Masking one layer with efect with another layer

I got two layers/video clips. First is original video- obiect on background. Second is a black & white image (entire obiect is white, and entire background is black). Now i want to blur only background of original image using second clip as a ?mask?. I'm a begginer in AE and i still didnt find the solution. Help please..

It sounds like you need to learn how to use a layer as a Track Matte.
Duplicate your background layer, apply blur to it. Then place your black and white matte layer above the new layer. Set the Track Matte value of the blurred layer to Luma Matte.

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Hi there,
I'm relatively new to Fireworks after coming from an Illustrator background
I've just started playing with the masking features of Fireworks and wanted to know if it was possible to use a layer that already has a mask applied as a further mask on another layer.
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I've never had a problem burning a 4.4 disc on a DVD 5 until now. I actually went back to some of my previous project that were a DVD-5 and I am unable to burn those now too. Everything really got screwed up on that last Crash.
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Message was edited by: AshleySmith06

Grant Bennet-Alder wrote:
If think you may be using the wrong speed-range media for that drive's capabilities. As I mentioned, there are two ranges, and 8X media cannot be written in a 2.4x (sometimes referred to as 4x) drive.
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