a remote machine (server)

one machine is functioning as a server.
on the other machine i run a swf file (test movie).
i want it to function as if it is on the same machine.
i get an error (504)
Error opening URL 'bla bla bla......../flashlogin.aspx'
is there any definitions that i have to define in order to
connect?
(the guy that works on the server side files says its my
problem and i have to format windows and install flash again i am
sure that there is a less complicated and time consuming solution.)

Hello,
I don't know an official way to do this but the compiler of the LabVIEW FPGA module is a tool from Xilinx so I don't have all the internal information. On the other hand there are 3rd party tools available that can run any application as a service (e. g. here) so maybe this could be a solution for you.
Best regards,
Jochen Klier
National Instruments Germany

Help!! Flash CS3 and CS4 "Test Movie" very slow on OS X

This is a problem that, having read many forums, affects a
very large amount of people, though Adobe doesn't care at all. It
only affects OS X users. I know that it has been addressed many
times in different forums, but I never actually stumbled across
anyone having found a solution.
When I use Flash CS3, and I make any animation, even the
simplest tween, and I preview it with Test Movie, the result I get
is an extremely slow playback. Something like half the FPS it
should be.
However, when I export the SWF and preview it in the external
Flash Player or in a browser, it's just fine and fast.
Another interesting thing is that in CS3, when I open the
Help panel, the problem with Test Movie only happens like 20% of
the time. In that case, it only gets solved if I restart or Log Out
at least. I have no idea why the Help panel being open solves the
problem, this only shows that this is probably a little graphic
user interface bug, or something similar, that could be solved very
very easily.
In Flash CS4, there is no Help panel, so there is no solution
to the problem.
It would be nice to be able to press Cmd + Enter to see the
movie, and not have to do File > Export > bla bla bla, open
Finder, Find the SWF, double click it, wait for the browser to
open... etc...
I have a brand new 2.5 GHz MacBook Pro, and Test Movie runs
faster on my 900MHz Pentium III PC!! Funny...
Here are some links I found about this problem:
http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-878
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb407896
http://www.kirupa.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-258991.html
This is quite ridiculous, and on Adobe's Support page, the
solution is "Do not use Test Movie."
And the funny thing is that they didn't even bother to fix
this in CS4...
So basically if something doesn't work, Adobe's solution is
"Don't use it."
I guess they're right!
Please, tell me if anyone has or does not have this problem
or knows anything about it!
Thanks,
Mate

This is a problem that, having read many forums, affects a
very large amount of people, though Adobe doesn't care at all. It
only affects OS X users. I know that it has been addressed many
times in different forums, but I never actually stumbled across
anyone having found a solution.
When I use Flash CS3, and I make any animation, even the
simplest tween, and I preview it with Test Movie, the result I get
is an extremely slow playback. Something like half the FPS it
should be.
However, when I export the SWF and preview it in the external
Flash Player or in a browser, it's just fine and fast.
Another interesting thing is that in CS3, when I open the
Help panel, the problem with Test Movie only happens like 20% of
the time. In that case, it only gets solved if I restart or Log Out
at least. I have no idea why the Help panel being open solves the
problem, this only shows that this is probably a little graphic
user interface bug, or something similar, that could be solved very
very easily.
In Flash CS4, there is no Help panel, so there is no solution
to the problem.
It would be nice to be able to press Cmd + Enter to see the
movie, and not have to do File > Export > bla bla bla, open
Finder, Find the SWF, double click it, wait for the browser to
open... etc...
I have a brand new 2.5 GHz MacBook Pro, and Test Movie runs
faster on my 900MHz Pentium III PC!! Funny...
Here are some links I found about this problem:
http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-878
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb407896
http://www.kirupa.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-258991.html
This is quite ridiculous, and on Adobe's Support page, the
solution is "Do not use Test Movie."
And the funny thing is that they didn't even bother to fix
this in CS4...
So basically if something doesn't work, Adobe's solution is
"Don't use it."
I guess they're right!
Please, tell me if anyone has or does not have this problem
or knows anything about it!
Thanks,
Mate

Spry Accordion Jerky/Jumping movement Issues in IE

I am having a difficult time trying to debug the accordion in IE. You can see the accordion here in IE I am having two issues.
1. When at the top of the site and clicking on a tab to open it jumps down the page as if it were an anchor point, and I find this very annoying.
2. The movement below the tab clicked is jumping around and this also is incredibly annoying to me, its more subtle than the above issue but it still bothers me. I am having this issue in GC as well.
I have searched quite a few forums and have not found a solution for this but this must be a fairly common issue? I am not that familaur with spry yet this is my first real project using it so my knowledge is very limited to this point. This dose work perfect in FF.
Thanks in advance,

I will put together a gutted version of this and send it over if you have the time that would be fantastic. Making a gutted version may be the best thing at this point so I can slowly add stuff back and see what causes the problem. If i cant fix it by doing that I will zip and send the files.
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:23:40 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Spry Accordion Jerky/Jumping movement Issues in IE
Can you provide me with files where I can reproduce your issue with
out any other scripts on the site? This gives me a better debugging
area. If you do not feel comfy with posting it online. You can e-mail
it to mailto:[email protected]
>

Setting flashvars in AS3 when testing movie

Does anyone know how to set flashvars when running a movie in CS4 using Control->Test Movie? Under ActionScript 2 I could just set _root.flashVar, what's the equivalent in AS3?

Hi Dan,
Thanks, but I'm not quite understanding what this solution is. Is the AS2 that you're thinking in terms of when you're posting this solution?
In AS3, the flashvar parameters don't appear as top level properties, they are found under "root.loaderInfo.parameters". So I can look up a parameter like this:
trace("myVar=" + root.loaderInfo.parameters.myVar);
I'd like to be able to do something like setting this parameter in my test code like this:
root.loaderInfo.parameters.myVar="test value";
...but this doesn't seem to work. No error message when I try this (either running "Test Movie" in CS4 or running in Flash Player in FireFox). Looking at the doc page for flash.display.LoaderInfo, it says that the "parameters" property is readonly.
I wish there were some kind of dialog in CS4 to allow me to set up flash vars for testing under Control->Test Movie, but if there is such a thing, I haven't found it yet!
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No images in Test Movie

?I am following the Studio 8 Cafe Townsend Tutorial.
I have copy and pasted the ActionScript code that makes the
slideshow animate. In the Test Movie, the title and descriptions
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cafe_townsend/images folder. I am stuck!

I am working through the Studio 8 handbook / pdf which I am
following to the letter. I am wondering if I made a mistake in
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images in cafe_townsend/images. Any ideas?

Update the Player Flash CS5 Uses (In Test Movie)

So Flash CS5 came with a beta version of Flash Player 10.1.
Now that the official release of Flash Player 10.1 is released, how do I update what Flash CS5 uses when I Test Movie?
I have so far updated the Flash Player in my browser and my standalone players but I can't seem to figure out how to update the Player that Flash CS5 uses.
This wouldn't be so bad if the beta of 10.1 wasn't breaking my project because of bugs.
Any help appreciated.

More bumps, there has to be a way to do this. Adobe wouldn't cement in a beta verison of Flash Player into Flash CS5 would they?

Flash CS4 - Background Colour Change Not Changing in Test Movie

Hello,
Whenever I change the document's background colour in Flash CS4 and then "test movie", the background colour remains white. However if I publish it the colour will be the selected colour.
It's not a huge deal since it publishes right, but I'd really like to be able to test my movie with the correct background colour.
I'm on Mac OS X 10.6.8, and I am updated to the latest version of CS4.
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Thanks

Hey there,
Could you describe the setup or link a file with the problem? I can't reproduce the problem with basic fades (obviously they should continue to work when you switch the player). Is it just in the document you're working on, or all documents you create?
Thanks,
Jen.

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