# Inverted Masking?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inverted-masking/138816>\
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**Created:** [February 25, 2005, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inverted-masking/138816 "2005-02-25T16:44:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![WoGk7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/22d042/32.png) [@WoGk7](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WoGk7)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inverted-masking/138816/1 "2005-02-25T16:44:03Z")

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Hi all,

Is it possible to invert the way masking works in flash? Normally when u have a mask layer it shows content in places where it is filles and hides everything else. I need it to be the other way around. Is it possible?