AS3/AS2 Dynamic Gradient Mask Effect

maskMovieClip = Instance name of your mask movie clip this is where you add the gradient/radial colour/type.
movieClip = Instance name of your movie clip you want masking.

AS3

movieClip.mask = maskMovieClip;
maskMovieClip.cacheAsBitmap = true;
movieClip.cacheAsBitmap = true;

AS2

movieClip.cacheAsBitmap = true;
maskMovieClip.cacheAsBitmap = true;
mask.cacheAsBitmap = true;
movieClip.setMask("maskMovieClip");

Tags: Actionscript, AS3, cacheAsBitmap, Dynamic, Mask

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