How To Use Set Matte Effect + Textures in After Effects

Adobe After Effects CC 2024: How To Use Set Matte Effect + Textures

This tutorial will show you how to use the Set Matte Effect to use the Channel Info of the Matte Layer to control the visibility of other layers in Adobe After Effects CC 2024.

Set Matte Effect (Adobe Documentation):
https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects...

Matte Layer:
The channels (Color, Alpha & Luminance) show & hide the visibility of Set Matte Layers


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Chapters:
00:00 Intro: About The Tutorial
00:19 What is Set Matte Effect?
00:39 Add Set Matte Effect To Text Layer
00:52 Set Matte Layer
01:02 Alpha Channel + Visibility of Text Layer
01:17 Invert Matte
01:29 Track Matte Difference
01:45 Matte Layers + Multiple Layers
02:00 Set Matte: Effect Controls
02:49 Example #2: Text + Shape Layer
03:41 Vector Files (Illustrator)
03:53 Continuously Rasterize
04:17 Texture Example #1: Set Matte
05:05 Texture Example #2
05:18 Shape Layers + Set Matte



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How To Use Set Matte Effect in Adobe After Effects CC 2024:
1. Create New Composition
2. Add Layers such as text, shapes, graphics, textures, animated backgrounds
3. Select a Text Layer or similar
4. Go to Effects Menu at the top
5. Go to ’Channel’
6. Select ‘Set Matte’ to add to the selected layer
7. Go to ‘Effect Controls’ Panel
8. Click ont the drop-down menu next to ‘Take Matte from Layer’
9. Select Layer to use as Matte Layer
10. Click on drop-down and change to ‘Effects & Masks’ if using additional Effects or Masks on layers.
11. Go to ‘Use For Matte’ and select channel such as ‘Alpha Channel or Luminance’
12. Toggle ‘Invert Matte’ and other properties to get the look you want
13. Toggle off the visibility of Matte Layer
14. Add additional layers
15. Copy/Paste Set Matte Effect


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