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Looping with Timelinemax then resuming sequence of tweens

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What's a better way to make a sequence like this shown here, but utilizing timelinemax?

	 TweenMax.to("lens_flare1", .25, {alpha:1, scaleX:1.2, scaleY:1.2, repeat:3, repeatDelay:1, delay:1});
	 TweenMax.to("lens_flare1", .25, {alpha:0, scaleX:1, scaleY:1,  repeat:3, repeatDelay:1.25, delay:1.25});
	 TweenMax.to("lens_flare2", .25, {alpha:1, scaleX:1.3, scaleY:1.3,  repeat:3, repeatDelay:1.1, delay:1.1});
	 TweenMax.to("lens_flare2", .25, {alpha:0, scaleX:1, scaleY:1,  repeat:3, repeatDelay:1.35, delay:1.35});
	 TweenMax.to("lens_flare3", .25, {alpha:1, scaleX:1.2, scaleY:1.2,  repeat:3, repeatDelay:1, delay:1});
	 TweenMax.to("lens_flare3", .25, {alpha:0, scaleX:1, scaleY:1,  repeat:3, repeatDelay:1.25, delay:1.25});
	 TweenMax.to("lens_flare4", .25, {alpha:1, scaleX:1.4, scaleY:1.4,  repeat:3, repeatDelay:1.2, delay:1.2});
	 TweenMax.to("lens_flare4", .25, {alpha:0, scaleX:1, scaleY:1, repeat:3, repeatDelay:1.37, delay:1.37}); 

After this series completes further animation will resume'. 

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Hi,
 
Please always make the greatest effort to set up some type of live sample in codepen:
 
http://forums.greensock.com/topic/9002-read-this-first-how-to-create-a-codepen-demo/
 
You have 4 elements with some properties going back and forth and with different delays. The best choice would be to create a timeline for each element and nest those 4 timelines into a parent one. Then you can add a onComplete callback in the parent timeline to resume the following animations or you can attach a call instance to the parent timeline or you can add the following animations to the parent timeline, lots of options in that front. You'll have to decide which one fits better in your scenario.
 
AS for the sequences, it could be like this:

var masterTl = new TimelineLite({onComplete:completeCallback}),
    tl1 = new TimelineMax({repeat:3, repeatDely:0.75, delay:1}),
    tl2 = new TimelineMax({repeat:3, repeatDely:0.85, delay:1.1}),
    tl3 = new TimelineMax({repeat:3, repeatDely:0.75, delay:1}),
    tl1 = new TimelineMax({repeat:3, repeatDely:0.95, delay:1.2});

tl1
  .to("lens_flare1", 0.25, {alpha:1, scale:1.2})
  .to("lens_flare1", 0.25, {alpha:0, scale:1});

tl2
  .to("lens_flare2", .25, {alpha:1, scale:1.3})
  .to("lens_flare2", .25, {alpha:0, scale:1});

tl3
  .to("lens_flare3", .25, {alpha:1, scale:1.2})
  .to("lens_flare3", .25, {alpha:0, scale:1});

tl4
.to("lens_flare4", .25, {alpha:1, scale:1.4})
.to("lens_flare4", .25, {alpha:0, scale:1});

// then add the timelines to the parent one
// in this case all timelines start at the same time but keep their different delays
masterTl.add([tl1, tl2, tl3, tl4]);

function completeCallback()
{
  // your code here
}

I don't know if this is what you're after, but without a live sample is a bit more tricky to know exactly what's the general idea of your code.

 

Rodrigo.

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Like Rodrigo said, its much better to work with code that we can actually test and edit.

 

If you want your code to run exactly as it is now, just inside a timeline, you can use TimelineMax.add() to add an array of tweens

 

http://api.greensock.com/js/com/greensock/TimelineLite.html#add()

var tl = new TimelineMax({onComplete:someFunction})

tl.add([

TweenMax.to("lens_flare1", .25, {alpha:1, scaleX:1.2, scaleY:1.2, repeat:3, repeatDelay:1, delay:1}),
TweenMax.to("lens_flare1", .25, {alpha:0, scaleX:1, scaleY:1,  repeat:3, repeatDelay:1.25, delay:1.25}),
TweenMax.to("lens_flare2", .25, {alpha:1, scaleX:1.3, scaleY:1.3,  repeat:3, repeatDelay:1.1, delay:1.1}),
TweenMax.to("lens_flare2", .25, {alpha:0, scaleX:1, scaleY:1,  repeat:3, repeatDelay:1.35, delay:1.35}),
TweenMax.to("lens_flare3", .25, {alpha:1, scaleX:1.2, scaleY:1.2,  repeat:3, repeatDelay:1, delay:1}),
TweenMax.to("lens_flare3", .25, {alpha:0, scaleX:1, scaleY:1,  repeat:3, repeatDelay:1.25, delay:1.25}),
TweenMax.to("lens_flare4", .25, {alpha:1, scaleX:1.4, scaleY:1.4,  repeat:3, repeatDelay:1.2, delay:1.2}),
TweenMax.to("lens_flare4", .25, {alpha:0, scaleX:1, scaleY:1, repeat:3, repeatDelay:1.37, delay:1.37}),

])

all of these tweens will be added to the timeline at the same time, but their existing delays will dictate when they start.

 

There is another approach where you could add() each tween and use the position parameter instead of delay. Kind of like:

tl.add(TweenMax.to("lens_flare1", .25, {alpha:1, scaleX:1.2, scaleY:1.2, repeat:3, repeatDelay:1}), 1);
tl.addTweenMax.to("lens_flare1", .25, {alpha:0, scaleX:1, scaleY:1,  repeat:3, repeatDelay:1.25}), 1.25);
tl.addTweenMax.to("lens_flare2", .25, {alpha:1, scaleX:1.3, scaleY:1.3,  repeat:3, repeatDelay:1.1}), 1.1);
tl.addTweenMax.to("lens_flare2", .25, {alpha:0, scaleX:1, scaleY:1,  repeat:3, repeatDelay:1.35}), 1.35);

http://codepen.io/GreenSock/pen/kauhL

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Thanks for the reply. I'll start using code pen to show you working code 

 

- thanks for the answers here I'll look them over - interesting this thread didn't show in my account so I started a similar one with my progress - apologies for the duplicate. 

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