Dynamically Changing the FPS

[Irovax]

As in, changing the frames per second for so that all movieclips on screen will slow down for a nice, pretty Finishing Move. Is it possible? If it is... I have a bad feeling I missed something obvious. I did peruse through the ActionScript Dictionary before posting here, however.

I am using Flash MX ((and compiling in Flash 6? Does that help, or even matter?))

[gparis]

You can't.
You can skip frames to give the impression of a faster pace, but it'll only be a workaround.

gparis

[matthijz]

I think you can technically do it with Javascript, but haven't tried it myself. Check out the help files, look for the "framerate" property.

[silentweed]

you cant dynamically change the framerate but can have the same effect by using setInterval. for e.g suppose you have a box called mcBox. Then put a stop action in the first frame of the mcBox. The following will then move through its frames at a speed of 48 frames a sec

var nFramerate:Number = 48;

var nFrame:Number = setInterval(mover, 1000/nFramerate);


function mover():Void{
	mcBox.nextFrame();
	updateAfterEvent();
	if(mcBox._totalframes == mcBox._currentframe){
		clearInterval(nFrame);
		trace("clear");
		}
}