Masking Problems

Ok, I’m trying to do a simple fade in using a mask, but, Flash is refusing to co-operate. What am I doing wrong?

that doesn’t work… flash doesn’t care what’s the mask’s alpha or color, it just takes the shape of the… shape… and mask the layer below based on that :slight_smile:

aw @#%^ it worked in Flash 5! And they call MX an improvement.

Ok, so how would I go about a fade with a multi colour picture and many coloured background?

change the alpha of the smiley face itself

how would I go about that?

create a motion tween…

http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/motiontween.htm
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/alpha.htm

Motion tween. Weird. But it works you say, so thanks!

lol :P… about time and someone made use of alex’s tutorials :wink:

Hey it did! Thanks ahmed

man coppertop…what have you been doing around here with 435 posts and you couldn’t fade a smily face? Common

Because up untill recently I used Flash 5

besides. 435 (450 now) are mostly in the random section, which is also known as: