how can I fade in a graphic?

[meaje]

I know this sounds silly but I want to fade in (alpha 1 -> 100) a graphic image. is this possible as I have seen nothing about it other that creating a key frame for every time space you want to fade your graphic in in increments with the movie being the piece that is alpha'd in

 

[ghassanghellal]

Just make the image into a symbol (graphic). In frame 1 make alpha 0%. Go the the last frame where you want to end your movie. Place keyframe. Change the alph to 100%. And then use motion twine.

 

[billwatson]

or do it with actionscript on one frame.

make the symbol a movie clip and give it an instance name (clip, say)

then to main timeline add

clip._alpha = 0;
fadeIn = setInterval(fade,200);
function fade(){
clip._alpha +=3;
if(clip._alpha >=99){
clearInterval(fadeIn)
}
}
to control the speed of the fade alter either the number in setinterval or the alpha +=3