Reshape effect in After Effects

[aaroa31907320]

I'm making a morphing animation from this pink blob to this pink letter G. The yellow G on the background is a reference for what I want the final pink shape to be.

I'm using masks and Reshape effect. Everything is going fine except the edges of the pink blob transforming into a G is cut in the shape of a square for some reason. I tried to go the first mask (in the shape of the pink blob) > Mask Path > Shape and make the rectangle bigger but that messed up the whole morphing effect.

What do I need to do to get the whole final pink G visible?

[aaroa31907320]

Here's my project setup.

[Theodoros Tziatzios · Accepted solution]

The 8 small rectangles on your composition, are handles that (besides other functions) show you the edges of the selected layer (anim_g1.png). You are hitting the edges of your layer, that's why it's being cut off.

You can select the layer, Layer -> Precompose and select Move all attributes. This will create a new comp that includes the anim_g1.png and have the same size as your current comp.

or

You can load your anim_g1.png in Photoshop (make it a layer), and enlarge the canvas (let's say twice the size) and resave it.

Hope this helps.

[aaroa31907320]

Thanks for the reply!

The first method didn't work for me but the second option of increasing the empty space around the anim_g1.png file and starting over did solve the problem.