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I cannot manage to animate the opacity of 2 dynamically loaded images: The console log in the last line is showing correctly, and Tweenlite.js has been called in the <head>

 

var _img1 = document.getElementById('the_image');
var _img2 = document.getElementById('the_sash');
 
<!-- load 2 images -->
if (document.images) {
var newImg1 = new Image();
var newImg2 = new Image();
 
newImg1.src = flight_image;
newImg2.src = flight_sash;
 
<!-- assign to DIV -->
_img1.appendChild(newImg1); // main image
_img2.appendChild(newImg2); // sash
_img1.style.opacity = 0;
_img2.style.opacity = 0;
 
go_animate();
}
 
function go_animate(){
<!-- animate elements -->
TweenLite.to(_img1, 1, {autoAlpha:1, display:"block"}); //main image IN
TweenLite.to(_img2, 0.5, {autoAlpha:1, display:"block", delay:1}); //sash IN
TweenLite.to(_img1, 0.5, {autoAlpha:0, display:"none", delay:8}); //main image OUT
TweenLite.to(_img2, 0.25, {autoAlpha:0, display:"none", delay:3}); //sash OUT
 
console.log("gets here 5");
}
 
can anyone see what I've done wrong?
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Hi and welcome to the GreenSock forums,

 

I can only guess that perhaps you are not loading the CSSPlugin which handles the actual getting and setting of the css properties that are being animated.

 

Please ensure that BOTH TweenLite and TweenMax are being loaded:

 

 
More info on why the CSSPlugin is important can be found in out Getting Started Guide.
 
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Often mere snippets of JavaScript do not tell the whole story of what is going on which is why we recommend that you create a simple CodePen demo that clearly replicates the issue.
 
You can learn more about why and how to do that here: http://forums.greensock.com/topic/9002-read-this-first-how-to-create-a-codepen-demo/
 
If my suggestion doesn't work, please create a very basic CodePen demo, and I'm sure we will be able to help you out.
 
Thanks!
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