[Pro] stuck: simple cross fade slideshow w/ Scriptaculous

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I’ve watched the Scriptaculous slide show video tutorial several times, and have I think replicated the steps exactly (also reviewing carefully the FW5.5 manual) but can’t achieve a simple cross fade, 4-image looping slideshow as illustrated in the video. The first 2 images appear, one only briefly, not for the same period despite having all 4 images having the same timing set in the actions window, per instructions (the page action is also set as instructed). In the link, you’ll see 2 of 4 images (and possibly a brief view of a wider 3rd image) but it goes black rather than looping back to the beginning (skipping the last 2 images so it seems) with a considerable delay in replay.

The image action window is set for each image like this:
Hidden/Sticky/Fade/.5/Indigo/(Target# 1 - 4)

The page action window is set:
1000/Yes/On Page Load/Indigo/top/(Targets 1 - 4 “on”)

Updated FW Pro to 5.6.5 the other day. Mac OS 10.6.8.

I gave up on this and spent a day trying an exported Quicktime movie (worked well, but not so much for my Windows friends); studied GIFs a bit but learned that wasn’t optimum for this purpose; tried some of the “Scripty” actions but had trouble there (probably my own inexperience); looked at Carousel but don’t like the sliding images (I’d like a cross fade) so am back to Scriptaculous if I could make it perform. Went through all steps again just now but am stuck.

I’m fairly new to FW (and am no expert on CSS, web design, or FW’s more complex features) but have built other pages with “actions” and few/no problems. Thanks for any suggestions…

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If you post your email address here in the format myname(@)mysite.com (so it is not obfuscated by the FWT board) - I will send you an example I did for someone else recently.

I assume you are trying to use Sequence Timer/target show/hide

David

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David,
I did receive your email and file, thanks so much. At first look it appears you are using the same settings I am (except your “show” plays perfectly!) but I’ll look closer at it compared to my file this evening. Yes, I’m using Sequence Timer on the page action, and Target/Show/Hide Layer on the photos.
Thank you again! I’ll post again on results later.

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My settings seem to match the sample show exactly, but don’t play that way. So I started from scratch with a blank website and was able to create a slide show that worked PERFECTLY. Again, the action settings are the same as on my desired site. So I wonder if the issue is something else on my page, or if my page action is being applied to something else (somehow). I started this site with the “Ambient” template but made many modifications prior to trying the slide show, and may have altered something that interferes with the show being placed or playing correctly. My photos are with other page elements in a “container”, perhaps that’s it. I don’t know, I’ll keep working at it. At least I did get a show going on the blank site.

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