# Transition problem (followed Claudio's tut)

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transition-problem-followed-claudios-tut/118479
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [August 5, 2004, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transition-problem-followed-claudios-tut/118479 "2004-08-05T20:41:21Z")
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### Author: ![Tracy981](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@Tracy981](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tracy981)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2004, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transition-problem-followed-claudios-tut/118479/1 "2004-08-05T20:41:21Z")

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i tried posting this question on flashkit but no replies there so maybe you guys might know since i go the tut here!! =)

i had followed this preloader transition tutorial ( [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/)…\_transition.htm ) and everything works fine, so no preloader problems!!!

BUT

i would like to get the same effect as the transition done in [http://www.fontsforflash.com](http://www.fontsforflash.com). i had asked the designer of that site if i could go about doing the same effect by following the tutorial above but no luck.  
i tried changing the mask to zero alpha, etc but the external swf’s just appear, the mask does not work.

i tried doing another effect by using a different preloader and setting a mask underneath it, i followed this post: [http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65217&highlight=transition](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65217&highlight=transition)  
i somewhat understand this but i want to mask an external swf not jsut an image…

does anyone know of a simpilier way or am i just doing this wrong?? i am new to this scripting/masking thing so please please bare with me

thanks  
Tracy

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### Author: ![Adam1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Adam1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Adam1)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2004, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transition-problem-followed-claudios-tut/118479/2 "2004-08-05T20:44:22Z")

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Hey, Tracy. The link in your post is dead…is this the tutorial here:

[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/preloader\_transition.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/preloader_transition.htm)

p.s. what are you doin’ hanging out at flashkit anyway 😛

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### Author: ![Tracy981](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@Tracy981](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tracy981)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2004, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transition-problem-followed-claudios-tut/118479/3 "2004-08-05T21:46:16Z")

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yeah thats the link, sorry i thought it was working =) adam, i used your preloader that you helped me with (the one that can preloaded linked mc’s) and i tried doing the masking but it only calls for an image, i need it to mask the whole scene like they do on [fontsforflash.com](http://fontsforflash.com), do you know of a tut or post, or wutever that i can go about doing this? like i said, the designer said i can use the same tut (from kirupa) to do this masking effect but no work =(

so

> [@Adam14](#):
>
> Hey, Tracy. The link in your post is dead…is this the tutorial here:
> 
> [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/preloader\_transition.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/preloader_transition.htm)
> 
> p.s. what are you doin’ hanging out at flashkit anyway 😛