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cheyrn
cheyrn
Inspiring
November 4, 2017
Question

Zoom/pan while using rotobrush

  • November 4, 2017
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When I use rotobrush, if I press Z or click the zoom icon, hoping to zoom, the layer panel switches to the alpha boundary view while I zoom. Similarly, if I press space or H or click the hand icon, the panel switches to the alpha boundary view while I'm trying to pan.

It's difficult for me to tell if I am zooming or panning in the right area when the alpha boundary is showing. So, I do a repeated hit and miss routine:

Z then  drag mouse then Alt+w then look to see if I zoomed where I wanted to. Over and over and over.

Is there a way to prevent the switching?

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    Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
    Community Manager
    Kevin J. Monahan Jr.Community Manager
    Community Manager
    December 4, 2017

    Cheyrn,

    Still having this problem? Let us know.

    Thanks,
    Kevin

    Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
    cheyrn
    cheyrnAuthor
    Inspiring
    December 5, 2017

    Yes, it happens consistently. I am updated as of today. AE CC2018 on windows 10 64bit and Nvidia GPU. It is the same with software only Mercury renderer.

    In case I'm using the wrong terms, the layer window switches to displaying everything outside of the painted area in a solid color (pink).

    Something that makes it look like a bug is that if I click the rotobrush icon after it has switched to the pink backround color, the screen doesn't change back to the normal with the selection outlined, until the cursor gets close to the layer window again.

      R
      Community Expert
      Rick GerardCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      December 5, 2017

      Have you gone through the tutorials on RotoBrush? It's not intuitive. There are several display modes and it really only propagates in one direction.

      A screenshot of your problem would help a lot. Just PrintScreen and paste.

      Mylenium
      Mylenium
      Legend
      November 5, 2017

      Without system and version information nobody can tell you much. Sounds like yet another case of where the nbew shortcut editor in CC 2018 messes even with default shortcuts, but we can't know because you haven't told us.

      Mylenium

      cheyrn
      cheyrnAuthor
      Inspiring
      November 5, 2017

      If I knew of  a difference between a current version and a previous version related to someone's question, I would take the default to be the current version and then add that I knew of a difference between the two versions related to the question.

      If you had seen this happen, then you could tell me so. Then I would know to stop looking for a solution. If you haven't, as it seems, then it helps me to know that it is not well known, so I can consider that it is user error, which will help me to know that I should look for keystrokes or sequences of actions that I am doing that I may be doing by mistake.

      The tutorial the adobe documentation has at the start of documentation of rotobrush doesn't say anything about this.

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