Add an inertia script to mask/shape-path keyframes?

anyone knows how to add an inertia script to mask/shape-path keyframes? OR a workaround that would yield similar results?
thanks
manojit

Since no answer seems to be forthcoming would you recommend that this be a manual test?
Thanks,
Eric

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How to retrieve "KeyValue" from multiple Shape paths then "SetValue" to Mask path Keyframes?

Hello AEScriptsComm.,..
i have one question (hopefully the tutorer will answer soon), which is the goal and reason i'm learning ExtendScripts:
I have a few dozen Adobe Illustrator, imported Shape Layers with paths "Created..from Vector Layers" in AEffects.
In order to use a .jsxbin script to change every path to the same number of verticies for animating, i must 1st convert them to Keyframes on the same Mask Path property.
1) i hoped to please be shown\sent an example showing how to,..
a) Get\Retrieve "KeyValue" from multiple, single (Shape Layers):Outlines > Contents > Group > Path > Path as shown in screenshot "4-CreateShapeFromVecLyr2Outlines.JPG",
and then,..
b) "SetValue" from those paths into Mask > Mask Path keyframes also in screenshot "1-ExtendScript_ShapePathsTOMaskPathKeyframes.JPG"?
Really appreciate any help soon as time allows,
Jeff

Hello Xavier,
esp. with my limited experience i can't determine how your concise script works.
Because it 1st errors esp. with undefines i'm thinking at best its incomplete (or algorithm) to give me the gist and i'm to fill in the blanks, which i am doing with the sort of working code example pasted below.
Its written with every definition, declaration and initialization completed, so a novice like me can read the manuals, rev. eng. pertinant script(s), then with fragmented code and understanding quickly connecting to form a complete custom script, as we've all done.
like this:
var comp = app.project.activeItem:
var layer = comp.layers.addSolid([1,1,1,], layerName, comp.width, comp.height, 1.0, comp,duration);
therefore,..
var CompLayerSolid = app.project.activeItem.layers.addSolid([1,1,1,], layerName, comp.width, comp.height, 1.0, comp,duration);
..then with such direct access in other essentials, i can substitute compatible properties, methods, parameters etc. and remaining code that affect the layer objects i need to control simultaneously. Also thereby learning more complex code quickly enough to use.
Only, i hoped to save time here by those already familiar.
But by comparison your script without declarations or many references in AE's CS6 Scripting Guide and online, i can't decipher or understand,
although you wrote this more complete segment at CCow:
"shapeLayer.content.addProperty("ADBE Vector Graphic - Fill");",
..in which is the addProperty i 1st looked for in your script after erroring with "ShapeLayer is undefined"
But i could'nt find a ref. to either .content or content. anywhere in ExtendScript, nor "targetLayer.mask", and "targetLayer" i found once in ref. to ExtendScript as an AE layer name. So perhaps their your variables?, you see i can't determine or use.
i don't know that was'nt meant, maybe a bit to tell me do my own research?, no offence, can't confirm that without reply, hope you will, but my research is why i'm here and your probably advanced script could only help with your assistance.
Thanks anyway,
Cheers.
function()
var comp = app.project.activeItem;
var masksLayer = comp.selectedLayers[0];
var masksGroup = masksLayer.property("ADBE Mask Parade");
app.beginUndoGroup(rd_MasksToShapesData.scriptName);
// Create an empty shape lay
// Get the mask layer's pixel aspect; if layer has no source, use comp's pixel aspect
var pixelAspect = (masksLayer.source != null) ? masksLayer.source.pixelAspect : 1.0; //copixelAspect;
// Iterate over the masks layer's masks, converting their paths to shape paths
var mask, maskPath, vertices;
for (var m=1; m<=masksGroup.numProperties; m++)
var suffix = " Shapes";
var shapeLayer = comp.layers.addShape();
shapeLayer.name = masksLayer.name.substr(0,31-suffix.length) + suffix;
shapeLayer.moveBefore(masksLayer);
var shapeLayerContents = shapeLayer.property("ADBE Root Vectors Group");
var shapeGroup = shapeLayerContents; //.addProperty("ADBE Vector Group");
//shapeGroup.name = "Masks";
var shapePathGroup, shapePath, shapePathData;
// Get mask info
mask = masksGroup.property(m);
maskPath = mask.property("ADBE Mask Shape");
// Create new shape path using mask info
shapePathGroup = shapeGroup.addProperty("ADBE Vector Shape - Group");
shapePathGroup.name = mask.name;
shapePath = shapePathGroup.property("ADBE Vector Shape");
shapePathData = new Shape();
// ...adjust mask vertices (x axis) by pixel aspect
vertices = new Array();
for (var v=0; v<maskPath.value.vertices.length; v++){
vertices[vertices.length] = [maskPath.value.vertices[v][0] * pixelAspect, maskPath.value.vertices[v][1]];
shapePathData.vertices = vertices;
shapePathData.inTangents = maskPath.value.inTangents;
shapePathData.outTangents = maskPath.value.outTangents;
shapePathData.closed = maskPath.value.closed;
shapePath.setValue(shapePathData);
shapeLayer.transform.anchorPoint.setValue(masksLayer.transform.anchorPoint.value);
shapeLayer.transform.position.setValue(masksLayer.transform.position.value);
shapeLayer.transform.scale.setValue(masksLayer.transform.scale.value);
if (masksLayer.threeDLayer)
shapeLayer.threeDLayer = true;
shapeLayer.transform.xRotation.setValue(masksLayer.transform.xRotation.value);
shapeLayer.transform.yRotation.setValue(masksLayer.transform.yRotation.value);
shapeLayer.transform.zRotation.setValue(masksLayer.transform.zRotation.value);
shapeLayer.transform.orientation.setValue(masksLayer.transform.orientation.value);
else
shapeLayer.transform.rotation.setValue(masksLayer.transform.rotation.value);
shapeLayer.transform.opacity.setValue(masksLayer.transform.opacity.value);
// Match the mask layer's transfor
// Mute the mask layer
masksLayer.enabled = false;
app.endUndoGroup();

Mask Shape to Path Issue

So, I'm probably doing something stupid, but here goes.
I imported a Null, and drew a shape with the pen tool. Then, I clicked mask shape and copied it. Finally, I pasted it on the Null's position.
So, what happens is that both the original mask shape and the path then shift in different directions, neither of which are where I originally drew the shape.
I tried this on when everything was 2D and when everything was 3D, but I can't get it to work right.
Any thoughts? Thanks.

Your work flow is fouled up because you are expecting to have the mask on a layer stay put while the layer position is changed.
Try drawing your mask path on a solid that is the same size as the comp and make sure that the scale is set to 100%. Then:
Set a single keyframe for the mask path by holding doen the Alt/Option key and pressing M
Copy that keyframe
Set a single keyframe for your null by selecting the null and pressing Alt/Option + m then paste.
The null should exactly follow the path on the solid layer.
Turning a mask path to a position path will not work properly if the layer is scaled. Using the keyframe trick insures that you will always have success converting a mask path to a position path.
If you copy a mask from a layer and then paste the path as position data on the same layer the mask position will change and the shape layer will move. This is normal behavior. If you want the mask path to stay in the same place in the comp you cannot move the layer without making adjustments in the Anchor Point. or use the Pan Behind tool. To make your workflow work you would have to keep the Null in the same position by adding the path data to the position and using an expression to invert the position data for the anchor point. This would defeat the movement of the null.

Convert Mask path to shape path?

Can I convert a Mask path into a shape path in AECS4?
I am running into a problem with resizing my layers - I am animating a signature, and part of it was done as a shape, part of it as a mask that 'reveals' a signature (someone else created the original) when I try to enlarge the whole thing, only the shape portion enlarges without artifacting (vector) the mask portion gets blocky and ugly if enlarged.

The After Effects CC (12.2) update makes creating Bezier paths easier and more obvious.
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Mask one path within a shape layer

Hi I'm having trouble which something which is probably extremely basic..
I've brought in a comp from Illustrator, created shapes from Vector Layers and now I am attempting to mask 1 path within the Shape Layer.
When I attempt to mask the path it masks the whole layer... Can anybody help me with this?
Cheers in advance,
Shaun
Ae CS6

Apply a Merge oprator and draw your path within the shape group. Otherwise duplicate the layer, delete the other items and use a mask. Several ways to go about this...
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Reference a Shape Path as Text Path

Hi!
Is it possible to reference a shape path from a shape layer as the path for the text to follow?
regards
Henning

I think you simply want to use a shape layer's path as a path for your text to follow.
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If you use the shape tools (rectangle, polygon, etc.,) you will have to convert the shape to a path before you start. You can do this by right clicking on the path. Here again, if your path is not in the center of the comp you'll have position problems that you will have to adjust. The most efficient workflow if you were using the shape tools would be to hold down the Alt/Option key before you start dragging out your shape so that it creates a bezier path instead of a shape. This would solve position problems. If you have already created the shape layer with a shape tool then center it in the comp and parent the shape layer to the text layer so you can reposition them both later.

Office 2013 VL and app-v 5 SP2 on RDS server - package add fails with script error

We have used the MS Office Depolyment Tool for click-to-run to download the latest Office 365 version, and flatten it into an app-v 5 package - not a problem.
When we try to add the package to our client machine (Server 2008R2 running the app-v 5 SP2 client software), it fails with an message that a script has failed and not returned a 0 code. We have not added any scripting to this automatically created
package, so it seems that the app-v client does not like the "official" package. Any hints and tips gratefully accepted, thanks
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\hostname\app-v\O365-NoAccess\ProPlusVolume_en-us_zh-cn_x86_DeploymentConfig.xml
with a result of:
Add-AppvClientPackage : Embedded Script process exited with an error code indicating failure (return code other than 0). Please ensure that Embedded
Script process can complete successfully and exits with 0.
Operation attempted: Configure AppV Package.
AppV Error Code: 100000000C.
Please consult AppV Client Event Log for more details.
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-AppvClientPackage -path
file://hostname/app-v/o365-noaccess/ProPlusVolum ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidResult: (:) [Add-AppvClientPackage], ClientException
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JS to add url hyperlink to a rectangle shape?

Hi there,
Any JS script to add a url hyperlink to a shape object ?
Thanks a million....

Hi,
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I've been playing around with some masks in FCP X, but I cannot figure out how to create this effect..is it possible?
I am interested in creating a mask shape where I can use it to identify something on the screen inside the shape with the surrounding area darker.
In FCP 6/7, I used to just add a slug on top of the clip, add a mask shape, tweak it, invert it and lower the opacity.
Any thoughts?
Thank you.

AppleUsur wrote:
… I am interested in creating a mask shape where I can use it to identify something on the screen inside the shape with the surrounding area darker.
in FCPX no masks nor additional tracks needed:
select the clip
in the Info board, select the Color Correction
there's a built-in Mask tool - select that
switch on the Color Board, here comes the trick: …
you are allowed to select WHERE the correction is applied: inside or outside the mask
(in my German interface Innen/Außen)
drag down the general exposure
there are handles to define size, shape, position
you can drag the outer circle (no handles) to define blurr gradient
you can even animate that highlight by key-framing it ....
with the same tool, you can e.g. apply super-fast some simple 'grading' such a 'CSI Miami-style Blue Sky':

Alert On Mask and Path

HI
I want Alert when file having mask and path whaterver name
and i also want to delete that
please give script for individual
1. alert
2. delete

Are you talking about Layer Masks or Alpha Channels?
If you want to remove Alpha Channels check out post 10 in this thread:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/290238
As for removing paths, maybe this helps:
http://ps-scripts.com/bb/viewtopic.php?p=12177

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Hello,
Sorry, super basic question I'm sure. I want to have text animate along a shape layer's shape (say for instance an elipse). If I copy the Elipse Path component and try to paste into a 'Mask' component of a text layer, nothing happens. Also I can't copy my Elipse shape into a Mask layer of a solid either. However I can a Mask Path to a Shape path without a problem. Any ideas?
Many thanks,
Aidan

The After Effects CC (12.2) update makes creating Bezier paths easier and more obvious.
option for creating shape layers based on Bezier paths:
When a shape tool (Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Polygon, Star, or Ellipse tool) is active, you can use the new Bezier Path option in the Tools panel to create a new shape based on a Bezier path, as opposed to the default of creating a new shape based on a parametric path. Holding the Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) key while drawing a shape causes the opposite behavior—i.e., if the Bezier Path option is enabled, holding the Alt or Option key causes the shape tool to create a parametric path; if the Bezier Path option is disabled, holding the Alt or Option key causes the shape tool to create a Bezier path.
command for converting a parametric shape layer path to a Bezier path:
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IMPORTANT: When you use the Convert To Bezier Path command to convert a parametric shape path to a Bezier shape path, the Bezier path that is created does not animate well (i.e., interpolation between paths behaves strangely and unpredictably). This is related to path direction and how transformations are stored. For now, you should not use these converted paths for animated paths (interpolation between paths); but, if you do want to try, you may be able to work around the issues by reversing the path before conversion.

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Add the mask feather, set the feather to any value so you see a nice feather. Render, notice that the feather is gone.
Anyone care to confirm this for me? I have reported this to Apple feedback. Worked in 5.04 just fine.
FYI - I use 2160x1620 so that when I enlarge the picture from 33% up to 100% (tripple the size for panning) i get really good quality.
Thanks,
Bob

Update - it is related to the 2160x1620. If I export a still, which ends up as 720x480, and reimport, then add the mask shape and mask feather, after render it looks like it should, no movement in the masks.
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Feature I would like to see for Keyframing masks/shapes

When keyframing a mask shape or a shape in general, you have one keyframe switch in the Inspector window. Then you have the points below the keyframe switch. It doesn't tell you straight off that if you move Point 1 between Frame 3, 6, 10, and 20 and then you move Point 2 between Frame 10 and Frame 20, the points on Frame 6 and 3 will no longer stay for Point 2 and readjust to the Frame 10. Which, makes sense as far as keyframing is concerned...but it kind of cancels that sense out when you only have one keyframe button. So I assumed it would put a keyframe on every point that I have said "add keyframe", but thats not the case. SO! Motion Developers. I don't mind the one keyframe set in the inspector, but I think it would be really cool if you could visually show in the Canvas on each point where there is a keyframe, and where there is not. Maybe color differentiation or something. DO IT!

That might be cool, but you won't reach Motion developers here. Just us chickens here -er- users.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/motion.html
is where you wanna post this.
Patrick

Creating custom mask shape

I want to create a custom mask shape different from the ones supplied in FCP2.
Ive been racking my brain on how to do this. I use CS3 Photoshop and Illustrator.
In illustrator I created the shape I want, a tight round cornered rectangle in black then sent to Photoshop. place it on a new layer (layer 2) and made the first layer transparent, but the outside of the frame is still visable when I rescale the file in FCP....what am I doing wrong?
Thanks in advance..

Hi Allister,
The mask you create in Photoshop needs to be either black and white or have an alpha channel.
When you import that into FCP you need to have
- background on track 1
- your mask on track 2
- foreground on track 3
then select your foreground and choose composite mode> travelling matte alpha if you want to key where your alpha is or travelling matte luma if your image is black and white.
If you're sizing your mask down you may need to crop your foreground so you don't get edges.
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Can I isolate part of a shape path to simplify if?

Hello, I want to simplify part of a complex shape. Is it possible to isolate part of a shape path and simplify it, leaving the rest of the shape with the original number of anchor points? Thank you

drive,
Maybe redrawing it is the solution.
Always keep (a copy of) the original artwork before you start destroying it, hidden or locked or elsewhere.
You may plunge (deeper) into using the Pen Tool.
In this case, you may (Smart Guides are your friends):
0) Lock the path;
1) ClickDrag from one of the end Anchor Points (Smart Guides say anchor when you are there), dragging the Handle in the direction of the path;
2) ClickDrag from the other end Anchor Point, away from the path, dragging the Handle in the direction of the path.
You may drag back and forth in 2), and you may switch to the Direct Selection Tool and ClickDrag either Anchor Point to adjust afterwards.
This may be enough, depending on the shape, of course.

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