# Using PNG as mask

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-png-as-mask/170928>\
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**Created:** [November 30, 2005, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-png-as-mask/170928 "2005-11-30T16:01:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![mucho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@mucho](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mucho)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-png-as-mask/170928/1 "2005-11-30T16:01:00Z")

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is it possible?  
I`m trying to use transparent PNG file as mask… why, It was easy to make such in PS. How it works is that I used a fill pattern of 1 trasnparent pixel to one covered and filled an area. Is it possible to recreat that in Flash (not 8, it should be possbile there)

thx,  
m.