# Masking tutorial question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-tutorial-question/35009>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [November 9, 2003, 6:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-tutorial-question/35009 "2003-11-09T06:45:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![cardjorg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a183cd/32.png) [@cardjorg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cardjorg)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 6:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-tutorial-question/35009/1 "2003-11-09T06:45:54Z")

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Hi,  
I’m tring to do a masking effect like the tutorial below but I wanna see the color of the dragable MC like in the tutorial but I only see the text masked with out the MC’s color  
can anyone tell me how to be able to see the MC’s color when masking?:q:

[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/dragmask.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/dragmask.htm)

Thanks:) :rambo:

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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:** [November 9, 2003, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-tutorial-question/35009/2 "2003-11-09T08:42:39Z")

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hmm so you basically want to be able to see the circle that you are dragging around? Is that what you saying?

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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:** [November 9, 2003, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-tutorial-question/35009/3 "2003-11-09T15:38:53Z")

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yes for example on the tut you can se the text grinish and on my fla you can see the text all white

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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:** [November 9, 2003, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-tutorial-question/35009/4 "2003-11-09T15:57:19Z")

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did you put your text in the masking layer??

scotty

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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:** [November 10, 2003, 6:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-tutorial-question/35009/5 "2003-11-10T06:34:40Z")

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yes

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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:** [November 10, 2003, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-tutorial-question/35009/6 "2003-11-10T10:04:39Z")

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weird, if your text is the mask, it should get the colour of the mc your dragging (which is in the \*\*masked \*\*layer)  
i suggest you take another look, else post your fla

scotty(-:

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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:** [November 10, 2003, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-tutorial-question/35009/7 "2003-11-10T15:01:20Z")

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this is my fla:fe: 🙂 :rambo:

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**Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-tutorial-question/35009/8 "2003-11-10T15:34:17Z")

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i think this is what you want.  
i’ve put the text in the masking layer and made it a mc. Now it’s dragging if your xmouse\<300, off course you can change this…

scotty(-:

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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:** [November 10, 2003, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-tutorial-question/35009/9 "2003-11-10T16:19:12Z")

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thanks scotty !!! you rule!!!🙂 😃 😛

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**Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-tutorial-question/35009/10 "2003-11-10T16:22:37Z")

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no problem:thumb: