Download the sample files here.
1. Take a picture and convert it into a movie clip. Here I’ve used a rectangle shape as an image, but of course, you can use any images of your choice.
2. From the library. drag the movieclip on to the stage.
3. I have taken 6 movie clips and given each a instance name of "blue1", "blue2", "blue3", "blue4", "blue5", or "blue6".
4. Now comes the action script. In the first key frame insert the action:
fade = 100;
//starting movie number
movienum = 1;
5. Create the key frames as shown here:
6. In the fifth key frame, insert the actions:
setProperty ("/blue" add movienum, _alpha, fade);
fade = fade - 5;
if(fade == 0)
{
fade = 100;
setProperty ("/blue" add movienum, _alpha, fade);
movienum = movienum + 1;
gotoAndPlay (2);
}
if(movienum == 7)
{
fade = 100;
movienum = 1;
gotoAndPlay (1);
}
7. In the last key frame give action.
gotoAndPlay (5);.
8. Test the movie see how the movie fades. Use your own imagination to re-use the movie for your specific purposes!
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