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using mask path for camera path or importing illustrator path as camera path
My heading pretty much says it all. I thought there was a way to use mask paths to directly effect the camera position to make the camera go along the path, but I cannot remember how. I remember a tutorial on here about this exact thing but I can’t find that and now I wish I just did the thing when I found it last time. Could someone please tell me know how to connect an existing mask path to create camera movement?
Thanks.
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6 Replies
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In the AE help, look for Animating Layers > Modifying a motion path > Creating motion paths with masks.
Steve
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thanks! that’s all I needed to hear.
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You know what, I went to exactly where you said to in the help menus, but the 2nd to last step, step 3 is confusing or not right. I copied my mask path and select the “postition” attribute of a small square solid later and paste the mask. It pastes it to the layer, but my little square does not animate on it. What am I doing wrong? This seems to be kinda silly. Thanks for any help.
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You should select the mask shape property, hit edit>copy, then select the word “position” for the receiving layer, then hit edit>paste.
Hope that helps,
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Aaah, that worked, thank you. If you ask me, they should fine tune the wording of the help file, or really, just make it so you can copy the mask, not the “mask shape” and paste that into the position attribute. Anyways, just my two cents. Thanks for clearing that up as always.
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You’re right about rewording it — my bad for not catching it three posts ago.
Carry on … 🙂
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