how to combine several masks (on one layer) into a single mask? AE7

[Tony Kloiber]

Not sure how the waveform effect works but you could split the masks out to four layers.

Take the layer you have now, add the effect to the L mask, get the settings as you like, rename this layer L, duplicate the layer three times, name the next layer O and change the mask that the waveform effect uses to the O mask, and so on down the line.

If you like you could parent and link the effect controls of the O,V,E layers to the L layer so that you only need to change one layer to control them all.

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[Mylenium]

[shroomly] “so is there any way to take all 4 masks and combine them?”

No. This is AE, not Illustrator. ;O) Like Tony said, split the letters to separate layers.

Mylenium

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[Sam Moulton]

you can’t combine LOVE in Illustrator either. You’d end up with one mask for L, V, and E and 2 for O…

I’d suggest that you adjust the kerning so that the letters overlap, then auto trace them to create a new mask and use that.

[David Bignell]

Combining masks from the same layer into one mask.

Method – combing path data from both masks and turning them into a single position path
that is recombined into a single mask.

1. make a very small solid layer in your comp.

2. first mask – click onto words ‘mask path’
edit/copy

3. be on frame 0 – on your very small solid layer goto position and paste.
a new position path in the shape of your first mask appears.

4. 2nd mask – click on words ‘mask path’
edit copy

5. goto a few frames past the last keyframe of the newly created position path on your
very small solid layer then goto position and paste.

a new position path in the shape of your second mask appears – it should already be linked
to the first position path

6. click on position path and edit/copy

7. on same layer as your original paths that you are combining make a single point mask.

8. click on ‘mask path’ and paste. This is your combined mask.