Newbie ... Audio-Video Progression 1

[saxonomy]

Two Issues ...

1. Is there any way to gurantee perfect picture/audio progression? In macromedia, the audio follows the picture perfectly, but when uploaded and viewed on IE, the picture is always chronologically behind the audio. Is there anyway to see that they correctly go hand in hand together, time-wise?

2. How do I put a SKIP INTRO link on the flash itself. Right now, I currently have a SKIP INTRO on the HTML file that I link the Flash to. I want to put it on the flash, so that at the end of the intro, the SKIP INTRO turns to GO TO HOMEPAGE. I'm a fast learner, so a simple web link on a suitable tutorial would do just fine on this issue.

I would REEEEEAAAALLLYYY appreciate a reply.

 

[oldnewbie]

Sync issue...

The movie must be created with the sound's SYnc set to "stream" as explained here...

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/how/expert/sound/sound07.html

As for a Flash "skip intro" button, it's usually done with a getURL...

on(release){
getURL("[URL unfurl="true"]http://yourserver.com/yourhomepage.html",[/URL] "_self");
}

No linebreak in the above. Use "_blank" rather than "_self", if you want the page to open up in a new window rather than in the same one the intro is embedded.

Regards,

 

[saxonomy]

Ok, point taken. How do you set the sound's Sync to "stream" ?

 

[saxonomy]

Also, how do I put a button (that i have the html coding for) into the flash intro?

 

[oldnewbie]

You insert the sound on a layer, and then add as many frames as needed for the whole sound to be seen (it's modulations) and heard when played. You then select one of the sound's frames, and in it's properties, set the Sync box to stream.

As for your skip intro button, did answer that in my first post. Of course change the server and html to your's.

Regards,

 

[saxonomy]

Thanx for the sound help. I got it working perfectly.

As for the "SKIP INTRO" link issue...I still don't understand how to change the "server and the html" to my custom setting. I have the flash file for the button saved in the directory. I am having problems putting in the HTML coding I have for the animation of the button, into flash itself.

This is the HTML coding I have for the flash button ...

<OBJECT classid=&quot;clsid27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000&quot; codebase=&quot;

http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0&quot;

WIDTH=130 HEIGHT=28>
<PARAM NAME=movie VALUE=&quot;servo.swf?tarframe=_top&exbackground=0000FF&makenavfield0=SKIP INTRO&makenavurl0=

http://www.greeks.psu.edu/nphc/pbs/enter.htm&quot;>

<PARAM NAME=loop VALUE=false>
<PARAM NAME=menu VALUE=false>
<PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high>
<PARAM NAME=scale VALUE=noborder>
<PARAM NAME=salign VALUE=LT>
<PARAM NAME=wmode VALUE=transparent>
<PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#000000>
<EMBED src=&quot;servo.swf?tarframe=_top&exbackground=0000FF&makenavfield0=SKIP INTRO&makenavurl0=

http://www.greeks.psu.edu/nphc/pbs/enter.htm&quot;

loop=false menu=false quality=high scale=noborder salign=LT wmode=transparent bgcolor=#000000 WIDTH=130 HEIGHT=28 TYPE=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; PLUGINSPAGE=&quot;

http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave...ersion=ShockwaveFlash&quot;></EMBED></OBJECT>

<a href=&quot;

http://www.guistuff.com/&quot;><img

border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;

http://www.guistuff.com/images/11dot.gif&quot;

width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot;></a>


Any effort would be GREATLY appreciated.

 

[saxonomy]

Checked back here and didn't see a reply. I wanted to know how to aply HTML coding to a flash button, using Macromedia Flash MX. Thank you once again

 

[oldnewbie]

Simply don't understand what you're asking! Must be Christmas!

Regards,

 

[FLASHfreak1021]

Well, create a button on the stage. MAke sure the button is selected, and get the &quot;Actions&quot; panel up. In the white area, copy and paste this code:

on(release){
getURL("[URL unfurl="true"]http://yourserver.com/yourhomepage.html",[/URL] "_self");
}

Replace &quot;

http://yourserver...&quot;

with the page you want to link to. If you want a new window to open, change &quot;_self&quot; to &quot;_blank&quot;. Thats the best I can do!
Regards,
FLASHfreak

 

[saxonomy]

Guys, thanx a lot. Finally got it to work.
Thanx FLASHfreak1021.
Getting the hang of this a little bit.

The INTRO is done, with the REPLAY and SKIP buttons working pefectly. Now on to the preloader.

Anyone know the SIMPLEST Preloader out there, that shows progress and displays PLAY after complete loading ?

 

[oldnewbie]

http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/percentagepreloader.htm

But... Using components, attached movie clips and/or sounds(Linkgage on the first frame), and/or embedding fonts in your movie?

If not the above preloader should work fine.

 

[saxonomy]

Thanx Man. Preloader was easy to use and I havent experienced any problems yet. You guys r GOOD!!!

I know where to run to if I hve any problems. Once again, you're a LIFESAVER, oldnewbie.

 

[saxonomy]

oh oh. See one problem.

For some reason, my gotoAndPlay function doesnt work anymore. I had a &quot;REPLAY&quot; button that went back and played frame 22 onwards. But now, the button always goes back to the preloader's frames.

Does the preloader interfere with the gotoAndPlay function ?

 

[oldnewbie]

It shouldn't... But would have to see how you integrated the preloader. And what was the actual code on the &quot;Replay&quot; button?

 

[saxonomy]

i see the error i made, lol.

i put

on(release){
gotoAndPlay(&quot;25&quot;
}

instead of

on(release){
gotoAndPlay(25);
}

wat difference does the &quot;&quot; make ?

 

[oldnewbie]

The use of double quotes is when using a frame label rather than a frame number. Did you label the targeted frame with &quot;25&quot;? That said, you shouldn't be using number only labels or at least not starting off with a number, that will get you into trouble. Thus &quot;frame25&quot; and not &quot;25&quot; alone.