# What advanced scripting is involved? **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [December 16, 2002, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-advanced-scripting-is-involved/9674 "2002-12-16T12:02:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JenniferSal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@JenniferSal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JenniferSal)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-advanced-scripting-is-involved/9674/1 "2002-12-16T12:02:33Z")
Hi! I THINK this is actionscripting, if it isnt can someone please direct me to where to post this again? I havent made a Flash movie in a few months and was surfing the net seeing what’s new and also trying to get some new ideas. I came upon this menu at a website and have since been searching for how in the heck did they do two things in it. 1) They made the text animate like it was someone writing it (Ive seen other Flash movies do this but i figured out in those that the person took the easy way out and just inserted an animated gif, which made the movie huge in size and i dont want to do it the ‘easy’ way!) and also the menu itself is some sort of combination of mouserollovers and such. Can anyone, after checking it out, tell me just what the heck would be involved in these two things, or if there were any tutorials to help me out (believe me, ive been searching!)? The link (menu at top): > **[Software Driven Cloud Networking - Arista](https://www.arista.com/en/)** > > Arista Networks was founded to pioneer and deliver software-driven cloud networking solutions for large data center storage and computing environments. Arista’s award-winning platforms, ranging in Ethernet speeds from 10 to 100 gigabits per second, Thanks for any help at all, it would be MUCH appreciated!! Jen ---
**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:** [December 16, 2002, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-advanced-scripting-is-involved/9674/2 "2002-12-16T12:07:30Z")
the drawing text is a mask effect the menu has an easing and scaling effect, with buttons with a mc that plays on roll over. * * * there´s no single tut that cover all of this, but here at kirupa you can learn all of them in multiple tutorials. =) ---
**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:** [December 16, 2002, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-advanced-scripting-is-involved/9674/3 "2002-12-16T12:51:48Z")
I was thinking that it MIGHT have been a masking effect, thanks very much! Now to find a good tutorial on that to refresh my memory on how to do it again! on your part about the menu what is a MC? Thanks very much!!! Jen ---
**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:** [December 16, 2002, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-advanced-scripting-is-involved/9674/4 "2002-12-16T13:02:35Z")
Welcome to Kirupa boards JenniferSal! Hope you enjoy here. * * * mc is short for movie clip. =) ---
**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:** [December 16, 2002, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-advanced-scripting-is-involved/9674/5 "2002-12-16T13:05:07Z")
Oh! Duh, sorry and ive even made buttons with movie clips in prior times too! Gosh, ive only not done Flash for only a few short months, did some advanced stuff with ease then and i feel like such a newbie again! Thank goodness for tutorials, i just gotta find the right ones 🙂 ! Take care and thanks so much!! Jen ---
**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:** [December 16, 2002, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-advanced-scripting-is-involved/9674/6 "2002-12-16T13:08:01Z")
I’d be curious to see how you animate the text with a mask :o Care to post an example, guig0? pom (-: ---
**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:** [December 16, 2002, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-advanced-scripting-is-involved/9674/7 "2002-12-16T13:15:09Z")
Sure! give me a time and I whip up something for ya. don´t expect some hi-level as, cause it will be none in there:P =) ---
**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:** [December 16, 2002, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-advanced-scripting-is-involved/9674/8 "2002-12-16T13:45:03Z")
Very simple stuff. Keep in mind that this fla is just for ilustrate.🙂 ---
**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:** [December 16, 2002, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-advanced-scripting-is-involved/9674/9 "2002-12-16T14:07:48Z")
All right, but what’s the use of the mask here? Actually, I couldn’t see anything until I deactivated it :crazy: ---
**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:** [December 16, 2002, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-advanced-scripting-is-involved/9674/10 "2002-12-16T14:54:01Z")
plz, explain yoursef sir. :q: ---
**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:** [December 16, 2002, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-advanced-scripting-is-involved/9674/11 "2002-12-16T15:02:43Z")
I had to unmask the layer. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2002, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-advanced-scripting-is-involved/9674/12 "2002-12-16T15:25:29Z")
Sure. Did you tested the movie? I was surprised when you asked me to show you this example. Be fair, you were expecting some AS mask effect, right? =) ---
**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:** [December 17, 2002, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-advanced-scripting-is-involved/9674/13 "2002-12-17T11:49:40Z")
Nope, I wasn’t expecting scripted masks, I was just wondering how you intended to pull this off 🙂 [SIZE=1]as I had no idea how to do it[/SIZE] 😛 ---
**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:** [December 17, 2002, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-advanced-scripting-is-involved/9674/14 "2002-12-17T12:01:08Z")
When someone doesn´t have the AS-Wisdom, that you do, he has tho cheat a lil bit:P [EDIT]correct spelling ---
**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:** [December 17, 2002, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-advanced-scripting-is-involved/9674/15 "2002-12-17T12:07:16Z")
how on earth did you do that?! i dunno how to with or wihtout AS you wouldn’t mind explaining the theory behind that would u…!? ---
**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:** [December 17, 2002, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-advanced-scripting-is-involved/9674/16 "2002-12-17T12:26:32Z")
unlock the mask layer, and look frame by frame. You´ll notice that the visible portion of the content on the txt layer is exactly what is behind the green fill on the mask layer. Mask layers works that way, whichever layers is nested below is kept invisible, except what is behind the fill on the mask layer, if there is nothing on the mask layer then nothing will be visible. Did I make myself clear:q: ---
**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:** [December 17, 2002, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-advanced-scripting-is-involved/9674/17 "2002-12-17T12:28:37Z")
ahhh yeaa…i get it…so how’d u make the frames in the mask layer?! ( i bet its a simple answer but i just can’t think of it at the moment :\*( ) ---
**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:** [December 17, 2002, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-advanced-scripting-is-involved/9674/18 "2002-12-17T12:32:48Z")
copy/paste the text, break it apart, erasing one by one. =) ---
**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:** [December 17, 2002, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-advanced-scripting-is-involved/9674/19 "2002-12-17T12:33:48Z")
i knew it was simple…=) anywayz thanks hehe\<:} ---
**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:** [December 17, 2002, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-advanced-scripting-is-involved/9674/20 "2002-12-17T12:47:00Z")
glad you get it:)