-
Set Matte not working the way I would assume it would
I am trying to find an easier solution than precomposing for this particular task.
I have three video clips I am cutting together. I want to have the same soft circular mask for each clip. I know there are several ways to do this (track matte, precomposing, copy/paste matte) but I would like to have the ability to use one mask layer for any number of video clips.
I created a soft white circle using a solid and mask. I added the Set Matte effects to my video clip. Within that effect I selected the solid w/ mask. I cannot get the Set Matte effect to combine the soft circle with my video clip to create the softly circled video. Is this possible???
Thanks in advance,
Ian.20 Year After Effects User
MacBook Pro 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7
16 GB Ram
Adobe Creative CloudPlayroom Creative
We are an Orange County Video Production and Marketing company.
http://www.PlayroomCreative.com -
1 Reply
-
After effects looks at the layer before masks/effects, with the set matte effect, so precomp the solid with feather and “Move all attributes into new composition”.
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.
Reply to this Discussion! Login or Sign Up