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Hi all,

 

Please see the attached image for reference.

 

I have a white background and created some shapes then changed the blend modes of the shapes to erase, of course this is just a blend mode. I want this to be one image and export this so I can overlay it on a video and then the video will only show through the shapes. I have tried playing around with the layer mask but I can't seem to achieve what I need in AD, I know its possible in other software, is it possible in AD or Photo's?

 

Thanks.

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Sounds like you are going to want to create a document with a transparent background and then learn how to create a compound object.  You will want the shapes to be subtracted from the compound.  There is a good video here that will explain how to do it.  You can then export that as a PNG file and the overlay will do what you want.  It's real easy once you do it and I use this ALL the time.

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Sounds like you are going to want to create a document with a transparent background and then learn how to create a compound object.  You will want the shapes to be subtracted from the compound.  There is a good video here that will explain how to do it.  You can then export that as a PNG file and the overlay will do what you want.  It's real easy once you do it and I use this ALL the time.

 

I feel so stupid, of course. My mind was cluttered. I had already created the doc with a transparent bg, and I know how compound objects work, I just didn't put the two together. Thanks  :rolleyes: I knew it was simple, I just complicated things for myself.

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Hi jonfuller1004,

A compound object is the result of a non destructive boolean operation.

 

If you draw a rectangle and a circle, select both and press subtract in the Persona Toolbar, you end up with a single "new" shape. That is, you aren't able to recover the original rectangle or circle anymore. Check the Layers Panel: there's only one single shape there. This is called a destructive boolean operation.

 

Now, If you press ⌥ (option/alt) while clicking on the subtract button on the toolbar instead, you will create a compound shape. Check the Layers Panel and expand the compound object layer. As you can see the original rectangle and circle are still there and can be moved/edited independently. This means you can still perform changes to them and the compound shape will update itself to reflect those modifications. This is usually called a non destructive boolean operation.

 

For more information check this video on our Vimeo channel.

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