Re: Move masks to a different layer? by Jason Milligan on Mar 5, 2008 at 9:42:04 pm
You could use the layers with the masks as a track matte.
Otherwise, add as many masks to the new layer as the previous layer has. Select the mask properties per mask and copy and paste. I don't know of any faster method.
Re: Move masks to a different layer? by Dave LaRonde on Mar 6, 2008 at 7:01:43 pm
• Duplicate the layer with all the masks for safety's sake.
• Highlight the layer in the timeline.
• On a Mac, highlight the new footage in the project window, then Option-drag it onto the highlighted layer. You've just done a Replace Footage command, and the replaced footage takes on all the things you applied to the layer you replaced, like attributes, effects... and masks.
I don't know what the comparable action is on a Windows box. You'd have to look it up in AE Help.
