RE: FLASH: How to: Special Fade on Text Paragraphs

[K]

>At 02:29 PM 3/1/99 -0800, you wrote:

>>Just a quick guess here but if you were to use a gray scale gradient as your

>>mask wouldn't you be applying different levels of fade to each area of the

>>text?

>

>Masks don't recognize gradients; that is, they're either on or off.  Rick

>T's suggestion is a useful way to get the effect you want.


it's true you can't use a gradient as a mask, but you can create this

effect by doing the exact opposite.  Make the *text* the mask layer, and

place a gradient on the layer beneath it.  Then use the transparency in

your gradient to fade as desired.  Works like a charm.


hope this helps =)


Karen


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