Layer dimensions

[Roland R. kahlenberg]

I’m not following your Q. Perhaps you could post an image?

Cheers
Roland Kahlenberg
https://www.broadcastGEMs.com – Adobe After Effects project files
https://www.myspace.com/rorkrgbspace

[Jurgen_t]

not sure how it works with images in this forum.. but you can find it here.

https://download.yousendit.com/972BF5356F2C5906

the inner section consists of 3 layers being zoomed out, asswell as the outer layer…but the visible parts of the outer layer is obvious restricted by the composition dimension, which the inner part is not….probably a really simple dilemma…but i simply cannot get it to work other ways but making 2 different compositions, and then put them together afterwards…instead of just making everything in one composition…

thanks

[Roland R. kahlenberg]

Hi Jurgen

Still not following you. I’ll make a recommendation –

You’ve provided what looks like two distinct images – one over another; one smaller than the other.

Now for the Qs –
1) What is your desired output size, relative to what you have provided?
1A) Is it bigger/smaller than the larger/smaller image?
1B) or is it the same as one of the TWO images shown?

Without waiting for you answers, may I suggest that you try to apply by double-clicking the QuickMask Tool while the layer that you want to apply a border to is selected. Then apply EffectGenerate->Stroke, and changing the Width parameter to suit your needs.

Another option, which is to enlarge the size of your inner image, is to apply MotionTile to the inner/smaller layer and increasing the Output Width and Output Height settings to suit your needs.

HTH
Roland Kahlenberg
https://www.broadcastGEMs.com – Adobe After Effects project files
https://www.myspace.com/rorkrgbspace

[Jurgen_t]

Thanks for helping! it seems i got a problem explaining the proplem in english..sorry.

1: the overall output size is 1280 x 720. This match the output size of the background picture (the frame) ( though the actual size of all the pictures used is much bigger and scaled down because they are being zoomed out to their 100%) so the outer frame is not the problem. The dimension of the composition stops it 🙂

The inner pictures should not exeed the borders of what you see on the picture when they are being scaled up. And that is what is my problem. It seems that the masking and also the motion tile suggestion is only restricting which parts of the pictures being used…not the border of them in the composition when scaling them up, unless theres something i just do not get.

So when setting the small pictures up in a composition with a smaller dimension and then afterwards import this QT rendering in the 1280 x 720 with the big background picture…i get what i want. But if it could be done in one stroke, in one composition, it would be smarter i think…and i am sure its propably quite simple…theres just something i do not get.

Hope this explain it…i do not know how otherwise to explain it. But thanks for trying helping me 🙂

[Roland R. kahlenberg]

Creating a matte for the inner layers may do the trick. Then apply Effect->Channel->Set Matte to these inner layers.

HTH
Roland Kahlenberg
https://www.broadcastGEMs.com – Adobe After Effects project files
https://www.myspace.com/rorkrgbspace

[Jurgen_t]

ah..cool..thanks a lot! now i get it. It seems to work fine this way Thanks again!!

/Jurgen