Using rotobrush tool in layer wont show up in comp. why?

I started the rotobrush tool in a layer because the rotobrush is required to be used only in a layer window every function of the rotobrush is working in the layer alpha alpha boundary alpha overlay the entire sequence renders out in the layer but the comp window is black. Any suggestions?

I started the rotobrush tool in a layer because the rotobrush is required to be used only in a layer window every function of the rotobrush is working in the layer alpha alpha boundary alpha overlay the entire sequence renders out in the layer but the comp window is black. Any suggestions?
Here's the best suggestion I can make:  don't assume you can use Rotobrush intuitively, because you can't.  You have to read up on using it and look at tutorials made by THE PROS and not just some high school kid.
In short, you need to use the Rotobrush resources which you'll discover are in here:
Getting started with After Effects (CS4, CS5, CS5.5,  CS6, & CC)
Not to mention the weath of other valuable and eye-opening knowledge of how AE works, and how to use it.

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