Return-Path: Received: from mail-ie0-f169.google.com ([209.85.223.169] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4846756 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 15 Sep 2012 11:33:27 +0200 Received: by iec9 with SMTP id 9so7447126iec.28 for ; Sat, 15 Sep 2012 02:34:47 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=2a0/yQK9EI3CVjsUa1q4LiOVJ9G3/Er1W0dHN8O4AH4=; b=eptJu52R8/x05EIPrJw6ULk2AfzZzITiMtcYgaRVSsBxO7KQvnbiLs32zSPz/CkzQK C4XieAN71dIEfFcQPJg+jRrCXvgQcQRTUGcBIA/gQx+x5VBk6I5d9jRCTn3NF0QatBRE 5Kx4jr4b1B7eL8uk8XwXUFP2lJ/rrpK+LXiSLJNqmmqtYW7hL8xbQKIAFvPJuvhMxFGK iYtdihqsQL3vEzZroeoOzIJLa/q3HYlIcnjd4vcstBkJUuU3NXpyelCqWEslaUVVw9HX ltgaYtwN1nKkp4gfegsSfsEPK09Rkd6OdJvP7dqC0grykzof18fb92ZiY5wBs2n2gF/Y N7ag== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.50.104.137 with SMTP id ge9mr390019igb.17.1347701687098; Sat, 15 Sep 2012 02:34:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.64.165.167 with HTTP; Sat, 15 Sep 2012 02:34:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.64.165.167 with HTTP; Sat, 15 Sep 2012 02:34:46 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2012 02:34:46 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] alternative to track matte From: Darby Edelen To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=e89a8f23585f529ea404c9ba40c7 --e89a8f23585f529ea404c9ba40c7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 In addition I believe that no compound effects are able to consider layer transformations. Collapsing transformations/continuously rasterizing allows a work around for this shortcoming but we've already established that this complicates things too much for your purposes. I'm pretty sure that any effect based solution will have the same problem. You're stuck with either blend modes or track mattes. On Sep 15, 2012 7:52 AM, "Jim Curtis" wrote: > 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. > > > --e89a8f23585f529ea404c9ba40c7 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In addition I believe that no compound effects are able to consider laye= r transformations. Collapsing transformations/continuously rasterizing allo= ws a work around for this shortcoming but we've already established tha= t this complicates things too much for your purposes.

I'm pretty sure that any effect based solution will have the same pr= oblem. You're stuck with either blend modes or track mattes.

On Sep 15, 2012 7:52 AM, "Jim Curtis" = <jpcurtis@me.com> wrote:
Doesn't work in CS6. =A0You got me = all excited there for a minute.



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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 tran= sformations (like scale).

To:=A0AE-List@media-motion.tv
Date: Fri, 14 S= ep 2012 09:26:45 -0700
From:=A0dedelen@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [AE] alternative to track matte

Sounds like you know wh= at 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 t= he matte and applying a track matte to each layer. =A0I'm looking for a= way to make things easier, not harder.

The simplest idea I can think of is Precomping all the layer= s I want to mask, put the matte at the top, and use Stencil Alpha, etc.

That way, any layers under the precomp are exempt fro= m the "master" matte.

Or, is there an even simpler way?

<= div>

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:
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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 pr= ecomps.

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