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Vincent-Ravel
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May 18, 2017
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Color modes bug

  • May 18, 2017
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Hi,

I've just found a strange bug on color modes. I have few red solids in multiply mode and they doesn't react to each other, they just react with the background image.

Someone can help me ?

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    Correct answer davescm

    Vincent
    I normally frequent the Photoshop forum not after effects but I may have some insight.

    Are these blocks full red (in RGB terms 255,0,0)? If so , multiply will do nothing between them. The output of 255,0,0 multiplied with 255,0,0 will still be 255,0,0.

    Multiplying with the darker background layer will of course have an effect (as you are seeing).

    Dave

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    Szalam
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    SzalamCommunity Expert
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    May 19, 2017

    It's working fine for me. Could you share your project file so we could take a look at it?

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    Vincent-RavelAuthor
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    May 19, 2017

    Thanks for interesting to this problem Szalam. I think it's a bug on apple computers... I've done the same thing as you but still have the problem.

    Here is my project file

    Frame.io

    davescm
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    davescmCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    May 19, 2017

    Vincent
    I normally frequent the Photoshop forum not after effects but I may have some insight.

    Are these blocks full red (in RGB terms 255,0,0)? If so , multiply will do nothing between them. The output of 255,0,0 multiplied with 255,0,0 will still be 255,0,0.

    Multiplying with the darker background layer will of course have an effect (as you are seeing).

    Dave

    Dave_LaRonde
    Dave_LaRonde
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    May 18, 2017

    After Effects is working properly.  When applying a blend mode to a layer, the layer will affect the the layers BELOW it.

    The layer will NOT interact with every other layer in the composition.

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    Vincent-RavelAuthor
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    May 18, 2017

    Change the color of a layer and you will see that they interact to each other if they have different colors but not when they have the same color. This is not logical, in multiply mode they would interact even if they have the same color (in my opinion).

    Dave_LaRonde
    Dave_LaRonde
    Inspiring
    May 18, 2017

    If you change the layer order, you will see how it affects the look.

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