Shape Layers to Masks in AE

A short tutorial on converting After Effects shape layers into masks.

[@11jtorresm]

This is probably one of the best videos on AE out there.. such a timesaver. Thank you!

[@VarunShardaOfficial]

Exactly what i was looking for. So straight forward and to the point. Thanks a ton, man.

[@ootrip40]

In AE CC14 making a shape with the shapetools gives you the possiblility to convert the shape to a bezierpath. (rightclick on shape/shapepath, convert to bezierpath), then choose path and copy paste the data to whatever you want to do with it.

[@ShantanuBaviskar]

Only your comment helped me

[@morotape]

oh, thank u!!!

[@quanngang653]

Thank you sir, I drew a shape for 3 hours but it took me not to draw it on a solid background but on a shape layer, I couldn't apply saber, luckily with your instructions I was able to save it

[@StefanKRV]

Thank you so much. I have been looking for this for ages!!!

[@alinmiyako694]

I didn't know Professor Snape was an After Effects wizzard.

[@zombieguy]

Legend, helped me 4 years later.

[@Telimency]

same here

[@stanmuller2870]

Awesome!!! Exactly what I needed.

[@itskamiar]

This might be the best tutorial i ever seen.
Thank you

[@imani828]

How?

[@TheOpiumFields]

So straight forward compared to the other BS videos out there! THANK YOU!

[@ChirpyMisha]

The other Beat Saber videos? 🤭😉

[@plondart]

Wow just brilliant . Thanks a lot. Greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽🇲🇽

[@juliam241]

Thanks, that helped a lot!
You can also use this same method to create custom masks.

[@julienboreau]

smart, precise and fast ! thanks for this answer :)

[@ayushkaudiyal955]

Legend Helped me Here after 6 Years

[@vere9652]

Same xD

[@rossc7910]

You're a legend bro

[@mdesignsvideo]

BRILLIANT! Thanks for taking the time.

[@MintOrange]

Thanks so much, I deeply appreciate your respect for our time.

[@samhutch7679]

Knew it had to be possible since its just copying the path data, couldn't figure out how to do it in practice though. Thanks for the succinct, helpful vid!

[@MM-xw9qm]

Where were you all my life?! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@EstebanCandia05]

GREAT! Thank you very much!!

[@solosisas1764]

EXCELENTE TUTORIAL AMIGO

[@suhanimalhotra2028]

LIFESAVER.

[@elijahbucks7891]

Exactly what I was looking for, thank you !!!

[@mariabrunalopes]

Great, thanks!

[@Extorc]

Life saver for beginers

[@stephen1649]

save my life!! thank you

[@saimons_journal]

Thank you man. Very helpful

[@donfroy9468]

Short Tuts.... really short as they should be!

[@aspirante.a.vagabundo]

great advice as a rule of thumb

[@ChirpyMisha]

You're a hero! 🥰🥰

[@Efadh]

helpful thx

[@paulcristo]

Thanks!

[@Redi8]

Thank you

[@brunooliveira7724]

Thank you so much!

[@tomaszcz.6949]

Why Path pasted into Mask is located in different place than source ?

[@alternatefuture_design]

Hi! I'm facing this problem too. did you find a solution?

[@vickyhaywood4221]

This is good but when I paste the mask it's in a completely different place! How did you retain your position when you pasted it?!!?! All I can find online is a script to do this put you have to pay for it :(

[@octavia8332]

Ctrl+Shift+V

[@RytisJankauskas]

@@octavia8332your method just puts solid into the mask I drew, not the path i want into :/ Any ideas how to solve it?

[@alternatefuture_design]

Hi! I'm facing this problem too. did you find a solution?

[@Guiff]

THANKS.

[@akthammusa3336]

Thank you very much

[@apod-gaming]

Anyone know how to get the path from a polygon shape? It doesn't have the same patch described in this video.

[@FernandoSouza-es1eo]

I need it too

[@KkmagnoBragaNeves]

Much obliged

[@aHondaaa]

Doesn't work when I try to paste

[@curtismcmullan7969]

I fucking love you.

[@kenny977]

thank you

[@treechat8397]

Thankyou!!

[@Zoomer28]

I am trying to paste the shape path onto a JPG. I resized my image to fit into my composition and when I paste the shape path on to the mask in the image the mask is tinny. If I do it without resizing the image it works fine. Is there a fix to this? THe image i am using is HUGE because its a professional photo.

[@Magrodik]

Heyy. 5 years later. Did you find solution?

[@MatyyRdk]

thanks!

[@alternatefuture_design]

Thank you but the mask gets in a different place(

[@guilhermemelo8941]

Muito Bom !! Ajudou muito!

[@sonorityscape]

Hi, How did you draw those circles in the video?

[@shorttuts4446]

Hi. They are made using the recording program (Camtasia Studio) - you could make them in AE by using the Stroke effect.

[@ILLRICARDO]

can i turn a shape layer into an adjustment layer??

[@shorttuts4446]

+snake Hi, yes you can. Next to the the 'convert this layer to3D' checkbox is the 'make this layer an adjustment layer' button (it's the circle image, half black half white at the top of the panel).

[@ILLRICARDO]

+Short Tuts awesome!!!!!!!!!! thank you so much!!!!

[@gergolaky3624]

Hi

[@Sekhmet6697]

AfterEffects workflow making no sense at all, as usual 😂

[@mohammadarif1401]

Thank you so much. I have been looking for this for ages!!!

[@masrezapamungkas5255]

Thank you so much!

[@LinusOk]

Thank you 🙂