[Todd Kopriva]

There is no single answer for that. The _only_ way to know what settings to use is to ask the people to whom you’re delivering the finished work what their delivery specifications are.

Start here to understand:
https://forums.adobe.com/thread/729526

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[Todd Kopriva]

Don’t apply the mask directly to the layer; apply it to a track matte layer so that you can manipulate the mask and the underlying layer separately.
https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/alpha-channels-masks-mattes.html#track_mattes_and_traveling_mattes

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[Todd Kopriva]

Details of where to install plug-ins are here, in After Effects Help:
https://helpx.adobe.com/en/after-effects/using/plug-ins.html#WS5822310e5111fa1a1577d14a1238358b0db-8000

Why are you trying to install a plug-in in the scripts folder?

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[Todd Kopriva]

I’m curious. What was the issue?

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[Todd Kopriva]

> coping the amtlib.dll from After Effects over to Media Encoder

Why would you be doing that?

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[Todd Kopriva]

resetting preferences:
https://blogs.adobe.com/kevinmonahan/2013/10/15/reset-after-effects-preferences/

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[Todd Kopriva]

Show me the Active Camera view, not the Front view.

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[Todd Kopriva]

Chris, my point was that the link that I gave links to both the Video Copilot materials and the Andrew Devis Creative COW materials, as well as others, in an ordered set.

I don’t know how much more “one stop shop” one could get.

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[Todd Kopriva]

Show a screenshot of your Timeline panel with the relevant layers and properties so that we can see how you have things set up.

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[Todd Kopriva]

You have given us very little information with which to help you.

Please answer the questions here:
https://forums.adobe.com/thread/961743

> how do you purge the memory, thanks

Edit > Purge

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Todd Kopriva, Adobe Systems Incorporated
After Effects quality engineering
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