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From: Darren Marshall <dazpix@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 21:41:59 +0100
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Subject: combining mask paths
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Hi All,

I have auto-traced an animated alpha channel and it has given me all the
separate masks. I want to combine all these masks (animating over 30secs)
into one mask.
I have tried copy/pasting into a shape layer and merging paths but I cant
work out how to copy a combined shape path back to a single animating mask.
I obviously can't afford the time it will take to do this manually in
illustrator on every frame, Anyone have any ideas?

Best,
Darren


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Hi All,<div><br></div><div>I have auto-traced an animated alpha channel and=
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(animating over 30secs) into one mask.</div><div>I have tried copy/pasting =
into a shape layer and merging paths but I cant work out how to copy a comb=
ined shape path back to a single animating mask.</div>

<div>I obviously can&#39;t afford the time it will take to do this manually=
 in illustrator on every frame, Anyone have any ideas?</div><div><br></div>=
<div>Best,</div><div>Darren</div><div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <=
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