How To Open Track Matte In After Effects

Or you can hit f4 on the keyboard.

How to open track matte in after effects.

Blending modes preserve underlying transparency and track mattes trkmat should now all be available. After effects preserves the order of a layer and its track matte after you duplicate or split the layer. Within the duplicated or split layers the track matte layer remains on top of the fill layer. Within the duplicated or split layers the track matte layer remains on top of the fill layer.

To apply a track matte to multiple layers first precompose the multiple layers and then apply the track matte to the precomposition layer. After effects preserves the order of a layer and its track matte after you duplicate or split the layer. With the effect controls open go to the matte option pulldown and select the layer that is to be used as a track matte. For example if your project contains layers a and b where a is the track matte and b the fill layer duplicating or splitting both of these layers results in the layer order abab.

With the effect targeting the matte layer you will then want to define the track matte with the composite using option and select matte alpha or matte luma. How to use track mattes in adobe after effects.