Re: FLASH: Masking over guide motion

[Christopher Kloczko]

Thanks Marc!


I'm using Flash 4 and I think that my problem is with the layer attributes.

I will list the layers from top to bottom:

Before masking, the text layer is set to normal, guide layer is set to guide

and motion layer is set to guided. After I mask, the text layer is set to

mask, guide layer is set to masked and motion layer is set to normal.(It

even doesn't sound right!!!)


The whole thing works perfectly fine without the guide, just with regular

motion tween.


Any ideas?



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From: Marc Hoffman, Poison Dart Frog Media <

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Sent: Thursday, October 28, 1999 12:46 PM

Subject: Re: FLASH: Masking over guide motion



> At 09:39 AM 10/28/1999 , you wrote:

> >Hi all,

> >

> >Can someone explain to me why masking doesn't work over motion guide or

> >what steps am I missing?

> >In first layer I have a text, in second one I created a guide motion. Now

> >when I create mask for text layer, guide layer is masked and motion goes

> >in straight line instead of following the guide I created.

>

>

> Should work. Make sure the layers haven't changed attributes -- that is,

> the motion guide is still set as a motion guide, the mask layer is set as

a

> mask, and the text layer is set as masked. If the motion never worked, be

> sure the text is a symbol and is locked to the motion guide at the

> beginning and end key frames for the tween.

>

> If none of this helps, let us know what version you're in (3 or 4) and

> consider zipping the .fla and putting it on a server somewhere that we can

> grab it from.

>

>

>

> Marc Hoffman

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