Effects That You Can Apply To A Mask; To Create A Visible Outline Or Solid Shape From A Mask - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 Manual

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Effects that you can apply to a mask

You can apply the following standard After Effects effects to a mask shape: Path Text, Audio Waveform, Audio
Spectrum, Stroke, Fill (closed paths only), Vegas, and Smear (closed paths only).
You can apply the following After Effects Professional edition effects to a mask shape: Reshape (closed paths only)
and the Inner/Outer Key (closed paths only).
The Particle Playground effect (Pro only) can also use a mask shape to define particle boundaries.
See also
"About effects" on page 348
"Path Text effect" on page 534
"Audio Spectrum effect" on page 442
"Audio Waveform effect" on page 443
"Stroke effect" on page 460
"Fill effect" on page 449
"Vegas effect" on page 460
"Smear effect" on page 433
"Reshape effect (Pro only)" on page 430
"Inner/Outer Key effect (Pro only)" on page 465
"Wall controls for Particle Playground (Pro only)" on page 508

To create a visible outline or solid shape from a mask

Each mask in a layer can have different fill and stroke settings. You can apply an outline to an open or closed mask
path, but if you want to fill a mask, it must be a closed path.
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Apply the Stroke effect or Fill effect to the mask.
Note: By default, the Fill effect will apply to all masks in the layer. To modify the effect, expand the effect property in the
Timeline panel and deselect All Masks, or choose a mask from the Fill Mask menu. The Stroke effect is applied to the first
mask in the layer by default. To modify the effect, expand the effect property in the Timeline panel and select All Masks,
or choose a mask from the Path menu.
See also
"About effects" on page 348
"Fill effect" on page 449
"Stroke effect" on page 460