# Masking (or just covering) the snow effect

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-or-just-covering-the-snow-effect/276159>\
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**Created:** [November 24, 2008, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-or-just-covering-the-snow-effect/276159 "2008-11-24T01:55:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![wwwkeith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce73a5/32.png) [@wwwkeith](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wwwkeith)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-or-just-covering-the-snow-effect/276159/1 "2008-11-24T01:55:21Z")

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Hey everyone,

I need help. I have successfully used the snow effect (v.3) from this site into my Flash movie, but I cannot manage to mask it.

I only want the snow visable through a single circle in the movie. I thought masking the effect with the shape would do, when it didn’t I simply tried to cover it partially with another layer and it still played as if it were on the top layer.

Am I forgetting something basic here? I don’t remember encountering this before. Anyway, any help would be appreciated as this is for a project due tomorrow. Yes I left it late.

Thanks!  
Keith