• Adobe After Effects

  Red anchor point

  Posted by Stig Olsen on January 25, 2016 at 12:57 pm

  Hi,

  I need to put the anchor point in the middle of a text, using the pan behind tool.
  It had never been a problem until now.

  All of a sudden I see that the grey anchor point is hidden behind a red anchor point, and when I move it, I move both the grey and the red anchor point simulatenously. And when I try the place the anchor point the middle of the text, it actually crops the text.

  Could someone please tell me what is going on?

  thanks,
  Stig

  Walter Soyka replied 10 years, 6 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  Walter Soyka

  January 25, 2016 at 2:12 pm

  Can you show a screenshot with your entire UI showing what you’re seeing? I’m having some trouble visualizing the problem you’re having.

  Walter Soyka
  Designer & Mad Scientist at Keen Live [link]
  Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
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  Ken Teutsch

  January 25, 2016 at 2:24 pm

  Do you have a mask applied to the layer? It sounds like maybe a mask vertex and the anchor point are in the same place? Maybe??
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  Walter Soyka

  January 25, 2016 at 5:01 pm

  It’s even easier in Ae CC 12.1 and higher, where there’s a “Center Anchor Point in Layer Content” command in the Layer > Transform menu.

  Shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+Home (PC) or Cmd+Opt+Home (Mac).

  Walter Soyka
  Designer & Mad Scientist at Keen Live [link]
  Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
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