# Random banner with fade out mask
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-banner-with-fade-out-mask/94575
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [November 14, 2003, 5:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-banner-with-fade-out-mask/94575 "2003-11-14T05:35:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@norm1252003](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/norm1252003)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2003, 5:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-banner-with-fade-out-mask/94575/1 "2003-11-14T05:35:03Z")
I am going out of my mind… I am trying to recreate this effect so i can modify it towards my design… the website that best illustrates the banner effect that I am trying to achieve is [www.dnastudio.com](http://www.dnastudio.com). I have created the mask that fades the front image out, but i have no clue how to loop the MC so that the random image will fade out. If anyone knows how to do this, please help me. I am working with flash 5. The script that i am using for the random image is:
onClipEvent (load) {
this.gotoAndStop(Math.ceil(Math.random()\*this.\_totalframes));
}
I have a MC with all of my images in it. Also, I have a MC called banner that contains the moving bars and fade out mask in it… the problem i am having is looping the random MC. Can someone please help…
lost in flash
norm1252003
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2003, 6:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-banner-with-fade-out-mask/94575/2 "2003-11-14T06:12:42Z")
Try something like this:
```auto
onClipEvent (load) {
var change = 5000;
var start = getTimer();
gotoAndStop(Math.floor(Math.random()*_totalframes)+1);
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (getTimer()-start>=change) {
var frame = _currentframe;
while (frame == _currentframe) {
gotoAndStop(Math.floor(Math.random()*_totalframes)+1);
}
start = getTimer();
}
}
```
The value of the variable _change_ is the amount (in milliseconds) of time to wait before sending the playhead to a new frame. 🙂