shy shining mask doesn't work !?!!

[aneuryzma]

Hi,

I don't understand why my shining effect on my text doesn't work...

see picture in attachment.

1) I applied a mask to the text.
2) The text layer is above the moving shape layer

Thanks

[snickelfritz]

is the font embedded?

[aneuryzma]

you mean the "character embedding" functionality ?

I embedded lowercase and uppercase but still the mask doesn't work.

I can see the shape move, but the text is not visible.

What I want, is the shape invisible and the text shining

[atomic]

http://www.entheosweb.com/Flash/video_tutorials/shining_text_effect.asp

[aneuryzma]

Ya exactly :)

I followed this tutorial step by step. Is maybe something different in adobe cs4 ?

thanks

[atomic]

Are you using AS2.0 or AS3.0?

That's an AS2.0 tutorial...

[aneuryzma]

oh that's why :)

How can I dot it in as3 ?

by the way they don't ask to write code.. but only to use the flash UI

[atomic]

Did you switch it to use AS2.0, and it was then working?

[aneuryzma]

How can I debug in 2.0 ? should I create a new project ?

[snickelfritz]

try using static text for the mask.

edit:
nest a dynamic textfield inside of a movieclip.
use that movieclip as your mask.
set the text for the base text and effect mask simultaneously:
masker.txt.text = baseTxt.text = "Hello!";
works perfectly here.