# How do i animate a static pic
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-animate-a-static-pic/30482
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [September 9, 2003, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-animate-a-static-pic/30482 "2003-09-09T12:02:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@SLamaJama](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SLamaJama)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2003, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-animate-a-static-pic/30482/1 "2003-09-09T12:02:15Z")
hi…im wondering how can i achieve this effect …
[http://www.free-flash-template.com/shop/?page=shop/flypage&product\_id=41&category\_id=541a03b2b0e1b6dbd972e9f5af5ca992&ps\_session=4e8bf822ac18b5273bb1949861d90961](http://www.free-flash-template.com/shop/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=41&category_id=541a03b2b0e1b6dbd972e9f5af5ca992&ps_session=4e8bf822ac18b5273bb1949861d90961)
the banner … change its shade when mouse is roll over and the random lines… how can i achieve all those? i don think its using button function yea?
Anyone thanks…
is it ok that i used the above link as an example? i wld like to achieve the same thing… :beam:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2003, 8:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-animate-a-static-pic/30482/2 "2003-10-20T08:57:11Z")
hi ap… mind me askin hmm…the animate pic has it own document size…how can i just have it at 507 X 103 without adjusting the document size? what shld i add? its because the actual size is 550 X 520 pixels…?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-animate-a-static-pic/30482/3 "2003-10-21T03:33:11Z")
anyone…kinda need it urgently
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2003, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-animate-a-static-pic/30482/4 "2003-10-21T03:36:56Z")
im not sure what you’re asking, but i think you want a mask
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2003, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-animate-a-static-pic/30482/5 "2003-10-21T08:35:01Z")
wow, sorry… I didn’t notice this topic back from the dead. Yeldarb is correct - what you need is a mask. [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/masking.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/masking.htm)
that should get you started with masks.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2003, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-animate-a-static-pic/30482/6 "2003-10-22T00:49:50Z")
hmm… this is by using text right… ok
let me rephrase my question.
AP\> the file ya send me–\> has a fixed document size. And the roll-overing will only affect within the fixed document size…
What im asking is… if i don’t set a fixed document size…
alike the e.g
[http://www.free-flash-template.com/...bb1949861d90961](http://www.free-flash-template.com/...bb1949861d90961)
it works only when u roll over the image… how is it possible? my current document size is 550 X 520.
And my image size is… 507 X 103 and yes, gues it right… only want the roll over to happen within the image boundary(which is 507 X 103 ).
🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2003, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-animate-a-static-pic/30482/7 "2003-10-23T00:01:59Z")
you gotta use this function on the MC of the picture:
```auto
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if ((this.hitTest(_root._xmouse, _root._ymouse, true){
// pic moving actions explained earlier..
}
}
```
it checks if the mouse is over the target (this.hitTest)
more info [http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/action\_scripts/actionscript\_dictionary/actionscript\_dictionary534.html](http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/action_scripts/actionscript_dictionary/actionscript_dictionary534.html)
You might always buy the template to see how its done. hehe! 😏
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2003, 4:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-animate-a-static-pic/30482/8 "2003-10-23T04:59:54Z")
Ah ok, I didn’t see what you were asking… free-flash-temp got it right though (obviously, lol.)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2003, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-animate-a-static-pic/30482/9 "2003-10-28T21:29:51Z")
onClipEvent(enterFrame){
perc=100\*(\_root.\_xmouse/\_root.\_width);
\_root.dark.\_alpha=100-perc;
}
so i edit --\> perc=100\*(\_root.\_xmouse/\_root.\_width); to --\>
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
```
if ((this.hitTest(_root._xmouse, _root._ymouse, true){
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2003, 3:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-animate-a-static-pic/30482/10 "2003-10-30T03:20:39Z")
helllo!!! anyone…ap? free-flash-template?