# Optimisation 'Flatten' Masked Layers

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/optimisation-flatten-masked-layers/195011>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 27, 2006, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/optimisation-flatten-masked-layers/195011 "2006-07-27T19:53:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![lap\_dog\_shuffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/76d3ee/32.png) [@lap\_dog\_shuffle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lap_dog_shuffle)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2006, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/optimisation-flatten-masked-layers/195011/1 "2006-07-27T19:53:29Z")

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Hey,

Just wondering if anybody here knows of any Flash optimisation applications which flatten masked vector animations into flattened vector graphics? I have a complex masked animation which is causing a few CPU worries, need to sort it out 😉