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At 9/20/11 07:26 PM, Little-Rena wrote: So telling me to put the button inside the movieclip, which I already had done, is helpful? As well as being sarcastic about is by saying "yes, its really that complicated.", yeah, that really helped me no end.

...right, so you can be sarcastic, but no one else can. Got it.

next time just laugh it off. It wasn't that big of a deal :P

MOVING ON.

The code on the button was:
on(release){
_root.gotoAndStop("Scene2",2);
}

I don't think the problem is the button, I think it's the code. Try to avoid using scenes. Use frame labels instead. They can be used anywhere in your file... across scenes, etc.

Make a new layer named Labels (or whatever), then put a keyframe where you need it (so in this case, frame 2 of scene 2). In the properties panel there's a field to type in a name. (can't start with numbers or weird characters... no spaces, etc.) ...so something like jumpHere.

Then change your code to:
_root.gotoAndStop("jumpHere");
it must match exactly (case and all) and be in quotes.

Give that a try and see if it works.

If you CAN'T open it at all, then odds are, no. If you have a swf you can try to decompile it... or you could try opening it as a library to see if you can pull any of the elements out... salvage what you can.

If you CAN open it... then it's a matter of isolating the corrupt symbol/frame/item and removing it.

At 9/20/11 07:14 PM, Little-Rena wrote: He wasn't trying to help me, if you'd read his first post, you'd see that he didn't say anything that was helpful.

Actually, it was... you'd be surprised (well, maybe not) by how much hand holding some people need. Anyway...

The code is on the button inside the MC.
I have the button inside the MC with the code.

So there's no other code ...at all... ON the mc itself, correct? ...and what is the code on the button?

At 9/20/11 05:06 PM, krell1983 wrote: 950x620

The max dimensions are 942 wide x 700 high.

Check out the Newgrounds Wiki: Game and Movie Standards for other helpful info.

At 9/20/11 06:01 PM, Little-Rena wrote: smartarse dumbshit.
Stop trolling for unicorns

Stop being an asshat to people that are trying to help you.

If you have code ON your mc, I think it will block the button from being clickable. Why don't you describe your set up a little more/specifically.

I think they've always made them seem like a pretty big deal:
2008 Tank Awards
2009 Tank Awards
2010 Tank Awards

So far the Tank Awards have been on Pico Day (Tom's birthday) ...not sure if that will change now seeing as April 30th won't fall on a weekend again for several years. But word has it that the redesign will include a calendar (as part of the site, not a printed one that you have to buy) to keep people informed of events and important dates... so we can all just check that.

I think Artist and Writer of the Year (once the Lit Portal is live) seem like logical additions.

...also, Tomamoto wasn't/isn't a mod :P

At 9/16/11 07:33 PM, DeftAndEvil wrote: we don't really get many animators in search for scripts about anything, so those threads quickly die.

Yeah, I think part of the problem is people don't [know how to] write things in a way that works for animation/scripts... at least that's been a comment/complaint in past contests/animation jams.

There are communal accounts like art101 and animation101 ...maybe there needs to be a writing101 ...and that account could catalog helpful links & threads for writers... and things like 'stories up for grabs' and a list of writers that are available for projects (games, movies, etc).

Just a thought.

Anyway, thanks for your time... I guess I'll just go rummage through the audio portal and see if something inspires me.

Is there a thread somewhere that just has short stories that were written specifically to be made into flash movies? (Not talking about sonic or mario fan stuff, but legit, original works.)

I was bored and thought to myself "hey self, you should make a random, short, quick movie" ...like something that would only take a day or two (think movie jam) ...then I thought, "hey, I wonder if there are any short stories in the writing forum for an occasion such as this."

So... is there a thread? If not, should there be?

THANKS!

At 9/16/11 03:38 PM, NickAnimation wrote:

Thank you! I will send the link in a private message to you! :D

Update: When I try to put the file in the upload part for the dumping grounds it says Error - This file appears to be corrupt or mis-named. Could this be the reason why the symbols are blank? The file however opens in flash. Weird. What are your thoughts?

Newground's hasn't been updated the dump to accept CS5 {or 5.5) yet, so you'll need to backsave it to CS4 by going to File > Save As... then select CS4 from the drop down. Give that a try :)

At 9/15/11 11:06 PM, Punisher33 wrote: i keep trying to save a new scene to my sprite film, and everytime i go to save it, it always tells me the file is corrupt and it's a brand new file but when i open it it opens when i save it last, when i click scene it comes up with multipul scene 1's 2's 3's 4's 5's 6' can any one tell me why this is happening?

What do you mean 'save a new scene to my...'? Do you mean add a scene in the scene panel? or are you pasting frames from another movie? Please be more specific... give detailed steps, 'cuz it sounds like an odd problem.

At 9/15/11 07:46 PM, NickAnimation wrote: Thanks. I haven't figured out what is wrong yet but thanks for the help! If you ever have spare time can you tell me how to get to change the color mode and find out if they are masks or guides. Or I could send you the file.

lol, if you don't know how to check for masks or guide layers, then odds are you didn't accidentally add them! lol

If you want to upload the file to your dump, I can take a look.

At 9/15/11 06:10 PM, Jeffyx wrote: Does anyone know how to fix this. plz help.

I think you might need to upgrade your version of flash to get it to work.

At 9/15/11 05:33 PM, NickAnimation wrote: Haha, no. I just drew the symbol and it doesn't show up, but I still have the symbol.

The library preview is blank, as are the symbols on the stage... but there's obviously something in them or they wouldn't be that size. Did you accidentally set them as masks or guides? ...or possibly fills/strokes to white? or maybe you set the alpha or color mode to something odd. Hard to say without actually seeing the file.

Yeah, the new tween method takes some getting used to, but once you get it, it's pretty cool.

You can delete keyframes by right-clicking on them in the timeline (see top pic below), but the best way is to use the Motion Editor (bottom pic). There you can add and deleted frames, adjust all of your settings, etc.

Adobe has some video tutorials that explain things fairly well (11-15, and a couple of others further down in the list). Hopefully that'll get you the answers you need! If not, post back here and I'm sure someone will be able to help you out!

Good luck :D

At 9/14/11 08:12 PM, Xix345 wrote: s there a way to permanently make every instance of a movieclip go straight to one of its frames?
for example if a certain condition was in effect, then whenever an instance of a movieclip occured, it would automatically go to one of the mcs frames. (in this case, frame 2)

Need more info. What are you trying to do exactly? What's triggering the instances of the movieclips? How many are there? etc...

if(this && this){
_root.Drawer_MC.gotoAndStop(2);
etc.
}

...or something.

/wildGuess

At 9/14/11 04:42 PM, NickAnimation wrote: stuff

If you deleted stuff out of a symbol and drew new stuff, then the old stuff is gone. If that's not what you did or meant, then... I have no idea because your whole post is confusing lol!

At 9/14/11 03:09 AM, Luke wrote: I'm not pressing charges or anything on the woman that ran into me, it is my fault. I had been drinking and made a stupid decision while in a stupid situation.

Is anyone pressing charges against you?

General Cycling Discussion - Can you get a DUI riding a bike?!
Maelstrom
12-13-02, 12:50 AM
In canada it is against the law...you would be eligible for fines, jail time,revoking of licsence and points off of permit. You are on a vehical and drunk. If you aren't a danger to others you are definately a danger to yourself. (as for provincial specifics they change but the basics I believe are the same)

At 9/14/11 02:46 PM, GenocidalTendencies wrote: I'll be going to visit him in the hospital today.

Pics or it didn't happen.

At 9/14/11 03:09 AM, Luke wrote: thats waht he said and here is a pic of the first part of the letter cause he knows not all of you believe everything and he just wants to make sure you guys know that he is okay he is just in the hospital

Then how about a pic of him in the hospital?! He has his phone, right?! That would convince the non-believers more than a pic of a notebook, don't ya think?!

Glad the targeting option worked for ya! :)

At 9/12/11 11:09 PM, Xix345 wrote: I never found out how to access the dumping grounds

To access your dump you can type:
http://www.newgrounds.com/dump

...or go to "My Account" and click on "Free File Upload!"

At 9/12/11 08:27 PM, Xix345 wrote: Here:

lol, I think it would be easier for everyone if you put the clips in a new fla and upload it to your dump.

on(release){
_root.Drawer_MC.Box_MC.Key_MC._visible = true;
}

case sensitive, etc.

You can use the targeting option in the actions panel too.

Delete more stuff

Depending on where you have your email account, you have a limited amount of space to use up. Hotmail is 5 GB, Gmail is 7 GB ...while other places (probably your employer/school) keeps that limit much lower, for example the GoDaddy account pictured below is at 50 MB. Think of it as a jump drive and yours is full.

Some email set ups don't actually delete things completely until you purge your trash. You might also need to clear out your 'sent Items', check 'junk mail', 'convo's' on gmail, etc. ...basically, just delete stuff you don't need or want to make room for more stuff you don't need or want.

At 9/9/11 08:56 PM, SuperMarioFan9000 wrote: Well stream didn't help.. But no problem, I solved it correctly...

Streaming wouldn't have anything to do with your graphics or filters... but glad to hear you got it resolved. How did you do it? (in case someone else has a similar problem in the future.)

At 9/9/11 05:04 PM, Manly-Chicken wrote: http://staging2.newgrounds.com

I've been there!

Only people with special access privileges are allowed. You have to go through a very thorough and rigorous admittance process... including, but not limited to criminal and financial background checks, fingerprint and retinal scans, blood, urine and stool samples, 3.8 or higher GPA, no ban history, a static IP, and a $20 non-refundable processing fee... or be a mod.

...or maybe he set it to ink. You could always pm MFR and ask.

At 9/7/11 08:26 PM, Xix345 wrote: _root.geminikeygrab_.visible = true;

I think that should be ._visible
switch the _ and .

At 9/7/11 08:47 AM, SuperMarioFan9000 wrote: Enlarge to the right size and add the blur filter

...what is the right size? The only time I've seen filters *not* work is when they're being applied to something too large.

No, it will all remain the same.

if you have a gmail account, google docs has a presentation program that lets you save and open as powerpoint... it's free and there's nothing to download.

At 9/5/11 12:19 AM, Fifty-50 wrote: ...according to the rules.

Speaking of rules... you know what they should add?! That anyone that comes in here asking to be scouted... be it blatant begging or just hinting... and anyone that actually scouts that person, be it a reg or random user... should both be unscouted (thereby losing all of their scouts) and banned from the art portal ...for at least a week or two.

Seriously though... why even have a scouting system at all? It's completely useless.

At 9/4/11 04:43 PM, sleeeeep wrote: How about a Spy VS Spy collab.

I really like this idea! I think you should go for it!

clips for inspiration