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I spent many hours creating intricate masks for a uni assignment (due on Monday). Both of these masks only half work.
An example is a mask of a tree with many branches, designed so that huge colourful flies fly ‘behind’ these branches. The trouble is that the mask works in some areas and not in others…?
I don’t understand how this could happen, as each mask is on its own layer and each partially works.
The ‘fly’ is sometimes visible when it should be, but not at other times (when it should be).
I’ve tried everything I can think of trying – changing the colours of the mask (no good), I even converted a copy of it to a bitmap in desperation (no good).
While I was constructing the masks Flash crashed on numerous occasions. Could this have had a negative affect?
Can anyone help…please?
Linda

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