# Need fade out transition

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-fade-out-transition/262625>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 8, 2008, 3:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-fade-out-transition/262625 "2008-06-08T03:37:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![schadwick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@schadwick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/schadwick)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 3:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-fade-out-transition/262625/1 "2008-06-08T03:37:29Z")

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Hey there, I am new here and just getting into the actionscript side of Flash useing MX 2004. I am using the XML\_slideshow from the Kirupa website and it’s great. I am trying to figure out how to add a fade out transition to the current code:

delay = 3000;  
//-----------------------  
function loadXML(loaded) {  
if (loaded) {  
xmlNode = this.firstChild;  
image = [];  
description = [];  
total = xmlNode.childNodes.length;  
for (i=0; i\<total; i++) {  
image\* = xmlNode.childNodes\*.childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;  
description\* = xmlNode.childNodes\*.childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;  
}  
firstImage();  
} else {  
content = “file not loaded!”;  
}  
}  
xmlData = new XML();  
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;  
xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;  
xmlData.load(“images.xml”);  
/////////////////////////////////////  
listen = new Object();  
listen.onKeyDown = function() {  
if (Key.getCode() == Key.LEFT) {  
prevImage();  
} else if (Key.getCode() == Key.RIGHT) {  
nextImage();  
}  
};  
p = 0;  
this.onEnterFrame = function() {  
filesize = picture.getBytesTotal();  
loaded = picture.getBytesLoaded();  
preloader.\_visible = true;  
if (loaded != filesize) {  
preloader.preload\_bar.\_xscale = 100\*loaded/filesize;  
} else {  
preloader.\_visible = false;  
if (picture.\_alpha\<=100) {  
picture.\_alpha += 4;  
}  
}  
};  
function nextImage() {  
if (p\<(total-1)) {  
p++;  
if (loaded == filesize) {  
picture.\_alpha = 0;  
picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1);  
desc\_txt.text = description[p];  
picture\_num();  
slideshow();  
}  
}  
}  
function prevImage() {  
if (p\>0) {  
p–;  
picture.\_alpha = 0;  
picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1);  
desc\_txt.text = description[p];  
picture\_num();  
}  
}  
function firstImage() {  
if (loaded == filesize) {  
picture.\_alpha = 0;  
picture.loadMovie(image[0], 1);  
desc\_txt.text = description[0];  
picture\_num();  
slideshow();  
}  
}  
function picture\_num() {  
current\_pos = p+1;  
pos\_txt.text = current\_pos+" / "+total;  
}  
function slideshow() {  
myInterval = setInterval(pause\_slideshow, delay);  
function pause\_slideshow() {  
clearInterval(myInterval);  
if (p == (total-1)) {  
p = 0;  
firstImage();  
} else {  
nextImage();  
}  
}  
}

Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions.

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**Author:** ![randomagain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@randomagain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/randomagain)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 11:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-fade-out-transition/262625/2 "2008-06-17T11:31:40Z")

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tween class this comes up a lot

tween out present MC

tween in new MC once present has alpha faded