Comments on: Flash CS4 doesn’t like your FLA files! http://nocreativity.com/blog/flash-cs4-doesnt-like-your-fla-files The life and discoveries of a new media artist Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:52:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rob Riggs http://nocreativity.com/blog/flash-cs4-doesnt-like-your-fla-files/comment-page-1#comment-5979 Rob Riggs Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:03:10 +0000 http://nocreativity.com/blog/?p=238#comment-5979 Adobe released a fix to CS3 files crashing/performing sluggishly in May 2009… http://www.adobe.com/support/flash/downloads.html I downloaded this update, and now my CS3 files open a-ok. Adobe released a fix to CS3 files crashing/performing sluggishly in May 2009…

http://www.adobe.com/support/flash/downloads.html

I downloaded this update, and now my CS3 files open a-ok.

]]> By: Megan McKnight http://nocreativity.com/blog/flash-cs4-doesnt-like-your-fla-files/comment-page-1#comment-5945 Megan McKnight Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:44:31 +0000 http://nocreativity.com/blog/?p=238#comment-5945 I opened my Flash index file in Flash CS4 today for the first time. It was originally saved in CS2 or 3 awhile back...it's an old file. The image quality looks worse for some reason on the stage and at preview. I even updated it on the web and still looks bad. I spend an hour messing around with preferences and images, but how no clue why this is happening! Help please!!! I opened my Flash index file in Flash CS4 today for the first time. It was originally saved in CS2 or 3 awhile back…it’s an old file. The image quality looks worse for some reason on the stage and at preview. I even updated it on the web and still looks bad. I spend an hour messing around with preferences and images, but how no clue why this is happening! Help please!!!

]]> By: Heath http://nocreativity.com/blog/flash-cs4-doesnt-like-your-fla-files/comment-page-1#comment-5584 Heath Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:17:16 +0000 http://nocreativity.com/blog/?p=238#comment-5584 CS4 is useless. I can't open any of my old AS2 files, and if by chance I can, I select a text field and the whole thing crashes. Useless software, waste of money. CS4 is useless. I can’t open any of my old AS2 files, and if by chance I can, I select a text field and the whole thing crashes. Useless software, waste of money.

]]> By: Shaun http://nocreativity.com/blog/flash-cs4-doesnt-like-your-fla-files/comment-page-1#comment-4039 Shaun Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:45:06 +0000 http://nocreativity.com/blog/?p=238#comment-4039 My problem with CS4 so far is that when I create FLA's using Actionscript 1.0 & 2.0 it will not perform any of the instructions need to communicate across levels. I am using absolute paths and nothing seem to work. Buttons on the main timeline do not work if the layer is not visible when you publish. Also if there is text within a button structure that text stops the hit area from working even though the text is not even in the hit area. Putting the hit area layer above does not work I had to break the text apart to a fill before it worked. Any suggestions would be great My problem with CS4 so far is that when I create FLA’s using Actionscript 1.0 & 2.0 it will not perform any of the instructions need to communicate across levels. I am using absolute paths and nothing seem to work.

Buttons on the main timeline do not work if the layer is not visible when you publish.

Also if there is text within a button structure that text stops the hit area from working even though the text is not even in the hit area. Putting the hit area layer above does not work I had to break the text apart to a fill before it worked.

Any suggestions would be great

]]> By: Aaron http://nocreativity.com/blog/flash-cs4-doesnt-like-your-fla-files/comment-page-1#comment-3433 Aaron Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:12:10 +0000 http://nocreativity.com/blog/?p=238#comment-3433 I had an interesting problem where Flash CS4 would not load or create any of my FLA files anymore. It just kept coming back with the same error: "The directory name is invalid." I checked, double checked, triple checked, manually altered, everything you can imagine'd the directories, and they are good. When I hit 'Create new Flash File', it will blink and go back to the startup screen. In short... it's completely broken, and I have no idea how/why. I'm about to reinstall it to see if that will fix it :P I had an interesting problem where Flash CS4 would not load or create any of my FLA files anymore. It just kept coming back with the same error: “The directory name is invalid.”

I checked, double checked, triple checked, manually altered, everything you can imagine’d the directories, and they are good. When I hit ‘Create new Flash File’, it will blink and go back to the startup screen. In short… it’s completely broken, and I have no idea how/why.

I’m about to reinstall it to see if that will fix it :P

]]> By: Ronny http://nocreativity.com/blog/flash-cs4-doesnt-like-your-fla-files/comment-page-1#comment-3427 Ronny Sun, 18 Jan 2009 12:46:37 +0000 http://nocreativity.com/blog/?p=238#comment-3427 I've had my copy of Flash CS4 for months now and haven't been able to really use it for my projects because of my problem mentioned in the post. When reading all of this, Flash seems to really have major issues... I’ve had my copy of Flash CS4 for months now and haven’t been able to really use it for my projects because of my problem mentioned in the post. When reading all of this, Flash seems to really have major issues…

]]> By: Justin http://nocreativity.com/blog/flash-cs4-doesnt-like-your-fla-files/comment-page-1#comment-3425 Justin Sun, 18 Jan 2009 12:16:24 +0000 http://nocreativity.com/blog/?p=238#comment-3425 Yep, this is a major issue in my opinion. For the first time ever, a version of Flash is unable to open older format .fla's. So far its always Actionscript 2 files that won't open in CS4, BUT many of them DO NOT have any Actionscript 2 written in the file. I'm not a fan of the forced vertical stack of all my panels. Especially the Filters stack. You'd think that would have been a nice vertical stack, but since the Filters menu are STUCK inside the Properties window, I'm constantly scrolling down the Properties window to get to my Filters, THEN scrolling the Filters stack if I have (god forbid) more than 2 filters applied to something. And has anyone else tried to save a swatch with an alpha transparency? You can. But then try to go and select that swatch. The Eyedropper just samples the swatch. You can't actually pick it. As an illustrator, I like to make black swatches of 20% alpha, 30%, 40%, and so on, for drawing shadows. Its so nice to just be able to pick a swatch with the alpha already set. But you can't do it in CS4. So its back to CS3 for illustrating. Yep, this is a major issue in my opinion. For the first time ever, a version of Flash is unable to open older format .fla’s. So far its always Actionscript 2 files that won’t open in CS4, BUT many of them DO NOT have any Actionscript 2 written in the file.

I’m not a fan of the forced vertical stack of all my panels. Especially the Filters stack. You’d think that would have been a nice vertical stack, but since the Filters menu are STUCK inside the Properties window, I’m constantly scrolling down the Properties window to get to my Filters, THEN scrolling the Filters stack if I have (god forbid) more than 2 filters applied to something.

And has anyone else tried to save a swatch with an alpha transparency? You can. But then try to go and select that swatch. The Eyedropper just samples the swatch. You can’t actually pick it. As an illustrator, I like to make black swatches of 20% alpha, 30%, 40%, and so on, for drawing shadows. Its so nice to just be able to pick a swatch with the alpha already set. But you can’t do it in CS4. So its back to CS3 for illustrating.

]]> By: KDC http://nocreativity.com/blog/flash-cs4-doesnt-like-your-fla-files/comment-page-1#comment-3412 KDC Sat, 17 Jan 2009 04:47:08 +0000 http://nocreativity.com/blog/?p=238#comment-3412 JFlo -- I'm having the same issue with my sounds not playing...just wondering if you have found a solution. thanks... JFlo –

I’m having the same issue with my sounds not playing…just wondering if you have found a solution.

thanks…

]]> By: JFlo http://nocreativity.com/blog/flash-cs4-doesnt-like-your-fla-files/comment-page-1#comment-3124 JFlo Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:25:48 +0000 http://nocreativity.com/blog/?p=238#comment-3124 I am experiencing an issue where I have some Flash movies created in CS3/AS2 with sound files that are loaded by actionscript using the attachSound method. But when I open the .fla in CS4/AS2 and export the movie, none of the attached sounds will play. Anyone experience this? I am experiencing an issue where I have some Flash movies created in CS3/AS2 with sound files that are loaded by actionscript using the attachSound method. But when I open the .fla in CS4/AS2 and export the movie, none of the attached sounds will play. Anyone experience this?

]]> By: DARlas http://nocreativity.com/blog/flash-cs4-doesnt-like-your-fla-files/comment-page-1#comment-2813 DARlas Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:39:02 +0000 http://nocreativity.com/blog/?p=238#comment-2813 I have same problem I was working my main project on CS3 and now switched to CS4... When i try to make textField in this project it takes about 5-10 sec to create(no problem i can w8) but when i type every char it takes 5 more... WTF... On other projects NP... I hate this... Thinking about going back to CS3.. I have same problem I was working my main project on CS3 and now switched to CS4… When i try to make textField in this project it takes about 5-10 sec to create(no problem i can w8) but when i type every char it takes 5 more… WTF…
On other projects NP…
I hate this…
Thinking about going back to CS3..

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