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- CyBrain
Why won't Flash let me use a movie clip as a mask with multiple layers with overlapping objects?
Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't. I've wasted half a day on this.
Please, someone help.
- fake_it_up0
what version are u using... ive had alot of problems using a MC with layers of vectors that were shap tweened the over lap areas would create a negative space and not mask... i try to not over lap as much as possable....
- CyBrain0
Flash 6 Action Script 2, but for fun I tried it unsuccesfully with Flash 7 and Flash 8.
I'm probably going to try a different animation. I have a life outside of Flash's buggy nonsense.
- lvl_130
yeah it can only handle 36 alpha channels (i think??) and then it starts to get really weird. like masking some, but then when two masks overlap it does a negative space no mask fucking thing! i hate that!
you can also mess with using setMask.
also never use shape tweens! never! turn them into movieclips.
example of setMask:
- Add code to use shape mc to mask image mc.
image_mc.setMask(sha pe_mc);
- lvl_130
sorry, disregard the part about shape tweens. i thought you mentioned that and i was mistaken.
- lvl_130
i had several problems with this:
http://www.boostlive.com/the part where the arrows go through the phone into the other area to reveal a new image (click the other nav parts like games to see it again). it was like 60+ layers of arrows and i had to keep cutting it back so it wouldn't give me that problem. suck.
- tGP0
boooooooooooooost!
whatup nate, hows MN
justin
- lvl_130
haha! what's up justin!
it's good here. getting cold!!!!
i'm scared for that : (i still wake up in the morning thinking that i can take an early bike ride down the pch to huntington beach! then i realize i'm in minneapolis! i guess you take the good with the bad though ;)
how you doing man? hope all is well!