From: "rendernyc" Received: from mail-ig0-f174.google.com ([209.85.213.174] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5528893 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 17 Jul 2014 20:19:04 +0200 Received: by mail-ig0-f174.google.com with SMTP id c1so6705202igq.1 for ; Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:19:03 -0700 (PDT) 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=mN5g9nbmz8JPaYJHEz+MBiV5ycgFszHaYFvQ76ESSYQ=; b=yTzGcsLjWMFfn54kdKfqSOPbtUkdzB/I4EyD5dDb3WbxlJNvgP5Y8nmaXiLKA8pZ9m oZ7HnOH6jicPsTot20+4Am37P1VfqChQlFaL+Pp6FrI9finiL8C3jkwR1z6NG6SzN2jU 3u9oantxdO+GTXkQe2eyRFyKM2rQd3mnv3ShFZQ9eOF6IiE5inKYdR5XMsb1BveGEPRh kwP0WH7tTzHm2a76tOb43ZLQlKofOKDwuetWsZ0iua5gU0HQqbZpZWxTePwOGkAjIkax SecY6Po8yu4+NPkCcwT82cZsMg/bwmfsxUI/HHdXvYdXTTCvqF1dEkbMlSKDSOdd42rO K4zg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.60.34.98 with SMTP id y2mr48438549oei.9.1405621143537; Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:19:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.202.71.77 with HTTP; Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:19:03 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 14:19:03 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Mask to position offset To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e01175d07f30f0504fe67acc5 --089e01175d07f30f0504fe67acc5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I think you need to get rid of the transform made to the text layer... a quick test with a layer that is not at the comp center... draw mask, copy, paste to brush position, and then add this expression, and it should line up (position-([width,height]/2))+value On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 6:36 AM, Phil Bearman wrote: > 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 > -- > > *Phil Bearman* > > *Phil Bearman Creative Media Solutions* > Motion Graphics Design > > www.PhilBearman.co.uk : Nightclub & Bar > ~ Production, Corporate & Events ~ DVD > Products > > *2004-2014 - **Celebrating 10 years in business!* > > > 0161 236 2581 - 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday > > This message contains confidential information and is intended only for > the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not > disseminate, distribute or copy this E-Mail. Please notify the sender > immediately by E-Mail if you have received this E-Mail by mistake and > delete the E-Mail from your system. E-Mail transmission cannot be > guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, > corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. > The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions > in the contents of this message or attached documents or for any damage > suffered by your computer system caused by any errors or viruses contained > in the E-Mail message or any attached documents. > -- danny princz vimeo.com/rendernyc --089e01175d07f30f0504fe67acc5 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I think you need to get rid of the transform made to the t= ext layer...

a quick test with a layer that is not at th= e comp center... draw mask, copy, paste to brush position, and then add thi= s expression, and it should line up

(position-([width,height]/2))+value


On Thu,= Jul 17, 2014 at 6:36 AM, Phil Bearman <AE-List@media-motion.tv&= gt; wrote:
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 past= e 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 t= hat offset, and therefore write a script to translate the position keyframe= s to line up with the original mask?=C2=A0

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 appre= ciated!

Phil
--

Ph= il Bearman

Phi= l Bearman Creative Media Solutions=20
Motion Graphics Design

www.= PhilBearman.co.uk : Nightclu= b=20 & Bar ~ Production, C= orporate=20 & Events ~ DVD Product= s=C2=A0

2004-2014 -=C2=A0Celebrating 10 years i= n business!


0161 236 2581 - 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday

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