Return-Path: Received: from [208.97.132.119] (HELO homiemail-a38.g.dreamhost.com) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5314148 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 11 Dec 2013 07:59:27 +0100 Received: from homiemail-a38.g.dreamhost.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by homiemail-a38.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F1C810AFAB for ; Tue, 10 Dec 2013 23:02:09 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=influxx.com; h= mime-version:in-reply-to:references:content-type:message-id :content-transfer-encoding:from:subject:date:to; s=influxx.com; bh=+/SpDihnANOakgL2Dm7XWPcxY08=; b=clwFWq5NgGaVRj7OzOPabwBMTBT2 Qg7ITazELORJhqMTcAo8aAHW+bvYj9ajQBizZyX9cziyX6vxF1pleSigr+2oqmRb sXbcWgv0X6yZOcFn6kOMRlfTJO1i4Utmp74ZzG0GTaGIGHoCkisQY+QbGK23uPhF yEEI9wLj7vOiiKU= Received: from [192.168.0.20] (cpe-98-148-138-81.socal.res.rr.com [98.148.138.81]) (Authenticated sender: adam@influxx.com) by homiemail-a38.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id E1D7C10AFAA for ; Tue, 10 Dec 2013 23:02:08 -0800 (PST) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v753.1) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: adam mercado Subject: Re: [AE] double clicking a mask on a type layer Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 23:02:08 -0800 To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.753.1) BINGO give that man a prize. Text was created in PS comp, imported, =20 masked THEN converted back to live text. NURSE, HOLD THE MEDS!!! Adam Mercado Influxx Media Production Fullerton, CA Moving Images. For Business 714=B0928=B09896 http://www.influxx.com http://www.twitter.com/influxx http://www.linkedin.com/in/influxx http://influxx.tumblr.com/archive http://www.flickr.com/photos/influxx On Dec 10, 2013, at 10:41 PM, Warren Heaton wrote: > Could the Layer Source have been text layers from Photoshop =20 > imported as > "Layer Size" rather than AE Text Layers? If the layer source is a =20 > PS text > layer, that would give the result you're expecting. > > I'm pretty sure that with AE text layers, you're two or three =20 > clicks away > from having the mask match your text spatial resolution (double-=20 > click the > Rectangle tool, then free-transform the resulting mask to the =20 > current text > layer layer). > > > > > -Warren > > > > > > > On 12/10/13 10:27 PM, "adam mercado" wrote: > >> Well I spoke out of turn... >> >> I feel like I have been taking the crazy pills. Just went to to try >> this to confirm what I thought, and lo the mask only generated full >> comp size. Not what I was expecting. >> >> I swear I used this on a project just last week where I had a lot of >> text element that needed wiping in and I did not want to use a Linear >> Wipe. I clearly recall quickly masking each layer by double >> clicking....must be losing it >> >> >> NURSE. MEDICATION!!! >> >> >> >> >> Adam Mercado >> Influxx Media Production >> Fullerton, CA >> >> Moving Images. For Business >> 714=B0928=B09896 >> http://www.influxx.com >> http://www.twitter.com/influxx >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/influxx >> http://influxx.tumblr.com/archive >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/influxx >> >> >> >> >> >> On Dec 10, 2013, at 4:36 PM, Todd Kopriva wrote: >> >>> Leading question: What do you think a "layer-sized" mask would be >>> for a text layer? >>> >>> Text layers don't have a set size in the same way that, say, a >>> solid does. Same goes for a shape layer. They can be thought of as >>> having a size defined by their bounding boxes, but that can >>> obviously change from one frame to the next. >>> >>> So, the thing that you're trying to do works as you would expect >>> for layers based on footage, but not for continuously rasterized >>> layers that have no source and no pre-defined size. >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On >>>> Behalf Of >>>> Mike Abbott >>>> Sent: Tuesday, 10 December 2013 14:51 >>>> To: After Effects Mail List >>>> Subject: [AE] double clicking a mask on a type layer >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> OK - this one has me scratching my head and wondering what's going >>>> on... >>>> >>>> All of a sudden I've realised that double clicking a mask tool =20 >>>> for a >>>> type layer isn't giving me a type layer sized mask. I get a comp >>>> sized >>>> mask - albeit centred on my type. >>>> >>>> 'Mask at layer size' works as expected if I double click the mask >>>> tool >>>> with any other type of layer. >>>> >>>> Investigating further I now get the same behaviour on 5.5, 6 and =20= >>>> CC - >>>> all installed on this machine. >>>> >>>> >>>> So I guess it's a system or font related issue - Win 7 64. >>>> >>>> Anyone ever seen anything like this? Or have I missed something, >>>> or... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Mike >>>> >>>> +---End of message---+ >>>> To unsubscribe send any message to >>> >>> +---End of message---+ >>> To unsubscribe send any message to >> >> >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to > > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to