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How would you make a bull nose mask like this?
Working on tags for an insurance client. We shoot the agent and place 4s clip on empty tag.
I am trying to create a mask in AE that will have the same look as the bull nose (rounded square) inlay button in iDVD (the first button option after “from theme” and “Text”.
The iDVD button masks the video with a bull nose mask, sinking it into the screen, adding a shadow on the video, and adds a rounded bevel to the surface making the surface seem nice and thick.
Here’s what it looks like.
https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b60/rhakes/bullnosemask.jpgTrying and failing. Any thoughts?
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6 Replies
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Here’s one way:
– rectangular mask tool
– use guides to mark where the new corners will be
– add 2 points at each corner, where the guides intersect
– delete the corners of the original rectangle
– select all 8 points, make bezier by clicking alt+pen
– shift-drag the 8 long bezier handles back into the rectangle sidesDoes that make sense?
I can’t remember if there was a fast & clever way.
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Go into Photoshop and create a transparent document the size of your screen (720 x 540 for example)… Actually make it a little larger than your screen. Google some (large images) brushed steel and place it in the document. Make a new layer and use the ‘Rounded Rectangle Tool’ (U key… Shift U till you select it). Create your rounded box on the new empty layer. Command-select the layer in the Layers palette to select the outline (marching ants) of the box. Throw away the rounded box layer and then delete this selection from the brushed metal background. This will leave a the rounded rectangle hole showing the transparent checkerboard. Double-click the layer and add a bevel to it (it will also bevel the outer edges of the document – that’s why we make it a bit larger). Bring this document in AE and place your video underneath it. Add a drop shadow to the brushed metal layer.
Hope this helps,
kurt murphy
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AE7 has a Rounded Rectangle mask in the “Shapes” folder in Presets. Apply the mask to your brushed metal layer. In mask settings change it from Add to Subtract. Apply Bevel Alpha effect & Drop Shadow Effect and your done.
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Aha! I knew there was an easy way to do it.
There’s a lot of great stuff in the Presets folder.
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Or you can simply crank up the Mask Expansion (MM) and set the masked solid as a Track Matte (F4). If the mask expansion makes the mask too big, double click the mask and use the bounding box to resize.
My 8 year old taught me that. No. Not really. I don’t have an eight year old.
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This method works perfectly for my app. Thanks everyone.
Ryan
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