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agentxi · 02-02-2007

hey, i'm working on a flash project right now, and I've run into a problem.

I need to import an external swf file through actionscript. which i can do using the following code

Code:

play_btn.onPress = function () {
	_root.createEmptyMovieClip("movie_container", 1);
	loadMovie("movieclip.swf", "movie_container");
	movie_container._x = 150 ;
	movie_container._y = 20 ;
}

but now i need to apply a mask using an image (which i can do) but because i've loaded the external swf using a "createEmptyMovieClip" i now need to create a mask and apply it to the newly added movie clip. and this is where i am running into problems, my current code for applying mask is this...

movieclip.setMask (maskMovieClip)

or furthermore i found this code from a tutorial on kirupa

Code:

onClipEvent (load) {
	//this means, do something the moment this movie clip loads
	_root.normalpic.setmask(_root.camera.hole);
	//I want to see normalpic through the "hole". 
}

I just can't seem to get the clip to apply to the newly imported swf movie
I'm new to flash and actionscripting so any help advice on where to look or code snippets , it would be very appreciated.

here are the 2 tutorials I have been working off of.
kirupa.com - Scriptable Masks
kirupa.com - Loading Techniques: Flash 5 & Flash MX

02-02-2007	#1 (permalink)
agentxi photoshop ninja Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Red Deer - ish, alberta Posts: 516	dynamic masks using actionscripting... hey, i'm working on a flash project right now, and I've run into a problem. I need to import an external swf file through actionscript. which i can do using the following code Code: play_btn.onPress = function () { _root.createEmptyMovieClip("movie_container", 1); loadMovie("movieclip.swf", "movie_container"); movie_container._x = 150 ; movie_container._y = 20 ; } but now i need to apply a mask using an image (which i can do) but because i've loaded the external swf using a "createEmptyMovieClip" i now need to create a mask and apply it to the newly added movie clip. and this is where i am running into problems, my current code for applying mask is this... movieclip.setMask (maskMovieClip) or furthermore i found this code from a tutorial on kirupa Code: onClipEvent (load) { //this means, do something the moment this movie clip loads _root.normalpic.setmask(_root.camera.hole); //I want to see normalpic through the "hole". } I just can't seem to get the clip to apply to the newly imported swf movie I'm new to flash and actionscripting so any help advice on where to look or code snippets , it would be very appreciated. here are the 2 tutorials I have been working off of. kirupa.com - Scriptable Masks kirupa.com - Loading Techniques: Flash 5 & Flash MX __________________ Your a Graphic Designer...If you could go back in time you wouldn't go back to see the rise and fall of civilizations, you'd go back in time to destroy comic sans and papyrus.