Masking Help

[GBTheEditor]

Hi, I have one item on my timeline that consists of a rectangle Shape that grows left to right over 20 frames and some text on top. I have applied a mask on the text as a reveal - all works fine. I now want to duplicate the layer and edit the text and reduce the size to create multline callout image. The Challenge is when I paste the copy onto a new layer then move the image down or left or right or reduce/increase size the mask stay in the same position and is the same size as the mask on the orginal layer???
What am I missing doing wrong ??

[Ann Bens]

Screenshots please now its just guessing.

[GBTheEditor]

[GBTheEditor]

Let me know if there is anything in particular you would like to look at ?

[Ann Bens]

I can reproduce your 'issue'.

You will have to adjust the mask, as in move the mask up/down in the copied layer.

The mask is relative to the frame, not the text. Hence, the disappearing of the text in the copied layer.

[GBTheEditor]

Ok, many thanks

BUT here is the million dollar question $$$ how has this guy done this, bit of editing !!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwqmaCtKN6Y

[GBTheEditor]

10 minutes in ...

[Ann Bens]

Yes I see,

Looks like the mask does not get copied over correctly in 15.2. (tutorial is from an older version)

You will have to move it down manually.

[Ann Bens]

I don't know if this is a bug or by design. I am guessing the latter.

Behavior in the EGP has changed quite a lot over time.

If you nest before copying, the mask is in the 'correct' position.

[GBTheEditor]

Thanks for the help... To be honest I was a little intrigued as to why the author was creating call outs in PP instead of AE. Will try the nesting solution

[Ann Bens]

Not everybody has access to Ae. So that might be a good reason for making stuff in Pr.

I, for one, like to do everything in Pr but sometimes it's too cumbersome and will resort to Ae.