Help with alpha transparency

Can some one help me with changing a MC from 0% alpha to 100%
alpha in actionscript?

I'd suggest having a look at the Fuse Kit
(www.mosessupposes.com) as it
makes it real easy to do things like this:
var myFuse = new Fuse();
myFuse.push({target:myMovieClip, start_alpha:0, alpha:100,
seconds:1});
myFuse.start();
It's nice as it's time based too, not frame based - and that
is just a
simple example. If you do want to do this with plain AS, you
might do
something like so:
myClip.onEnterFrame = function(){
if((this._alpha + 7) < 100){
this._alpha += 7; //I use 7 here because you want 15 frames
(7 * 15 is
105 which is close enough...)
}else{
this._alpha = 100;
delete this.onEnterFrame;
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Hi all,
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Turns out these are in some proprietary Fireworks format ... anyone have any ideas how I can get these into Photoshop without losing my alpha channel, hopefully without having to BUY Fireworks ... oh how I miss ImageReady ;)
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Photoshop doesn't work with continuous transparency in indexed color mode, only one transparent value is allowed. (ImageReady wouldn't do it, either)
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I have just upgraded my Macromedia Studio 8 to Adobe CS3, and
it seems that I still can't export a 24 bit png with transparency
from Fireworks (Photoshop can do it, but it's just not suited for
volume graphic production). Anyone know something I don't, or can
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me.

Kathleen13 wrote:
> I have just upgraded my Macromedia Studio 8 to Adobe
CS3, and it seems that I
> still can't export a 24 bit png with transparency from
Fireworks (Photoshop can
> do it, but it's just not suited for volume graphic
production). Anyone know
> something I don't, or can someone at least explain why I
can have alpha
> transparency on 8 bit and 32 bit, but not 24 bit pngs?
Currently, I'm planning
> to export everything from Fireworks, then batch-process
through Photoshop to
> reduce from 32 bit to 24 bit, which is just... gah!
Words fail me.
>
If I'm correct, 8-bit png supports index transparency just
like GIF's
do. 32-bit png's support alpha channel transparency, so you
can get
variable or partial transparency in a full color image(8 bits
for each
color and 8 bits for an alpha channel) and 24-bit png's are
similar
jpegs, only you get lossless compression and no user-defined
settings.
So essentially, when you export a 32-bit png file you are
exporting a 24
bit color image with an 8-bit alpha channel.
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REALLY need some help with transparent background

This is really starting to bug me now as I have searched the forums and the web for hours and still cannot get this to work.
I am creating a simple one page site at http://freeselfhelpebooks.org/50ofTheBestPDProducts/
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First of all, your header graphic is fine; it's a transparent PNG. Your footer is a JPEG, which does not support transparency, so you need to resave that file into a different format (like PNG32, or PNG8 w/alpha transparency).
As I was trying to suggest, if you're confused about your graphics, check them in a graphics editor or viewer, not in a web page inside a web browser. Web development is a complex beast, and a lot can go wrong.
In the HTML of your web page, there is a class called "content" being applied to tables and images. This class has a background image being applied to it, which is responsible for the white background on those elements.

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I've found the issue. Sort of.
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Linda,
I do not appreciate your condescending tone. I have attempted all of your instructions. Embedded is a window capture of my graphic on a TRANPARENT canvas with your suggested settings. Also embedded is the resulting graphic. Finally, embedded is the original graphic that demonstrates what I am attempting to achieve.
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Alpha transparency borders on dynamically loaded images for use with textures

Hi there folks. Well, I have been beating my head over this
and am hoping one of you can help me out.
Essentially I have 16bit images that are loaded into my
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model resource. I have everything working, but I cannot figure out
the alpha part for the life of me. Also, when I test the alpha
based image by itself it works just fine. It is not until I try and
combine the 16bit (converted to 32bit at run-time) image that I run
into problems.
I have tried:
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I apologize for the messy code. I have cut and pasted from
all over the place and am getting confused. In any case, I think I
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Hi, you can try using other texture layer as mask on the same
shader. As usually you create the texture from a dynamic loaded
image, then apply this texture to the shader on the texture list
index 1 (textureList[1]). Next part does the job, create other
texture from a 32 bits image with the alpha information and fill
all pixels with white color, this is very important because the
second texture layer will be multiply with the first texture layer.
This texture set its render format to rgba8888. Apply the mask
texture to the same shader at texture list index 2, verify that the
blendFunctionList index 2 is #multiply.
I include the code of a project that use this masking
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property pMember
property pEarthSphere
property pNightSphere
property pLastTransform
on beginSprite me
pMember = sprite(me.spriteNum).member
me.setupWorld()
end
on setupWorld(me)
pMember.resetWorld()
repeat with i = pMember.light.count down to 1
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vEarthShader = pMember.newShader("EARTH SHADER", #standard)
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vEarthShader.transparent = FALSE
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Help with transparent gif "ghosting"?

Hello,
I'm trying to export an animated gif with a transparent background to use on my website, but I'm getting a very strange issue where, as the gif cycles through frames, the previous frames "ghost," or remain despite the new frame playing.
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Ruth,
Welcome to the forum.
What format/CODEC do you need to Export to?
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http://help.adobe.com/en_US/photoshop/cs/using/WS08719555-224E-48db-AC64-FC21F4B87689a.htm l
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/photoshop/cs/using/WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-7713a.h tml
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Jeremy bowmangraphics wrote:
Eugene,
Is it fair to make the sweeping statement that "GIF is not a print format"?
I don't know how “fair” the statement is, but it’s balls accurate. GIFs are RGB, limited to 256 colours only, and have only one bit of transparency. The format is absolutely inappropriate for print.
I can think of a few situations in which GIFs are useful for print as well as the web. For example, GIFs allow nonprofessionals to use logos with solid blocks of color, simple transparency, without color management concerns, and so on, both on the web and in almost all print applications that nonprofessionals use.
Automatic transmissions and power steering make it possible for a recent driver’s license recipient to take the family station wagon around Laguna Seca. That doesn’t make him Emerson Fitipaldi or make the car a Formula-1 racer.
Isn't it a cheap-and-cheerful, universal, perfectly OK format for print?
No.
It has limitations that are obvious to professionals, but it isn't always a mistake to use it in print.
It sure is. Print does not mean “printed to my $60 inkjet.” Print means “printed on a digital colour printer or on a press.” In that context, GIF’s only use is as a source for later conversion to a superior format. Even if printing to a POS inket, conversion to PSD, TIF, Illustrator, PDF, or even PNG would put the image into a superior format that is more suitable for print.
GIF is not suitable for print. Period.

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