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How do I merge a mask path in After Effects?
Now highlight the Secondary Shape and the Mask Shape and press “Command + G” to group these shapes together. With this new group highlighted, navigate to the “Add” dropdown on the right and select “Merge Paths”. Twirl down the Merge Paths effect and change the dropdown within to “Intersect”.
Can we add 2 or more masks on 1 Layer in After Effects?
Managing Multiple Masks A few features in After Effects exist specifically to help you manage multiple masks in a single layer. When Cycle Mask Colors is off, your masks are created in the same color (the mask itself and its swatch in the timeline) each time. To change it, you click the swatch.
Can you link layers in After Effects?
Select all the layers you want to control in the Timeline and use the pick-whip in the Parent column from any of the selected layers to point to the Null and link those layers to the parent.
Can I feather a shape layer?
Shape layers cannot be fethered and that is that. Though e.g. applying a Matte Choker effect would give the functionality to some degree… If your shape is a solid just add a blur.
How to hide locked masks in after effects?
On the left of a layer, you can toggle the Padlock icon to fix the layer in one position and prevent any further changes. To be doubly sure, you can hide this by going to Layer > Mask > Hide Locked Masks which will disappear from the project view entirely.
What’s the color of a mask in after effects?
To help you identify and work with masks, the Composition and Layer panels outline a mask path with color, and the Timeline panel displays that same color next to the name of the mask. By default, After Effects uses the color yellow for all masks.
What happens if you have more than one mask that overlap?
Intersect – If you have more than one masks that overlap, the Intersect mask mode will reveal only the sections of the masks which overlap. Difference – Difference is basically the opposite of Intersect.
Where does the track matte go in after effect?
After Effects preserves the order of a layer and its track matte after you duplicate or split the layer. Within the duplicated or split layers, the track matte layer remains on top of the fill layer. For example, if your composition contains layers A and B, where A is the track matte and B the fill layer,…