flash actionscript: I have a flash document that I would like to fade in from 0-40 on the time
line. that part works, I created another time line and placed my other fade
object on it and I want it to start at 41, and fade to 80. it does not work.
I have a stop action at 40 for the first one and that works, but when I tried
the second at 80 it does not work. What can I do to have two actions on the
same time line if it can be done, if not what and how do I do it.

thanks

Deb

you have 2 movieclips that you want to fade-in (one from frame 1 to frame 40 of
the main timeline and the other from frame 41 to frame 80 of the main timeline)
or you have an shape on the main timeline that's fading-in using a tween on the
main timeline from frame 1 to frame 40 and you want to place another shape on
the main timeline at frame 41 and have it fade-in from frame 41 to frame 80?
or something else entirely different?

okay let me explain some more. I have a image that starts on 0-40 and the
transition runs from 0-40, then I want it to stop. then I have another image
that I want to start its transition at 41 - 80?? and then stop. I have image
(1) on its own timeline and image (2) on another, and it still does not work.
I tried them both on the same timeline and that did not work either.

1. I want image (1) transition to start first and finish
2. I want image (2) tranistion to start after the above is done.

Can someone please help me.:confused;

that sure didn't help clarify anything. what's 0-40 mean? is that frame 1 to
frame 40?

actually, there are so many ambiguities in your posts you'll probably need to
post a link to your fla so we can see what you're trying to describe.

I think I get what your saying

I think you want a 40 frame fade in (possible pause for something) and 40
frame fade out... other wise you would obviously just make a 80 frame mc fade
in and out.

on your main time line make two layers
layer one will have a "stop();" in the first and second frame
layer two will have your "fade_in" movie clip in frame one and your
"fade_out" movie clip in frame 2

inside your "fade_in" movieclip place a "_parent.play();" on frame 40's
keyframe.

If there is a movieclip inbetween the fade in and fade out frames you can put
this on its last frame too along with another stop(); on frame in which it
appears in the main timeline.

yea ... at a loss of words