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Program: AlphaTween
Version: 0.5
Author : Petit Publications http://petitpub.com
Usage  : This Actionscript 2.0 should be included in the first frame of the *.fla file
	 to run the show.
Purpose: To test the Tween class in tweening transperancy of a PNG image.  
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// Import the Tween class and the easing package
import mx.transitions.Tween;
import mx.transitions.easing.*;

// Global variables
var mc:MovieClip; 	// The movieclip used as a holder for the image
var alphaStart = 20; 	// Start with an alpha value of 20%

// create a movieclip to load the photo into
function getImage(){
	mc = _root.createEmptyMovieClip("photo", i);	
	// position the clip
	mc._x = 1;
	mc._y = 1;
	
	// create a movieclip so that our onPress isn't overwritten by the jpg
	mc.createEmptyMovieClip("jpgHolder", 1);
	
	// and load the jpeg into it
	mc.jpgHolder.loadMovie("images/petit.jpg");
	
	// Default start value for alpha
	mc._alpha = alphaStart;
	
	// add the onPress handler to the movieclip
	mc.onPress = doTween;
}

// Do the alpha tween on the MovieClip
function doTween(){
	// trace(mc._alpha);	// check for access
	// mc._alpha = 20;	// works nicely
	var mcTween:Tween = new Tween(mc, "_alpha", Strong.easeOut, 20, 100, 5, true);
};

function main(){
	getImage();
}