Motion guide for a mask?

Am I missing something obvious or is it not possible to apply
a motion guide layer (with a path) to a mask (mc or graphic
instance) or masked object?
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Of course the ideal way around this would be to move the mask
with AS, but my scripting ability is not -= to the task just yet. I
have the masks moving straight along _x and _y okay w. script but
I'd like to be floating them around the stage with more expression.
thanks
jg

veverica wrote:
> Am I missing something obvious or is it not possible to
apply a motion guide
> layer (with a path) to a mask (mc or graphic instance)
or masked object?
>
> Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
>
> Of course the ideal way around this would be to move the
mask with AS, but my
> scripting ability is not -= to the task just yet. I have
the masks moving
> straight along _x and _y okay w. script but I'd like to
be floating them around
> the stage with more expression.
Convert your mask layer into movie clip than place in on
timeline to give it the Motion
Guide. In flash you can't apply two options to single layer,
either mask or guide, not both.
Using action script is easy when come to mask but this will
as well require movie clips
as you need use movie clip to define the target and the mask.
Say, motion guide is in movie clip call "guide" and mask in
movie clip call "mask", all
you need is place that on timeline frame:
guide.setMask(mask);
Best Regards
Urami
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