new masking choices in nutcracker

[smeighan]

I would like to see the ability to say the curtain effect as it opens there is an underlying effect like butterfly showing as the curtain effect is opening.

 

I have finished this new layer mode.

 

Before i release it, what should i call it?

 

Image effect 1 is butterfly, effect 2 is curtain.

 

Here were the 4 existing combo's

1 is Mask. 

This layering will draw a black cell on effect 2 every time effect 1 is non black. In other words effect 1 is cast as a shadow on effect 2

 

2 is Mask. 

This layering will draw a black cell on effect 1 every time effect 2 is non black. In other words effect 2 is cast as a shadow on effect 1

 

1 is unmask. 

This layering will replace any cell in Effect 1 with the color from  effect 2 every time effect 1 is non black. 

In other words effect 1 is a mask onto effect2

 

2 is unmask. 

This layering will replace any cell in Effect 2 with the color from  effect 1 every time effect 2 is non black. 

In other words effect 2 is a mask onto effect 1

 

Two new choices I just added

 

Mask 1 over 2

Any non Black cell on effect 1 will override whatever is in effect 2

This becomes Effect 1 put on top of effect 2

 

Mask 2 over 1

Any non Black cell on effect 2 will override whatever is in effect 1

This becomes Effect 1 put on top of effect 2

 

So are there better names?

1 is mask (these feel like a shadow is cast by 1)

2 is mask

1 is unmask (this feels like a true mask. effect 1 allows effect 2 to show)

2 is unmask

mask 1 over 2 (1 sits on top of 2)

mask 2 over 1 (2 sits on top of 1)

 

here is what the last layer effect looks like. mask 2 over 1.

effect 1 is text

effect 2 is curtain

 

 

thanks

sean

 

original thread on nutcracker forum

http://nutcracker123.com/forum/index.php?topic=87.0

Edited January 28, 2014 by smeighan

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