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Stop mask intersecting itself?
This seems so simple that there has to be a way of doing it. I just can’t find it!
I have a simple sillheotte mask shaped like a man’s body. If I want to animate it so that his arm moves across his body, it creates a “cut out” over his body. Why, despite all the mask options (lighten, difference etc.) can I not get it to just stay all black?
Any help much appreciated. I’m in AE CS3.
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I’d just create one mask for the body and the other one for the hand.
Bartek Skorupa
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Two masks will work, probably more flexible.
But the question approaches masking incorrectly. You’re not masking out three dimensional objects when rotoscoping. You are simply drawing a line around the shape of the entire thing you are masking.bogiesan
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Thanks, but I figured 2 seperate masks would be suggested. It’s just still seems more complicated than necassary. And it’s certainly a *less* flexible solution.
To clarify, I’m not rotoscoping:
It’s just a simple figure. If I wanted his arm to turn into a tentacle and go across him, is there no easier way to get it not to go all “checkerpattern”? This may seem a little stupid, but what if I wanted to make a silheotte octupus?
Thanks
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Pre-compose, then use the puppet tool to animate your figure.
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