# How do they do this?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-they-do-this/18890>\
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**Created:** [April 22, 2003, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-they-do-this/18890 "2003-04-22T10:53:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rythematics](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/96bed5/32.png) [@Rythematics](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rythematics)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-they-do-this/18890/1 "2003-04-22T10:53:54Z")

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OK see the flash banner here [http://www.unitedhosting.co.uk/](http://www.unitedhosting.co.uk/)  
How do they get those little streams going all around the wires and stuff. Is that just frame by frame animation?

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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:** [April 22, 2003, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-they-do-this/18890/2 "2003-04-22T11:00:19Z")

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Hi,  
That can be done using animation with a guide layer, or possibly with masks.  
I expect it could be done with code, but I really wouldn’t know how !

Cheers  
SteveD

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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:** [April 22, 2003, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-they-do-this/18890/3 "2003-04-22T11:17:56Z")

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Ah i see. It’s cause i want to make my layour’s navigation system with that effect. I just didn’t know to go by frame by frame animation etc. As that’s all i really know how to do. Thanks anyway, maybe someone will know abit more.

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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:** [April 22, 2003, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-they-do-this/18890/4 "2003-04-22T12:32:13Z")

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Hi,  
If you open the help section in MX ( press F1) you will find there how to do masks and guide layers, also there is a tute somewhere on this site for masking in MX - its all pretty straightforward stuff

Cheers

SteveD

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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:** [April 23, 2003, 5:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-they-do-this/18890/5 "2003-04-23T05:32:12Z")

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Ta,