How to add outline to a mask in AE?
- rook2pawn
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How to add outline to a mask in AE?
I want to add an outline to my mask in AE, a strong border that visually represents my mask. How do i do this?
my book (trish and chris meyers) says something about Stroke, but im not sure which submenu has it, and when i type stroke in the effects search box, it comes up with over 20 different selections of stroke.
my book (trish and chris meyers) says something about Stroke, but im not sure which submenu has it, and when i type stroke in the effects search box, it comes up with over 20 different selections of stroke.
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Re: How to add outline to a mask in AE?
I want to point out that you are probably seeing the stroke effects that are used in presets. After Effects comes with a lot of effects presets (and you can make your own), which are essentially just groups of effects with specific settings, linked together. When you search for something in the search box, it will also pull up all of the presets that contain the effect you are looking for. If you are in a hurry it doesn't hurt to just drag one of the effects straight out of the preset, you can just hit the reset button on the effect to reset all the settings to default.rook2pawn wrote:when i type stroke in the effects search box, it comes up with over 20 different selections of stroke.
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My usual way (though perhaps not the best) to add a border/outline around a mask (usually done when I'm not happy with the strength of the black outline on the masked object) is to create a new Solid layer behind the masked image/video and copy the mask onto that layer. I usually use black for the solid since, as I said, I'm usually enhancing the existing outline, but you can use whatever color for the solid that you want the border to be. I then adjust the feather/expansion settings to achieve the desired border under the masked object.
Bob 'Ash' Babcock
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