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How to "lock" Wave Warp?

  • November 28, 2021
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Hello! I've got a project where I have multiple individual compositions that I am now combining into one, with the originals pre-composed. They were originally made on square compositions and centered, but now that I am combining them the precompositions are in different positions on the new composition. This seems to be causing an issue with the wave warp effect I applied to one of the precomps initially.

 

I have attached an image showing the original precomp, which is centered, and the precomp with the new position, at the bottom of the composition. Turbulence Displace and Wave Warp are applied to the wave shapes. When I moved the precomp to the new position the waves got really big. I'm looking for a way to make the original application of the effect consistent when I move the precomp around the composition.

 

I hope this makes sense!

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Correct answer Mrtn Ritter

Check the layer settings for continuous rasterization. It should be off, so that the content of the precomp is like it is. If the setting is on, effects and dimensions are kind of "passed through" and your effect is recalculated based on the new comp.

 

Pay attention if your precomp is scaled above 100%, when switching off CR. You'll see a drop in quality, because vecotr data from the shape layers arnt't passed through anymore. In this case, enlarge the precomp (use the script in file > script menu, it will take care of all layers and positions) and kepp CR off, or switch on CR and offset the effect in the precomp, until it looks good in the main comp.

 

*Martin

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Mrtn Ritter
Mrtn RitterCorrect answer
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November 29, 2021

Check the layer settings for continuous rasterization. It should be off, so that the content of the precomp is like it is. If the setting is on, effects and dimensions are kind of "passed through" and your effect is recalculated based on the new comp.

 

Pay attention if your precomp is scaled above 100%, when switching off CR. You'll see a drop in quality, because vecotr data from the shape layers arnt't passed through anymore. In this case, enlarge the precomp (use the script in file > script menu, it will take care of all layers and positions) and kepp CR off, or switch on CR and offset the effect in the precomp, until it looks good in the main comp.

 

*Martin

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December 1, 2021

Thank you, that did the trick!  My understnding of it was that it sharpned vector images so I'd thought it needed to be on in all the comps as well as layers. Now I know this is not the case. 😄

thepixelsmith
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thepixelsmithCommunity Expert
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December 1, 2021

That button is only called continuously rasterize when it is clicked on for an imported vector layer. When applied to a composition it's actually is called Collapse Transformations and has the funciton that Martin described, it changes the order in which effects and properties in nested compositons are calculated.

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