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how to change default mask color?
I’m pulling mattes from a mountain of greenscreen ftg and the default yellow masks are doing my head in.
Is there a way of changing the default colour? I know it can be done in AE7 and prior via the prefs file but I’ve yet to find a solution for CS3 (8.0.2).
I’ve tried nab’s cool little script — https://www.nabscripts.com/Forum/Scripts/myScripts/maskColorChanger.jsx — but it has no effect on my comps. Must be for AE7, I guess.
Also tried the ‘cycle mask color’ switch in the preferences but it comes up with as many useless colours as useful — still forced into manually clicking color swatch then sliding the colour selector, then clicking ok… too much clicking to solve something that should be definable by the user in the first place. Adobe, hear my pain!
Your words of wisdom are appreciated. Cheers.
Rugged yet hygienic.
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Ahh.. so are the mask colours tied to the label colours in the preferences? (I’d check right now but AE is locked up rendering)
Sneaky, that…
Cool, I’ll give it a go, Dave.
My retinas extend their utmost gratitude to you.
Rugged yet hygienic.
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In the After Effects 9.0 prefs file there are these lines, for your editing pleasure:
["Mask Colors"]
"Cycle Label Colors" = 00
"Default Color (0xAARRGGBB)" = "00ffff00"
"Interpolated Mask Dim Factor" = "0.750000"
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Or simply click that little yellow square and change the color what ever you want.
Sorry I didn’t read the first post to the end.
Maybe the quantel red as a default color would be better.
But anyhow I’ve found it very useful and quick way to separate different bodyparts when rotoscoping, just select different saturated colors to every mask -
I see says the blind man…. I was looking at the wrong prefs file. I checked the file com.adobe.AfterEffects.plist in the root of the Preferences directory (Mac OSX) and I had no joy. But, Filip, your post got me thinking I must be missing something, and I was.
If anyone else is a numpty like me, then follow the path below and you’ll find the proper prefs file:
~/Library/Preferences/Adobe/After Effects/Adobe After Effects 8.0 Prefs
That’s where this kernel of joy is hiding:
[“Mask Colors”]
“Cycle Label Colors” = 01
“Default Color (0xAARRGGBB)” = “00ffff00”
“Interpolated Mask Dim Factor” = “0.750000”Ok, I’m off to go hide in a dark corner now.
Cheers all for your help.Rugged yet hygienic.
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Thank you!
I was getting confused with THAT color and the actual FILL color I have within the mask…
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