# Picture fading in/ fading help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/picture-fading-in-fading-help/2513>\
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**Created:** [March 22, 2002, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/picture-fading-in-fading-help/2513 "2002-03-22T22:10:04Z")\
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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:** [March 22, 2002, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/picture-fading-in-fading-help/2513/1 "2002-03-22T22:10:04Z")

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Hey gang I am trying to get a picture to fade in on my intro. And for the life of me cant get it done. I am have adjusting the easing but that seems to have no effect. I just have images popping up essentially I just can get them to start from a point where they are invisible, how do I do it?

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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:** [March 22, 2002, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/picture-fading-in-fading-help/2513/2 "2002-03-22T22:54:51Z")

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Import the pictures into the frame you want to start the fade from. Select the picture and convert it to a symbol, (\* Insert\> Convert to Symbol\*, or select it and hit [F8] same thing) Position it where you want it, and right click the frame in the timeline and choose \* Insert Keyframe\*. Jump ahead a few frames (however long you want it to fade.) Right click and \* Insert Keyframe\*. Go back to the first keyframe and select your pic. Then open the Effect window (\* Window\> Panels\> Effect\*) and in the pulldown box select \* Alpha\*, grab the slider and pull it to zero. or just type in 0 in the box. Right click inbetween the two keyframes on the main timeline, and select \* Create Motion Tween\*. The frames should turn purple and you will be all set. Any additional questions feel free!\r\rCheers!\r-Niann

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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:** [March 22, 2002, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/picture-fading-in-fading-help/2513/3 "2002-03-22T23:00:40Z")

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🙂 Wow that’s a good explination… I didn’t realize that you could do that in that order, I always create my motion tween first. I’m going to have to try that out… I think that it might have some advantages.

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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:** [March 22, 2002, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/picture-fading-in-fading-help/2513/4 "2002-03-22T23:31:27Z")

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Yeah, that was something that struck in your tutorial about Ray of Light : you created your tweens bEFORE putting the second keyframe… I thought it was a typo of some sort 😃 \r\rpom 0]

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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:** [March 23, 2002, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/picture-fading-in-fading-help/2513/5 "2002-03-23T01:27:46Z")

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nope… that’s just the way I’ve always done it. 🙂