[Scott Gaskin]

Dude your a star!! I love you! 🙂

Thanks for the quick response man, really appreciated.

Is there a website you can recommend I can learn more about these in regards to difference between shape layer expressions and others?

Scott

[Scott Gaskin]

Hi Michael

No it wasn’t attached to a light. I did try but found it difficult to place my light where the flare was. I presumed it would just work as other 3d objects do in AE and follow the camera movement.

Thanks for the suggestion

Scott

[Scott Gaskin]

Thanks Chris, it seems I need to motion track the footage.

All the best

Scott

[Scott Gaskin]

Hi Evan,

Didn’t realise I had to motion track. I thought as long as it was set to a 3d layer it would work like any other object!

Have tried motion tracking since with not great results!

Cheers

Scott

[Scott Gaskin]

Hi Todd,

Sorry, realised what the problem was after i sent the post. I basically had the camera set to a different view so wondered why I wasn’t able to use it like I was used to. idiot!!

Cheers

Scott

[Scott Gaskin]

Thanks Darby,

I was being really stupid and realised the setting was on a different view to what I have it set to so wasn’t showing its familiar view!

Doh!

Cheers

Scott

[Scott Gaskin]

Thanks for the explanation Darby. Really appreciate it!

All the best

Scott

[Scott Gaskin]

Thanks for your help George

Scott

[Scott Gaskin]

Thanks Darby,

I worked it out by a bit of trial and error in the end! I’d be interested to know why I shouldn’t invert the mask and why to create the layer mask first?

Many thanks

Scott

[Scott Gaskin]

Thanks for your reply George. However I’m getting the same problem as before. If I create a second mask on the solid to create a glow on the next window it cancels the other one out. As soon as I invert the second mask I loose the original. Am I missing a step?

Many thanks

Scott