Return-Path: Received: from mail-wi0-f175.google.com ([209.85.212.175] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4728129 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 29 May 2012 18:06:21 +0200 Received: by wibhn6 with SMTP id hn6so2402170wib.4 for ; Tue, 29 May 2012 09:08:35 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=RBsA7I4LNGmhTcuAhWgP2m8jharW7l7ik6CLXxuNlvg=; b=ujZ2iefF6l6tL7EuS8GeT8sI485Zu5netTIj7qVQM+ZC+fRxW94xjMWuHmNpLizmVz 4nzqTa+ctwprYeFGIQ6W/4J9mRPHW0Ri0Cd9O/HY0yFABHBsMjBlzfdbuZReUDgZszSC SKzfqJehNHX2N0nKrHrBrkeDcTUmicwSIlh4sRWybgJxqBCBbf6PRBTRHKa0lNIexujG BsSKHovc6BnN1bft2+OHeynJQnRDPwMksLEPYhHBEh7VH6BADyEEqUUzWwLCON92imdH i8jZ0bljDriKy/FfVtd+kMQoXlz7D+x2i745xwcKf/lYaX3S301IhQoGAP/YBex6fnwC NPGQ== Received: by 10.216.194.196 with SMTP id m46mr7417438wen.197.1338307714941; Tue, 29 May 2012 09:08:34 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.216.92.197 with HTTP; Tue, 29 May 2012 09:08:14 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Darren Marshall Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 17:08:14 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] combining mask paths To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001636b2ba19f3034804c12f0b1a --001636b2ba19f3034804c12f0b1a Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Thanks guys for the input, I have found a way around using a combination of the methods I had already tried and these suggestions, much obliged Darren On 29 May 2012 16:56, Chris Meyer wrote: > 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 > > On 29 May 2012 00:20, scott.aelist wrote: > >> what do you mean 'combine all these masks into one mask'? >> > > > > -- > -- > Darren Marshall > DazPix > Design / Motion Graphics / Creative Direction / VFX / Production Services > > hello@dazpix.co.uk > http://dazpix.co.uk > > DAZPIX ON TWITTER > DAZPIX FACEBOOK PAGE > DAZPIX GOOGLE+ PAGE > DAZPIX BLOG > > Put this http://dazpix.co.uk/cat/blog/feed/ > in your RSS reader to stay posted and ensure you hear about all the > freebies, news and articles > > > -- -- Darren Marshall DazPix Design / Motion Graphics / Creative Direction / VFX / Production Services +44 (0) 7788 776278 +44 (0)207 605 1738 hello@dazpix.co.uk http://dazpix.co.uk DAZPIX ON TWITTER DAZPIX FACEBOOK PAGE DAZPIX GOOGLE+ PAGE DAZPIX BLOG Put this http://dazpix.co.uk/cat/blog/feed/ in your RSS reader to stay posted and ensure you hear about all the freebies, news and articles --001636b2ba19f3034804c12f0b1a Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks guys for the input, I have found a way around using a combination of= the methods I had already tried and these suggestions, much obliged
Da= rren

On 29 May 2012 16:56, Chris Meyer <chris@crishdesign.com> wrote:
The= way AE is, each outline is a separate mask or shape path. Sorry.

FWIW, the Stroke effect allows you to stroke multiple masks eith= er 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. E= ither approach will also allow you to re-order the paths if you want one se= gment to animate before another (a capability you'd lose if they were a= ll one compound path).

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

=A0- 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 30s= ecs 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

On 29 May 2012 00:20, scott.aelist <sc= ott.aelist@gmail.com> wrote:

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