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    Making a type layer a mask

    Posted by Place Dog on November 16, 2005 at 5:34 pm

    Word,

    Is there anyway of making a type layer a mask in AE, other than importing a photoshop file with the type as an inversed mask???

    Cheers

    Place Dog replied 20 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Tim Kurkoski

    November 16, 2005 at 6:12 pm

    Simple: Select the layer, Layer menu > Create Outlines. Mask is applied to a new solid layer.

  • Place Dog

    November 17, 2005 at 9:27 am

    Cheers Timothy – I feel dumb

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