[RESOLVED] fade in and stop - HTML Forums

mocha_ninja09 · 10-14-2009, 02:31 PM

Hello! This is probably an easy one but I can't figure out exactly what to do and I'm been searching online but am not having much luck.

Using Flash CS3, I am making a sort of collage where I need one image to fade in and appear, then the next image fade in and appear - keeping the first image in the background.

I've tried using a different layer for each image, creating a motion tween, on the first key frame, set image to alpha so it's transparent and then fades in which is working fine but I'm not sure how to get the image to stay instead of looping back out to transparent and fading back in.

I've played around with actions - adding a stop() at the last keyframe before the next image starts but that isn't working - then the next image just doesn't start up.

Is there some actionscript I need to add maybe? I also tried ending 1st image on keyframe 20 (for example), adding the stop() at keyframe 20 and then starting my next layer at frame 22 but no luck. I basically want this to look like it's one photograph appearing and laying over another as if they were being laid out on a table if that helps.

Any and all help is greatly appreciated! Thanks so much

mocha_ninja09 · 10-14-2009, 08:47 PM

just wanted to close this one, I figured it out.

During my search for info, I came across some information stating "If there are no frames in the timeline for an object, it will vanish." - that was where I was making a mistake.

I still did my usual steps with each image having a layer but this time, I inserted a keyframe at 20 (for example) for the fade in and a keyframe at 200. That way, once the image appears, it stays on the screen until the timeline reaches 200. That gave enough time for me to set up other layers to appear on top, each layer got a final keyframe at 200 as well so nothings disappears or starts over until then.

Thanks - hope this will help someone else

Pegasus · 10-14-2009, 08:57 PM

Thanks, MN, for letting us know the solution. I wouldn't have thought of keyframes myself, but then, I'm not well-versed in Flash.