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i was following a tutorial on flashkit.com
(it is located in special effects then go to page 2 and click on flashlight effect tutorial)
it was for flash 4 for and i use flash 5
i followed the tutorial as best as i could and i dont know why it doesnt work
if you are willing to download the file and help me i would be very appreciative
also if you know of a tutorial where i can make a flashlight effect in flash 5 let me know

thank you in advance
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hiya seatlejaguar,

If your using flash 5 Try this,

on the top layer add your text,
on the second layer draw a circle (which will be your spotlight)

now on your text layer right click and select mask and in the first frame of your text layer add this action,
startDrag ("/spotlight", true);

(you should be able to just copy and paste this from here)

You now have a spotlight that you can move around the page and the text will only show up when you move the spotlight over the area of the text

I hope this helps:bandit:

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This might also help seattlejaguar: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/textmask.asp The effect is similar.

Cheers!
Kirupa :rambo:

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thanks for the help you guys

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i tried both of your ways and none of them work
the circle does get dragged, but when it goes over where the text is it doesnt reveal it
does it have something to do with the fact the the circle is a solid color?
please help
thanks in advance (again:))

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Hi again,
I re-made a version of the spotlight using this method,

on the top layer add your text,
on the second layer draw a circle (which will be your spotlight)

now on your text layer right click and select mask and in the first frame of your text layer add this action,
startDrag ("/spotlight", true);

Ive a zipped the fla of the the one I made for you
good luck:bandit: