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    mask shadows

    Posted by Joshua Stanley on June 29, 2005 at 3:39 pm

    I am revealing text with stroke and I I would like the shadow being cast by the text to be revealed as the text reveals. But instead I get this:

    https://www.joshstanley.com/ae_screen.jpg

    I have tried precomposing the text but then it doesnt cast a shadow at all. Is there and way to have the mask figure into the object when it is casting a shadow?
    thanks in advance for any insight.

    Josh

    Joshua Stanley replied 20 years, 10 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Steve Roberts

    June 29, 2005 at 4:14 pm

    I just tried using a mask/stroke layer as a track matte over a text layer, then precomposing the two. If the precomp is then made “3D”, it will cast the proper shadow.

    Continuous Rasterization should be “off” for the precomp.

    Steve

  • Joshua Stanley

    June 29, 2005 at 4:36 pm

    Steve,
    Thanks for the response, exactly what I needed. You rule.

    Josh

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