fh1805 Posted January 7, 2012 Report Posted January 7, 2012 I have raised this subject in the past, as a request for a feature change in PTE. I have also noted that, in another topic recently, it was stated that opacity was not inherited by the child of a parent. The preceding statement is true. But...If you want to fade out a complex cluster of objects with one simple and easy fade operation, it can be done, as I have just discovered by accident. Place the cluster of objects inside a Mask Container. I used the PTE default rectangle as the mask image. Then fade out the Mask Container. This will fade out its contents - opacity is inherited! For those of us who build complex animated structures, this technique could be a great time saver and will open up new creative opportunities.regards,Peter Quote
Howard Bagshaw Posted January 7, 2012 Report Posted January 7, 2012 Peter, You're a star !!! I can already see where this will save time.Happy New Year, Howard Quote
fh1805 Posted January 7, 2012 Author Report Posted January 7, 2012 Here's a simple little demo project.PeterInheritedOpacity.zip Quote
Igor Posted January 7, 2012 Report Posted January 7, 2012 Please look on the attached illustration.1. The best way to inherit the opacity is to use a mask container. Thanks, Peter.2. In theory we can add the option to inherit the opacity automatically for child objects. But it will bring a visual problem as shown on the illustration. Quote
Lin Evans Posted January 7, 2012 Report Posted January 7, 2012 Hi Peter,If you were following the recent discussion of PTE for historical slideshows, we just covered the use of the mask to fade text and background simultaneously.... # 29 on my AV Tutorials.......http://www.picturest...s-for-upgrades/Best regards,Lin Quote
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