# Masking
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking/42096
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [February 5, 2004, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking/42096 "2004-02-05T04:54:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@FLiT](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FLiT)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2004, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking/42096/1 "2004-02-05T04:54:00Z")
How is it possible to make a mask layer on top of another mask effect. Essentially having 2 mask layers with differnet effects.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2004, 5:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking/42096/2 "2004-02-05T05:35:49Z")
well one way is make two sets of layers for create two different masks… the “AS” way well …let me check
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🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2004, 5:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking/42096/3 "2004-02-05T05:46:38Z")
Putting this in your main timeline,i believe you can use .setMask multiple times.
```auto
contenttomask_mc.setMask(mask_mc);
secondcontenttomask_mc.setMask(mask2_mc);
//(mask_mc) and (mask2_mc) are the instance names
//of the mask movieclips
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2004, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking/42096/4 "2004-02-05T14:34:52Z")
Thanks Soulty for the info. I finally figured the setMask, but the multilpe set mask script is useful thanks. By the way, just wondering what graphics programs and plugins do you use for your sites?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2004, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking/42096/5 "2004-02-05T14:40:07Z")
plugins?, none. well just whats in photoshop at the moment (normal photoshop plugins) , its mostly layer on layer to create something with layer modes and layer effects. I mostly use photoshop, illustrator and definitely flash, sometimes use maya as well for some 3d.
glad i could help
cheers
.soulty