One Mask for Multiple Layers | After Effects Tutorial
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- Masks in After Effects can be a chore, but they don't HAVE to be. Just watch it y'all.
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I need some help here. I have, like you, the first element copied many times. But the mask property affects all of my elements just like is the original layer affected. Imagine I have a box, and a big triangle. The box is only the half in the triangle. I multiply the box that it going to cover all the triangle. Now I apply the mask property to the boxes. All the boxes are now affected exactly the same is the first. If the first is only the half visible, now, with the matte property, all the boxes are only half visibles like the fist. I don't want that. Please help me.
To do not add Set Matt to each layer, you can use Adjustment Layer and apply Set Matt effect on it only. So all layers below Adjustment layer will be using that Mask. Very useful tutorial, thank you!
Thanks for that one! You're awesome.
When I do that, the adjustment layer stays white and then when I apply a fusion mode to it, the masking disappears. :(
Thank you! This saved me so much work and made mine work. Because my objects I was trying to mask all had different transforms, it was affecting the mask for some reason and making it appear differently for each layer. But using an adjustment layer fixed all of that.
YOU ARE A GOD!! but my problem is the shape I'm using isn't showing the glow feather over my layers. Instead, it's showing the hard edges of the shape. Does anyone how to the glow work again ? I'm trying to mimic a feather and not show the hard lines of the shape I'm using.
Thank you! This Video and also especially this comment helped me a lot!
This is really cool, thanks!
However images don't get masked by the object globally for me, it behaves like they all have a local copy of the mask on their anchor and I don't understand why
Extremely well done. Concise and informative!
Great tutorial, but for some reason my mask is off a little bit. I am masking out of a 3d motion tracked solid, so could that be a part of it?
Thanks for the tutorial. But it doesn't work when you apply the effect to composition-layers. Any advice please?
It should work if you hit "constantly rasterize" for the pre comp layer!
@@jackjoyce2563...Thank you so much! I had this question for a long time, and your tip of enabling "constant rasterization" worked for me. Thank you for taking a moment of your time to help!
@@jackjoyce2563 thank you so much
@@jackjoyce2563 thank you so much!!!
@@jackjoyce2563 Thank you! This tip saved me as well ♥
Thank you! Why didn't I stumble upon this video 6 years ago. Glad that AE made this more simple with the new track matte feature directly on the layers menu.
Fantastic tutorial, clear, concise, and well-spoken. Thanks man!
Clear and straight forward! So much easier than a lot of the explanations that I've tried to listen to. Thanks.
This goes haywire when the layer to be masked is stretched
I have a moving mask, and the matte bears no resemblance to the actual layer its supposedly masking from
Weird, I added a shape to the screen, did the steps, but now my individual objects are being half masked out, rather than being masked out when they reach the mask area. Like compared to this video, if instead of vanishing when they got to the yellow bar, the ball shapes themselves have roughly the lower 1/8th of them masked out. Any idea what I did wrong?
Do you have continuously rasterize checked, it's probably that.
@@TipTut That seems to have fixed it! Thank you
Thankyou!! I love you!! I was tired duplicating shape layer for track matte for each layer... now it can be done in single matte..
Glad I could help!
I'm trying to animate lightning strikes and ended up stacking several layers to get a good glow. This was exactly what I needed to mask the several identical bolts without affecting the unique glows on each one. Thank you for sharing!
Glad I could help!
I´ve been looking this solution for hours, Thanks
Oh my god after hours of frustrated tinkering I found this Video. You just saved my day
Glad i could help!
Thank you! Just watched this tutorial, and used the approach to finish up a project that required one mask for most layers.
Perfect tutorial, nice and concise, just the right length, and explained very clearly. Thank you!
not working, are the layer must be set to precompose? or must be same name composition?
2:36 for some reason whenever I move mine it doesn't update the mask. It is only using the original location I have set as a mask.
very helpful, apperantly both shape layer and the layer to which the mask is applied should be the same size for this to work they way you showed?
these quick ones are awesome! and this is super useful. thank you so much :)
No problem, glad you're finding them useful :)
Saved me countless work hours. Cheers!
Happy to help!
Dude, that was so simple and yet so helpful! I've never used the Set matte effect before, you made me discover it! Amazing! And thanks!
Hi everyone... i experimented with applying the set matte to an adjustment layer and everything underneath it was affected!
This is exactly what I was having trouble finding out how to do. Thanks, you da real MVP
When i make a mask it stick the the animation /movement of the layer, how to I unlink the mask so it stays in place?
If you haven't find the answer yet maybe it helps click the link: th-cam.com/video/fmKE_uAgz5Q/w-d-xo.html and go to (5:27)
I want to know how to make that bumper in the begining... Is there any tutorial of it ? Thx before :D
Been using AE for 10 years. Never noticed this option. I hate myself so much right now. Thanks for the tip!
It's gonna be even more better if u copy with property links the first set matt! Keep it up dude!
I didn't even think of that :) Thanks man!
hey boutaib you helped me a lot with your tutorials love you bro
Big inspiration of mine. Boutaib retweeted one of my animations once saying it was a good example of creative motion graphics and I cried.
hhhhhh good 4 you bro :) keep it up
Thanks man, really helpful! :)
No problem! :)
Excuse my ignorance as I am only two weeks into AE but should the title not be Matte's for multiple layers?
If only all tutos could be as good!! :D
Thankyou so much!
This is a good technique but is there a way to soften the edges of the mask using the properties of the shape layer?
Try adding a Gaussian blur.
great vid! BUT -- there is no "set matte" in my effects and presets panel??? What am I doing wrong?
When I do this tutorial it looks different on each layer. Like the circle I want to be the mask moved over or something. Anyone know how to solve this?
Had to come back and say this, best set matte tutorial on the internet :D thanks
What if you want to feather it ?
This is the most quick and easy tutorial I've found so far :0
But can someone say how match vector paths that exist on different layers (not in one)? How make "add" effect for this vector paths so that they have one common stroke, but you can move and animate each path separately (puppet animation)?
Doesn't work when layer is rotated
Isn't working with me..why?!.. Help me please.
Apparently you need to have the 'keep vector setting' on (next to the hide layer icon). For some reason, it works while it didn't work with that function turned off.
Thank you so much for the tutorial. you save my day! ❤️
Awesome! Great quick and easy explaination.
It doesnt work with solid layer mask?
Awesome tutorial! Simple and to the point.
Thanks!
Your video really helps every time i forget about this effect 😎
Thankyou!
hi, I f i draw a rectangle on my comp (to create a mask), when I move my comp, the mask also moves. but i dont want it to.. solution pls?
makes sense, nice jorb mate. you're a legend
The problem with this method is that if you put the whole composition inside a new one, it stops working. 😥 Does anyone know any new alternative?
You're a lifesaver!
Happy to help!
As of 2020, another pull down menu is added at the right side of `Take Matte From Layer` and this has to be `Masks` to get this strategy works.
That's only true if you're doing it With a mask. The default is alpha, which is about like using a track matte.
Hey Tip Tut, Im trying to do exactly what you did with your logo. Can you put up a tutorial on how to do a reveal like that. I have looked up multiple masks, masks of all sorts and can't seem to grasp the mechanics of applying what some tutorials tell me
Richard Hutt Line trim my dude :)
This video was very helpful. Thanks!
Thanks! It helped me so much!♥
You're the best, thanks.
You're welcome!
This is super helpful. Thank you.
Super helpful! Thank you so much for the tut!
No problem!
This is a big help! Thank you!
This was perfect. Thank you!
Can that area be animated?
Thank you!!! Helped me just now
Hi,
My Set Matte effect won't work properly.
When I create my shape layer and apply the set matte effect to my pre-composed layer and choose the shape layer to take matte, it works fine.
But when I try to animate my pre-composed layer, the Mask/shape layer seems to be grouped with the pre-composed layer and move along with it.
Any thoughts?
Daniel Pitzschk same problem (I think). I’m new to After effects. I’m trying to have a circular mask rotate via the Y axis and reveal everything under it (0 to 90°). Thought this video would be the answer to my prayers, but apparently not .
Well after a little finagling, I found a solution. Apply your set matte to an adjustment layer, and turn off stretch matte to fit. Bam
buddy you are exceptional
Super Helpful! Thanks dude!
No problemo.
That will save me years of my life.
Thank you sir, this helped a bunch!
THANKS FOR THIS AWESOME TUTORIAL :D
sooo... followed the instructions and yet only the layer with Set Matte dragged onto it is masked and it's not masking any of my other layers.
what's up with that? Edit: checked the comments and voila - adjustment layer was the only way to make it work for me.
clearly you didn't watch the rest of the tutorial where he copied and pasted the effect onto the other layers.
Very helpful. Many thanks
Thanks buddy, Nicely explain and really useful! :)
I followed the tutorial step for step and the mask doesn't work either way.
Super helpful! Thanks!
Saved my life
Glad i could help!
So cool, thank you!
The negative for me about the Set Matte option is that the mask scales with the item it is matting (unless I don't know how to turn that off. I use matts to mask off media that's going to appear on LED walls so I want the matts to stay the same size and position no matter what asset I'm masking off so it doesn't bleed onto an adjacent wall. I turned off "stretch to fit" and it still scales if I scale the asset. It also moves its position with the asset, which is also not what I want. I LOVE Apple Motion's method of masking. I simple hit Command M and I get an image well for an Image Mask and I can drop any layer containing my desired mask into it and I've masked off my item. DONE. If I WANT the mask to change with the item there's a different option for that situation. AE needs to change the Track Matte option so it lets you choose any layer you want and that would solve this for everyone!
I have the same problem anyone got an answer for that
same problem
I think the workaround being used here is to apply the mask to a composition and not to an object. If you use a TrkMat mask you can get what you want, except it applies only to one layer.
Check out the video here (4:10). It helped me to deal with this problem
lesterbanks.com/2018/06/set-matte-effect-doesnt-work/
Thank you!!
You're welcome!
Thank you so much.
i allready know it
Keep it up bro see you in the next tutorial ;)
Well look at Mr. Big Shot over here :)
Very helpful... thanks a lot...
How did you get your videos synchronized by Steven Hawking?
I asked nicely.
Really helpful, m8
ur a hero!
Rather than copy and paste the effect onto each layer, place an adjustment layer above all your layers just below your mask, put the 'Set Matte' effect onto the adjustment layer, set 'Take matte from layer' to your mask layer and leave 'Invert Matte' unticked.
This also means that any scaling/position changes etc. on your layers beneath will be taken into account.
Great tip!
Thank You !
You're welcome!
Upon hiding the matte, the matte does not still work.
Awesome :) Thanks
awesome! subbed
trying to figure how to do this but for images
Use the 'set matte' effect.
nice and easy
Thanks a lot 😊
awesome
thanks bro!
why dont you just dublicate your bg layer on top and make a mask to it
thanks
VEEEEEEEERY USEFUL
Thank you
You're welcome
Thank you so much
No worries!
finally this video are helpful in advance scope
THANK YOUUUU
Damn. Perfect!
You're perfect!
i can't believe AE still doesn't have some kind of folder structure with masking like photoshop. It seems so obvious and easy
Folders & Comps? The dream.