"Mask with text" does not show video

[Wholeo]

I type text on a layer above a video layer. I click "Mask with text". The text goes transparent. Alternatively I can add a Track Matte Key to the video, with Matte as the text layer and the text does act as a mask. Why doesn't mask with text work for me?
I upgraded Premiere Pro today (13.1.2 build 9), have not been having any other problems.

[Meg The Dog]

"Mask with Text" in Essential Graphics works only on elements contained within the graphic itself, such as this example that has text over a gray bar:

If i select the text layer and check Mask with Text, it works:

To do what you want, you must use the Track Matte effect.

MtD

[Wholeo]

I said it works with Track Matte, but that scales the video with the text. I have just watched a video with Jason on Facebook where he clearly shows using the "Mask with Text" box. I cannot see how my setup differs from his. Just a minute I will find the video for you.

[Wholeo]

Here is the video I watched: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv3fu1J1QT0

[Wholeo]

I read your comment again. I wasn't in essential graphics. But the MWT checkbox is available without using that panel. Oh, so I have to have an "essential graphic" which is different than a "graphic" in that it can have layers in itself. Hmm, much to learn.

[Wholeo]

Great, I've got it working by changing to the "Graphic" workspace and opening the "Essential Graphics" panel. To me the process seems like building a separate clip that then gets added to the timeline. First impression. Thank you very much for the immediate help. I appreciate it a lot.

[R Neil Haugen]

Mogrts  ... Motion Graphics Templates  ... are a separate graphics item that can contain other elements such as sounds or video even, especially if created in AfterEffects.

Neil

[Wholeo]

Text layer over video layer

Click "Mask with text" box on text source and it goes invisible.

[Meg The Dog · Accepted solution]

Yes, as I said in my first post, it only works on elements contained within the Essential Graphic. Your graphic only has type. You click on mask with text and there is nothing for the text to mask - so you get nothing displayed.

In your graphic add another layer - like a square of color - beneath the text, as I showed in my example.

Then you will see the text cutting a mask:

You are working with the text graphic and an element outside the graphic itself - the video clip. In order for that text to be used as a mask for that video, you need to use the Track Matte Key effect, applied to the video clip and with the text clip chosen as the source for the matte.

MtD