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Mr. Content
Mr. Content
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October 10, 2021
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Isolating Multiple mask/mattes with adjustment Layers

  • October 10, 2021
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I have a scene where i did some effects on some eyes. 


Method:

Solid to create matte > track eye > Target a null(x,y)  > parent matte to null > Copied solid matte to an adjustment layer > added lumetri and adjusted

 

I have done both eyes and now i want to effect every thing else in the scene. So i need to isolate the eyes because now when i do it i can not see anthing happening to the stuff outside of the eyes. 

Here is the Flow.

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Correct answer Mylenium

Pre-compose the eye mattes so they become reusable, then you can easily use them for the eyes directly as well as their inverted matte for everything else. You are simply trying too much to do things directly.

 

Mylenium

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Mylenium
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October 10, 2021

Pre-compose the eye mattes so they become reusable, then you can easily use them for the eyes directly as well as their inverted matte for everything else. You are simply trying too much to do things directly.

 

Mylenium

    Mr. Content
    Mr. ContentAuthor
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    October 14, 2021

    This ended up being very useful. 

    Solution was to track in Mocha with some very accurate splines. Then back in AE i duplicated that layer 4x. 
    1. left eye
    2. Right eye
    3. Glow
    4. BG
    I generated mattes with the Mocha apply matte function. Then inverted the matte on 1,2 & 3 layers. Cropped layers 1&2  respectively to each eye. The matte that mocha generated had both eyes so i only has to create a gausian blur and tint to give the eye the glowy-glased look. Layer 4 recived some glow also. 

    Myleniums's Inverted Matte and Gerald's tracking advice did it. Also in a premiere thread i got a good tip on creating a custom glow. 

    THANKS



      Mr. Content
      Mr. ContentAuthor
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      October 10, 2021

      BTW. PreComp does not ecactly do. i think because it is dependant on the PanaClip. C/V to the precomp also changes some type of dependancy. even when retargeted.

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