# Overall Mask?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overall-mask/236276>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 19, 2007, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overall-mask/236276 "2007-08-19T11:13:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![SillyMidOn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@SillyMidOn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SillyMidOn)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overall-mask/236276/1 "2007-08-19T11:13:36Z")

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Hi,  
is there a way to script a mask to cover the whole stage, rather than selected movie clips?

I’ve got a project with loads of clips off stage waiting to be used … some of them have their own masks. How can I apply a mask to the whole stage area, that cleans this mess up, without trying to do it on the timeline?

Thanks.