You will need to 'break apart' the text in order to use it as a mask this way. Select the textfield and use Ctrl+B twice. (Modify > Break Apart)
Regards, Keith Reinfeld Home Page: http://keithreinfeld.home.comcast.net > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:flashcoders- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill S. > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 11:24 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Flashcoders] Animation showing through Text > > Hello All: > > I am new to the list. > > I am looking for a simple example of [or if it is even possible to] > having text over an animation in Flash -- showing the animation Only > through the text characters themselves? > > Something very similar to this Photoshop technique: > http://www.clippingimages.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Final- > 11.jpg > except with an animation in the background instead of [a much more > easily maskable] image: > > I can play with alpha and glass techniques to show the animation > through the text easily enough -- but can't find how to mask the non- > text portion out. > > Thanks > ~Bill > Flash CS5, ..AS3-only developer. > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
