Re: Re: FLASH: alpha gradient layer mask

[Marc Hoffman, Poison Dart Frog Media]

I think for clarity's sake it's important to keep terms straight. Flash 

uses the term "mask" to refer to a layer containing a solid fill. Layers 

that are set to be "masked" by this layer will show through only where the 

mask exists. Phil, it appears you are using a mask to define the visible 

area of several layers, but you are not using gradients within the mask. 

Gradients don't work in masks in Flash. What you are using looks like a 

white-to-transparent gradient that is masked and which slides away to 

reveal the pattern below, which is also masked. "Mask" was an unfortunate 

term for Macromedia to use, if you ask me, because most of us think of a 

mask as something which covers up an object, unlike Flash masks which 

reveal objects.


At 03:09 PM 11/12/1999 , you wrote:

>it's on the reveal for the pattern filling the us map.

>

>Regards

>

>Phil Ward

>Crescent Graphics

>

>

phil-wcrescent-graphics [dot] co [dot] uk

>

>New Media <> Internet <> Visuals <> A/W

>

>

>

>----- Original Message -----

>

From: <Grimmwerksaol [dot] com>

>

To: <flasherchinwag [dot] com>

>Sent: 12 November 1999 20:51

>Subject: Re: Re: FLASH: alpha gradient layer mask

>

>

> > >www.missionadvertising.com/tmm/anim_test.htm

> >

> >

> > Where's the gradient mask? I see some alpha changes and a normal mask

> > (wipe effect), but nowhere where it's an obvious gradient as mask?

> >

> > --------------------[    http://www.grimmWERKS.com   ]------------------

> >  [ graphic design -|- sound design -|- shockwave -|- lingo -|- cdrom  ]

> >               131 Park Avenue  East Rutherford  NJ 07073

> >                  vox: 201.935.5701  fax: 201.935.5702

>

> [ grimmWERKSaol [dot] com ] [ grimmWERKShome [dot] com ]

> >

> >




Marc Hoffman

marcdartfrogmedia [dot] com (mailto:marcdartfrogmedia [dot] com)

.

My Flash Portfolio: <http://www.dartfrogmedia.com/sampler>

(featured in Flash 3 Web Animation, by Ken Milburn)



flasher is generously supported by...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  Streaming Media WEST '99 Conference & Exhibition

  "The Worlds largest Internet Audio & Video Event"

 December 7 - 9, San Jose Convention Center, California


Reserve your space today at http://www.streamingmedia.com

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  To unsubscribe or change your list settings go to

http://www.chinwag.com/flasher or email

helpchinwag [dot] com