Return-Path: Received: from mail-vc0-f173.google.com ([209.85.220.173] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5334434 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 01 Jan 2014 03:07:12 +0100 Received: by mail-vc0-f173.google.com with SMTP id ht17so6686809vcb.32 for ; Tue, 31 Dec 2013 18:10:33 -0800 (PST) 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=UthN6J9NMECYDs3QomUnVZS6Dv9JV6P1fgHpgRZAvV4=; b=eVfgrpZML209OHIV0kRTsEka5Pukos16ZKYdXzHM2CustG4P1+E1/vc8qRJ5f4wO3z L9QAY3vMFzj+ErFcuTCYrtcU9EVPNgKoMYTZQiKb8BmesZ8wImli2u1eyliARbWmxoOD r/emQcE5GHiBKNrppv1v3yZN8GIVDGqmva5wbdR5PJ6MZrzJp6YC47zrOo/aItygv94Q SlI28+YNpjG7tvssd/org0HKmSNtEa7VSiMhd8WKR0DgFb7jDtHJ+Gss3roqA94ZXAx0 IJmWeGS8oJ8Q5cYKTfya0eM24RjWr3OsOABLEpDhNus/rR4pXEpVLWnFlfNdF+6PIBxa PByw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.52.227.193 with SMTP id sc1mr2346870vdc.1.1388542233581; Tue, 31 Dec 2013 18:10:33 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.52.98.166 with HTTP; Tue, 31 Dec 2013 18:10:33 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.52.98.166 with HTTP; Tue, 31 Dec 2013 18:10:33 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 18:10:33 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Track Matte to 3D Text Layer From: Darby Edelen To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e01183fb896bf9504eedf2eb4 --089e01183fb896bf9504eedf2eb4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Set Matte effect should work wonders for you if you continuously rasterize the matte layer as well. Should work in 3D just fine so long as both layers are continuously rasterized (which a text layer is). On Dec 31, 2013 5:32 PM, "adam mercado" wrote: > Yeah for sure. Beside the creative, the biggest dilemma for me starting > each project is to precomp or not to precomp. For some reason half way in= to > the project it usually feels like I made the wrong choice. Would love to > have the best of both worlds. Or a bigger monitor to keep 2 linked comp > windows open full size all the time > > > *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 2:44 PM, Jim Curtis wrote: > > 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. > > 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 matte t= o > 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 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? > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > --089e01183fb896bf9504eedf2eb4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The Set Matte effect should work wonders for you if you continuously ras= terize the matte layer as well. Should work in 3D just fine so long as both= layers are continuously rasterized (which a text layer is).

On Dec 31, 2013 5:32 PM, "adam mercado"= ; <adam@influxx.com> wrote:
Yeah for sure. Beside the creative, the biggest dilemma for me starting eac= h project is to precomp or not to precomp. For some reason half way into th= e project it usually feels like I made the wrong choice. Would love to have= the best of both worlds. Or a bigger monitor to keep 2 linked comp windows= open full size all the time


Adam Mercado
Influxx Media Production
Fullerton,= CA

Moving Images. For Business
714= =B0928=B09896

On Dec 31, 2013, at 2:44 PM, Jim Curtis wrote:
Indeed. =A0And this is why I'd love to= have a twirl down to reveal and have access to precomp layers. =A0My #1 Fe= ature Request.


On Dec 31, 2013, at 4:39 PM, adam mercado <= adam@influxx.com&= gt; wrote:

Ah, so you do. Bit inconvenient for tweaking the text layers but there it = is.

thanks=A0Jim




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 s= ubject 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 ba= sic solid with a mask applied. Tried both 2D and 3D matte. Seems a basic en= ough operation but clearly I'm missing something.

Any ideas why this is not possible?

cheers






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