Sean90291
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Thank you. Apparently it’s a common issue. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Cheers.
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Nice and simple. 🙂 Thank you.
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Okay, then I really need to know how to mask a Timewarped layer/pre-comp. That turns out to be the real issue. As soon as I add Timewarp, the mask ceases to reveal the layer beneath. Sigh.
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Okay, stop the presses. I wondered what would happen if I removed the TimeWarp effect, also applied to the pre-comp. Lo and behold, the mask now works. So apparently it’s the fact that you can’t apply masks to a Timewarped layer, not that I can’t apply masks to a pre-comp. I’ll have to see if I can mask it and THEN apply the Timewarp after.
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Yup. The Mask is set to Add. I’ve tried subtract, difference and inverted too. Masks work on everything else. So I just think there’s gotta be something about pre-comps and masks I’m missing.
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Perhaps someone can just suggest an actual text size I should use that is a good benchmark for film projected credits generated by After Effects? I don’t know.
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Uh…go to the Help section in A.E.? I guess that’s sarcasm? Or just plain mean. I have gone to Help. I’ve purchased the Total Training DVDs and have purchased the Visual Quickpro Guide. I’m not a moron. I taught myself Avid in a couple months, solely on my own. But I am NOT finding the answers to some very very basic questions. Not in Help. Not anywhere. All I’m trying to find out is how I preserve the quality of font in After Effects if I’m going to blow it up to a bigger projected image (i.e., on screen). Yes, it’s probably so simple it’s not even in the Help section or manuals. Because I can’t figure it out.
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Where do I find the “text resizing function”? Or can you refer me to a place to figure out how to do this? I will be blowing up the titles for a bigger screen and need to re-size the text to get rid of aliasing.
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Okay…problem solved. I have to change one of the other selections in order to change the render format. But if I can ask a somewhat related question instead:
Why am I getting aliasing when I export a “lossless” QT Animation or AVI file (imported into Avid)? The letters are for titles, and when they’re blown up they’re very jaggedy. Is there a way to eliminate or improve the aliasing in After Effects?
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Thank you! You know your stuff. Is there an easier way to calculate the comp duration? For example, if my video clip is 05:19 (5 seconds:19 frames) long at 23.976 fps, then is there a handy way to calculate what the comp should be if I want to quadruple it? The extra frames on most clips make precise calculation tricky, when there are varying frame rates per second.