Drop shadows with mask problem

I've got a vector image that I've applied a drop shadow to,
I've then used a mask on it to square it off but unfortunately the
drop shadow follows the mask after applying.
Is there any way the mask can cut off the the drop shadow
effect as well?

Garry Bradley wrote:
> I've got a vector image that I've applied a drop shadow
to, I've then used a
> mask on it to square it off but unfortunately the drop
shadow follows the mask
> after applying.
>
> Is there any way the mask can cut off the the drop
shadow effect as well?
It's pretty hard to guess what it looks like from your
description. Can
you upload a copy of your document to a website where we can
see it?
Linda Rathgeber - Adobe Community Expert
http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/members/8.html

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>
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>
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danger42
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>
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java version "1.4.2_08"
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Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_08-b03, mixed mode)
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at javax.swing.JMenu.add(JMenu.java:556)
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Thanks for the link Bob!
It ALMOST works. In the link a procedure is described for rasterizing the whole page by creating a custom Transparency Flattener Preset, which I would THINK would solve my problem. Unfortunately the only way to access Transparency Flattener Presets in the PDF export is to set Compatibility to Acrobat 4 (PDF 1.3), which creates a PDF that my color copier won't print at all! It just hangs in whatever that thing has for a RIP. I left one for about a half hour and it finally came out all crazy messed up.
The goal here is to create a relatively small PDF that can be distributed to hundreds of offices and printed correctly on whatever kind of office machine they have. My Canon color copier is brand new and if it chokes on PDF 1.3 I can only imagine what older copiers will do.
So the quest continues! Is there any way to fix the problem without rasterizing the whole page? Or is there a way to rasterize the whole page but make a PDF 1.4 or higher? Keep the suggestions coming!
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So I then with my limited knowledge of Motion 5, tried to create a FCPX effect on my own. I created a new FCPX Effect, Then in the HUD I applied the drop shadow with the settings I needed, and saved it. Then in FCPX I applied it to the track, but nothing happened. I am lost, and need help. I ahve to apply a drop shadow with 50% opacity, and 30% for blur to over 600 clips in over a month. I can't do it manually and then adjust the parameters manually for each one. PLEASE HELP!
Chris

The Drop Shadow is actually coded with FXPlug, it is not a straigth Motion template. Any effect or template that is coded can't be opened in Motion.
When you create your own, you need to publish the parameters you need access to.
I think what you need to look at is the Paste Attributes function. Select a clip in your Timeline that you've applied the Drop Shadow to and have tweaked it. Command-C to copy it. Select all the other clips at once, in the Edit menu select "Paste Attributes", then specify only the Drop Shadow effect. Poof, done.

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