Awhile ago i found a tut on masking. i cant remember where i saw it…so maybe someone here does. Or even better someone can tell me how to do it
I’ll do my best to describe what im looking for.
Pretend we have two layers. on the bottem layer we have an image and on the top layer we have a white box covering the entire image on the below layer. When someone drags their mouse over the top layer it erases the white (when you click and hold)revealing the image underneath.
does this ring a bell with anyone?
I really need this and im totally screwed because i havent the foggiest on how to achieve this goal.
Not sure if you are talking about creating a mask or assigning an action like (onrelease) or (onrollOver).
If you want to make a mask where you have a picture on one layer and you only want a portion of that picture to show then you do this:
make 2 layers, one for picture and one for the mask
put the mask layer above the picture layer and right click on the mask layer (in the timeline) and select “mask”
on the mask layer, put a shape of what you want to appear over the picture layer.
If you want to make an area have a (onrelease) or (onrollOver) effect where the top layer disappears to reveal whats underneath then put your picture on one layer and on another layer make a cover for the picture and convert it to a symbol (movie clip). Now make another symbol out of the same covering but this time make it as a Button. Double click into your newly made button and clear the keyframes for up,down,over and put a keyframe in the HIT box only. Now put a shape similar to your covering over the covering (should look a light greenish color), you can now actionscript this button with an (onrelease) actionscript command to call your picture up.
I’m not too good on the actionscripting without it sitting in front of me so I can do it but I’m sure some of the other vets here will be able to help in this area and they might have an easier way to do it also.
