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Thanks for the replies.

1st reply: you can't do this. Sure, you can separate the image and have only white background - but when you import it into Flash, you still have the white background.
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Can someone tell me how I can take a picture and 'cut' a figure out?

Say, take a picture and cut out a character in the the pciture?

Take a look at this site:
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Another small question.

I want to know a bit more about shared libraries. I've read up on it in the Flash help files, but what I want to know doesn't seem to be clear.

If I have a shared...

Is it possible to 'import' JPG's or other images?
i.e. have the image as a separate component to the SWF file and NOT have it be stored in it.

So, for example, you would have the image as a...

Can anyone tell me why having too much text slows down a movie?

Say, for example, I have a page full of text in a movie.
I try adding some simple animations in...
And... things get slooooow...!...

Thanks for the replies above.

In reply to the first reply, I was intentionally trying to avoid doing that. The reasons being that the if the user loads up the site, then they have to wait for...

I'm having trouble with setting global variables.

I've got a few SWF's, which I'm trying to load using a separate one. Each loaded SWF, playing and replacing each other in succession by further...

If anyone's interested...
I've been playing around with Fireworks.
With that you can skew words and sentances.
This gives the exact graphic I was after in my original posting.
Unfortunately, you...

Thanks for the reply.
I know how to do the tweening and everything else...
My problem is the first stage! : )

Can you draw letter graphics in Flash so that it's slanted?
I've tried...

I want to create a text effect where it seems as though the text is travelling on a slanted plane.

The text is slanted, with the near end letters being taller and bigger than the ones at the end....

I was wondering if someone could offer me advice on recording voice sound.

I know this isn't really a Flash question... but I'm hoping someone could help.

I'm producing a Flash presentation on...

Thanks for that.
The thing is... I am reusing all my objects... but I still have loads and loads of objects... and the whole reason why I was putting them in folders was because I was trying to...

Em... well... maybe I didn't explain it clearly, but I'm just working on the one file. When I said sub-movie, I meant a movie clip within the main movie.

I've got loads of these... most of them...

I'm writing a really big movie that has loads of sub movies, containing sub movies etc.

Now, I need to test these sub movies.

So... I open a new temporary Flash file... and just put the movie I...

Em... this is probably a really silly question...

I have problems moving objects about in the library.

I have lots of folders and objects.
Now, for example, say, I want to move and object or...

I've had an idea for a mouse trailer.

You have your normal mouse trailer, with letters, say, following the mouse. You have a black and white background. Now when the letters go over the black...

Can someone tell me how to debug my Flash movies?

For instance, how do I output to the output window?
i.e. outputting values of variables.

Also, are there any other methods of debugging?
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Are there any short tutorials out there that explain the new layout and features of Flash 5?

I'm still trying to get to grips with Flash 5.
Everything seems to have been moved places.

It's OK...

Can someone tell me how I can pause anywhere in a movie, regardless of what else is happening. That is, until the user clicks on a button or something.

I'm not quite sure how to go about getting...

Phew...! Heavy going or wot!? : )
That posting didn't quite help with the specific query I was after... but... funnily enough, it kinda answered another query I had posted and not received an...

em... i just looked up tell target in the flash help... and yes, it sounds exactly right. thanks for that.

one more thing, i want to read up about paths... and how i address a particular...

If I have a movie, that contains other movies, that contain other movies...

How do I create a button, say, to go to a specific frame that is inbedded several layers deep?

I've tried reading up...

Surely what you suggest won't work?

From past experience, I have found that a Flash movie will play at different speeds according to the speed of a user's machine.

Can someone tell me how I can pause for an exact amount of time within a movie.

I'm sliding in lines of text... and want the user to be able to read the first line, before the next line come...

In case anyone's remotely interested...
I founf out jow to get my exact zoom factor.

From the menu, choose window -> Toolbars -> Status.

Now you'll see a neat little box at the bottom where'll...