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[CS3] Crossfading

Hi could anybody show me how a crossfade would work in actionscript 3

or how to do it or what to search for

ive googled everything i can think of and everythings too complicated

i just want to be able to crossfade one movieclip into another no buttons no nothing

anyone help me out?

Thanks

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Hi all,
Here s the excellent Todd Dominey crossfading slide show. All i want is just that after the slideshow has ended (by choosing "sequential" on the xml file) with 10 pictures of flowers for examples, i want it to load by itself another .swf (movie2.swf for example)

beginning of the code :

Code:
/****************************/
/* Crossfading slide show */

// set random # variables - each must be 0 for first 'while' loop below
var randomNum = 0;
var randomNumLast = 0;

// parent container
var container_mc = this.createEmptyMovieClip("container",0);
// movie clip containers
container_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("loader1_mc",2);
container_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("loader2_mc",1);

// preload watcher
this.createEmptyMovieClip("watcher_mc",100);

// load xml
images_xml = new XML();
images_xml.ignoreWhite=true;
images_xml.onLoad = parse;
//*********XML file
images_xml.load("images_list1.xml");

function parse(success) {
if (success) {
imageArray = new Array();
var root = this.firstChild;
_global.numPause = Number(this.firstChild.attributes.timer * 1000);
_global.order = this.firstChild.attributes.order;
_global.looping = this.firstChild.attributes.looping;
_global.fadetime = Number(this.firstChild.attributes.fadetime);
_global.xpos = Number(this.firstChild.attributes.xpos);
_global.ypos = Number(this.firstChild.attributes.ypos);
var imageNode = root.lastChild;
var s=0;
while (imageNode.nodeName != null) {
imageData = new Object;
imageData.path = imageNode.attributes.path;
imageArray[s]=imageData;
imageNode = imageNode.previousSibling;
s++;
}
// place parent container
container_mc._x = _global.xpos;
container_mc._y = _global.ypos;
// parse array
imageArray.reverse();
imageGen(imageArray);
} else {
trace('problem');
}
}

// depth swapping
function swapPlace(clip,num) {
eval(clip).swapDepths(eval("container_mc.loader"+num+"_mc"));
}

function loadImages(data,num) {
if (i==undefined || i == 2) {
i=2;
createLoader(i,data,num);
i=1;
} else if (i==1) {
createLoader(i,data,num);
i=2;
}
}
function createLoader(i,data,num) {
thisLoader=eval("container_mc.loader"+i+"_mc");
thisLoader._alpha=0;
thisLoader.loadMovie(data[num].path);
watcher_mc.onEnterFrame=function () {
var picLoaded = thisLoader.getBytesLoaded();
var picBytes = thisLoader.getBytesTotal();
if (isNaN(picBytes) || picBytes < 4) {
return;
}
if (picLoaded / picBytes >= 1) {
swapPlace("container_mc.loader2_mc",1);
alphaTween = new mx.transitions.Tween(thisLoader, "_alpha", mx.transitions.easing.Regular.easeOut,0,100,_global.fadetime,true);
timerInterval = setInterval(imageGen,_global.numPause,data);
delete this.onEnterFrame;
}
}
}
the following : I KNOW THIS MIGHT BE HERE I HAVE TO WRITE SOMETHING about loading another SWF when the whole list is done??

Code:

function imageGen(data) {
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// choose random # between 0 and total number of images
while (randomNum == randomNumLast) {
randomNum = Math.floor(Math.random() * data.length);
trace(randomNum);
}
loadImages(data,randomNum);
randomNumLast = randomNum;

} else if

or in the following ?? sequential means it turns in the order of the list you created. But i dont want it to drop back, i want it to load another movie !!

Code:
(_global.order=="sequential") {
// start at 0, increment to total number of images, then drop back to zero when done
if (p==undefined || p==data.length && _global.looping=="yes") { p=0; } else { break; }
loadImages(data,p);
p++;
} else {
trace ("order attribute in xml isn't correct - must specify either 'random' or 'sequential'");
}
clearInterval(timerInterval);
}
stop();

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Loading Images At Random And Crossfading With Exceptions
Hello all. My first post. I was very reluctant indeed, thinking I could figure it out all by myself. Not so. The problem is likely in the while loop, but this makes logical sense to me.

What I'm trying to do:
Crossfade between 2 movieclips when a timer goes off. When one movieclip is alpha=0, I load a new image in it by random. But if it loads the same image that's already in the first movieclip, I want it to try again. the timer moves the playhead one frame and the other movieclip fades to alpha=100, and the other fades out. The timer and crossfading work fine. Sure, all this could probably be worked out in the timer code, but bear with me here.

In the main timeline I define a function:

ActionScript Code:
function switchUp(clipToLoadin){
switch (Math.round(Math.random()*3)) {
case 0 :
clipToLoadin.loadMovie("image0.swf");
clipToLoadin.choosen = "image0.swf";
break;
case 1 :
clipToLoadin.loadMovie("image1.swf");
clipToLoadin.choosen = "image1.swf";
break;
case 2 :
clipToLoadin.loadMovie("image2.swf");
clipToLoadin.choosen = "image2.swf";
break;
case 3 :
clipToLoadin.loadMovie("image3.swf")
clipToLoadin.choosen = "image3.swf";
break;
default :
clipToLoadin.loadMovie("image0.swf");
clipToLoadin.choosen = "image0.swf";
}
}
stop();
The variable, "choosen" will exist in both clips, called location1 and location2 and tells me via a string which image was loaded. Below I try to compare that string to make sure it doens't load the same image. The below script resides on each frame of a container with each movieclip fading in and out with an off-stage controller.

ActionScript Code:
trace(location1.choosen+" in upper layer");
trace(location2.choosen+" in lower layer");
if (_root.loadMe.location1._alpha<1) {
trace("Location 1 invisible, running function");
_level0.switchUp(_root.loadMe.location1);
while(_root.loadMe.location1.choosen==_root.loadMe.location2.choosen){
_level0.switchUp(_root.loadMe.location1);
}
}

if (_root.loadMe.location2._alpha<1) {
trace("Location 2 invisible, running function");
_level0.switchUp(_root.loadMe.location2);
while(_root.loadMe.location1.choosen==_root.loadMe.location2.choosen){
_level0.switchUp(_root.loadMe.location2);

}
}
stop();
This crashes the player, and alerts me that a script is making something funky happen.

When I comment out the while loop everything works, but sometimes it crossfades between the same image and I don't want that.

thanks so much for your help!
-Lou

[CS3] Crossfading Slide Show (Todd Dominey), 3 Seperate Slideshows On The Stage
Like others I have found Todd Dominey's script for making a cross fading slideshow. I have modified the AS and the XML to make room for multiple slideshows on the stage. However, I can't get it to work properly as only my "LAST" slideshow plays normal..

I have been trying to figure out my problem for days now, so the code has changed a bit since I started, with lots of traces and probably some "unneccecary code as well"..

Any help appreciated

Code:
/****************************/
/* Crossfading slide show */
/* Author: Todd Dominey */
/* http://whatdoiknow.org */
/* http://domineydesign.com */
/****************************/

// set random # variables - each must be 0 for first 'while' loop below
var randomNum = 0;
var randomNumLast = 0;

// load xml
images_xml = new XML();
images_xml.ignoreWhite = true;
images_xml.onLoad = parse;
images_xml.load("intro.xml");

function parse(success) {
if (success) {
//imageArray = new Array();
var root = this.firstChild;
//Variables for the slideshow
_global.numPause = 4000;//Number(this.firstChild.attributes.timer * 1000);
_global.order = "sequential";//this.firstChild.attributes.order;
_global.looping = "yes";//this.firstChild.attributes.looping;
_global.fadetime = 1;//Number(this.firstChild.attributes.fadetime);
_global.xpos = 20;//Number(this.firstChild.attributes.xpos);
_global.ypos = 20;//Number(this.firstChild.attributes.ypos);

var xmlCategories = this.firstChild.childNodes;//

////////////////////
//For each CATEGORY
trace("******************");
trace("FOR EACH CATEGORY");
//btn_spacing = 100;
for (var ka = 0; ka<xmlCategories.length; ka++) {

trace("--------------------");
trace("CATEGORY: ["+ka+"] - "+xmlCategories[ka].attributes.catName);
trace("--------------------");

// preload watcher
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("watcher_mc"+ka,_root.getNextHighestDepth());
trace("watcher created:"+eval("_root.watcher_mc"+ka));

// parent container
container_mc = createEmptyMovieClip("container"+[ka], _root.getNextHighestDepth());
// movie clip containers
container_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("loader1_mc",_root.getNextHighestDepth()+200);
container_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("loader2_mc",_root.getNextHighestDepth()+100);
// place parent container
eval("container"+ka)._x = ka*250;
container_mc._y = _global.ypos;
_global["imageArray"+ka] = new Array();
var root = xmlCategories[ka].firstChild;
//trace("root="+root);
var imageNode = root.lastChild;
var s = 0;
while (imageNode.nodeName != null) {
trace("-- while:");
_global["imageData"+ka] = new Object();
_global["imageData"+ka].path = imageNode.firstChild.nodeValue;
trace("imageData"+ka+".path = "+_global["imageData"+ka].path);
_global["imageArray"+ka][s] = _global["imageData"+ka];
trace(_global["imageData"+ka]);

trace("**:"+_global['imageArray'+ka][s]);
imageNode = imageNode.previousSibling;
s++;
trace("s="+s);
trace("-- end while");
}
// parse array
imageArray[ka].reverse();
trace("Initial call to imageGen:"+_global['imageArray'+ka]);

//Initial call to imageGen
imageGen(_global['imageArray'+ka],ka);
}

} else {
trace('problem');
}
trace("///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////");
trace("finished parsing");
trace("///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////");

}

//F4 depth swapping
function swapPlace(clip, num, ka) {
trace("------------------------------------------");
trace("F4 function swapPlace("+clip+","+num+","+ka+")=(clip,num,ka)");
eval(clip).swapDepths(eval("container"+ka+".loader"+num+"_mc"));
}

//F2 Define wich "loader" to load into (1 or 2)
function loadImages(data, num, ka) {
trace("------------------------------------------");
trace("F2 function loadImages("+data+","+num+","+ka+")=(data,num,ka)");
if (i == undefined || i == 2) {
i = 2;
createLoader(i,data,num,ka);
i = 1;
} else if (i == 1) {
createLoader(i,data,num,ka);
i = 2;
}
}
//F3
function createLoader(i, data, num, ka) {
trace("------------------------------------------");
trace("F3 function createLoader("+i+","+data+","+num+","+ka+") =(i,myData,num,ka)");
_global["thisLoader"+ka] = eval("container"+ka+".loader"+i+"_mc");
trace("thisLoader="+_global["thisLoader"+ka]);

_global["thisLoader"+ka]._alpha = 30;
_global["thisLoader"+ka].loadMovie("bilder/"+data[num].path);
trace("watcher_mc"+ka+"="+eval("watcher_mc"+ka));
//eval("watcher_mc"+ka).onEnterFrame = function() {
watcher_mc1.onEnterFrame = function() {
_global["picLoaded"+ka] = _global["thisLoader"+ka].getBytesLoaded();
_global["picBytes"+ka] = _global["thisLoader"+ka].getBytesTotal();
if (isNaN(_global["picBytes"+ka]) || _global["picBytes"+ka]<4) {
trace("returning");
return;
}
if (_global["picLoaded"+ka]/_global["picBytes"+ka]>=1) {
//call F4
//Set timer for next imageGen()
if(ka==0){
trace("F3 ka="+ka);
swapPlace("container"+ka+".loader2_mc",1,ka);
alphaTween = new mx.transitions.Tween(_global["thisLoader"+ka], "_alpha", mx.transitions.easing.Regular.easeOut, 0, 100, _global.fadetime, true);
timerInterval0 = setInterval(imageGen, _global.numPause, data,0);
}
else if(ka==1){
trace("F3 ka="+ka);
swapPlace("container"+ka+".loader2_mc",1,ka);
alphaTween = new mx.transitions.Tween(_global["thisLoader"+ka], "_alpha", mx.transitions.easing.Regular.easeOut, 0, 100, _global.fadetime, true);
timerInterval1 = setInterval(imageGen, _global.numPause, data,1);
}
else if(ka==2){
trace("F3 ka="+ka);
swapPlace("container"+ka+".loader2_mc",1,ka);
alphaTween = new mx.transitions.Tween(_global["thisLoader"+ka], "_alpha", mx.transitions.easing.Regular.easeOut, 0, 100, _global.fadetime, true);
timerInterval2 = setInterval(imageGen, _global.numPause, data,2);
}
delete this.onEnterFrame;
}
};
}
//F1
function imageGen(data, ka) {
trace("******************************************");
trace("------------------------------------------");
trace("F1 function imageGen("+data+","+ka+")=(data,ka)");

// random, or sequential?
if (_global.order == "random") {
// choose random # between 0 and total number of images
while (randomNum == randomNumLast) {
randomNum = Math.floor(Math.random()*data.length);
trace(randomNum);
}
loadImages(data,randomNum);
randomNumLast = randomNum;
}
else if (_global.order == "sequential") {
trace("p="+p);
// start at 0, increment to total number of images, then drop back to zero when done
if (p == undefined || p == data.length && _global.looping == "yes") {
p = 0;
} else {
trace("breaking in F1");
break;
}
//call F2
loadImages(data,p,ka);
p++;
} else {
trace("order attribute in xml isn't correct - must specify either 'random' or 'sequential'");
}
//clearInterval(timerInterval);
if(ka==0){
trace("F1 ka="+ka);
clearInterval(timerInterval0);
}
else if(ka==1){
trace("F1 ka="+ka);
clearInterval(timerInterval1);
}
else if(ka==2){
trace("F1 ka="+ka);
clearInterval(timerInterval2);
}

}
stop();

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[CS3] Crossfading

Hi could anybody show me how a crossfade would work in actionscript 3or how to do it or what to search forive googled everything i can think of and everythings too complicatedi just want to be able to crossfade one movieclip into another no buttons no nothing anyone help me out?Thanks

Hi could anybody show me how a crossfade would work in actionscript 3

or how to do it or what to search for

ive googled everything i can think of and everythings too complicated

i just want to be able to crossfade one movieclip into another no buttons no nothing

anyone help me out?

Thanks