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HOW TO END A SHOW PICTURE

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I'm wrapping up a scene in RPG Maker XP. When the scene ends I want it to fade to black. The problem is that when the colors start to fade out, a Show Picture command I'm using sticks around. I've tried putting in a control switch to erase the Show Picture event but it's still there when things fade to black.

Any suggestions?
Make sure that the picture isn't being shown by a seperate event with the "Parallel Process" or "Autostart" boxes ticked. Show the picture within the cutscene, and close it within the cutscene.

You shouldn't need switches. Also you might want to make sure you have the "Erase Picture" event command when you want the picture to disappear. Simply fading the screen won't make it shade. You need to Erase the picture first.
Milos
Lone Wolf, or something cool.
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Sheesh, I'm having a problem on how to start a Show Picture command o.O :)
Good luck with this though :P
dragonheartman
Developer, Starless Umbra / Heroes of Umbra
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I can speak from 2k3 at least, which has the same "problem".

Pictures take priority over screen tints.

What you can try to do is use a "Hide Screen" command (or something similar) instead of tinting to 0,0,0,0.
If the Hide Screen command isn't effective, you could try tinting the picture into black simultaneously.
I had it in a separate event and popped an Erase Picture in there. Cleared it right up! Thanks for the help all. I'm the type that never would have figured this out on his own.
iddalai
RPG Maker 2k/2k3 for life, baby!!
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Create a new picture with the same size of the screen, all black, import it to the maker and use it with the highest priority (on top of everything else), then use it as a screen tint (show the picture with 100% transparency and "no transparent color", then move it to 0% transparency in 1 or 2 seconds).
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