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text animation preset as a mask
Hi,
I’m new to this forum and to AE. I love the new text animation presets in 6.5. I want to use “Animate In – Stretch in each line” and I want the text to act as a mask with a motion graphics clip showing through the text. The rest of the background should remain transparent. Is it possible to use text as a mask after the animation presets are applied? I would appreciate any help getting started with this.Mary Waitrovich
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2 Replies
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Search the AE help for “track matte”.
Basically, you place the text layer over the footage layer, then set the TrkMat button for the footage layer to “alpha matte”.
Steve
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Thank you so much. I thought I had to turn the text track into a mask and that wasn’t working at all. Your directions worked perfectly.
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