Mask with an objects (different behaviour)

Did you see that MASK is not work correctly when we will apply it to the OBJECT type of event?
We know how to work with masks. But when we try to add an mask to an type of "object" (circle, box etc) there is no mask, then we only got a second 'object'.
Did you realize that? Hot to work as usually when I want to add a mask to an object?

I think you are trying to draw a mask on a shape layer. If that is the case and you are using AE CS6 or later then look carefully at the tool bar. You will see a little pair of icons. One is a star the other is a little rectangle:
Click on the little rectangle to the right of the star and the tool will then create a mask on a shape layer. In earlier versions the icon's are differentlittle different. They are only visible when the shape tools are selected.

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Hi kingmonkey,
I fear that the constraint is rectangular mask : http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1285275?tstart=0
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I have simplified my script to tell more about the problem.
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Welcome to the Apple Discussions. You might try a method that Koeklin introduced to us for converting photos with reflections, drop shadows, etc. to a simple JPEG file that event the lowest IE can render correctly.
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^ Yep, Mylenium is right. There are two ways to do things - the easy way and the hard way. The easy way always involves thinking things through and establishing what you want before you shoot. Can you shoot with the band in place? If not, can you add tracking markers to the arm to facilitate adding the band later?
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Test 1 :
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SELECT dd.id,ta.Receiptkey,li.materialkey,li.qty
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                         ReceiptLine XMLType PATH 'ReceiptLines/ReceiptLine') ta,
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drop table xml_ddb;
CREATE TABLE xml_ddb (id number,xml_doc XMLType) XMLType xml_doc store AS BINARY XML; -- <---- Different storage type
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SELECT dd.id,ta.Receiptkey,li.materialkey,li.qty
   FROM xml_ddb dd,
        XMLTable('/ESBReceiptMessage/Receipt' PASSING dd.xml_doc
                 COLUMNS ReceiptKey VARCHAR2(28) PATH 'ReceiptKey',
                         ReceiptLine XMLType PATH 'ReceiptLines/ReceiptLine') ta,
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                 COLUMNS materialkey VARCHAR2(14) PATH 'Material/MaterialKey',
                         qty         NUMBER(10)    PATH 'Qty') li
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1 row selected.Storage of the XMLType column has been defined as "BINARY XML"
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As I am a newbie in XMLDB :
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- Are there different ways to get back "Head" + "Line" elements in a relational structure ( even if there are more than 1000 lines) ?
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Bye
Stefan

hi,
General
You are right. I have a predefined XSD structure. And now I try to find a way to handle this in Oracle ( up to now, we are doing XML handling in Java ( with JAXB ) outside the DB)
=> So I will take a look at the "object-relational" storage. Thank's for that hint.
Current thread
The question, whether there is an "artifical" border of 1000 rows, when joining 2 XML tables together, is still open....
(although it might be not interesting for me anymore :-), maybe somebody else will need the answer...)
Bye
Stefan

Layering with smart objects for architectural interior photos in PS

Help…
I was wondering if anyone has had experience of working on professional architectural photographs in PS?
I am interested in using and learning how to use the layering technique many architectural photographers use to produce different exposures of an interior in one image.
Many pros prefer this method I’m told, as it offers more control and flexibility than using HDR.
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I don’t fully understand this; anyone got any links to websites etc I can learn more about this method?
Thanks..

Thanks Donald and Silkrooster,
Yes I am using multi exposures (RAW) with a tripod around 6-8 of them (stop apart, from highlights to shadows), as I was just going to use a HDR processor like Photomatrix or PS, however I using PS CS5 the other day the images look too fake, even when I bring the values down.
I need high reality & definition.
What I'm looking for is a great exposure range in my images, which I know cannot be achieved using just one RAW file.
The photographer I quoted at the start is a successful architectural photographer who uses multi RAW images in layers as smart objects (I guess so he can make adjustments back & forth without damaging the image quality?) and that he too found HDR too fake for his high end customers. He said it takes him a long time, I suppose he is creating layer masks it high detail of the section he wants the exposure to be different. This was all I could get out of him on his blog!
I’m familiar with this old method of laying as I used to do this many years ago using scanned slide film of different exposures in PS2, however it took a really long time (due to big files and slow computers) and I used to literately erase the layer above in parts I wanted the other exposure to come through. These offend used to go wrong and also crash the computer.
However now I understand people are using layer masks and RAW images (different exposures) as layers to have more control over the different exposures than if the different PSD files were imported.
I don’t know how you would use a RAW layer to adjust and process, colour balance etc?
My workflow at the moment is to produce the best image I can from a RAW image using Lightroom or Aperture 3, and import the different images as different PSD layers.
I cannot believe no one has come out with layering software or a plug-in to help this process with masks, exposure, aligning images etc?
Or have they but I don’t know about it yet??

Photoshop document with smart objects changed when I apply color profile. Why?

I work in Photoshop with smart objects. When I apply color profile smart object are changed. For example change filter or change size. I dont now why?
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I have just created a file from LR2, by choosing 'open as smart object' in PS.
I then added a cloning layer and did my cloning.
When I wanted to save the file, instead of PS turning it in into a PSD with the same name, I now suddenly got the 'save as' pop up screen and '-2' as the recommended name. The original folder where the file came from was not shown.
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Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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You see smart.
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Hi PS masters
I am finishing a poster, fully created in shapes in illustrator. Due to customers request I was forced to do some color corrections so I decided to use my PhotoShop CS6.
I imported vector files into my photoshop as smart objects, added some adjustments layer, few vector masks and I changed their layer style to get the finest result.
When I finished my work in PS I tryed to save this as .pdf
In my .psd there are shape layers, some groups and some adjustments layers with layer masks and changed Layer style to "color", one text layer and 3 smart objects imported from illustrator.
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My query is of in-different behaviour of join condition with join between a varchar2 column and a number column. I am using the following join condition :-
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