Making a gradient fade out of an image in Illustrator?

You know when you wish to have a picture, slowly fading out/in - merging with the background, in Photoshop, you add a layer mask, and with the gradient tool, and it does the job.
How can we do a similar effect in Illustrator?
1- File/Place the image
2- ???
In the past, I use to make/crop/cut all my pictures in Photoshop, then build my document in Illustrator, and import them in. However, I now wish to do it all in Illustrator. I think I'll get a better quality and loose less resolution in the process. Can I?
HELP!!!

You do not loose less resolution by editing a photo in Illustrator. If the image is bitmapped - like all photos are - you do not make it resolution-independent by bringing it into Illustrator and working on it there. Only Illustrator native objects are, and those are vector based.

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Gradients dropping out when opening PDFs in Illustrator

Hi everyone. I work for a large format printing company. We receive thousands of files every year from many different designers. We started to notice that gradients would drop out of some PDFs when opening them in Illustrator but they would preview fine when opened in Acrobat. I searched high and low for an explanation for this glitch. The only response I received is "Stop opening exported PDFs in Illustrator." This is an unsatisfactory answer for someone that needs to preflight directly in the Illustrator program. I've done a ton of research and have been racking my brain for the last 2 years and have finally found sufficient workarounds for this issue. The downfall with these workarounds: all spot colors located in the gradients will convert to CMYK mixes. I'm still researching to see if there is a way to keep spot colors intact in these areas.
A little back story: InDesign is converting the gradients into something called NChannel. It enables more accurate handling of color blending by including additional dot gain and color mixing info. Both InDesign and Acrobat have the ability to display these elements whereas Illustrator, from what I’m finding, does not. Which is why we’re seeing gradient elements drop out when opened in Illustrator.
Workaround for CMYK Gradients
Open PDF exported from INDD in Acrobat
Go to Tools > Print Production > Convert Colors
Object Type: Smooth Shade (this tells Acrobat to hone in on Gradients only)
Color Type: DeviceCMYK
Check Embed next to Conversion Profile (should be SWOP)
Expand Document Colors on the right and Select DeviceCMYK in Color Spaces then click ok
Save the PDF
Workaround for 1 Spot Color in Gradients (Converts Spot Color located in Gradient to CMYK – all other Spots stay intact)
Open PDF exported from INDD in Acrobat
Go to Tools > Print Production > Convert Colors
Object Type: Smooth Shade (this tells Acrobat to hone in on Gradients only)
Color Type: Spot Color
Check Embed next to Conversion Profile (should be SWOP)
Expand Document Colors on the right and Select the Spot that is located in the Gradient in Color Spaces then click ok
Save the PDF
Workaround for 2 Spot Colors in Gradients (Converts Spot Colors located in Gradient toCMYK – all other Spots stay intact)
Open PDF exported from INDD in Acrobat
Go to Tools > Print Production > Convert Colors
Object Type: Smooth Shade (this tells Acrobat to hone in on Gradients only)
Color Type: Spot Color
Check Embed next to Conversion Profile (should be SWOP)
Expand Document Colors on the right and Select the DeviceN spot color that is located in the Gradient in Color Spaces then click ok
Save the PDF
Please test it and let me know if you run into any issues with these workarounds. I'm always looking for new problems to solve!
- Jenny

you said--"...needs to preflight directly in the Illustrator program. I've done a ton of research and have been racking my brain for the last 2 years and have finally found sufficient workarounds for this issue"
Your workarounds seem time consuming and (possibly) unnecessary for the following reasons:
1. large format printers use 4-8 colors to achieve color (so spot colors shouldn't be an issue)
2. Acrobat Pro has it's own 'preflight' function that works fairly well
additionally (don't know if you know this) there is an add-on to acrobat called 'Pitstop' (google it) that allows just about any change/correction/alteration to be made to a PDF
...and...opening a PDF in illustrator (that wasn't created in illustrator--do you know how to determine this?) can lead to many problems i.e. gradients dropping out, text reflow, etc.
as far as testing your workarounds, seriously, who has the time when there are tools available that make using them unnecessary (this assumes that you have created these 'workarounds' to match your worflow--but a nearly pure PDF workflow should work in this day and age, depending on your RIP and software).

Image Fade Out/Load new Image/Fade In

I think I am having an event timing issue. My desire is to
change the "header" image on each selection of a tabNavigator. I
can swap the image without issue through a img.load process. I
placed the image on a canvas and set the "showEffect" and
"hideEffect" on the canvasto fadeIn and fadeOut. (I actually have 2
images on the canvas) On the tabNavigator "change" event I call my
getImage() function and set canvs.visible=false, I have the tab
index for img.load=headerPic[idx] and then I set
canvs.visible=true; The result is that I do not get the first
visible change, I think. Tab 1 is initialized to visible in
ionComplete, clicking on tab 1 has no effect since it is selected
already. When tab 2 is selected the image changes to the new image
immediately and then fadesOut. Tab 3 then will fadeIn. Also
regardless of the tab selected, if I select another tab the ongoing
fade effect will continue on the newly selected tab. It seems the
load method doesn't care about effects - so I don't know how to
sequence these effects.
Thanks in advance.

"EWN-CMI" <[email protected]> wrote in
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news:gk46uv$blo$[email protected]..
>I think I am having an event timing issue. My desire is
to change the
>"header"
> image on each selection of a tabNavigator. I can swap
the image without
> issue
> through a img.load process. I placed the image on a
canvas and set the
> "showEffect" and "hideEffect" on the canvasto fadeIn and
fadeOut. (I
> actually
> have 2 images on the canvas) On the tabNavigator
"change" event I call my
> getImage() function and set canvs.visible=false, I have
the tab index for
> img.load=headerPic[idx] and then I set
canvs.visible=true; The result is
> that
> I do not get the first visible change, I think. Tab 1 is
initialized to
> visible in ionComplete, clicking on tab 1 has no effect
since it is
> selected
> already. When tab 2 is selected the image changes to the
new image
> immediately
> and then fadesOut. Tab 3 then will fadeIn. Also
regardless of the tab
> selected, if I select another tab the ongoing fade
effect will continue on
> the
> newly selected tab. It seems the load method doesn't
care about effects -
> so I
> don't know how to sequence these effects.
You can use the completeEffect on Image to have an effect
every time an
image loads, such as you can see used here
http://examples.adobe.com/flex2/inproduct/sdk/photoviewer/PhotoViewer.html,
but I don't think there's a corresponding effect that you can
apply to the
old image before the change.
I think you're going to need to use ActionScript to get the
control over the
effects that you want, so you can call either the end() or
the reverse()
method on the effect when the graphic needs to change in
mid-effect.
HTH;
Amy

Adding Special Effects - Image fade out

Know how in those nice video games where the screen fades out into
another image? Is there a way to program that?

Know how in those nice video games where the screen
fades out into another image?well yeah...
Is there a way to program that?umm....
well you've just said they exist, so ofcourse its possible to program it.

Some question about fade in // fade out by hideEffect and showEffect in Actionscript

Some question about fade in // fade out by hideEffect and
showEffect in Actionscript
Please kindly take a look at the following page:
http://camusmiu.no-ip.com/HounganQuestion/PictureHolderTest.html
(can view source)
I tried to make an image preloaded and scale the image to
it's preferred size.
When I came to consolidate the stuff into a component, I
found the application goes weird as I implementation the show/hide
effect.
The third trial which just hide and show the images directly,
instead of using viewstack, fail to bring the second image onto
screen.
It just used fadeOut instead of fadeIn(you see there is a
flash of the second image)
After some study of showEffect and hideEffect behaviour,
seems the mechanism of hide/show a component works in this way:
this._fadeIn:Fade = new Fade();
this._fadeIn.alphaFrom = 0;
this._fadeIn.alphaTo = 1;
this._fadeIn.duration = 1000;
this._fadeOut:Fade = new Fade();
this._fadeOut.alphaFrom = 1;
this._fadeOut.alphaTo = 0;
this._fadeOut.duration = 1000;
Component_A.visible = true;
Component_A.setStyle("showEffect", this._fadeIn);
Component_A.setStyle("hideEffect", this._fadeOut);
then when I set Component_A.visible = false, the sequence
works like following:
Component_A.visible = true
Component_A.visible = true, alpha = 100;
Component_A.visible = true, alpha = 50;
Component_A.visible = true, alpha = 0;
Component_A.visible = false;
The above sequence works visa versa as:
Component_A.visible = false;
Component_A.visible = true, alpha = 0;
Component_A.visible = true, alpha = 50;
Component_A.visible = true, alpha = 100;
Component_A.visible = true;
(Correct me if i am wrong)
========================================================================================== ====
From what I observe from the application, I have two
question.
1) When more than one component using the this._fadeIn,
this_fadeOut as the hide/show effects, the component in instance of
this._fadeIn? will it mess out if more than one component using the
fadeIn instance in the same time?
2) from the third component, i.e. PictureHolder3, when I load
other the picture , it fade out the new image instead of fading
in... Seems there is problem if I hide show too frequent. I think
when I hide then show right the way, the component only do the hide
part...
Can someone pls look into it and tell me what I did wrong?
Cuz in normal practice I don't think appropriate to use ViewStack
in Actionscript...

Hello Jack,
Currently, you can only import an swf file or you can embed videos from youtube, vimeo etc. into Muse / add HTML5 Video to Your Website.
Take a look at these simple videos that explain the currently available processes for adding videos in Muse, in a step by step method:
1. http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-adobe-muse-cc/inserting-a-youtube-flic kr-or-hulu-video/
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5in4swnIFsw
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnBFLQheOk4
Hope this helps.
Cheers
Parikshit

Fade out a video clip

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the way I do it, or what I think you're trying to do, is go to the last frame you want to fade out, in your case the last frame, go to edit and select 'create still image' or something to that effect, and in the raw footage bank a 5second still image should apear of that frame. then click and drag it, go to the transition section and select the type of fade out you wish to use. Hope that helped.

Fade out transparency

i have this image that i have created in photoshop, the thing
is i want to create a fade out transparency, the image start brown
at the top and becomes lighter towards the bottom, can i achieve
that in Fireworks.

makate wrote:
> i have this image that i have created in photoshop, the
thing is i want to
> create a fade out transparency, the image start brown at
the top and becomes
> lighter towards the bottom, can i achieve that in
Fireworks.
Yes. Choose Commands > Creative > Fade Image.
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MovieClip: Fade Out then Fade In

I need to produce an image gallery which when a thumbnail is pressed it loads a new image, fades out the previous image then fades in the new one.
I have it fading in but I don't know how to fade the previous image out before.
Here is my code so far:
import mx.transitions.Tween;
import mx.transitions.easing.*;
var imageLoader:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader() ;
var imageListener:Object = new Object () ;
imageLoader.addListener(imageListener);
imageListener.onLoadInit = function() {
       var fadeIn:Tween = new Tween(holderMain.holderImage, "_alpha", Regular.easeIn, 0, 100, 60, false);
holderMain.holderButton.button1.onRelease = function() {
       imageLoader.loadClip("one.jpg",holderMain.holderImage);
holderMain.holderButton.button2.onRelease = function() {
       imageLoader.loadClip("two.swf",holderMain.holderImage);
Does someone understand how to do this?

How do I set it up so that it loads - then fades out - then fades in?

Simultaneous fade out and fade in and image

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stack and fades in a second canvas of the view stack. However, my
desired behavior is that the fade out happens as the fade in
happens so it would simulate a tween effect like when making
animated gif's. Is there a way to do this, and if so does anyone
have any sample code to do this?

so the fade out and fade in are working like you said,
however I want then to be in the same position on the page. I would
like each canvas to be at coordinates (0,0). Here is my code, but
the canvas' are stacked vertically? Is what I want to do possible?
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="
http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
creationComplete="initApp();">
<mx:Style>
Application {
backgroundColor: #ffffff;
backgroundGradientColors: #ffffff, #ffffff;
</mx:Style>
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.controls.Alert;
[Bindable] private var homePageImageId:int = 0;
[Bindable] public var intervalId:uint;
[Embed(source="images/3_1813714899.jpg")]
[Bindable] public var imgClass3:Class;
[Embed(source="images/5_2065488856.jpg")]
[Bindable] public var imgClass5:Class;
[Embed(source="images/6_717433985.jpg")]
[Bindable] public var imgClass6:Class;
[Embed(source="images/9_263548684.jpg")]
[Bindable] public var imgClass9:Class;
function initApp():void {
checkDelayCounter();
intervalId = setInterval(checkDelayCounter,4000);
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canvas0.visible = false;
canvas1.visible = true;
homePageImageId = 1;
} else if ( homePageImageId == 1 ) {
canvas1.visible = false;
canvas2.visible = true;
homePageImageId = 2;
} else if ( homePageImageId == 2 ) {
canvas2.visible = false;
canvas0.visible = true;
homePageImageId = 0;
]]>
</mx:Script>
<mx:Fade id="fade_in" duration="750" alphaFrom="0"
alphaTo="1"/>
<mx:Fade id="fade_out" duration="750" alphaFrom="1"
alphaTo="0"/>
<mx:Canvas id="canvas0" showEffect="fade_in"
hideEffect="fade_out" visible="true" alpha="0" x="0" y="0">
<mx:Image id="homePageImage6" source="{imgClass6}"
width="990" height="400" x="0" y="0"/>
</mx:Canvas>
<mx:Canvas id="canvas1" showEffect="fade_in"
hideEffect="fade_out" visible="false" alpha="0" x="0" y="0">
<mx:Image id="homePageImage3" source="{imgClass3}"
width="990" height="400" x="0" y="0"/>
</mx:Canvas>
<mx:Canvas id="canvas2" showEffect="fade_in"
hideEffect="fade_out" visible="false" alpha="0" x="0" y="0">
<mx:Image id="homePageImage5" source="{imgClass5}"
width="990" height="400" x="0" y="0"/>
</mx:Canvas>
</mx:Application>

Fade Out Image Actionscript

I am using the fadeIn actionscript for my portfolio, but how
do I make it so that when I click on another image, the previous
one fades out?
My fade code:
quote:
var reset:Boolean = false;
function fadeIn(clip) {
dif = 100 - clip._alpha;
if(Math.abs(dif)>1 && reset == true) {
clip._alpha += dif*.3; // this .3 controls the speed of the
fade
} else {
clip._alpha = 100;
reset = false;
}Q]
My button code:
quote:
on(release) {
reset=true;
this.holder.loadMovie("file:///D|/folio/work/graphics/5b.jpg",0);
}Q]
Help please.

>> Is there any way to make a timed tween from image
>> A to image B using actionscript? Ex. Making image
>> A fade out and image B to fade in, all of this over
5
>> seconds. Thanks.
Sure thing. If the idea is to make it look like A is
dissolving into B,
I would leave B at full opacity the whole time. Just reduce
A's opacity.
If you fade one out and fade one in at the same time, there's
this "dead
spot" when both are at half opacity, and the whole image
seems to dip out
momentarily.
You could use the Tween class for this. Look up "Tween
class" in the
documentation and you'll find a section on "About the Tween
class" as well
as the Tween class entry itself, in the Components Language
Reference. Use
_alpha as the property to tween.
> why not just make image A and B animate for 5 seconds
> in iys own timeline. That way it wount interfeer with
anything
> else.
There are definitely times to animate by hand (think complex
character
animation), but there are also times to animate via
ActionScript. If you
want something to animate for 5 seconds in a timeline, you
have to take into
consideration what framerate you're running and do the math.
If you need
five seconds at 24fps, you need 120 frames for that. What if
you decide to
change your mind? What if you need 10 seconds? Now you need
240. What if
you change the movie's over all framerate? With ActionScript
and the Tween
class, you only need one frame.
> im saying that as an alternative to using
actionScript...
> but if you DO find the code to do it.. please share it
with
> me... =) the more code one has the better..
Code can actually be harmful if you're unfamiliar with it.
;) More
important than finding code is making sure you have a
programmer's mindset.
David Stiller
Adobe Community Expert
Dev blog,
http://www.quip.net/blog/
"Luck is the residue of good design."

Image swaps with fade out and in

I am new to Dreamweaver, in fact only got into it to do my
own website. I want to create image swaps with a fade out and then
fade in with the new image. Nowhere can I find out how to do this
so far. Can anybody point me in the right direction. Many thanks
for your help now and in the past.
Perspectivist

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i see! well, that's good to know. i didn't realize you could
do
transitions on image swaps (of course, i've rarely used them
so far).
and i just assumed the OP was actually trying to do a
slideshow, which
could still be the case i guess. i suppose he's covered
either way!
Nancy O wrote:
> There are several image transition scripts on this page:
>
http://www.brothercake.com/site/resources/scripts/transitions/
>
>
>
> --Nancy O.
> Alt-Web Design & Publishing
> www.alt-web.com
>
>
>
> "Perspectivist" <[email protected]>
wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>> I am new to Dreamweaver, in fact only got into it to
do my own website. I
>>
> want
>
>> to create image swaps with a fade out and then fade
in with the new image.
>> Nowhere can I find out how to do this so far. Can
anybody point me in the
>> right direction. Many thanks for your help now and
in the past.
>>
>> Perspectivist
>>
>>
>
>
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i see! well, that's good to know. i didn't realize you could
do
transitions on image swaps (of course, i've rarely used them
so far).
and i just assumed the OP was actually trying to do a
slideshow, which
could still be the case i guess. i suppose he's covered
either way!<br>
<br>
Nancy O wrote:
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scripts on this page:
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Alt-Web Design & Publishing
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http://www.alt-web.com">www.alt-web.com</a>
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then fade in with the new image.
Nowhere can I find out how to do this so far. Can anybody
point me in the
right direction. Many thanks for your help now and in the
past.
Perspectivist
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I am making a video out of still images. I would like to start zoomed in on a certain image and have the video show the image as it zooms out. I would like the speed of the zoom to be the same from start to finish. How can i achieve this?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!

Sounds like Ken Burns in the Crop function is exactly what you're looking for.

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Hi
I am totally baffled with this issue. When I use Fade in 0.5 sec and Fade Out 0.5 seconds on a rollover image, it will not work. I even changed the default on my preferences for rollover images and it still will not work and does not show in my accordian panel in properties.
If I use Captivate 5, I do not have any problem. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Jeff

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If you select the rollover object on the timeline, the Properties you see for it in the Properties tab are for the hit area. So having fade in or fade out set there will not affect the object that appears on mouseover.
If you select the caption or image on the stage in Edit mode, the properties shown in the Properties tab are for that specific object and can be different from the hit area of the same rollover object.
In your case, make sure that your image is set to have fade in or fade out. Fading on a hit area of a rollover object is not really useful at all.

Fade Out Image

I'm using thumbnails to display buttons for my portfolio in
flash, and I have the code to fade in the bigger images:
But how do I fade Out every time a new button is clicked on?

pziecina wrote:
Hi
Try this one - http://www.linein.org/blog/2008/01/10/roate-image-using-jquery-with-plugin/.
PZ
www.pziecina.com
That'll do for me.
Ta very much.
Osgood.

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Anyone know of a good resource which explains how to put together a simple jquery fade in fade out images effect where the images appear in a single container on the page being sourced from one folder on the server. I just want to loop through each image.
Ta
Osgood

pziecina wrote:
Hi
Try this one - http://www.linein.org/blog/2008/01/10/roate-image-using-jquery-with-plugin/.
PZ
www.pziecina.com
That'll do for me.
Ta very much.
Osgood.

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