Return-Path: Received: from nk11p03mm-asmtp008.mac.com ([17.158.232.43] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4846667 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 15 Sep 2012 07:48:34 +0200 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Boundary_(ID_RhB9CH5Sh85ElUbUbsH9Nw)" Received: from [192.168.1.68] ([99.152.153.100]) by nk11p03mm-asmtp008.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-24.01(7.0.4.24.0) 64bit (built Jan 3 2012)) with ESMTPSA id <0MAD00FXDMV5T040@nk11p03mm-asmtp008.mac.com> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 15 Sep 2012 05:49:54 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.7.7855,1.0.431,0.0.0000 definitions=2012-09-15_02:2012-09-14,2012-09-15,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 suspectscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=6.0.2-1203120001 definitions=main-1209140445 From: Jim Curtis Subject: Re: [AE] alternative to track matte Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2012 00:49:52 -0500 In-reply-to: To: After Effects Mail List References: Message-id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1278) --Boundary_(ID_RhB9CH5Sh85ElUbUbsH9Nw) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Doesn't work in CS6. You got me all excited there for a minute. On Sep 14, 2012, at 1:48 PM, Sean Kennedy wrote: > http://aescripts.com/bs_compositingbundle/ > > Wonder if the Smart Set Matte tool in this compositing bundle respects layer transformations (like scale). > > To: AE-List@media-motion.tv > Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:26:45 -0700 > From: dedelen@gmail.com > Subject: Re: [AE] alternative to track matte > > Sounds like you know what you need better than we do. Go for it. > On Sep 14, 2012 6:07 PM, "Jim Curtis" 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" 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. --Boundary_(ID_RhB9CH5Sh85ElUbUbsH9Nw) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Doesn't work in CS6. You got me all excited = there for a minute.

On = Sep 14, 2012, at 1:48 PM, Sean Kennedy wrote:

http://aescripts.com/b= s_compositingbundle/

Wonder if the Smart Set Matte tool in = this compositing bundle respects layer transformations (like = scale).

To: AE-List@media-motion.tv
Dat= e: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:26:45 -0700
From: dedelen@gmail.com
Subject: Re: = [AE] alternative to track matte

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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