FadeInOut

JavaScript

Introduction

Author: PsychicParrot

Little script to fade an image (stretched to fit the screen, so use a 1x1 black pixel for a simple black fade in/out).

Simply apply it to your camera (or an empty GameObject), set the texture to use, set the fadeSpeed and call fadeIn() or fadeOut()

Easiest way is probably to apply this script to your main camera in the scene, then wherever you want to fade use something like:

Camera.main.SendMessage("fadeOut");

or

Camera.main.SendMessage("fadeIn");

Enjoy!

Source (FadeInOut.js)

<javascript>

// FadeInOut // //-------------------------------------------------------------------- // Public parameters //--------------------------------------------------------------------

public var fadeOutTexture : Texture2D; public var fadeSpeed = 0.3;

var drawDepth = -1000;

//-------------------------------------------------------------------- // Private variables //--------------------------------------------------------------------

private var alpha = 1.0;

private var fadeDir = -1;

//-------------------------------------------------------------------- // Runtime functions //--------------------------------------------------------------------

//--------------------------------------------------------------------

function OnGUI(){

alpha += fadeDir * fadeSpeed * Time.deltaTime; alpha = Mathf.Clamp01(alpha);

GUI.color.a = alpha;

GUI.depth = drawDepth;

GUI.DrawTexture(Rect(0, 0, Screen.width, Screen.height), fadeOutTexture); }

//--------------------------------------------------------------------

function fadeIn(){ fadeDir = -1; }

//--------------------------------------------------------------------

function fadeOut(){ fadeDir = 1; }

function Start(){ alpha=1; fadeIn(); } </javascript>

Boo

Introduction

Author: Adrian

Extended version written in Boo (put it into "Standard Assets/Scripts" to use it from within JavaScript files).

Main change is that rather than defining a fade speed you can set the duration of the fade in seconds.

Also provides methods to set the fade duration when the method is called and static methods to call the fade script on the main camera (by calling CameraFade.FadeInMain()).

Source (CameraFade.boo)

<boo>import UnityEngine

class CameraFade (MonoBehaviour):

# ---------------------------------------- # # PUBLIC FIELDS

# Alpha start value public startAlpha as single = 1

# Texture used for fading public fadeTexture as Texture2D

# Default time a fade takes in seconds public fadeDuration as single = 2

# Depth of the gui element public guiDepth as int = -1

# Fade into scene at start public fadeIntoScene as bool = true

# ---------------------------------------- # # PRIVATE FIELDS

# Current alpha of the texture currentAlpha as single = 1

# Current duration of the fade currentDuration as single

# Direction of the fade fadeDirection as int = -1

# Fade alpha to targetAlpha as single = 0

# Alpha difference alphaDifference as single = 0

# Style for background tiling private backgroundStyle as GUIStyle = GUIStyle() private dummyTex as Texture2D

# ---------------------------------------- # # START FADE METHODS

def FadeIn(duration as single, to as single): # Set fade duration currentDuration = duration # Set target alpha targetAlpha = to # Difference alphaDifference = Mathf.Clamp01(currentAlpha - targetAlpha) # Set direction to Fade in fadeDirection = -1

def FadeIn(): FadeIn(fadeDuration, 0)

def FadeIn(duration as single): FadeIn(duration, 0)

def FadeOut(duration as single, to as single): # Set fade duration currentDuration = duration # Set target alpha targetAlpha = to # Difference alphaDifference = Mathf.Clamp01(targetAlpha - currentAlpha) # Set direction to fade out fadeDirection = 1

def FadeOut(): FadeOut(fadeDuration, 1)

def FadeOut(duration as single): FadeOut(duration, 1)

# ---------------------------------------- # # STATIC FADING FOR MAIN CAMERA

static def FadeInMain(duration as single, to as single): GetInstance().FadeIn(duration, to)

static def FadeInMain(): GetInstance().FadeIn()

static def FadeInMain(duration as single): GetInstance().FadeIn(duration)

static def FadeOutMain(duration as single, to as single): GetInstance().FadeOut(duration, to)

static def FadeOutMain(): GetInstance().FadeOut()

static def FadeOutMain(duration as single): GetInstance().FadeOut(duration)

# Get script fom Camera static def GetInstance() as CameraFade: # Get Script fader as CameraFade = Camera.main.GetComponent(CameraFade) # Check if script exists if (fader == null): raise System.Exception("No CameraFade attached to the main camera.") return fader

# ---------------------------------------- # # SCENE FADEIN

def Start(): dummyTex = Texture2D(1,1) dummyTex.SetPixel(0,0,Color.clear) backgroundStyle.normal.background = fadeTexture currentAlpha = startAlpha if fadeIntoScene: FadeIn()

# ---------------------------------------- # # FADING METHOD

def OnGUI():

# Fade alpha if active if ((fadeDirection == -1 and currentAlpha > targetAlpha) or (fadeDirection == 1 and currentAlpha < targetAlpha)): # Advance fade by fraction of full fade time currentAlpha += (fadeDirection * alphaDifference) * (Time.deltaTime / currentDuration) # Clamp to 0-1 currentAlpha = Mathf.Clamp01(currentAlpha)

# Draw only if not transculent if (currentAlpha > 0): # Draw texture at depth GUI.color.a = currentAlpha; GUI.depth = guiDepth; GUI.Label(Rect(-10, -10, Screen.width + 10, Screen.height + 10), dummyTex, backgroundStyle) </boo>

C#

Introduction

Author: ratmat2000

Extended version written in C# (put it into "Standard Assets/Scripts" to use it from within JavaScript files).

This version is identical to the Boo version but written in C#.

Source (CameraFade.cs)

<javascript> using UnityEngine;

public class CameraFade : MonoBehaviour {

   // ---------------------------------------- 
   // 	PUBLIC FIELDS
   // ----------------------------------------

   // Alpha start value
   public float startAlpha = 1;
   
   // Texture used for fading
   public Texture2D fadeTexture;
   
   // Default time a fade takes in seconds
   public float fadeDuration = 2;
   
   // Depth of the gui element
   public int guiDepth = -1000;
   
   // Fade into scene at start
   public bool fadeIntoScene = true;
   
   // ---------------------------------------- 
   // 	PRIVATE FIELDS
   // ----------------------------------------
   
   // Current alpha of the texture
   private float currentAlpha = 1;
       
   // Current duration of the fade
   private float currentDuration;
   
   // Direction of the fade
   private int fadeDirection = -1;
   
   // Fade alpha to
   private float targetAlpha = 0;
   
   // Alpha difference
   private float alphaDifference = 0;
   
   // Style for background tiling
   private GUIStyle backgroundStyle = new GUIStyle();
   private Texture2D dummyTex;
   
   // Color object for alpha setting
   Color alphaColor = new Color();
   
   // ---------------------------------------- 
   // 	FADE METHODS
   // ----------------------------------------
   
   public void FadeIn(float duration, float to)
   {
       // Set fade duration
       currentDuration = duration;
       // Set target alpha
       targetAlpha = to;
       // Difference
       alphaDifference = Mathf.Clamp01(currentAlpha - targetAlpha);
       // Set direction to Fade in
       fadeDirection = -1;
   }
   
   public void FadeIn()
   {
       FadeIn(fadeDuration, 0);
   }
   
   public void FadeIn(float duration)
   {
       FadeIn(duration, 0);
   }
   
   public void FadeOut(float duration, float to)
   {
       // Set fade duration
       currentDuration = duration;
       // Set target alpha
       targetAlpha = to;
       // Difference
       alphaDifference = Mathf.Clamp01(targetAlpha - currentAlpha);
       // Set direction to fade out
       fadeDirection = 1;
   }
   
   public void FadeOut()
   {
       FadeOut(fadeDuration, 1);
   }    
   
   public void FadeOut(float duration)
   {
       FadeOut(duration, 1);
   }
   
   // ---------------------------------------- 
   // 	STATIC FADING FOR MAIN CAMERA
   // ----------------------------------------
   
   public static void FadeInMain(float duration, float to)
   {
       GetInstance().FadeIn(duration, to);
   }
   
   public static void FadeInMain()
   {
       GetInstance().FadeIn();
   }
   
   public static void FadeInMain(float duration)
   {
       GetInstance().FadeIn(duration);
   }
   
   public static void FadeOutMain(float duration, float to)
   {
       GetInstance().FadeOut(duration, to);
   }
   
   public static void FadeOutMain()
   {
       GetInstance().FadeOut();
   }
   
   public static void FadeOutMain(float duration)
   {
       GetInstance().FadeOut(duration);
   }
   
   // Get script fom Camera
   public static FadeInOut GetInstance()
   {
   	// Get Script
       FadeInOut fader = (FadeInOut)Camera.main.GetComponent("FadeInOut");
       // Check if script exists
       if (fader == null) 
       {
           Debug.LogError("No FadeInOut attached to the main camera.");
       }    
       return fader;

}

   // ---------------------------------------- 
   // 	SCENE FADEIN
   // ----------------------------------------
   
   public void Start()
   {
   	Debug.Log("Starting FadeInOut");
   	
       dummyTex = new Texture2D(1,1);
       dummyTex.SetPixel(0,0,Color.clear);
       backgroundStyle.normal.background = fadeTexture;
       currentAlpha = startAlpha;
       if (fadeIntoScene)
       {
           FadeIn();
       }
   }
   
   // ---------------------------------------- 
   // 	FADING METHOD
   // ----------------------------------------
   
   public void OnGUI()
   {   
       // Fade alpha if active
       if ((fadeDirection == -1 && currentAlpha > targetAlpha) ||
           (fadeDirection == 1 && currentAlpha < targetAlpha))
       {
           // Advance fade by fraction of full fade time
           currentAlpha += (fadeDirection * alphaDifference) * (Time.deltaTime / currentDuration);
           // Clamp to 0-1
           currentAlpha = Mathf.Clamp01(currentAlpha);
       }
       
       // Draw only if not transculent
       if (currentAlpha > 0)
       {
           // Draw texture at depth
           alphaColor.a = currentAlpha;
           GUI.color = alphaColor;
           GUI.depth = guiDepth;
           GUI.Label(new Rect(-10, -10, Screen.width + 10, Screen.height + 10), dummyTex, backgroundStyle);
       }
   }

} </javascript>