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  Convert Layer Effect to Mask Keyframes?

  Posted by Eric Nord on May 10, 2013 at 4:02 am

  If I apply a Wipe effect to a static shape (or mask or text), is it possible to then convert it to a series of masks, which then work without applying the effect?

  In other words, it would be like doing a Mask Interpolation that includes the effect.

  Put differently, I want to convert the effect animation to keyframes.

  I guess what I’m asking is whether the wipe effect is a raster or vector effect. And if it is a raster effect, is there any way to convert it to vector?

  Thanks!!

  Roland R. kahlenberg replied 13 years ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Roland R. kahlenberg

  May 10, 2013 at 9:56 pm

  IF you use solid/flat colors for at least one of the transition layer, you can follow that up, in a nested composition with Auto-trace to create your mask.

  One major issue that may crop up is with the edges of the layers. I suggest that your layers and precomps be sized about 20% larger than the ‘final comp’ to preclude having to fix unwanted/enexpected edge issues after applying Auto-trace.

  Lastly, the Wipe transition is a raster effect.

  HTH
  RoRK

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