# Changing a bitmap's alpha

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-a-bitmaps-alpha/24174>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [June 26, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-a-bitmaps-alpha/24174 "2003-06-26T20:54:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Rooshi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e36b37/32.png) [@Rooshi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rooshi)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-a-bitmaps-alpha/24174/1 "2003-06-26T20:54:29Z")

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is it possible to change the alpha of a bitmap imported into flash?

i’d be nice to do do a shape tween where the bitmap fades in.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-a-bitmaps-alpha/24174/2 "2003-06-26T20:55:24Z")

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you’ll have to convert it to a movieclip or a graphic first… might slow up the player though…🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-a-bitmaps-alpha/24174/3 "2003-06-26T20:57:00Z")

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wow, that didn’t take long :), Awesome. Is it really possible to change a MC’s alpha on the main timeline? I thought you couldn’t.