# Scaling masking and loading

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scaling-masking-and-loading/21251>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 19, 2003, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scaling-masking-and-loading/21251 "2003-05-19T16:55:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![zephn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/5f8ce5/32.png) [@zephn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zephn)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2003, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scaling-masking-and-loading/21251/1 "2003-05-19T16:55:38Z")

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OK heres the deal

I have menu that adjusts the scale of a movie clip with easing. I want this movie clip to be a mask for jpegs that i load externally. Once I make the movie clip a mask it no longer works. What can I do. The source is at  
[http://www.zephn.com/scaler.zip](http://www.zephn.com/scaler.zip)  
Thanks  
Andrew

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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:** [May 19, 2003, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scaling-masking-and-loading/21251/2 "2003-05-19T17:01:46Z")

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[http://www.twinphotographie.com/](http://www.twinphotographie.com/)

this site does what i want my site to do just so you see what i am aiming at

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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:** [May 19, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scaling-masking-and-loading/21251/3 "2003-05-19T19:13:23Z")

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bump:)

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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:** [May 20, 2003, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scaling-masking-and-loading/21251/4 "2003-05-20T00:33:44Z")

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again:)

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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:** [May 20, 2003, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scaling-masking-and-loading/21251/5 "2003-05-20T03:41:31Z")

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i hate to bump so much but i am positive this is posible.  
Is there an standard amount of bumps one is supposed to do before giving up? I don’t want to be bugging anyone.

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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:** [May 21, 2003, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scaling-masking-and-loading/21251/6 "2003-05-21T02:03:31Z")

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wow one more bump for this one and I’ll have to give up