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Jan 6, 2026 3:27 PM UTC
Question

Creating a subtle animation to use in custom graphics

I'm a bit of an AE noob, but could not find a good answer on how to accomplish this. I have created it in the video, but using a white circle moving along a path to make it look like the object is being "traced" with that circle. Is there a way to make this work with a layer mask and having that mask object move along this path. So when I export it for use it can be placed on any background?

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nishu_kush
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Jan 6, 2026 7:36 PM UTC

Thank you for contacting us.

From what I understand, you want to use a different shape and export a video with a transparent background. Is that right? You can make the shape you want, animate it, and then use it as a Track/Alpha Matt to cover the object behind it. Here's how you can use the Matt: https://adobe.ly/4q3qtfS

Let me know how it goes.


Thanks,
Nishu

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