Re: FLASH: Bitmap Fadein - Fadeout

[Marc Hoffman, Poison Dart Frog Media]

At 05:10 AM 11/07/1999 , you wrote:

>Hello all.

>

>I'm a Flash newbie and I need some help.

>

>How do I make a bitmap fade in and out?

>

>Can I adjust the alpha in Flash?



1) Import the bitmap

2) select it and hit F8 to make it a symbol

3) use Modify->Instance Properties->Color Effect to change the alpha.


For a fade, you must place the instance on the timeline, add a keyframe in 

the same layer further down the timeline, apply the alpha effect to one or 

the other instance (an instance being the occurrence of the symbol in a 

single keyframe), and apply a motion tween to the timeline between the two 

keyframes. Then it will change transparency gradually from one keyframe to 

the next.


These are all basic concepts you will need to learn, and they are explained 

quite plainly in the manual and tutorials that accompany Flash.




Marc Hoffman

marcdartfrogmedia [dot] com (mailto:marcdartfrogmedia [dot] com)

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My Flash Portfolio: <http://www.dartfrogmedia.com/sampler>

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