Return-Path: Received: from [208.97.132.5] (HELO homiemail-a3.g.dreamhost.com) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5334342 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 31 Dec 2013 23:35:56 +0100 Received: from homiemail-a3.g.dreamhost.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by homiemail-a3.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id AFA8428406E for ; Tue, 31 Dec 2013 14:39:17 -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:from :subject:date:to; s=influxx.com; bh=7B8IFZLIDwqHN4oQRHF0Lxkgris= ; b=iHv93tVF4dPxgm3NbsIri5b6XxzXiSOhonoy7ugjr1erCZv2eIRMtCOhRB1s c7G8ICjaoVeP6B2vhU7pkf75/OHhz+cFfdRPZ/t+iblBBnK1OrzQl4X2anPC/KSk hl0SnyTIzva3XGdIl2Oyhqwnh3zIDA4rAdP5JWEYO7pm59o= Received: from [192.168.0.14] (cpe-98-148-138-81.socal.res.rr.com [98.148.138.81]) (Authenticated sender: adam@influxx.com) by homiemail-a3.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 9920428406C for ; Tue, 31 Dec 2013 14:39:17 -0800 (PST) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v753.1) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-4-52978729 Message-Id: <05E6246A-AD32-4BBE-BF0D-AC29B39CFB6F@influxx.com> From: adam mercado Subject: Re: [AE] Track Matte to 3D Text Layer Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 14:39:15 -0800 To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.753.1) --Apple-Mail-4-52978729 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; delsp=yes; format=flowed Ah, so you do. Bit inconvenient for tweaking the text layers but =20 there it is. thanks Jim 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 31, 2013, at 12:36 PM, Jim Curtis wrote: > I believe you have to precomp the text layer and matte to get the =20 > matte to work in 3D. > > > > On Dec 31, 2013, at 2:29 PM, adam mercado wrote: > >> As the subject line says, I'm trying to add a track matte to a =20 >> text layer in 3D space. For some reason this is not working for =20 >> me. The matte layer is a basic solid with a mask applied. Tried =20 >> both 2D and 3D matte. Seems a basic enough operation but clearly =20 >> I'm missing something. >> >> Any ideas why this is not possible? >> >> cheers >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> > --Apple-Mail-4-52978729 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Ah, so you do. Bit inconvenient for tweaking the text layers but there = it = is.

thanks Jim


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On Dec 31, 2013, at 12:36 PM, Jim Curtis = wrote:

I believe you have to precomp the text layer and matte to = get the matte to work in = 3D.



On Dec 31, 2013, at = 2:29 PM, adam mercado <adam@influxx.com> = wrote:

As the subject line = says, I'm trying to add a track matte to a text layer in 3D space. For = some reason this is not working for me. The matte layer is a basic solid = with a mask applied. Tried both 2D and 3D matte. Seems a basic enough = operation but clearly I'm missing something.

Any = ideas why this is not = possible?




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