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Masking issue
Hi all,
Ok so here are 3 screenshots, i’ll try to be as clear as possible
As you can see in 03 I am masking the picture so that the titles can appear behind it.
Problem is that I don’t need the mask until very late in the animation, as you can see the mask is obstructing the view as shown in 02.
I can’t grasp the logic of what needs to be done.
Thanks for your input
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7 Replies
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Open up the mask properties and keyframe the mask opacity so it doesn’t turn on until you need it.
Johnny Cuevas, Editor
Thinkck.com“I have not failed 700 times. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.”
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of course…OF COURSE!!!
Logically speaking that should do the trick
but
Here’s what’s happening
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Philippe
If you bring down the mask opacity to 0 %, It will not bring the opacity of the area covered in the mask to 0 % too. That what you are suffering from. This should be done in another way.
Create a white solid using Pen Tool. Then use this solid as alpha matte or alpha inert matte(as required) for the Footage and animate the Opacity of White Solid.
Vishesh Arora
3D and Motion Graphics Artist
Films RajendraBlog:
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I think I understand what you are trying to accomplish and there are a number of ways you can do it. I used a 2 masks a subtract(mask 1) and an Add(mask 2). Mask 2 is what I believe you want your final be, while Mask 1 shows you everything until you want to see the text.
Take a look at this little example project and see if it is what you are after: 5708_maskscs5.5.aep.zip
sorry about the mask advice in the first post, brain fart here…i’m tired.
Johnny Cuevas, Editor
Thinkck.com“I have not failed 700 times. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.”
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My guess is that you want 2 masks on your layer. Keep the current mask and add a new rectangular mask that encompasses the entire layer.
The easiest way to add a layer-sized rectangular mask is to double click the rectangular mask tool in the tool bar with the layer selected (make sure you don’t have your current mask selected though or it will replace the mask shape).
Once you have these 2 masks you’ll want to animate the mask opacity of the rectangular layer sized mask instead of the opacity of your original mask (leave that one at 100%).
Darby Edelen
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I should of explained it better, what Darby said was what I did in my project. Glad Darby was able to communicate the idea to you.
Johnny Cuevas, Editor
Thinkck.com“I have not failed 700 times. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.”
—THOMAS EDISON on inventing the light bulb.
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