# Masking Layers
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-layers/15573
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [March 15, 2003, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-layers/15573 "2003-03-15T22:27:28Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@KazchiX](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/KazchiX)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2003, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-layers/15573/1 "2003-03-15T22:27:28Z")
Hi all,
How could I mask more than one layer with one mask?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2003, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-layers/15573/2 "2003-03-16T00:26:03Z")
just drag and drop the layer under the mask 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2003, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-layers/15573/3 "2003-03-16T00:32:32Z")
Thanx Kax,
Then, how do you adjust the location of the masks created by using setMask();?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2003, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-layers/15573/4 "2003-03-16T00:41:47Z")
oh wait … i thought you where using another layer as the mask
setMask() allows you to mask only one movie clip. you can’t mask several movie clips with the same mask :-\
however, you can place all the movie clips into another movie clip and then apply the mask 🙂
and to move the movie clip (mask) through the \_x and \_y properties
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2003, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-layers/15573/5 "2003-03-16T01:08:40Z")
Hi Kax,
Here’s what I did. I create movieClip shaped square and add some tween motion to it. It’s not placed anywhere on the frame or layer but stored in the library. I load jpg file onto the container movieClip and use setMask() to mask it.
\_root.imageholder.loadMovie(“images/image0.jpg”);
\_root.imageholder.setMask(“mask1”);
\_root.imageholder.setMask(“mask2”);
\_root.imageholder.setMask(“mask3”);
\_root.imageholder.setMask(“mask4”);
But, mask never appear on the screen therefore picture is always seen. What’s wrong with this?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2003, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-layers/15573/6 "2003-03-16T01:29:46Z")
i told you that you can’t mask several movie clips with the same movie clip. either a movie clip can have several masks :-\
i’m not sure that i understood how you set up your movie … can you attach the files? 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2003, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-layers/15573/7 "2003-03-16T01:37:54Z")
Here you go KazchiX, for some weird reason, the setMask worked after I placed it into an event handler. I tried using attachMovie, but that isn’t working, but I’m still playing around with it.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2003, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-layers/15573/8 "2003-03-16T01:44:40Z")
:sleep: 😛
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2003, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-layers/15573/9 "2003-03-16T01:46:48Z")
haha Kax, did I do something wrong? If I made a mistake then please help. =)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2003, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-layers/15573/10 "2003-03-16T01:51:28Z")
no no no … don’t get me wrong =)
is just that i was waiting for the files and you already have them 😛
that made me laugh 🙂
i mean … what’s the point of asking for help if you already it? :crazy:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2003, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-layers/15573/11 "2003-03-16T01:53:01Z")
Well I was helping her with the setMask, but it stumped me for awhile so it was best to ask for more help on the forum. =)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-layers/15573/12 "2003-03-16T01:54:39Z")
oh … that’s a good point 😛 😉 🙂