How do I... Animate photographic elements with masks in Flash?

Manipulating heavier graphic elements in Flash increases file size and can make your animation sluggish. But there is another way to get some great, high-functioning animation effects with bitmap graphics using Masks. John Lee shows you how simple it is to give life and motion to photographic elements in Flash CS3 by animating a Vector-shape mask over it.

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