Quote Originally Posted by GerryI View Post
WIf you are trying to use the black rectangle as part of the mask for the photo then you don't need to do this. You can simply toggle the "clipping" flag on the resulting object, e.g. delete the black rectangle, select the photo and the blend and select Arrange/Apply opacity mask, then hit Ctrl-Alt-C to toggle the clipping state of the opacity mask group. This will cause all areas of the masked object to become totally transparent outside the area of the mask object(s).
Way cool, Jerry! Once you get the hang of it, OMs are so easy and so flexible.