i have the same problem these two people post about

http://community.livejournal.com/icon_tutorial/10979186.html

http://community.livejournal.com/icon_tutorial/11013387.html#cutid1


I'm trying to make a banner with a gif on it. and the gif i want to fade to black.

i read the post and i still don't know what i'm doing wrong. i go to make a black layer and all the frames turn black. I try to fade the frames and it still doesn't work.


HELP PLEASE