# Masking Problems

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-problems/28159>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 10, 2003, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-problems/28159 "2003-08-10T21:11:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![Coppertop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@Coppertop](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Coppertop)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-problems/28159/1 "2003-08-10T21:11:08Z")

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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?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-problems/28159/2 "2003-08-10T21:37:49Z")

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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 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-problems/28159/3 "2003-08-10T21:44:44Z")

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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?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-problems/28159/4 "2003-08-10T21:45:30Z")

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change the alpha of the smiley face itself

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-problems/28159/5 "2003-08-10T21:48:27Z")

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how would I go about that?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-problems/28159/6 "2003-08-10T21:54:11Z")

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create a motion tween…

[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/motiontween.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/motiontween.htm)  
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/alpha.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/alpha.htm)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-problems/28159/7 "2003-08-10T22:06:41Z")

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

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-problems/28159/8 "2003-08-10T22:07:48Z")

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

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-problems/28159/9 "2003-08-10T22:08:21Z")

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Hey it did! Thanks ahmed

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-problems/28159/10 "2003-08-11T00:38:43Z")

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

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 3:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-problems/28159/11 "2003-08-11T03:06:34Z")

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Because up untill recently I used Flash 5

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