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Subject: Re: [AE] alternative to track matte
From: Darby Edelen <dedelen@gmail.com>
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Sounds like you know what you need better than we do. Go for it.
On Sep 14, 2012 6:07 PM, "Jim Curtis" <jpcurtis@me.com> wrote:

> Yes, that should work, but that's more trouble than just duping the matte
> and applying a track matte to each layer.  I'm looking for a way to make
> things easier, not harder.
>
> The simplest idea I can think of is Precomping all the layers I want to
> mask, put the matte at the top, and use Stencil Alpha, etc.
>
> That way, any layers under the precomp are exempt from the "master" matte.
>
> Or, is there an even simpler way?
>
>
>
> On Sep 14, 2012, at 10:54 AM, Darby Edelen wrote:
>
> To clarify: the matte and footage layers each get their own precomp.
> On Sep 14, 2012 5:52 PM, "Darby Edelen" <dedelen@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Set Matte may work if you precomp both the matte and footage layers
>> (leave all attributes) and set the collapse transformations layer switch on
>> the precomps.
>>
>
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<p>Sounds like you know what you need better than we do. Go for it.</p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sep 14, 2012 6:07 PM, &quot;Jim Curtis&quot; =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jpcurtis@me.com">jpcurtis@me.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br ty=
pe=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 =
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">Yes, that should work, but that&#39;s m=
ore trouble than just duping the matte and applying a track matte to each l=
ayer. =A0I&#39;m looking for a way to make things easier, not harder.<div><=
br>
</div><div>The simplest idea I can think of is Precomping all the layers I =
want to mask, put the matte at the top, and use Stencil Alpha, etc.</div><d=
iv><br></div><div>That way, any layers under the precomp are exempt from th=
e &quot;master&quot; matte.<br>
<div><br></div><div>Or, is there an even simpler way?</div><div><br></div><=
div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Sep 14, 2012, at 10:54 AM, Darby Edelen=
 wrote:</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><p>To clarify: the matte and foo=
tage layers each get their own precomp.</p>

<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sep 14, 2012 5:52 PM, &quot;Darby Edelen&quot=
; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dedelen@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">dedelen@gmail.=
com</a>&gt; wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote=
" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<p>Set Matte may work if you precomp both the matte and footage layers (lea=
ve all attributes) and set the collapse transformations layer switch on the=
 precomps.</p>
</blockquote></div>
</blockquote></div><br></div></div></div>
</blockquote></div>

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