I want simply(?) to fade an image in to about 20% of it's normal luminence,
then after a second or two, fade it. (Ideally I'd want to do this three or
four time in quick seccession.) I'm trying to combine a Fade In effect with
Transparency effect and a Fade Out effect, but the image is appearing at
full brightness, even though I have transparency set to 80%. The
"transparent image then blanks the first one and it fades. I've tried
switch the transparent effect with the fade in effect, but there's no
apparent change.
Any suggestions to fix this or explanation of what's happening and why?
thanks
Bert

It sounds like you want to fade in at 20%. The transparency effect allways
starts at 0% transparency.

I'm not sure what shape your image is, but let's assume it's a rectangle.
First, make sure that your image is saved somewhere on your computer.
Using the rectangle AutoShapes tool draw a rectangle that's the same size as
your image.
Right click on the rectangle, select Format Auto Shape
Under Fill Color select Fill Effects
Select the Picture tab > Select Picture. Browse to find your image. Insert.
Click OK to reture the the Format Auto Shape tab
Under Fill Transparency adust the transparency to 20%
Now you can add your fade in and fade out effects

--
Sandy Johnson
Microsoft Certified Office Specialist (MOS PowerPoint)


"Bert" wrote:

> I want simply(?) to fade an image in to about 20% of it's normal luminence,
> then after a second or two, fade it. (Ideally I'd want to do this three or
> four time in quick seccession.) I'm trying to combine a Fade In effect with
> Transparency effect and a Fade Out effect, but the image is appearing at
> full brightness, even though I have transparency set to 80%. The
> "transparent image then blanks the first one and it fades. I've tried
> switch the transparent effect with the fade in effect, but there's no
> apparent change.
> Any suggestions to fix this or explanation of what's happening and why?
> thanks
> Bert
>
>
>

The easiest way is to take advantage of another program's strengths to
simplify your task. You see the transparency function in PowerPoint is
somewhat rudimentary.

There are many image editing software's that will allow you to induce
transparency in an image file. So simply safe the picture out of PowerPoint
(right click the pict => Save as ...), open it in the image editor. Then
re-import the image and apply fade-in fade-out sequences. MS Digital Image
Suite, PhotoShop, Corel re just a few of the many that can apply a 20%
transparency to a picture (as long as the image format supports transparency
(GIF, PNG, etc.)


Of course if you do not have access to any image editors and are using a
background or solid color, there is a sneakier way to do this. If you are
using the actual background applied to the slide, or a solid color you can
manually match, you can create two masking shapes and fade one in as the
other fades out. By playing with the speed and delay timing, you can obtain
the desired 20% fade in and out.


--
Bill Dilworth
A proud member of the Microsoft PPT MVP Team
Users helping fellow users.
http://billdilworth.mvps.org
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
vestprog2@ Please read the PowerPoint FAQ pages.
yahoo. They answer most of our questions.
com www.pptfaq.com
..


"Bert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I want simply(?) to fade an image in to about 20% of it's normal luminence,
>then after a second or two, fade it. (Ideally I'd want to do this three or
>four time in quick seccession.) I'm trying to combine a Fade In effect
>with Transparency effect and a Fade Out effect, but the image is appearing
>at full brightness, even though I have transparency set to 80%. The
>"transparent image then blanks the first one and it fades. I've tried
>switch the transparent effect with the fade in effect, but there's no
>apparent change.
> Any suggestions to fix this or explanation of what's happening and why?
> thanks
> Bert
>

This should get you started:
http://pptheaven.mvps.org/tutorials/...anslucent.html
--
Shawn Toh (tohlz)
Microsoft MVP PowerPoint

Site Updated: May 19, 2007
9 new PowerPoint Artworks
http://pptheaven.mvps.org
PowerPoint Heaven - The Power to Animate


"Bert" wrote:

> I want simply(?) to fade an image in to about 20% of it's normal luminence,
> then after a second or two, fade it. (Ideally I'd want to do this three or
> four time in quick seccession.) I'm trying to combine a Fade In effect with
> Transparency effect and a Fade Out effect, but the image is appearing at
> full brightness, even though I have transparency set to 80%. The
> "transparent image then blanks the first one and it fades. I've tried
> switch the transparent effect with the fade in effect, but there's no
> apparent change.
> Any suggestions to fix this or explanation of what's happening and why?
> thanks
> Bert
>
>
>