Making a Slideshow in Flash

Designing for the Web

Now that you know how to  create Shape, Motion, and Classic Tweens it is time to learn how to create a slide show in Flash.  The images below are fading in and out by adjusting the "alpha" in the color effect area of the properties panel.   Photoshop Animal Morph by James, Becca, and Kyle

So when you insert your image to a layer, first convert to symbol-choosing movie clip for your option.  Then insert a key-frame 15 frames down the timeline.  On frame 1 make the alpha  0 and on Frame 15 change it to 100.  After doing this create a Classic Tween between those frames.  There you go.  The picture goes from transparent to opaque in 15 frames.  Insert your next key-frame at 25 (so the picture shows for 10 frames) then at frame 40 insert another key-frame and change the alpha of your picture to 0.  Create Classic Tween in between frames 25 and 40 and you are all set.  The picture fades out.  On a new layer insert a key-frame where the last picture begins to fade out.  Repeat the entire process exactly the same way with the same amount of frames in between the transitions. 
When creating a slide show you can speed up or slow down the transitions by putting fewer or greater frames in between the key-frames.  There are many ways to make slide-shows, this is only one way to get you started.
Now create one of your own and place in the slide show folder as an swf when finished.