Return-Path: Received: from nk11p00mm-asmtp005.mac.com ([17.158.161.4] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5334347 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 31 Dec 2013 23:40:49 +0100 Received: from [192.168.1.68] (99-152-153-100.lightspeed.dllstx.sbcglobal.net [99.152.153.100]) by nk11p00mm-asmtp005.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-27.08(7.0.4.27.7) 64bit (built Aug 22 2013)) with ESMTPSA id <0MYP000NY0HLEQ60@nk11p00mm-asmtp005.mac.com> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 31 Dec 2013 22:44:11 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.11.87,1.0.14,0.0.0000 definitions=2013-12-31_06:2013-12-31,2013-12-31,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 suspectscore=0 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=7.0.1-1308280000 definitions=main-1312310158 From: Jim Curtis Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_922BB8E0-CE3F-48CD-A94A-90E34C80383E" Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.6 \(1510\)) Subject: Re: [AE] Track Matte to 3D Text Layer Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 16:44:09 -0600 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-reply-to: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1510) --Apple-Mail=_922BB8E0-CE3F-48CD-A94A-90E34C80383E Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Indeed. And this is why I'd love to have a twirl down to reveal and = have access to precomp layers. My #1 Feature Request. On Dec 31, 2013, at 4:39 PM, adam mercado wrote: > Ah, so you do. Bit inconvenient for tweaking the text layers but there = it is. >=20 > thanks Jim >=20 >=20 >=20 > Adam Mercado > Influxx Media Production > Fullerton, CA >=20 > 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 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Dec 31, 2013, at 12:36 PM, Jim Curtis wrote: >=20 >> I believe you have to precomp the text layer and matte to get the = matte to work in 3D. >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> On Dec 31, 2013, at 2:29 PM, adam mercado wrote: >>=20 >>> 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. >>>=20 >>> Any ideas why this is not possible? >>>=20 >>> cheers >>>=20 >>> Adam Mercado >>> Influxx Media Production >>> Fullerton, CA >>>=20 >>> 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 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail=_922BB8E0-CE3F-48CD-A94A-90E34C80383E Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 adam@influxx.com> = wrote:
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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