# reduce oppacity problem

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/*how can i reduce the oppacity from 255 to 0 over the variable time*/
for (i = 0; i < NbCreditsInList; i++)
{
int time  = gGameTime - cList.StartTime;
if (time <= 5000)
{
int oppacitcy = ?;

sprintf(creditString,"%s %d", STRING(ST_CREDIT_RESPECT + cList.Type) ,cList.Score);
BjTextPrint(creditString, Xpos,Ypos, BJColourMake(255, 255, 255, oppacitcy), FONT_CHALK, TJ_CENTREXY);
Ypos+=yOffset;
}
else
{
cList.Type = -1;
cList.StartTime = 0;
cList.Score = 0;
}
}


[Edited by - Prog101 on February 5, 2008 9:37:17 AM]

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Do a search for linear interpolation.

Essentially:

x = x0 + t(x1 - x0)

where x is the current value (opacity in your case), x0 is the initial value, x1 is the final value and t is the percentage of the way it is from x0 to x1.

For instance, if you want to fade out from 255 to 0 in 3 seconds, you'll get the current opacity by subbing in x0 = 255, x1 = 0, t = current elapsed time / 3 seconds.

I'll leave it to you to convert this to code.

Essentially this equation works when interpolating anything (i.e. points, colours, etc.) although the interpolation is always linear, which means that the speed of the fade is consistent the whole way through. There are other types of interpolation you could search for if you were interested.

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