Re: FLASH: Masking over guide motion

[Marc Hoffman, Poison Dart Frog Media]

At 11:56 AM 10/28/1999 , you wrote:

>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?



Yes -- fix it (sorry, couldn't resist). That is, right-click on the layers 

and reset the attributes; the labels are logical and you're right, it's not 

correct now (Flash4 sometimes changes them without asking). Mask layer 

should be set to mask. Text layer should be set to Masked. Motion Guide 

should be set to Motion Guide (not "Guide" or anything else).


This will solve your problem. I had a similar problem that drove me nuts, 

'cause I never expected Flash to reset the layer attributes. This is 

something you need to check after adding a mask layer or moving things around.


Good luck.




Marc Hoffman

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

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