# Electron Geek? **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [December 24, 2002, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/electron-geek/10129 "2002-12-24T23:07:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Alex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alex)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2002, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/electron-geek/10129/1 "2002-12-24T23:07:02Z")
i have been looking through the Tutorials all day and i cant seem to find the action script that you have for your background. where some of the pieces fade in and out . thanks ---
**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:** [December 24, 2002, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/electron-geek/10129/2 "2002-12-24T23:14:51Z")
I don’t think there is a tutorial for that kind of effect anywhere, but I’ll try to explain it to you in steps. 1. Use the pen tool and trace the shape of the object you want to fade in and out. 2. Once you got the shape, convert it to a movie clip. 3. Inside that movieclip, you’ll need to convert that shape to a graphic symbol again so you can tween it. 4. Now just alpha tween the shape so that it fades in and out inside that movie clip. Thats basically what I did to have certain pieces of my background fade in and out. =) ---
**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:** [December 24, 2002, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/electron-geek/10129/3 "2002-12-24T23:15:23Z")
thanks and happy holidays ---
**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:** [December 24, 2002, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/electron-geek/10129/4 "2002-12-24T23:19:12Z")
no problem, happy holiday to you too. =) ---
**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:** [December 24, 2002, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/electron-geek/10129/5 "2002-12-24T23:21:03Z")
well i used the pen tool and i drew out the line in my background but before i have the chance to convert it to a movie symbol it dissapers behind my background ---
**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:** [December 24, 2002, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/electron-geek/10129/6 "2002-12-24T23:23:34Z")
Did you make it on a new layer? Make sure you lock and hide your background layer so you can see. Also make sure the new layer is above your background layer. Alex, you need to start the habbit of making things on their own layers instead of having everything you do on one layer, it will help you organize your work. Whatever layer you’re not working on, make sure you lock them. ---
**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:** [December 24, 2002, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/electron-geek/10129/7 "2002-12-24T23:25:03Z")
1. Inside that movieclip, you’ll need to convert that shape to a graphic symbol again so you can tween it. i figured out that last question but yet again i ran into another problem:( i am not sure how to make it fade in an out. ---
**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:** [December 24, 2002, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/electron-geek/10129/8 "2002-12-24T23:29:01Z")
In one keyframe, have the shape at alpha 100, then go to another keyframe and alpha it 0. ---
**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:** [December 24, 2002, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/electron-geek/10129/9 "2002-12-24T23:34:17Z")
is there anywhere i could get the fla for this file. its just not working for me:\*( ---
**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:** [December 24, 2002, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/electron-geek/10129/10 "2002-12-24T23:38:45Z")
Well i can help you with making a FLA But first look at the post. I hope this helps if not i will make it alot easier and simple to understand. [http://www.kirupaforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11130](http://www.kirupaforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11130) ---
**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:** [December 24, 2002, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/electron-geek/10129/11 "2002-12-24T23:43:29Z")
Here is an example of how to do a basic alpha fade. ---
**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:** [December 24, 2002, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/electron-geek/10129/12 "2002-12-24T23:45:18Z")
thanks i know that was a really stupid question.🙂 will that keep going and not stop? ---
**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:** [December 24, 2002, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/electron-geek/10129/13 "2002-12-24T23:56:29Z")
I made a qucik FLA on all kinds of fading objects. HERE ---
**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:** [December 24, 2002, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/electron-geek/10129/14 "2002-12-24T23:56:52Z")
It depends if you want to stop it or not, just take out the stop action if you don’t want it to stop. ---
**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:** [December 25, 2002, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/electron-geek/10129/15 "2002-12-25T00:01:58Z")
where is the stop thing in the time line ---
**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:** [December 25, 2002, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/electron-geek/10129/16 "2002-12-25T00:10:09Z")
Look Alex, I don’t want to be mean, but if you can’t even find where the stop action is in the example I gave you then how do you expect me to show you anything if you can’t even figure that out? If you look on the time line you’ll see a little letter “a” in the last keyframe indicating that theres an action on that frame. Just click on it and open your actions panel and you’ll see the stop action. ---
**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:** [December 25, 2002, 2:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/electron-geek/10129/17 "2002-12-25T02:33:25Z")
Alex not to be mean:( But you really need help with site actionscirp etc. All you have to do is conduct and experiment. How do you learn math?You usally righ stuff on papper to see what it comes to. Then ge help to see if it works. Or test to see if it works yourSelf. I usally do this.With making my games. Trial and error Conducting And asking if none of those work., Please try stuff all yourSlef then if you cant do it then come and ask. See i was never good at making sites. I couldent draw or do code. So i started to draw first and keep doing it over and over till i got it look right. For code i looked at it. say gotoAndStop() (Go To this and stop ) gotoAndPlay() go to this and play. Method. Do this and this to get that. I mean in math i o methds. First i add then takeAway See thats a method. I hope this helped a little but Merry christmas \<:} \<:} ---
**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:** [December 25, 2002, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/electron-geek/10129/18 "2002-12-25T03:09:16Z")
> \*Originally posted by electrongeek \* > **Look Alex, I don’t want to be mean, but if you can’t even find where the stop action is in the example I gave you then how do you expect me to show you anything if you can’t even figure that out?** I agree ElectronGeek. Alex, you have been around here for a few weeks already, by now you should have the basics of Flash down. stop() is one of the very first actions you should know, along with gotoAndPlay and the on and onClipevent handlers. The other day you didn’t even know how to make a movie clip symbol. Have you actually tried to do any of this on your own without asking here first? Did you read the tutorials that come with Flash? I am not trying to be mean either, but your progress in learning this program seems to be incredibly slow Alex. ---
**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:** [December 25, 2002, 7:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/electron-geek/10129/19 "2002-12-25T07:17:50Z")
some of the best learning tools a person can ever have are mistakes ;p