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ANNCHICO
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October 21, 2022
Question

Track Matte Menu Not Available

  • October 21, 2022
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Instead of having a Track Matte drop-down menu AND a Parent & Link drop-down menu, I have TWO Parent & Link drop-down menus though one is still labeled as Track Matte.  When I look at the drop-down menu for Track Matte it gives the menu options for the Parent & Link menu.  I have restarted my computer and AE and I have deleted and reloaded AE but this problem persists.  Adobe, this is a major issue that needs to be fixed immediately.  I cannot complete my workload without it.

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Brian C CarterCommunity Manager
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October 21, 2022

Hi Annchico

In After Effects 23.0 ,the Parent column and Track Matte column do look more similar. This is because of expanded functionality we've added, called Selectable Track Matte Layers. Now, instead of being limited to just alpha/luma/inverted mattes of the layer above, you can choose (and re-use) any layer in your Comp as the Track Matte source using the pickwhip and dropdown controls you're familiar with from the Parent column. Two new switches to the right of the dropdown will let you choose alpha/luma or inverted or not. You can watch a video walkthrough at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUfOLzXKXz4

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