# Mask over a mask?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-over-a-mask/118283>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 4, 2004, 7:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-over-a-mask/118283 "2004-08-04T07:09:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![zerosignal0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@zerosignal0](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zerosignal0)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2004, 7:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-over-a-mask/118283/1 "2004-08-04T07:09:48Z")

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Hello,  
Probably yet another stupid question but how/can you put a mask overtop of another mask? Let me explain. I have a mask that I created over another layer and the other layer is loading an external swf. I wanted to make another mask overtop of the original and put my music controls and menu.

If you can make sense out of that mess than you must be a pro 😉

thanks  
gary

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**Author:** ![zerosignal0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@zerosignal0](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zerosignal0)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2004, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-over-a-mask/118283/2 "2004-08-04T20:09:13Z")

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so is it not possible?

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**Author:** ![Gupps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@Gupps](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gupps)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2004, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-over-a-mask/118283/3 "2004-08-04T21:51:47Z")

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check other forums posted here i think i say something that you are looking for

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**Author:** ![grimdeath](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/grimdeath/32/7124_2.png) [@grimdeath](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grimdeath)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2004, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-over-a-mask/118283/4 "2004-08-05T12:17:02Z")

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post your fla so we can see what exactly it is you want to do

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**Author:** ![zerosignal0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@zerosignal0](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zerosignal0)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2004, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-over-a-mask/118283/5 "2004-08-05T21:29:36Z")

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figured it out… stupid me it was late and I didnt even try to make another layer unmasked over top of the one that I had… solved my own problem 😉 thanks for the help though… now its onto my next problem of not being able to size my external swfs properly…

anyone know how to help that?