# Alpha issue

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-issue/194453
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [July 23, 2006, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-issue/194453 "2006-07-23T19:47:11Z")
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### Author: ![robinkmedia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ad7895/32.png) [@robinkmedia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/robinkmedia)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2006, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-issue/194453/1 "2006-07-23T19:47:11Z")

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I’ve done this a million times and it has always worked:  
To create fades- I sometimes use a fade layer that is on top of everything in the movie- that is the same color as the html bg.  
This one (for some reason) seems to flicker- indicating that it’s getting darker that 100% for a couple of moments.  
Anyone have any idea why- or experienced this before?  
After the initial Michelle Tang disappears watch for the flicker in the grey as the (soon to be) home page fades up:  
[http://www.robinkmedia.com/tang\_intro.swf](http://www.robinkmedia.com/tang_intro.swf)  
Thanks in advance!