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maarsio
maarsio
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July 25, 2018
Question

Audio Spectrum Cutting Off Sides and Top

  • July 25, 2018
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I have a tripled layered audio spectrum, but it it only showing sort of inside a circle. I don't have any masks or anything on the image. I added three images to show one of the audio spectrums and how I it set up. Also, if I increase the max

It's weird because if I enlarge the mask/helmet it will not get cut off at all. I attached the images below:

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    Enchanted_outfit5ECC
    Participant
    December 11, 2020

    Just increase the "Mask Expansion"...

      FazaadFeroze
      FazaadFeroze
      Participant
      January 17, 2024

      THANKY YOU! This solved it for me. I was having the same issue.

      Mylenium
      Mylenium
      Legend
      July 26, 2018

      Your Max Height setting clearly exceeds the dimensions of the layer. This is always problematic.

      Mylenium

      maarsio
      maarsioAuthor
      Participant
      July 26, 2018

      How do I make the layer fit the entire screen then?

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      Rick GerardCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      July 26, 2018

      Make sure the layer is the same size as the composition settings. Because you sent us cropped screenshots and not details we can only guess. If you applied the effect to a solid then check the solid settings. If you applied the effect to an image then the easiest thing to do is  to remove the effect by selecting it and cutting (Ctrl/Cmnd + x) then pre-compose the layer moving all attributes to the new comp, then paste the effect to the pre-comp (Ctrl/Cmnd + v).

      These are basic skills you would have if you spent some time here: Basic AE. Unless you learn the UI and the principals of compositing and animation you are going to be wasting a lot more time that it would take to do some serious study.

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      Community Expert
      Rick GerardCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      July 26, 2018

      The cropped screenshots are a little difficult to understand. A better approach is to show the entire UI with the modified properties of the layers giving you problems revealed. Just press the U key twice, Printscreen and Paste to the forum.

      Most likely cause: The layer you applied Audio Spectrum is not big enough to fill the frame. The effect cannot extend beyond layer bounds unless you do some pre-composing or adding extend layer bounds before you apply the effect.

      maarsio
      maarsioAuthor
      Participant
      July 26, 2018

      Yes, I think adding extend layer bounds is the right answer...the problem is when I try to do this, it will make the internal circle much larger. I attached an image to this post to better showcase (see image1 and image1-2 NOTE: it's only half of the spectrum, because I pre-composed and added a mirror to have matching sides). In this case, this wouldn't be a huge issue, but if I were to have the audio spectrum lining a mask of the helmet, then it wouldn't be around the edges of the helmet. In fact, I tried this, but I'm having a similar issue however it's cutting off due to the bounds of the mask. (see image2). One thing I should note, is the helmet image's boundaries line up exactly where the audio spectrum is being cut off, so maybe it is just due to me needing to make the image bigger. It's strange however in image1 there is no mask, it's just being cut off around that circle.

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