# How to achieve this mask effect?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-achieve-this-mask-effect/16814>\
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**Created:** [March 28, 2003, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-achieve-this-mask-effect/16814 "2003-03-28T17:06:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![x\_vector](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/b9e5f3/32.png) [@x\_vector](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/x_vector)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-achieve-this-mask-effect/16814/1 "2003-03-28T17:06:43Z")

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hi,

i want achieve this effect :

as you can see on my site try-out [here](http://xvector.tomaatnet.nl) i use a mask effect to reveal bg picture.  
now i want to use a mask effect that makes the current image disappear on pressing button to go to other section.  
(on entering new section i want to use a mask again to reveal new image etc.)

how should i approach this … ?

(i hope someone understands what i mean :beam: )

lat0rrr

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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 28, 2003, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-achieve-this-mask-effect/16814/2 "2003-03-28T22:26:00Z")

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The easiest thing would probably be to tween everything. Scripting that kind of things could be painful.

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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 28, 2003, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-achieve-this-mask-effect/16814/3 "2003-03-28T22:33:38Z")

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turn your image into a movie clip, then use setMask to apply different effects. Also, a sneaky way to do it, is to simply use an MC on top of your image… almost looks like a mask. Personally, I would use setMask.

Hey, Pom!

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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 28, 2003, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-achieve-this-mask-effect/16814/4 "2003-03-28T22:52:32Z")

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Hey Inigo 🙂 What’s up my friend?

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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 28, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-achieve-this-mask-effect/16814/5 "2003-03-28T23:17:12Z")

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Still trying to get back into the swing of things! How about you? Are you still in Japan?

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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 28, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-achieve-this-mask-effect/16814/6 "2003-03-28T23:28:15Z")

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I was in Singapore 😛 And no, I’m definitely back to France, and I’ve just found myself an appartment. I’m a bit anxious about it, since it’s the first time I’ll be leaving ALONE [size=1]well I hope my girl visits me sometimes…[/size]

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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 29, 2003, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-achieve-this-mask-effect/16814/7 "2003-03-29T00:54:38Z")

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ah… where the heck did I get Japan from? I think I had you confused with another friend of mine… yep… no joke. Have a dear friend who was in Japan last year.

Well, I’m glad you’re back in France. Hey… enjoy that time alone, you’ll miss it later! hahahaha

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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 29, 2003, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-achieve-this-mask-effect/16814/8 "2003-03-29T09:51:19Z")

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You should ask reverendFlash. If I understand you, he had a simular thing on his old footer.  
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