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Mask from text – how to knock out holes?
So when I create masks from text in AE I get the holes left over like in an R or a B or O. Is there a way to get a compound-path like mask in AE, or another technique to use to knock out the leftover holes besides using a separate layer track matte?
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Set the hole masks to Subtract. May have to ensure they are after the Add masks in the stack. I’m surprised that doesn’t happen automatically when you convert the text.
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For whatever reason that doesn’t seem to be working! It sets the masks to difference by default, but whether their set to add or difference, or whether I move the hole layer up or down in the stack, it doesn’t want to knock it out.
I figured the same thing.
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Crap, nevermind, it does work.
I am using this in the context of generating a scribble style with the generate>scribble FX, and it seems scribble doesn’t respect the mask settings.
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Aaaaand again, I found it!
Theres a setting for “all masks using modes”.
Thanks for helping me to figure it out! 🙂
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