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  • Problem With Write-On Effect

    Posted by Stewart Goldstein on June 20, 2009 at 6:08 pm

    Hi. Help.

    I want to use the Write-On effect to animation some script text.

    I use the Pen Tool to draw the mask. I Copy the Mask Path, apply the Write On Effect, then I Paste the Mask Path to the Write On’s Brusk Position.

    The Brush Position keeps winding up to the left of the original path, and a little upwards. The Brush Position is off the Comp, and it seems to animate correctl, just in the wrong place.

    I have tried this more than once. What am I doing wrong?

    (This is CS3, by the way. And yes, the layer object is a different size that the Comp.)

    Brian Charles replied 16 years, 10 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Brian Charles

    June 20, 2009 at 9:24 pm

    The issue is how Write-On calculates the path position. Before drawing your path, Pre-Compose the layer. Draw the path, copy it then paste it to the Brush Position. Write-On uses the Comp size to determine the brush position.

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