You guys nailed it. What I need, almost every day, is to use one layer as a TRACK MATTE for multiple layers, and I thought that was what Set Matte WAS. I am flabbergasted that this doesn’t exist. The ultimate would be for AE to just have a pickwhip like the one for parenting, and the ability to drag it to ANY layer ANYWHERE to set the Track Matte, allowing multiple layers to use one matte.
Darby, I’ll try your workarounds, and thank you!
Will Eccleston
Kinetiscape Films