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juliend13984238
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March 6, 2020
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(SOLVED) Masking auto creating bezier handles

  • March 6, 2020
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Hi, I'm getting crazy trying to create a simple masking transition. I created 4 points and trying to move them on each frame. When I try to move the bottome point, which is the first point I placed, it creates that stupid handle instead and everything is bending instead of simply moving my damn point to the right. I'm furious here please someone help me before I throw this computer on the wall!!

Thank you!!!

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      Correct answer Ann Bens

      To avoid this behaviour I often start of with the default rectagular and lasso 2 nodes at a time to resize

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      juliend13984238Author
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      March 6, 2020

      Edit: Ann gave me the solution: start with the basic rectangular mask.

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        Jim Curtis
        Inspiring
        March 6, 2020

        I'd like to add that I find it very annoying that the default for mask points seems to be bezier handles.  My most used masks are rectangular, and when I try to move a point, it turns into a bezier handle, and that's not what I want for the default.  This is the OPPOSITE of how masks work in Ae and Ai.  Whey the inconsistency between apps from the same company?

          Ann Bens
          Community Expert
          Ann BensCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
          Community Expert
          March 6, 2020

          To avoid this behaviour I often start of with the default rectagular and lasso 2 nodes at a time to resize

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            Jim Curtis
            Inspiring
            March 6, 2020

            It would be faster to just put the four points where I want them with the pen tool, if it weren't for the bizarre handle behavior.  The default rectangle is rarely in the part of the frame where I want it to be.  That's an OK workaround, but not great, and counterproductive if the mask handles would simply default to typical Adobe conventions where they are linear until made otherwise.  Perhaps this could be preference in a future release.

              Ann Bens
              Community Expert
              Ann BensCommunity Expert
              Community Expert
              March 6, 2020

              EDIT:

               

              When closing a mask last node becomes a bezier handle (this is a bug)

              workaround: close mask, undo and close it again.

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                juliend13984238Author
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                March 14, 2020

                Thanks but that doesn't help unfortunately....I tried closing, undoing, reclosing and the last closing point is still a f*c*ing bezier handle...

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