BlurFilter and Masks

[newellista]

I am new to ActionScript, so if I ask questions with obvious answers, please forgive me in advance. I have spent several hours searching this and other forums looking for the answer with no luck.

What I want to be able to do is display a video, apply a BlurFilter and then, optionally, "unblur" parts of the video.

I have figured out how to apply a BlurFilter to my video, and that works great. My problem is, when I apply the mask, it seems as though the BlurFilter is blurring the mask. Is there a way I can get the mask to display the video without the filter?

Thanks,

Steve