# Any way to import transparent .gifs as shapes?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-way-to-import-transparent-gifs-as-shapes/169856>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 20, 2005, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-way-to-import-transparent-gifs-as-shapes/169856 "2005-11-20T12:35:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![True\_Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/54ee81/32.png) [@True\_Life](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/True_Life)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-way-to-import-transparent-gifs-as-shapes/169856/1 "2005-11-20T12:35:55Z")

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I’m working on this tutorial:  
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/shine.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/shine.htm)

but instead of a in flash created shape I have a logo that I want to use as the mask that I designed on adobe photoshop, but it seems like you can only use flash’s own shapes as masks and not graphics, buttons or movies from the library. can anyone help me?