Longing for help with my animated mask

Question

I was sure I've done everything perfectly. The layer is converted into a mask, but it just doesn't work. Please help me

ClayUUID · Accepted Answer

I tried just now, and having nothing in the mask layer will reveal the masked object. It ought to not show the object at all.

https://forums.adobe.com/people/Colin+Holgate wrote
I tried just now, and having nothing in the mask layer will reveal the masked object. It ought to not show the object at all.

That's how masks have always worked. If it didn't work that way, you'd be forced to cover the entire stage with a mask during the stretches where you don't want to mask things. The implementation of "no mask = no masking" is far more practical and efficient.

As for the original poster's issue, all I can guess is that the masks are somehow nested in graphics or movieclips in a manner that Animate can't handle for masking purposes. I'd recommend busting them down to root-level vector shapes.

Or maybe the mask layer has somehow become corrupted, in which case deleting it and starting over from scratch might work.

Colin Holgate · Answer

I believe that with masks the first frame must include something. The masking can change over time, but if that first frame doesn't have anything in it, then it's ignored for the rest of the playback.

So, put a dot somewhere out of the way in that first frame.

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