# Gradient masks

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gradient-masks/139077>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [February 28, 2005, 7:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gradient-masks/139077 "2005-02-28T07:11:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![kikon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f05b48/32.png) [@kikon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kikon)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 7:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gradient-masks/139077/1 "2005-02-28T07:11:20Z")

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Check out the animation in the banner:

[http://www.windowsmedia.com/MediaGuide/Home](http://www.windowsmedia.com/MediaGuide/Home)

How can we recreate that in flash? I’ve searched everywhere, and it appears to be impossible to do gradient masks without eating up cpu. hmmm. DANG IT!