My .psd file adjustment layer mask is out position when imported to AE

Hi DQuickGraphics,

Did you solve your masking and adjustment layer issue yet? Let us know how you did or if you still need help.

Thanks,

Kevin

When ever I import my .psd file to AE, I immediately notice that my adjustment layer mask is out of position.

this should not happen. show us a screenshots of the full UI - Ps vs. Ae.

How do I manage to import my file with everything intact like in photoshop? Is there a way I should be grouping my layers before importing into AE?

that depends. certain feature cross over fine, others require Ae to convert to its set of features. show us exactly what's wrong when you cross over.

It seems like all my adjustment mask layers and clipping mask layers are either out of place or don't have any effect when imported to AE.

adjustment layer masks (pixel masks or vector masks) should cross over fine, unless they are on a folder because folder masks don't cross over. clipping masks will convert to Ae's version of Ps's clipping masks which is preserve underlining transparency switch and precomping the setup.

or don't have any effect when imported to AE.

Why should they have any effect at all? The two things work completely differently across the programs, so you can simply stop wasting time by even using this stuff and hoping it would translate to AE. The whole workflow simply makes no sense. If you want to retain the appearance, you have to merge/ flatten the layers. That's the only way. That also kind of answers your other question - AE simply doesn't care. The only time when layer masks are considered is when the are attached to regular layers with pixel content, where AE will interpret the mask as the layer's transparency. If you want to use your mask in some other capacity, you have to convert it to a visible b/w layer so it can be used as a track matte in AE or whatever. So there you go. There's nothing wrong, your workflow is just crooked because you expect the programs to work the same when they don't...

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