# XML Based Slideshow

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-based-slideshow/180468>\
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**Created:** [February 28, 2006, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-based-slideshow/180468 "2006-02-28T21:18:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-based-slideshow/180468/1 "2006-02-28T21:18:42Z")

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Ok, I’ve been playing with the XML Gallery tutorial here and I was able to retool it to match what I was needing (slideshow banner) however the client _hates_ the transition. I had previously mocked up a temporary image fader SWF that basically cross-faded the images. It was an ugly tween-based affair which basically zero’d the alpha to reveal the pic on the layer behind, resulting in a smooth transition.

However, as I said, it’s tween based and BULKY (we’re talking 50 images @ ~40k per) so I was hoping the XML Gallery would help, and I personally LOVED the results, but the customer is always right. So my question to the forum is how would you recommend re-forming the code to allow for the next image to preload behind the current?

SB