With dynamic masking you can create some very nifty constructs. Now and then though you can get out of your depth.
If the following suggestions do not provide a remedy, you should split up your mask group again and check carefully what the mask looks like and whether the order of the frames is correct.
Problem:
The mask group is monochrome instead of coloured and possibly also
undesirably rasterized.
Cause:
The order of the frames is incorrect. The frame to be masked
didn't lie right at the back and has therefore become a part of the
mask. The colour areas have been rasterized and now mask one of the
frames that should belong to the mask.
Solution:
Split up the mask group again, correct the frame order and reapply
the masking. Make sure that all participating frames are selected
again (rubber-band).
Problem:
A masked frame leaks like a sieve. The background shows through.
Cause:
The mask is not black. Colour and grey tones are always rasterized
in the mask. The raster dots then punch only small bits out of the
masked object on the page. You can continue to see the background in
the gaps.
Solution:
Set the colour of the mask to black (via virtual copies, if
present).
Problem:
One or more frames of the mask remain ineffective after masking
and still lie on the page.
Cause:
These frames were not selected when grouping the mask.
Solution:
Split up the mask group. Correct the order of the frames and make
sure that all frames are selected. Then switch on masking again.
Problem:
The mask group remains empty or is only partly visible.
Cause:
This may have several causes:
Solution:
Split up the mask group and remove the cause of the problem.
Problem:
When masking several frames the result is somehow wrong
.
Cause:
You can only ever mask one frame at a time. The second and further
frames will be incorporated into the mask.
Solution:
If you want to mask several objects with the same mask, you have
to first group these objects into a group frame and then mask this.
