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  • scaled text layer problem

    Posted by Thomas Livings on October 27, 2010 at 4:07 pm

    I have a bit of a puzzler in AE and thought I’d ask some one who knows. I have some text layers that I scaled, instead of changing the font size. I need to copy the masks from these layers and paste them onto a different layer, but because of the scaling the pasted masks are the wrong size…
    Is there any way to copy/paste that ignores the scale adjustment, or a way to set the current scale to be interpreted as 100%?

    Thomas Livings replied 15 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Thomas Livings

    October 27, 2010 at 4:47 pm

    Thanks Dave. I created the original text as a placeholder until I received the font from the client. I now have the font, but instead of delivering it as a font they gave me an illustrator file. Ive brought that in ok, but like I said, the disparity between scales means the masks from the original text layer dont work.
    I think Ill have to grit my teeth and make the masks again. AE is not my forte…
    Its a ‘mask path’ thats on the text.

  • Adriano Moraes

    October 27, 2010 at 4:59 pm

    Are the masks completly outta proportion or just the wrong size when compared to the new text?

    Did you try selecting the masks and pressing CTRL+T and adjusting them?

    It might work.

    Hope it helps.

    Cheers.

    ninguem
    ////https://cargocollective.com/ninguem/

  • Thomas Livings

    October 27, 2010 at 5:10 pm

    Just the wrong size. The text was scaled to 393%. However, I dont know how to ctl+t and adjust to a percentage. In PS you have the numerical inputs, ctl+t gives you handles to perform the adjustment, but no way to do it accurately. Or am I missing something?

  • Thomas Livings

    October 27, 2010 at 5:44 pm

    Thanks Dave, I just redrew the masks. It a bit more elaborate than just color , it appears from a plume of smoke, so the reveal has to be masked to match the smoke. Masking smoke is a bitch!

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