Re: FLASH: blurred mask?

[Marc Hoffman]

At 03:32 PM 12/11/98 -0500, you wrote:

>Well, it is possible to use gradients to a certain extent in masks.  But

>only if you custom make the gradients.  The gradiant has to involve a

>single color, but at different Alpha settings.  I have something that

>shows off this technique at my homepage listed below.

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-=Branden J. Hall=-

Webmaster, Campus Recreation Services

University of Maryland, College Park

http://www.wam.umd.edu/~bjhall/

>

Hi Branden.


Correct me if I'm wrong:  what I see is probably the use of a gradient that

obscures a lower layer, then slides away.  This is different from a true

mask layer, in which the mask defines the portion of the layer below that

will be revealed.  According to the manual and my own tests, the filled

area of the mask layer is what counts. The alpha of the fill doesn't

matter. A mask is either on or off, and is enabled by changing the setting

for the layer to Mask.



Marc Hoffman

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