# Making a mask

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-mask/213444>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [January 19, 2007, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-mask/213444 "2007-01-19T17:11:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![qpixo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/c4cdca/32.png) [@qpixo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/qpixo)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-mask/213444/1 "2007-01-19T17:11:15Z")

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Is that possible to make a mask using setMask() in an empty movie which is loading an external xml file? If yes, does anyone have an example with it?

I read somewhere the mask is only working in a full pic or Movie clip…

thanks in advance,