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From: Byron Nash <byronnash@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 14:59:23 -0500
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Subject: Re: [AE] a way to link mask vertexes to null without baking keyframes?
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I don't think expressions can get mask vertex info.

On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 3:39 PM, scott.aelist <scott.aelist@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm trying to find a way (as i suppose many people have) to animate a mask
> on a per-vertex basis. I found the trackerviz script, which is pretty darn
> cool, but the problem is you have to bake the keyframes, so it's not live.
> If i have to make constant adjustments to my animation, i have to
> constantly re-bake the mask, and if any of my nulls have expressions, I
> have to bake those expressions as well. Is there any sort of
> script/expression that allows -live- control of mask vertices?
> thanks
>

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I don&#39;t think expressions can get mask vertex info.=A0<br><br><div clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 3:39 PM, scott.aelist <span dir=3D=
"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:scott.aelist@gmail.com">scott.aelist@gmail.com<=
/a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I&#39;m trying to find a way (as i suppose m=
any people have) to animate a mask on a per-vertex basis. I found the track=
erviz script, which is pretty darn cool, but the problem is you have to bak=
e the keyframes, so it&#39;s not live. If i have to make constant adjustmen=
ts to my animation, i have to constantly re-bake the mask, and if any of my=
 nulls have expressions, I have to bake those expressions as well. Is there=
 any sort of script/expression that allows -live- control of mask vertices?=
<br>



thanks<br>
</blockquote></div><br>

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