Issue with Corner pin effects

[Roei Tzoref]

[William Yao] ” Which part did i miss?”

Text layers are Ae’s vector based layers and they are basically an element inside a blank layer the size of the composition… so effects work on the layer and this is why you see it at it’s dimensions. you can approach this in 2 ways or more:
1. precomp the text layer and in the precomp you should crop it to the text’s boundaries
2. use the 3d switch and use the natural perspective of 3d layers with rotating it in 3d space.

Roei Tzoref
After Effects Artist & Instructor
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[William Yao]

Thanks a lot for your informative help! Since i already engaged 3d layer option on the text layer but still not getting a satisfying look, i’ll try to your first way of doing it.
Have a nice day =)

[Roei Tzoref]

Sure glad to help Buddy. yes, the 3d will only allow true perspective so if you want a real corner pin, then cropping the precomp is the way to go. Quick tip: you can use region of interest to crop you precomp
https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/previewing.html#region_of_interest_roi

Roei Tzoref
After Effects Artist & Instructor
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[William Yao]

Thanks again! I find out that as soon as i i crop down the text layer to its actual border in a precomp, the perspective looked great with the 3d layer option only, realizing that it was all about the actual size of the text layer composition affecting all the looks.
Glad i found out the answer so quickly with your help, really appreciate it =)