2 vegas masks in same layer. wont seem to work?
Hello Adobe Creative Forum!
I am having trouble with making my masks in the same layer rotate in vegas.
when i try to set rotation, then pull the time marker to e.g. 5 sek, and set it to 1x, it doesn't make any points between 0 and 5 sek.
I am fairly new to AE, but i have been troubleshooting for some time now, without finding my mistake(s).
Can you maybe try to take a look at my file, and see whats missing?
https://copy.com/cBaFKEmt2ZB0H6IL
i haven't set rotation on this file(on any of the layers), but i have been trying to time it several times without luck.
thank you very much in advance :-)
Works without issues here, but of course setting both effects to render on transparent makes no sense since the second will eradicate the first. Set it to Over. also masks need to be set to None or else they will clip the layer of course, which can also make effects disappear.
Mylenium
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