okay so i am working on this composition and i have a person and and a rotoshape. at one point the rotoshape is supposed to go behind the person in this shot. I created a duplicate of the footage. and masked out the person in the shot. now here is where it gets weird....whenever i try to comp the masked out person over the rotoshape it does not want to go. I have tried all sorts of layer nodes but no matter what i do the rotoshape image still sits over the footage. I just want it to go behind so i beg you please help
sincerely
Whitecrow1
Hi,
Have you tried using SELECT Node from the OTHERS toolbar.
if it doesn't solve ur problem can you elaborate it to me..
may be the printscreen of the sshake node will help me to help you out.
thanks
Nishok A
im affraid i dont know what the select node does quite yet but i'll read up on it. all i've ever seen it do is let you switch between branch inputs, not comp one thing over another. i do comping over all the time for this same purpose. but for some reason this rotoshape does not want to cooporate with me...i have a couple other things to try so i will let you know what happens
okay boy do i feel stupid. it took some looking but i figured it out and i have a tip for all those who want to comp an object in the background footage over a rotoshape. on your masked out image to go over the shape make sure that autoalpha is turned ON hahahaha! it does not explay why it put a background image in front of the masked layer but hey it worked out great.