Photo Gallery using XML and Flash - dual alpha?

programming flash
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In the Tut: Photo Gallery using XML and Flash, the image is faded to 0 BEFORE the next image is faded to 100. Is it possible to get the imcoming image to fade in WHILE the outgoing image is be faded out?

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();
}
}
}