# Using an imported masking object

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-an-imported-masking-object/97747>\
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**Created:** [December 28, 2003, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-an-imported-masking-object/97747 "2003-12-28T21:41:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![omarnyc33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/45deac/32.png) [@omarnyc33](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/omarnyc33)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-an-imported-masking-object/97747/1 "2003-12-28T21:41:43Z")

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hey dudes and dudets… whats up  
i was wondering if i can use an imported png-24 as a mask image in flashmx. I have tried it and for some reason it doesn’t work. is there any other way to do this. Does flash recognize an imported image as a mask.