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fhxfhx
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July 25, 2014
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Hi,How to change Mask Color ?I

  • July 25, 2014
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in AE i want to fill a .psd path with a color of choice. the path came over from photoshop as a mask it seems.

How do i change its color ? the mask color square changes the border only.

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or, how do i convert the mask to a shape that i then can change the fill color of ?

Regards,

Frank

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    Andrew Yoole
    Andrew Yoole
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    July 25, 2014

    Because your layer is an actual Photoshop layer, it obviously contains the contents of that PS layer and is not editable.  But here's some choices:

    1 - Go back to the PS document and change the colour in PS.

    2 - In AE, apply the Effects/Generate/Fill effect, and set the colour within the effect.   (You can also use the Gradient Ramp effect if you'd rather fill with a gradient).

    3 - Create a solid in the colour of your choice, then cut and paste the mask from your original layer.

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      fhxfhxAuthor
      Known Participant
      July 25, 2014

      Hi Andrew,

      thx for your help. I finally want to give the mask a stroke and no fill and put drop shadows on that stroke. Trying all ways, but can't find how its done yet.

      Regards,

      Frank

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      fhxfhxAuthor
      Known Participant
      July 26, 2014

      Don't use the layer style for stroke. Use the Effect>Generate>Stroke


      aaahhh ... cool

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