# Dynamic Masking?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-masking/6601>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 11, 2002, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-masking/6601 "2002-10-11T18:49:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Flash\_Junkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@Flash\_Junkie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flash_Junkie)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2002, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-masking/6601/1 "2002-10-11T18:49:43Z")

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This is the on going answer to an age old question of mine. How in the hell do you get a mask to acurately mask a movie clip. I can get a mask to move around with a motion tween but I can’t get my movie clip to play while it is masking. I just stays static when it should be playing.

My end goal is to try to have some randomly moving movie clips floating around on a mask independent of assigned motion tweens.

In the past I have had no problem getting things to move around in a random fashion, and I have made dynamic/moveable masks (much easier with Flash MX). I have never been able to get both to work together.

Who’s got the kung fu? :asian:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2002, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-masking/6601/2 "2002-10-11T19:13:25Z")

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why dont you post your attempt and we’ll try to work from it. Takes less time that way (sometimes).