# Masking question

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-question/198889
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [August 29, 2006, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-question/198889 "2006-08-29T14:01:10Z")
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### Author: ![dayglowdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dc4da7/32.png) [@dayglowdave](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dayglowdave)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2006, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-question/198889/1 "2006-08-29T14:01:10Z")

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ok masking solved now, can anyone tell me why this works:  
[http://www.g36.net/flash\_dev/works.swf](http://www.g36.net/flash_dev/works.swf)

while this does not:

[http://www.g36.net/flash\_dev/does\_not\_work.swf](http://www.g36.net/flash_dev/does_not_work.swf)

here are the sources:  
[http://www.g36.net/flash\_dev/works.fla](http://www.g36.net/flash_dev/works.fla)  
[http://www.g36.net/flash\_dev/does\_not\_work.fla](http://www.g36.net/flash_dev/does_not_work.fla)  
[http://www.g36.net/flash\_dev/text.txt](http://www.g36.net/flash_dev/text.txt)