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Subject: Re: [AE] combining mask paths
Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 09:56:17 -0600
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The way AE is, each outline is a separate mask or shape path. Sorry.

FWIW, the Stroke effect allows you to stroke multiple masks either =
sequentially or in parallel. Or if you past into a shape layer, the Trim =
Paths effect (which can be used to animate on a stroke) either strokes =
all in parallel, or if you Merge Paths beforehand, will stroke =
sequentially. Either approach will also allow you to re-order the paths =
if you want one segment to animate before another (a capability you'd =
lose if they were all one compound path).

Or as Warren suggests, place in a precomp, and downstream apply an =
effect that works off of the alpha rather than a mask path (like Vegas).

 - Chris

On May 29, 2012, at 3:02 AM, Darren Marshall wrote:

> to add a bit more info, the auto-trace was done on a precomp of a =
clock animation with a transparent bg.
> The auto-trace produced 30 odd separate masks each with a keyframe =
over 30secs but I was looking for a way to combine all these masks into =
1 animating path for use with a stroke or something like plexus
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> On 29 May 2012 00:20, scott.aelist <scott.aelist@gmail.com> wrote:
> what do you mean 'combine all these masks into one mask'?=20
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<html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; =
"><div>The way AE is, each outline is a separate mask or shape path. =
Sorry.</div><div><br></div><div>FWIW, the Stroke effect allows you to =
stroke multiple masks either sequentially or in parallel. Or if you past =
into a shape layer, the Trim Paths effect (which can be used to animate =
on a stroke) either strokes all in parallel, or if you Merge Paths =
beforehand, will stroke sequentially. Either approach will also allow =
you to re-order the paths if you want one segment to animate before =
another (a capability you'd lose if they were all one compound =
path).</div><div><br></div><div>Or as Warren suggests, place in a =
precomp, and downstream apply an effect that works off of the alpha =
rather than a mask path (like Vegas).<br><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;- =
Chris</div><div><br><div><div>On May 29, 2012, at 3:02 AM, Darren =
Marshall wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite">to add a bit more info, the auto-trace was done on a =
precomp of a clock animation with a transparent bg.<div>The auto-trace =
produced 30 odd separate masks each with a keyframe over 30secs but I =
was looking for a way to combine all these masks into 1 animating path =
for use with a stroke or something like plexus<br>

<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 29 May 2012 00:20, scott.aelist <span =
dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:scott.aelist@gmail.com" =
target=3D"_blank">scott.aelist@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> =
wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 =
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

what do you mean 'combine all these masks into one mask'? <br>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- =
<br>--<div>Darren Marshall<br>DazPix<br>Design / Motion Graphics / =
Creative Direction / VFX / Production Services<br><br><div><img =
src=3D"http://dazpix.co.uk/files/dazpix_logo_web.jpg" width=3D"96" =
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