That tutorial is confusing while under an assembly deadline (and a baby on the way). I had to do this in Motion, which I know. Since FCP is falling off the map and I am moving to AVID, I want to get a better understading of AE as a workflow for narrative editorial assistance. I am assuming that AE’s masks persit no matter what, right? Bummer. I couldn’t even move the mask without it disappearing, and the “G” keys just don’t seem to help, I’m either adding points or removing points– no control when I don’t know that I’m doing. What’s the most cost effective way to learn the baics of the app quicly and without a lot of pain for a non-fx guy? I went to Andrew Kramer, but he didn’t have anything on basic masking in regards to whether or not they persist. Frustrated.
Matt Rundell