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Subject:	Re: FLASH: Transparent masking
From:	julie gargan
Date:	Wed, 13 Sep 2000 23:20:39 +0100

If you are talking about the text that flows in from black to white over the
graphics, then I think they probably put the transparent gradient under the
text and made the text the mask layer. I don't think you can make a mask
transparent, but what it is masking out can be.

hope this helps.

> Hello,
>
> at the risk of sounding dumb, how have 'they' achieved the masking used in
> this film trailer:
>
>
> http://www.spe.sony.com/movies/joanofarc/
>
> Basically, I'm trying to figure out how to do transparent masking. Everytime
> I've tried, the mask switches to either showing something through the mask
> or not showing it.
>
> Thank you
>
> Ian
>

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