Updated smart object clips the mask to the shape of the smart object

if i update a smart oject, the mask snaps to the shape of the smart object.
this is super inconvenient if i've masked a shadow or other feathered object, when the mask clips to the the shape, it peaks around the edges of the newly cropped mask. and i have to go back in and refine the mask further, but elegantly removing the hard line edge is a royal pain in the ***.
why does this happen?
this example is in CS5 on OS X. this same thing occurs in CC.
i can't believe this inconvenient flaw is still around. even further, i can't believe there are no other posts regarding this issue.
am i missing a preference that turns this "feature" off?
before update
after update

http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/changing_canvas_size_for_smart_objec t_with_mask_crops_to_bounding_box

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hi Theofil Mulony, welcome to the forum!
in short, yes, what you want to do is possible, but some parts may be tricky.
and now the long version:
1) When processing the n-th frame, I need the full access to the data of (n-k)-th and (n+k)-th. Is this possible to do in general case? Or the only variant is to implement frames buffering during the first pass?
you can access the pixel data of any layer at times other than the currently processed time. this concept of getting that data is referred to as "layer checkout" in the AE SDK, and "wide time" is the name of getting pixel data at times other than the current.
the following thread discusses the difference between two methods of getting such data:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/4033930#4033930
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2) Our algorithm uses the mask as one of the inputs. But in contrary to the usual case, mask does not define an area of interest. In any case the full frame is processed, but the processing differs for different regions, depending on mask. In our software, it works like this: user defines a mask (and some parameters). Then effect is slightly modifying (let say – refining) the mask during the render and renders final images. After this user can modify the mask somehow again if he/she is not satisfied with what algorithm has done. Can I produce the same workflow in AE?
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you can then read the "off" mask attributes and either render using an API command (see "pathmaster" sample to see how), or write your own algorithm if the API constraints on that operation are a problem for you. (and there are a few constraints on rendering masks in the API)
now. when you say "modifying the mask" do you mean you modify it's generated matte, or do you mean change it's defining vector?
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the user can modify a mask's shape as he/she pleases, unless you lock that mask or otherwise sabotage the user's operation.
The only way is using a drawbot (this means CS 5.5 and higher)?
drawbot is the API for drawing over AE's interface in CS5 and up.
it's only a drawing tool. previous versions used OS drawing tools. that's all the difference.
what i think you're asking is weather you need to create the mask drawing/handling capabilities or not.
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unless you need control over the mask drawing that AE's existing masks don't have, i would have used AE's masks and not create a brand new mechanism (that the user need to learn as well).
if you insist at creating a custom UI for drawing masks, the "CCU" sample project would be a good place to start the research.
(just don't come crying to me when you get a splitting head ache)
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         prevDragY = y;
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          // it back onscreen).
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   public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent evt) { }
} // end class ShapeCanvas
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      // A class representing shapes that can be displayed on a ShapeCanvas.
      // The subclasses of this class represent particular types of shapes.
      // When a shape is first constucted, it has height and width zero
      // and a default color of white.
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      this.top = top;
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      this.height = height;
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      this.height = height;
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      this.left = x;
      this.top = y;
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          // (by changing the position of the top-left corner of the shape).
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      top += dy;
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      this.color = color;
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         // rectangle that bounds the shape. This method should be
         // overridden by a subclass if the default behaviour is not
         // appropriate for the subclass.
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         return false;
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         // Draw the shape in the graphics context g.
         // This must be overriden in any concrete subclass.
} // end of class Shape
class RectShape extends Shape {
      // This class represents rectangle shapes.
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      g.setColor(color);
      g.fillRect(left,top,width,height);
      g.setColor(Color.black);
      g.drawRect(left,top,width,height);
class OvalShape extends Shape {
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      g.setColor(color);
      g.fillOval(left,top,width,height);
      g.setColor(Color.black);
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         // Check whether (x,y) is inside this oval, using the
         // mathematical equation of an ellipse.
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      double ry = height/2.0; // vertical radius of ellipse
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      double cy = top + ry;    // y-coord of center of ellipse
      if ( (ry*(x-cx))*(ry*(x-cx)) + (rx*(y-cy))*(rx*(y-cy)) <= rx*rx*ry*ry )
         return true;
      else
        return false;
class RoundRectShape extends Shape {
       // This class represents rectangle shapes with rounded corners.
       // (Note that it uses the inherited version of the
       // containsPoint(x,y) method, even though that is not perfectly
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      g.setColor(color);
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      g.setColor(Color.black);
      g.drawRoundRect(left,top,width,height,width/3,height/3);
}

Manveer-Singh
Please don't post in old threads that are long dead. When you have a question, please start a topic of your own. Feel free to provide a link to an old thread if relevant.
I'm locking this 3 year old thread now.
db
edit You have earlier been advised not to post in old dead threads.
[http://forums.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=354443]
Continuing to ignore this advice will render your account liable to be blocked.
Edited by: Darryl.Burke

• Link the mask to a "smart object"

Hello -
I searched already for a while now, and I was wondering if there is a way to link a smart object and its mask (directly)?
Not via a folder, or some others trick/tip, but simply directly.
Thank you, have a nice day…
- Dimitri

Hi guys -
Thanks anyways for your replies…
- Dimitri http://www.thebend.be/notlookingforsuchpicturesrightnow/

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Obviously, the problem is, I cannot link the Photoshop source to Dreamweaver because the source is not a Photoshop file, it is in Illustrator. The obvious solution to that is to export the Illustrator file as a Photoshop file. The problem with that is, I want to maintain the source in Illustrator and make edits in Illustrator.
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Now, here is the problem. To add to the confusion, I maintain versioning in Version Cue. So whenever I change the Illustrator file, I check it in to Version Cue. The Illustrator file I linked to in Photoshop is the local file on my computer. This file is syncronized with the version of the file that gets uploaded to Version Cue. This may sound complicated, but to see how I did it is pretty straight forward.
My assumption was, when I double clicked on the Smart Object layer in Photoshop, I would get the local copy of the Illustrator file to edit. But, that wasn't the case. Problem is, I got a temp file of the Illustrator graphic and NOT the original source file I linked to in Photoshop.
I can still edit the temp file and have those changes automatically made in Photoshop and then update the image in Dreamweaver. BUT, when I got to check in the new edits of the Illustrator file to Version Cue, it wants to create a new file and not rev-up to the new version of the original file. That's because the file I'm checking in is NOT the original file, it is a temp file.
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Ok, so far I have come up with this solution. Usually after editing the Illustrator file I would check it in. But, as mentioned, I can't just do that because the file I'm editing is the temp file and not the original file syncronized with Version Cue.
So, instead of using Check-In when I'm done, I can use Save As... I can then overwrite my local file that is syncronized with Version Cue. That will save the new file as the correct name and automatically check it into Version Cue as the next version of the correct file.

Unable to update this object because the following attributes associated with this object have values that may already be associated with another object in your local directory services

Getting this error from DirSync
Unable to update this object because the following attributes associated with this object have values that may already be associated with another object in your local directory services: [UserPrincipalName
[email protected];]. Correct or remove the duplicate values in your local directory. Please refer to
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2647098 for more information on identifying objects with duplicate attribute values.
Quick eyeball and couldn't see the cause in the user account so used the script here:
http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/office/Fix-Duplicate-User-d92215ef
And got these outputs:
PS C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0> Export-OSCADUserPrincipalName -UserPrincipalName "[email protected]" -Path .\outputs.csv
WARNING: Cannot find objects with specified duplicate user principal name
[email protected]
Found 0 user(s) with duplicate user principal name.
Where to from here?
Richard P

Hi,
Did you talk about the Microsoft Azure Active Directory Sync tool ?
If yes, this issue occurs if one or more of the following conditions are true:
An object in the on-premises Active Directory has an SMTP address that's the same as the SMTP address of the object that's reporting the problem.
An object in the on-premises Active Directory has a mail attribute that's identical to the object that's reporting the problem.
An object already exists in your organizational account and has the same SMTP address or mail attribute as the object in the on-premises Active Directory
More detail information, please refer to:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2520976/en-us
[Troubleshooting] Unable to update this object because the following attributes associated with this object
http://blogs.technet.com/b/aadsyncsupport/archive/2014/05/20/troubleshooting-unable-to-update-this-object-because-the-following-attributes-associated-with-this-object.aspx
Regards.
Vivian Wang

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