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3D Layers masking problem
I’m having a weird masking issue (may be a bug) in AE 7.0.1 when I do the following:
– Create a 3D layer of any kind (I used a solid in this example)
– Pre Comp that layer
– In the main timeline, turn the prev. pre-comped layer into a 3D layer again and turn on ‘Collapse Transformations’
– Then mask that layer with a 2D layer (I’ve used a transparent 45 degree pattern here)
– If you put another 3D layer behind this pattern, the masked layer acts as if part of is behind the layer even though it isn’t.Note: This bug is fully reproduceable and I can provide AEP files if necessary.
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4 Replies
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I’d love to take a look at an .aep if you can provide one. I thought I understood what you were talking about until I saw the .mov, now my interest is piqued =)
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Yeah I know. It’s a very strange problem. Seems like a bug to me.
AEP file – https://www.aelophin.com/Archive.zip
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That is strange… But, I found a way to make it work. Move the track matte into the pre-comp that you want matted and matte the layer there. The track matte will retain its 2D quality even in the final comp.
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Yes, that would work but only in a situation where the Pre-Comp only contained 1 layer. My REAL file contains many more layers and so I need to Pre-Comp the layers to mask the whole pre-comp as one.
I opened the simple file in the CS3 beta and the bug doesn’t seem to be present but I’m going to have a look at the Large file now and see how it looks.
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