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Hi all,

This has been bugging me for years so I thought I'd ask the group!

When you draw a mask on a text layer, and then copy and paste into position
keyframes (eg. in "Write On"), there is always an offset (presumably due to
it being a continuously rasterised layer).

Does anybody know if there's a way of calculating that offset, and
therefore write a script to translate the position keyframes to line up
with the original mask?

Or does such a script already exist?

(I know you can get around this by pre-composing, but I'd rather not do
that).

Any insight much appreciated!

Phil
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>This has been bugging me for ye=
ars so I thought I&#39;d ask the group!</div><div><br></div><div>When you d=
raw a mask on a text layer, and then copy and paste into position keyframes=
 (eg. in &quot;Write On&quot;), there is always an offset (presumably due t=
o it being a continuously rasterised layer).</div>
<div><br></div><div>Does anybody know if there&#39;s a way of calculating t=
hat offset, and therefore write a script to translate the position keyframe=
s to line up with the original mask?=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Or does=
 such a script already exist?</div>
<div><br></div><div>(I know you can get around this by pre-composing, but I=
&#39;d rather not do that).</div><div><br></div><div>Any insight much appre=
ciated!</div><div><br></div><div>Phil</div><div><div><div dir=3D"ltr">-- <b=
r>

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