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vince_g

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:25 pm
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Read thru all the topics under "mask" search, and could not find one that
matched mine, so......

I have a page banner which features the company logo in an oval.
I want to place a layer below the banner, with relevant photos, and provide a
view into the photos, using a mask in the same shape as the logo.
I've built the mask, and it works just fine, but I can't figure out how to
have the mask work thru the banner graphic.
The result I get is a white work space and the transparent mask.
Appreciate any help.

Thanks,
vince_g

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:10 pm
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Is there a link to the file so we can see what you are explaining?

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:36 pm
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:57 pm
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I guess that I do not understand what you are trying to do.
Do you want the logo to slide back and forth with the pictures showing in the white part of the logo?
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:11 pm
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Thanks for the reply.
The logo on Layer 6 is the same size as the mask on Layer 7.
What I want to do is have the movie open with the banner on Layer 6 visible,
and as the mask moves, I want the photos on Layer 1 to show in the oval.

Now that I see what I've done, I guess I should have the logo on Layer 1 along
with the pictures,
but I still don't under stand how I would get the banner graphic to cover the
photos, and
still have the mask reveal the photos thru the oval.

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vince_g
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:22 pm
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:01 pm
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That is exactly what I was looking for!!!
I've looked at the .fla file, but I don't think I understand what's happening.
I see 2 mask layers, and 2 layers that contain the banner graphic (Layers 6 &
Cool. Layer 7 contains the tween with the oval window, but I don't understand how
Layers 9 & 8 make it work.
I'm not grasping the notion of the 2nd graphic layer and mask.
If you could hang in there with me just a bit longer, I usually do get it.
Could you also steer me to a book or other doc on how masks work? The online
Help, to me, is too cryptic. I went thru it for a few hours before writing the
first post.
Thanks a lot for this help.
vince_g
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