# Hard to tell this effect?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-to-tell-this-effect/27799
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [August 6, 2003, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-to-tell-this-effect/27799 "2003-08-06T18:58:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@JeffFisher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JeffFisher)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2003, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-to-tell-this-effect/27799/1 "2003-08-06T18:58:56Z")
Had a quick/easy question.
Do you know how this effect is made.
Go to this url, click on the activate button, see how the white light flashes over the triangle
also, how the white masks over the logo and the bottom shape.
Is this just a white flash accross or is it a white mask with opacity set really low?
is a gradient involved?
Hard to tell for me.
[http://www.tek-labs.com/blue/](http://www.tek-labs.com/blue/)
Thanks in advance
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2003, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-to-tell-this-effect/27799/2 "2003-08-06T19:05:23Z")
Its all masks baby.
V.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2003, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-to-tell-this-effect/27799/3 "2003-08-06T19:12:35Z")
I know that it is a mask, but what is the actual content(color, gradient) of the masked layer
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-to-tell-this-effect/27799/4 "2003-08-06T19:13:39Z")
Is there one part in particular that your after, i’ll have a go a reproducing something similar 🙂
Regards,
Viru.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-to-tell-this-effect/27799/5 "2003-08-06T19:20:40Z")
Yes, as you click activate, the masked white fading light that beams accross the bottom menu.
main about service, etc is the menu
Thanks
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2003, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-to-tell-this-effect/27799/6 "2003-08-06T19:21:44Z")
Okie Doke be back in a bit with my fla.
Regs,
V.
P.S I’ll assume you want the same colours.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2003, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-to-tell-this-effect/27799/7 "2003-08-06T19:23:36Z")
p.s. = yes they will me fine
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2003, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-to-tell-this-effect/27799/8 "2003-08-06T19:51:22Z")
heh sorry Korn :sure:
Anyways here ya go…
If korn comes back and posts his fla, you can view whichever you’d like, so I’ll post a preview 😏
[swf=“[http://members.lycos.co.uk/dudeman26/lineflash.swf](http://members.lycos.co.uk/dudeman26/lineflash.swf) height=50 width=465”][/swf]
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-to-tell-this-effect/27799/9 "2003-08-06T19:56:02Z")
Thanks dudeman, looks good,
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2003, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-to-tell-this-effect/27799/10 "2003-08-06T20:07:51Z")
Here you go matey.
V.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-to-tell-this-effect/27799/11 "2003-08-06T20:10:25Z")
Woah, thats purdy… gj kO2n! :player:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2003, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-to-tell-this-effect/27799/12 "2003-08-06T20:11:16Z")
kO2n, not korn :). thanks.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2003, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-to-tell-this-effect/27799/13 "2003-08-06T20:14:59Z")
Thanks Ko2n, that is perfect
Jeff
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2003, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-to-tell-this-effect/27799/14 "2003-08-06T20:16:03Z")
I just noticed how the buttons only appear after the inital white flash has swooped across. So heres the updated fla.
V.