Flash CS4 Professional is a tool for creating Flash Applications. It is part of the Adobe Creative Suite 4.
Questions tagged [flash-cs4]
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Flash CS4 refuses to let go
I have a Flash project, and it has many source files. I have a fairly heavily-used class, call it Jenine. I recently (and, perhaps, callously) relocated Jenine from one namespace to another. I thought we were ready - I thought it was time. The new…

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Check to see if a class has a method
Is it possible to check a class to see whether it has a method or not ? Or even a particular property

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Understanding Array::splice in ActionScript 3
I am trying to remove an object from an array, but for some reason it's not working. I am under the impression that a splice accepts 2 parameters: first, the position in the array to begin at. And for parameter 2, how many to delete from then on…

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What are the differences between the Flash Professional and the Flash Builder?
I couldn't find a comparation on the web, so, what's the difference between the Flash Professional and the Flash Builder?
--update
I saw in a video that I can edit some code in the Flash Professional. And I just saw coding in Flash Builder. So, my…

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Where is the documentation for Adobe XFL Flash interchange format?
I work at an animation studio that does several productions in Flash. Probably one of the most exciting features of the new Adobe CS4 suite is the XFL file format. At last, I have an ascii format that I can use to tighten our Flash-to-After…

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Pixel bender shaders with multiple outputs in flash?
According to the pixel bender specs a shader can have one or more outputs. The pixel bender toolkit, whose "export to flash" option tends to be preety strict about the flash specific do's and dont's, would even compile such a shader without…

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How do I get the user's screen resolution in ActionScript 3?
Is there a way ActionScript 3 can detect the user's screen resolution?

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How to make a MovieClip remove itself in AS3?
What is the equivalent to removeMovieClip() in AS3?
Apparently many have the same question:
StackOverflow:
How to completely remove a movieclip in as3
Remove movie clip as3
How to remove childmovieclip and add to new parent…

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How can I convert a flash movieclip into a png sequence?
Flash CS4 is not letting me save a swf to a png sequence. Is there a way to save a movieclip as a swf and use an outside program to convert to png?
Thanks!

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Access the stage in the Flash CS4 IDE
The stage in the Flash CS4 Authoring Enviroment is a running SWF. That what makes thing like the 3D and Bone Tools to work in the IDE.
Is it possible to access that swf ? I suspect the immediate answer would be no because that would raise some…

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Is it possible to play .m4a file using as3?
I am developing a simple mp3 player for playing bulk number of audio files to play. The files are in .m4a format. Is it possible to play using as3?
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How to read MusicXML file in FLASH CS4/AS3 in order to visually display the data
I want to create music Visualization in flash by reading the musicXML file.
Is there some sort of a class that reads it? or a help guide to understand the musicXML structure and how to use it in order to visualize its music?
thanks,
Alon

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What is the correct way to add components to the library of a Swf?
I've been having a problem that's plagued me many times in the course of developing a Flash project. It looks something like this:
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at…

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denied due to lack of policy file permissions
I can't get my Yahoo! Application Platform to run I keep getting denied access even though their policy file accepts requests from any domain.
OK: Policy file accepted: http://social.yahooapis.com/crossdomain.xml
Error: Request for resource at…

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Is there an unofficial Flash .FLA spec?
Is there an unofficial spec anywhere that explains how to reverse engineer a Flash .FLA file?
I'm specifically interested in creating an application that can "auto-scene plan" a Flash document programmatically, pulling in content from other files,…

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