Return-Path: Received: from nm35-vm5.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com ([72.30.238.77] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4895438 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 22:43:03 +0100 Received: from [98.139.215.142] by nm35.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 09 Nov 2012 21:46:09 -0000 Received: from [98.139.212.202] by tm13.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 09 Nov 2012 21:46:09 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp1011.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 09 Nov 2012 21:46:09 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 660193.20348.bm@omp1011.mail.bf1.yahoo.com Received: (qmail 23381 invoked by uid 60001); 9 Nov 2012 21:46:09 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yahoo.com; s=s1024; t=1352497569; bh=I1dJ+93gXq+BaXJRFkrLGmexHKgE7LDSFMwO24viR6U=; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Rocket-MIMEInfo:X-Mailer:References:Message-ID:Date:From:Reply-To:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=LxY2P13NbAN11d4wT+ie0On6GGpqmkACp8cvpNc8JrJhKo/2HamDc4f4IiecDbTuTztP8/ZxE+UTmnNZsLyY6UjcB9S1UF1jPs4CKmTwYEIyx7aTJUG6mAW+aYnPO8AcdwtilRFPw1K7FOVnJtuKbb57ygvOXgg6iI27oV4exDg= DomainKey-Signature:a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Rocket-MIMEInfo:X-Mailer:References:Message-ID:Date:From:Reply-To:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=ihAq19xZlb1/4oXuDcwxDMK9MNJoQP1ZCwzWeFgOdG+rLjDev4ZpzQz6uc0vDTMBLYiRBWYi03XbNxFezmETpqJ7trKjDRz19BGFgepc1ptYdrYG8Wu2MTCnarrgP1Iqig59uTe5yRRi/3v41N/J/lFheIVVdB0X2fpPAA5AsY0=; X-YMail-OSG: _5MbvWEVM1kKIxWNVoKcEanmYqZBPaWHwSFbVdw8huHOXEc Jb8YHu4k8Y3C.2.ShKdZz_MdfSH5XYxPtIoCBbJosKX7pgK0tykXlwuLScgW VRZduuQ8Z0S4f1vui3sCz6XO7FZFgdz._guobeE3C5Bs97u8DVHcM1l8sE.3 UbhyDQ6gLijKD60IQJ970rRJUIHztFV3CBYT66RgDYVYSukJZ0CQyH8DMvX7 XFYLbhQTjPSbrZcWpr0DpOMqhaZZcSpYhzp.m7wC7EGmlAxeiXgFKEluFTcH reeHtgJyVqr8nfqdgOmo3WKTgEN9TM66XO4QxfiiCHTLqRmXZ0Sj3S1vp6EP hvwgCtGK3FNEM.N4GIZVhcj8Cnlt3AYF_5329FkRBCVUnZzv9UpGu7X_76W1 L7NxpjF229DJvBXO6v4g8EHXY0CD8nfvFqVgD_kRER5JzzSy3UBqeSoMAolZ DlJRY_3NOPA_1MI.B.Qdxr_.O0W2H4vrRjToyj5_ED_SqUW.hsFvN4AM5Pnw GV86iARZkm_ccSpF6NNNG2om2FB5QOmG3ANLSeYBoMsaAJjBeNXcabrW0oVn 2wE8XV_Gn6MHt6o3j2_S6LU2IbI2LyV05Q.aSnneGECPnOGvSsHw9lwS34b9 vI9DIGbjZ8.Bj.Lu9X8S1fUaeJetvwv7XLIUQZEALVKA3HGz_hg4AiTCDsLd fB7BvA.lkfARc4YHj8xCPyu5qQSl_7v7m2CGykiAHDIOAX3gECp3XT1WIr_q LAB4gBP7.FudZUynedvgGIFyajcCYEYKxV2w4JdFB1WiJ22pIboawvJmu.fb r5OOcptKyjdYRu8X7UXvJbrA35lJHO2tSHMvWiEWGeiwSM3MP3eTR4qCECxx eBqyEeAhtVzTHiYbjPsaTeO38bFUO8UyEgg4- Received: from [152.179.8.238] by web162705.mail.bf1.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:46:09 PST X-Rocket-MIMEInfo: 001.001,VGhhbmtzIGd1eXMuIEkgbGVhcm5lZCBzb21ldGhpbmcgbmV3IG15c2VsZi4KCsKgClJpY2sgRW1lcnkKd3d3LnJpY2tlbWVyeS5jb20KCgpfX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fXwogRnJvbTogYWRhbSBtZXJjYWRvIDxhZGFtQGluZmx1eHguY29tPgpUbzogQWZ0ZXIgRWZmZWN0cyBNYWlsIExpc3QgPEFFLUxpc3RAbWVkaWEtbW90aW9uLnR2PiAKU2VudDogVGh1cnNkYXksIE5vdmVtYmVyIDgsIDIwMTIgMTE6NTYgUE0KU3ViamVjdDogUmU6IFtBRV0gbWFzayBwYXRoIGZyb20gbW90aW9uIHABMAEBAQE- X-Mailer: YahooMailWebService/0.8.123.460 References: Message-ID: <1352497569.23197.YahooMailNeo@web162705.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2012 13:46:09 -0800 (PST) From: Rick Reply-To: Rick Subject: Re: [AE] mask path from motion path To: After Effects Mail List In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="1391001287-155356811-1352497569=:23197" --1391001287-155356811-1352497569=:23197 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks guys. I learned something new myself.=0A=0A=A0=0ARick Emery=0Awww.ri= ckemery.com=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0A From: adam mercado = =0ATo: After Effects Mail List = =0ASent: Thursday, November 8, 2012 11:56 PM=0ASubject: Re: [AE] mask path = from motion path=0A =0AFantastic. Thanks so much Jorge. I had created an em= pty mask, but it seems the extra step of actually putting data in it (ie; a= ctually creating a mask with vectors) is what finally worked for me.=0A=0AT= hanks a bunch!!!=0A=0A=0AAdam Mercado=0AInfluxx Media Production=0AFullerto= n, CA=0A=0AMoving Images. For Business=0A714=B0928=B09896=0Ahttp://www.infl= uxx.com=0Ahttp://www.twitter.com/influxx=0Ahttp://www.linkedin.com/in/influ= xx=0Ahttp://influxx.tumblr.com/archive=0Ahttp://www.flickr.com/photos/influ= xx=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0AOn Nov 8, 2012, at 7:39 PM, Jorge Maes wrote:=0A=0A> Ju= st tried it, and it does work... Not in 3d, though:=0A> 1. Select and copy = the position keyframes from your motion layer=0A> 2. Create/type your text = (if you haven't created it yet)=0A> 3. With your text layer selected, creat= e a mask (double-click on your rectangle tool, click with the pen tool, how= ever you want to create your mask)=0A> 4. Twirl the newly created mask on y= our text layer and click on mask path to select it, and then paste... You s= hould have your motion path as a mask.=0A> 5. Twirl the text heading on you= r type layer and then twirl the path options. Then select your newly create= d mask on the path drop-down menu.=0A> 6. Adjust how you want to adjust the= text to the path. (Probably You'll want to move/match the mask on your tex= t layer to the motion path first)=0A> =0A> Hope it works for you,=0A> =0A> = Jorge Maes=0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> Sent from my iPhone=0A> =0A> On Nov 8, 2012, = at 10:13 PM, Jorge Maes wrote:=0A> =0A>> I think you = have to create your mask (any mask), then copy the position keyframes from = your motion; and finally paste them in your highlighted mask path. I'm not = in front of we right now, but that's what I would try doing. Hope I'm expla= ining myself=0A>> =0A>> Jorge Maes=0A>> =0A>> =0A>> Sent from my iPhone=0A>= > =0A>> On Nov 8, 2012, at 9:31 PM, adam mercado wrote:= =0A>> =0A>>> I have searched the Googlesphere and there are plenty of tutor= ials showing how to go the other way (mask to motion) but I cant seem to fi= nd a way to generate a mask from a motion path.=0A>>> =0A>>> I'm trying to = create a text path that follows another objects animated position.=0A>>> = =0A>>> Tried copy paste into a new empty mask, but no go. Can it be done?= =0A>>> =0A>>> =0A>>> -adam=0A>>> =0A>>> =0A>>> =0A>>> +---End of message---= +=0A>>> To unsubscribe send any message to =0A= >> =0A>> +---End of message---+=0A>> To unsubscribe send any message to =0A> =0A> +---End of message---+=0A> To unsubscri= be send any message to =0A=0A=0A+---End of mes= sage---+=0ATo unsubscribe send any message to --1391001287-155356811-1352497569=:23197 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks guys. I learne= d something new myself.
 
Rick Emery
www.rickemery.com
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Sent: Thursday, November 8, 2012 11:56 PM
= Subject: Re: [AE] mask pa= th from motion path

=0AFantastic. Thanks so much Jor= ge. I had created an empty mask, but it seems the extra step of actually pu= tting data in it (ie; actually creating a mask with vectors) is what finall= y worked for me.

Thanks a bunch!!!


Adam Mercado
Influx= x Media Production
Fullerton, CA

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On Nov 8, 2= 012, at 7:39 PM, Jorge Maes wrote:

> Just tried it, and it does w= ork... Not in 3d, though:
> 1. Select and copy the position keyframes= from your motion layer
> 2. Create/type your text (if you haven't cr= eated it yet)
> 3. With your text layer selected, create a mask (doub= le-click on your rectangle tool, click with the pen tool, however you want = to create your mask)
> 4. Twirl the newly created mask on your text layer and click on mask path to select it,= and then paste... You should have your motion path as a mask.
> 5. T= wirl the text heading on your type layer and then twirl the path options. T= hen select your newly created mask on the path drop-down menu.
> 6. A= djust how you want to adjust the text to the path. (Probably You'll want to= move/match the mask on your text layer to the motion path first)
> <= br>> Hope it works for you,
>
> Jorge Maes
>
>=
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 8, 2012, at = 10:13 PM, Jorge Maes <jmaes@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
= >> I think you have to create your mask (any mask), then copy the pos= ition keyframes from your motion; and finally paste them in your highlighte= d mask path. I'm not in front of we right now, but that's what I would try doing. Hope I'm explaining myself
>>
>> Jorge Maes<= br>>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
&= gt;> On Nov 8, 2012, at 9:31 PM, adam mercado <adam@influxx.com> = wrote:
>>
>>> I have searched the Googlesphere and th= ere are plenty of tutorials showing how to go the other way (mask to motion= ) but I cant seem to find a way to generate a mask from a motion path.
&= gt;>>
>>> I'm trying to create a text path that follows = another objects animated position.
>>>
>>> Tried c= opy paste into a new empty mask, but no go. Can it be done?
>>>=
>>>
>>> -adam
>>>
>>> <= br>>>>
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