# Break Apart Transparency Problem - Flash

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/break-apart-transparency-problem-flash/317221>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 14, 2010, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/break-apart-transparency-problem-flash/317221 "2010-12-14T05:29:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cam\_](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Cam\_](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Cam_)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/break-apart-transparency-problem-flash/317221/1 "2010-12-14T05:29:16Z")

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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman][LEFT][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial]Hey guys!  
I need help.  
I imported a .ai file onto the stage and i wanted to make it a mask.  
So i break it apart, but when i do that, i loose the transparency; the result is that my mask is now a big rectangle.  
How can i keep the transparency for my mask?  
Thanks ![](http://forum.kirupa.com/uploads/kirupa/5541/fb5b90eb3225b77d.gif)  
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