Mask export script needed

Hello Everybody I have a situation where i want to export animated mask (ROTO) from AE CS5 to CS3 any script that can help will be really appreciated.
Thanks

The reason that I'm persisting in asking you exactly what you're trying to accomplish is because I can't easily imagine a case in which your client would actually need the masks. Masks are used in rotoscoping as a step towward a goal; that goal is the creation of a matte. If you can create a matte from After Effects CS5 (which can be imported into After Effects CS3), then you are one step closer to your end goal than if you could get masks into After Effects CS3. Does that make sense to you?
Anyway, you can render and export a movie using an alpha channel from After Effects CS5, using any of a number of codecs that support alpha channels. You can then bring those movies into After Effects CS3 and use them as track mattes.

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You're welcome!
eclipsme wrote:
> Thanks, MD
>
> Harvey
>
> Mad Dog wrote:
>> If you want to be able to change the PHP files, then
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>> problem. If you don't need to mess with them (and I
don't know why
>> you would when there are plenty of variables and CSS
you can mess
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>>
>>
>> "eclipsme" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:ga8a3l$1o0$[email protected]..
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>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> Mad Dog
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> eclipsme wrote:
>>>>> I need a recommendation for a PHP
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page. The script needs
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>>>>> for a user to update.
>>>>> And finally, it must integrate easily
into an existing design.
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Harvey Wasserman

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BEGIN
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Message was edited by: Rick Gerard

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