alpha fade image, wait, fade out, next frame

[cruiserparts]

Greeting,

After three hous of review I have now looked at so many scripts (here and elsewhere) of fading in/out that I am more confused instead of less confused, which seems odd I know.

Here is what I have and what I want to do. I am using MX.

I have twenty images, one one each frame of a movie clip, placed around the stage. I want the imges placed instead of loaded so that I can control where they appear on the stage. I would like each image to fade in, stay on the stage for 4 seconds, fade out, and then go to the next frame (and repeat with the image located on that frame). Does anybody have any scripts that already do this. I am a beginner and I am not that famaliar with action scripting. I think what I need to do is use an onEnterFrame, with an alpha fade in, some type of delay/counting script, and then a fade-out, and go to the next frame.

I know that you all have thousands of things you could be doing instead of helping me, so please know that I appreciate it.

[Billy T]

Originally posted by cruiserparts
I want the imges placed instead of loaded so that I can control where they appear on the stage.

Hi there

you can position loaded images...

anyway, for the fader try something like this

in frame 1 put

stop();

then on each mc put

onClipEvent(load){
fadeIn=true;
i=0;
_alpha=0;
}
onClipEvent(enterFrame){
if(fadeIn && _alpha<100){
_alpha+=5;
}
if(!fadeIn && _alpha>0){
_alpha-=5;
}
if(_alpha>90){
i++;
}
if(i>60){
fadeIn=false;
}
if(!fadeIn && _alpha==0;
_parent.gotoAndStop(_parent._currentframe+1);
}
}

bit messy but should work ok

cheers

[cruiserparts]

Hey Billy,

Thanks. I have been messing with the script. It definately has potential. I'm not sure that I have my timeline set up to match the demands of the script though. Here is what I have. See what you think. I think I might need to convert the individual images to movie clips to use this script.

Currently, the swf has a preloader and then after it loads, it goes to frame 10, where the MC, "myFavs_mc", is dragged onto the stage (and a stop action). 20 of the images are stored in the myFavs_mc as 20 successive frames. When I put the script you gave on the myFavs_mc instance, the first images fades in, waits, and then fades out (perfect), but then it never goes on to the second image. Do I somehow need to set up my timeline and the myFavs_mc differently. I am wondering because you mentioned something about "then on each mc put (the script)" but I only have one mc??? Is your script intended to fade the whole script in and out or does it fade the individuals images in and out?

any ideas?

Thanks,
jon

[Billy T]

yep each image needs to be an mc with that code on it

cheers

[boyzdynasty]

i tried to post the file...but it tells me its too big.


if you want the file i did, e-mail: [email protected]

what i did was....

/*
I have two layers: 1st- Actions and 2nd-to hold the MC (I named it gallery)
Total of 3 frames
*/

// Frame1 in action layer
fadeIn = "0";
fadeOut = "100";
setProperty("_root.gallery",_alpha, fadeIn);

// Frame2 in action layer
if( fadeIn != "100" )
{
        // Start fading in the movieClip - gallery
     fadeIn++;
     setProperty("_root.gallery",_alpha,fadeIn);
}
if( fadeOut != "0" && fadeIn == "100" ){
    
        // Start fading out the movieClip - gallery
        fadeOut--;
        setProperty("_root.gallery",_alpha,fadeOut);
}
// If the frame of that movie clip has been fadeIn 
// and then faded out, 
// Go to the next frame and start the process all over again
if( fadeOut == "0" && fadeIn == "100" ) {
    fadeOut = "100";
    fadeIn = "0";
    // Check to see if the movieClip reach the last frame
    if(_root.gallery._currentframe != _root.gallery._totalframes){
        _root.gallery.gotoAndStop(_root.gallery._currentframe+1);
    }
    // If it did reach the last frame, start from the begining
    else{
        _root.gallery.gotoAndStop(1);
    }
}


// Frame 3 in Action layer
gotoAndPlay(2);