# Weird weird mask problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-weird-mask-problem/193646>\
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**Created:** [July 14, 2006, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-weird-mask-problem/193646 "2006-07-14T19:27:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![graylensman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5f9b8f/32.png) [@graylensman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/graylensman)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-weird-mask-problem/193646/1 "2006-07-14T19:27:17Z")

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For some reason, all of a sudden, I’m experiencing a weird problem:

If I load an external swf into a movie clip that has a mask, the swf fails to show up. Delete the mask, and the swf appears. Put the mask back in, and POW! no swf.

The odd thing is, a project I authored a few weeks ago, with masks, works just fine!

Anybody else experience this issue??

I’m running OSX Tiger on a G5 dual processor.