Re: FLASH: dangerman mask effect

[Marc Hoffman, Poison Dart Frog Media]

At 08:23 PM 1/30/00 , you wrote:

>Its a mask effect but instead of not being able

>to see anything until the mask passes over it you can see the mask shape in

>lets say green, and its passing over a man walking who is entirely yellow.

>When the green mask circle passes over the man whats under the mask changes

>to purple or something. I'm sure it has to be a mask thing because it would

>be too hard another way.


One way is to have a green background that is masked. Also masked is a 

layer in which the man is purple, and other elements are whatever color 

effect you want to apply. These layers go above the normal layers. On top 

of them of course is the mask that moves around, revealing them.


Marc Hoffman


Poison Dart Frog Media: Specializing in Flash Animation and Digital Audio 

Production

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