No mask layer in the layers or project panel

I've been taking a tutorial on Motion5 and we created a B-spline mask and once I clicked off the mask to another layer, the mask does not show up in the lawyers or project panel. The same thing just happened in the keyed lesson. Once I click off the key, I can no longer make any adjustments or even find the key layer.

The mask icon is not on. In the layers window, at the bottom right there are 3 icons, masks, behaviors, and filters. By default the mask icon is off. Just click it on to see the mask layer.

Similar Messages

Mask layer not in Layers tab

I have sent a video clips from my FCP timeline to Motion and added a Circle Mask to it. But somehow my hand slipped and I hit a key.... because now I do not see the mask layer in the Layers tab. And I need to attach a Match Move behavior to it.
I can see that the mask is still there (it is present on the Timeline).
What did I do to seemingly toggle off its presence in the Layers tab?
Thanks

sure enough...
Thanks.

Opening a new file in photoshopcc and the file name is displayed but no white working canvas. you can see it as a layer in the layers panel and if i draw on the grey area i can see int on the layer but not on the main screen.

opening a new file in photoshop cc and the file name is displayed but no white working canvas. you can see it as a layer in the layers panel and if i draw on the grey area i can see int on the layer but not on the main screen.

Graphics card is the problem.
Trying to update drivers now.
Thanks for your help
john

I can't see the timeline or Project panel when opening my project

i dont know what happened, i clicked in a button and i dont know what button. My right video, the editor, and the timeline were gone, i was editing a video for 5 hours and a half. I saved the video, but when i open the project doesnt have a timeline and the right video dont have anything. I know that i dont lost my video, because when i open the project let a long time to open, and my other projects open normally. Just that project that's happening this. Anyone know what's going on? I need to show this project tomorrow. Thanks a lot.
Message was edited by: Kevin Monahan
Reason: a more searchable title was needed

Look, I can't drag anything to the timeline and to right video. I was saving and just gone everything. I can open the timelife, but when i close the premiere and open my project again, its not there, and my video doesn't appers. and i think that my project is intact because it takes 1 minute to open. And i saw my video is 2,7GB. Can u help me?

Mask Layer not working in cropping to stage Flash

I've read through umpteen Flash threads of frustrated users who export SWF and anything visible outside the stage appears in the SWF when opened in a browser. None of the solutions have worked for me. My file is called statement_onlineheader.fla. It can be seen here http://www.mediafire.com/?yrmgnoynihw. Anyone know why this does not work for me?
I have my mask layer above a folder containing all other layers. I have also tried moving the mask layer above individual layers. Same result. Stuff outside the stage appears in the exported SWF.

Very true. So what do you think is wrong with my file? The top layer is marked "Mask" when I control-click it, and it doesn't matter if I put it over an individual layer or not. The top layer is a rectangle the size of the stage, yet this layer (which is checked as a mask) does not mask what is below it.

How do I keep layers from auto-expanding in the Layers Palette?

Hello all. I'm working on a rather complex piece of artwork in Illustrator CC with the latest Mac OS, with several objects on each layer.
Whenever I click an object, its layer in the Layers palette auto-expands, pushing all of the main layers off of the edge of the palette. I then have to click the little arrow to collapse the layer so I can see all of the other layers and (quickly?) get to the one I need.
I am using a Magic Trackpad (don't ask) so this task is particularly arduous, as the cursor is often somewhat difficult to maneuver when attempting to target small UI elements. My display height is only 1050 px, so naturally I would rather not make the layer thumbnails any smaller (25 px.)
Is it possible to disable or defeat the auto-expanding behavior? Any help would be kindly appreciated. Thanks!
Edit placed in bold

Checking the Layers>Top Level Only boxes in the Layers Panel Options palette did not work to stop the triangles/arrows in the Layers palette from turning themselves down when an object is selected that is part of a sublayer.
(This is on Mavericks 9.1 using CS6.)
These two checkboxes are in the Thumbnails section of Layers Panel Options and does not affect the arrow animation on my Mac. I haven't been able to find any combination that stops this behavior, including changing the "Show Layers Only" checkbox.
FEATURE REQUEST: Adobe, an OPTION for this please? We don't all work by targeting sublayers in the layers palette, especially those of us who spend most of our time pawing through someone else's work/setup.

How do I 'assign a higher layer to the object on the master' (page numbers on master) I understand the layer needs to be at the top to show above placed images on pages but how do I do this?

I've added the page numbers to my master pages. They are displaying on the pages but I have images on the individual pages that are covering the numbers. I understand I need to assign a higher layer to the object but I don't understand how to do that. Please help me? Please explain a simply clearly as possible, I've read other answers but still don't understand. Wish it was as simple as select object, right click, edit layer!
Many thanks!

Layers panel;
Create new layer
Switch to Master page
Make sure new layer is on top in the Layers panel, if not drag the layer on top in the Layers panel.
Select (click once on) that top layer (pen symbol appears behind that layer in the Layer panel)
Now draw your page numbers etc on the Mastet page
From now on, select (click once on) any Layer in the Layers panel that is below the layer you used on your Master page items and create new objects in your document pages.
If you accidently created objects on a 'wrong' layer:
Select those objects
You will see a square behind the layers name in the Layers panel
Click and hold the mouse on that square and drag it behind the name of the layer you want to move the objects to.
Buy a book about InDesign and start learning these basic principles!

Where are the layers at?

i'm drawling a fish for my cs5 class, and i'm using cs5 flash. anway, i've been useing the timeline then making new layers, if thats how you do it, anyway, the fish's body is in the beach layer, and the layers don't expand like they do in PS or Ill, via, red rectangle, freeform, type, ect.. how do i view those so i can pull the body out of the section and put it into another one?

right click on any object to select it, click cut, select another layer/frame and over the back stage or an empty part of the stage right click and click paste in place. you can use shift-click to select/deselect more than one object. you can also right click over a several selected objects and click distribute to layers.

Why do all the layers move in photoshop?

I don't know how this happened, but when I try moving one layer, ALL the layers in the group move with it! I did not link or merge these layers. I am working in groups, but I used to be able to select a single layer in the group and move it with no problem and if I wanted to move a whole group I would select the whole group.

Probably you have auto select groups checked in the move tool options bar.

Make the layers panel better

Some gripes/feature requests:
Right-clicking a layer in the layers palette does nothing, which is unforgivable. It should pop up a menu like in Photoshop.
It is also impossible to drag a layer or layers from the layers palette to another document, like you can in Photoshop.
- Paul

Hi,
Click on triangle button of 'More' and choose custom workspace

Project Panel or Sequence Panel Not working CS6

Just purchased a new laptop and put CS6 on it. First time I went to use it, I couldn't get the playback or project panel to work right (far right panel with default settings) I'm thinking it is a bug and need to re - download it but thought there might be a chance that I have something messed up or there was a way to fix it. It basically Just acts like it isn't rendered or the computer is really bogged down (which isnt the case) It is Windows 8 if that makes a difference.

Can anyone help with this? I tried re-downloading premiere pro with the same results.
System:
Intel Core i7 -3630QM
Nvidia GTX 670MX
RAM: DDRIII 12GB
HDD: 750GB, but I run off of an external 3TB drive
When I scrub through the timeline it shows everything in the playback panel, but doesn't work when I play it. I have CS5.5 on another laptop that is the exact same and havent had any problems whatsoever. I also find it hard to believe that the system isn't up to snuff because I just rendered 3 400 shot RAW timelapses shot on a full frame Nikon D600 in After Effects with no problems.
Thanks

How to use a clipping mask layer to a multiple base layers?

Is it possible to use one layer as a clipping mask to a 5 different bottom layers.
What I'm trying to do is apply an adjustment layer to certain layers only. Is that possible?
-Zeropan

Zpan wrote:
Is it possible to use one layer as a clipping mask to a 5 different bottom layers.
not that I would know, but what you can do instead is group those 5 layers (CTRL+G), add the adjustment layer as the topmost layer in the group and set the group's blending mode to "normal". The adustment layer is then only applied to the layers within the same group.

How do I select a color range like in Photoshop OR copy/move a layer into the mask of another layer?

Hi there,
I'm trialling Photoshop Elements and wanting to use a black and white (grey scale) layer that I've made as a mask in another layer and don't know how to do it in Elements. In Photoshop, I'd do this (there maybe a better way in PS to do it, but I haven't discovered it yet)...
Click the layer i've created that I intend to use as a mask
Select All
Copy
select layer that I want the mask to be applied to
click the Add Layer Mask button (at the bottom of the Layers window)
click the mask icon so it is highlighted (and the image isn't)
switch to Channels view
highlith the Layer Mask beneath the R,G,B layers and make it visible
Paste
make it invisible again
switch back to layers.
This works and retains the full range of transparency for semi transparency and soft edges of the mask etc.
Alternatively, I can select a Color Range, but that doesn't seem to be available in PS Elements.
So, how do I achieve the same result in PS Elements?
Thanks for your help
Jonno

Perfect! Thanks very much R_Kelly. That does exactly what I was hoping to do.
Cheers
Jonno

How to copy a black and white layer to the mask of another layer.....

Earlier I asked, "How?"
Got a reply, but the solution didn't work in PSE 10.
After trial and error, I figured it out.
When dealing with abstract art or even hair, it is too time consuming to make a
mask pixel by pixel.
Load the image you want to mask into a new layer and convert it to black and white. You might need to
adjust contrast/brightness to maximize the effect..
Using the Magic Wand tool, click on the WHITE area of the image.
Click Edit/Copy.
Click on the layer you want the mask copied to.
Next, click on "Add new layer mask" button on the bottom of the layers panel.
Your mask should appear and is now ready for a touching up!.

What’s the correct way to proceed?
Joke?
In Photoshop there are often more ways than one to achieve a task and none of them need be considered »wrong« as long as the result fits the intention, so »the correct way« seems to be problematic terminology.
Anyway, one can use a Layer set to Blend Mode Color and paint on that with whatever colors.
Or one can use Solid Color Layers set to Blend Mode Color.
Or Hue/Saturation Layers …
To edit contrast if necessary Curves or Levels Adjustment Layers can be employed.
You could also have googled »photoshop colorize black and white« …

Mask layer not visible in layers palete

I have a strange problem, when I apply any kind of mask to a layer in motion 3, the mask icon shows up on the layer to which it was applied in the layers palette, but the mask layer does not show up underneath the layer to which it was applied, thus i can't select the mask to adjust the controls of the mask, I can only toggle it on and off,
I would assume this is a simple user error, but for the life of me I can't find a "show mask layer" setting anywhere,
any insight on this problem would be hugely appreciated.

the disclosure triangle for the entire group is twiddled, showing my layers and any added effects, but for some reason the only thing that shows the presence of a mask is the small square icon on the video layer, but as there is not layer beneath the video layer to click on to adjust mask controls... i have been watching m3 tutorials and the mask always creates a layer in the palette when activated, but for some reason it's not with mine...
???

No mask layer in the layers or project panel

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for