# How is this effect done?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-is-this-effect-done/15246>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 12, 2003, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-is-this-effect-done/15246 "2003-03-12T04:11:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![oasis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a698b9/32.png) [@oasis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oasis)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-is-this-effect-done/15246/1 "2003-03-12T04:11:48Z")

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i don’t really know what to title this… i’ll just hope for the best i guess…

[www.liquidchrome.net](http://www.liquidchrome.net)

watch the center “movie” load…

how is the effect with the seperate “blocks” disappearing to reveal the full background image done?.. masks?.. a shape symbol?..

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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:** [March 12, 2003, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-is-this-effect-done/15246/2 "2003-03-12T04:25:00Z")

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Its just movieclips fading out. I would make one layer and use actionscript to fade them out…

I can’t make up a file because I don’t have my computer…

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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:** [March 12, 2003, 5:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-is-this-effect-done/15246/3 "2003-03-12T05:02:52Z")

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i don’t quite follow jubba… put all the “blocks” on one layer?..