# Mask Transparency

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-transparency/47733>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 6, 2004, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-transparency/47733 "2004-04-06T20:20:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![NeoDreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ccd318/32.png) [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-transparency/47733/1 "2004-04-06T20:20:24Z")

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When I put a solid-to-transparent gradient fill as a mask, the final movie won’t show any transparency. The same is true if I use a graphic symbol as a mask, and then alpha tween it. Is there anything to fix this?