RE: FN-FORUM: ActionScript LoadMovie, then SetMask to Perform Gradient Mask technique

date posted 20th June 2007 08:11

Daniel,

I assume the "Graphic" that's appearing is the mask...?

2 things sound wrong - your positioning of MovieClips is out and if the =
mask MC is visible, then your mask is not working - which will be =
targeting I expect.

When loading a movie externally the centre point will be top right I =
believe, meaning you may have to reposition MovieClips so they match.

What version of Flash are you using?

I've had issues with MX 2004 whereby I had to fudge masking by creating =
the loaded image in another MovieClip, so =
mc.loadedImage.loadMovie("pic.jpg"), then create your mask as before but =
then mc.loadedImage.setMask(mask);

Also try removing "mask.cacheAsBitmap =3D true;" - see what happens.

Just read the title - please explain "Perform Gradient Mask technique". =
Masks can't be gradients - only solids.

Peter.

-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Grant [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: 14 June 2007 10:39
To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
Subject: FN-FORUM: ActionScript LoadMovie, then SetMask to Perform =
Gradient Mask technique


Hey guys,

Id thought I'd pick someone's brains about this problem that I have.

For all you people that are trained in the art of the ActionScript!!!


I am trying to perform a gradient mask effect, which I have successfully =
done as the following.

mc.cacheasBitmap =3D true;
mask.cacheAsBitmap =3D true;
mc.setMask( mask );
This works fine in hardcoding, but as we all know, no client should get =
anything hardcoded, so I have made it dynamic by loading an external jpg =
using loadmovie like this.

mc.loadMovie("pic.jpg");
mc.cacheasBitmap =3D true;
mask.cacheAsBitmap =3D true;
mc.setMask( mask );

When I execute the latter piece of code, it just shows the graphic above =
the picture and no masking effect happens. Could someone please give any =
advice.

Thankx.

Daniel Grant
www.danielgrant.co.uk



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